World Language National Honors Society holds new inductee ceremony
Carolyn Gray ‘19 and Madison Andrews ‘20
May 6, 2019
AAPPL testing should not be mandated
Holden Cohen '20, Staff Writer
May 1, 2019
This year, all language courses were required to give students the Assessment of Performance Towards Proficiency in Languages (AAPPL), which evaluates understanding of languages based upon listening, speaking, reading and writing. The culmination of the test results in a seal of biliteracy should a st...
Allow Arabic for all
Justine Seligson, Photo Editor
October 6, 2014
French. German. Latin. Mandarin. Spanish. All the languages offered here contain value. But there is a giant gap in need of filling. It’s the Arabic gap. I came to Staples thinking that foreign language classes were just another way for school to torture us. Now as a senior, I have come to realize...
Staples mourns a loss
Deanna Hartog, Sports Editor
April 11, 2014
Staples students and staff alike mourned the loss of Spanish teacher Donna Kenny. Kenny came to Staples more than a decade ago from Amity High School. Throughout the years, Kenny had taught hundreds of students and was called a friend by many co-workers. Her current classes included Spanish 1C, 2A and 3...
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Assistant Creative Director
Katie Howard ’19 may have just joined the Inklings team officially, but she has been contributing for a long time. She has been part of the design team for the newspaper since her freshman year. She...