SAT tests must return or applying to college will be a challenge

Marlo Von der Ahe ’20, Staff Writer

May 15, 2020

As the coronavirus keeps life at a standstill, not only has education halted, but the option to take SAT tests has also stopped. This presents a dilemma to students looking to apply to college next year. Since standardized testing is one of the biggest ways for colleges to assess students on whether or...

Rachel Greenberg ’22 models in local fashion show

Ella Stoler '22, Staff Writer

November 6, 2019

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Staples students opinions on Wear Orange Weekend

Mark Didio '20 and Alex Massoud '20, Staff Writer and Web Sports Editor

June 7, 2019

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Emmy Marcus explores art of makeup

Rebecca Kanfer '21

March 15, 2019

An abundance of makeup brushes, eyeshadow pallets and rainbow colored lipsticks overflow her vanity. As a way to express her love for art, Emmy Marcus ’22 uses her face as a canvas. Marcus has always had a talent for drawing and painting but starting experimenting with the world of special effects...

Classes should complete tests before long breaks

Elle Fair '19

December 5, 2018

After a winter holiday break largely comprised of eating, excessive sleeping and endless movie-watching, students do not come back necessarily in the studious mindset that school requires. So, before students and teachers leave for long breaks, all work for the unit that is currently in progress should...

Six questions with the D’Amicos

October 26, 2017

By Ian Bernstein ’18 and Amelia Brown ’18

Westport write to succeed in the Connecticut Student Writers Contest

May 7, 2017

Lili Romann ’19 Four Westport students found success in the 2017 Connecticut Student Writers Contest, a competition consisting of over 1,500 entries from students in Kindergarten up until 12th grade. Molly Fording ’19 was made aware in late March that her piece “The Daughter” achieved First Pr...

[Nov. 2016 News] SafeRides struggles with decline in student use and volunteers

November 22, 2016

By Renee Weisz ’17 & Colette Lippman ’17   SafeRides, the Saturday night volunteer transportation system for Westport youth, has recently experienced a decline in its services and a decrease in enrollment, affecting its ability to serve the community. “I think that recently we’v...

Daniel Trust Foundation is making a difference one scholarship at a time

Tori Lubin, Staff Writer

February 26, 2016

By: Tori Lubin '18 Daniel Trust takes the stage in the living room of a Westport family’s home. He smiles brightly with a rare kind of ease and vibrance that immediately grabs the crowd’s attention. The room is dead silent. Daniel Trust, 26, is a Rwandan genocide survivor and nationally reco...

Student petitions prove unpopular with administration

Zoe Brown, Editors-in-Chief

December 5, 2014

Petitions have recently become somewhat of an alternative voice for the Staples student body, and a seemingly successful one at that. There was the petition last year that went against changes to the sandwich line, the petition last year protesting the close proximity between the Physics A final project...

Epstein “graciously” accepts the challenge to start his own company

Kacey Hertan, Business Manager

October 10, 2014

The detailed drawings, intricate jewelry and innovative pottery shown in Staples’ halls during annual art shows demonstrate the high school’s ample amount of artistic talent. But one student, Harry Epstein ’15, whose friend Nick Burchill ’15 described as a “model of excellence,” took his...

Hooked on crocheting

Becky Hoving, Staff Writer

October 10, 2014

Experienced photographer, electric bass player, “Neutral Milk Hotel” fan, music enthusiast, avid cellist, sister, friend. At any moment in time, Lila Weiser ’17 can assume any number or combination of these titles. However, she has one more title up her handmade-sweater sleeve: devoted crochetier. Similar...

June 14, 2011 | And Then There Were Few

June 14, 2011

9:50 a.m. Ryan Burke ’11, Jack Rocke ’11, Ben Aldrich '11, and Raphael Ray ’11 sit in the cafeteria during a free period. It is theirs, and the few remaining seniors', last full day as a Staples student before final exams begin tomorrow....