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The Parks and Recreation Commision answers questions and ideas from the public about the plans for Compo Beach.

Parks and Recreation commission converses about Compo beach master plan

Anders Hovstadius, Assistant Web Creative Director April 10, 2015

The Parks and Recreation Commission gathered with Westporters to discuss the future renovations of Compo Beach The primary concern of the meeting was for the traffic situations that have congested Compo...

Westport community proposes Library renovations

Anders Hovstadius, Assistant Web Creative Director April 8, 2015

Economics of public and private education: Financial factors prove to play a definitive role in poor U.S. test scores

Economics of public and private education: Financial factors prove to play a definitive role in poor U.S. test scores

Fritz Schemel, Editor-in-Chief April 7, 2015

The United States has a long tradition of valuing education, but, recently, confidence in public schools has fallen. The 2012 Program for International Student Assessment placed American students in the...

Students split on participation in new SBAC exam

Students split on participation in new SBAC exam

Kaila Finn, Web News Editor April 7, 2015

After five years of formative assessments, collaboration and funding, the first Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) testing will take place at Staples from May 26 to May 29. While the topic of...

Gender Divide

Amina Abdulkareem, Staff Writer April 7, 2015

Pink versus blue. Barbies versus action figures. Dance versus football. There are gender stereotypes linked to each of these words, associations often made without malice or conscious prejudice. But...

Westport Transforms Trailer Park to Affordable Housing

Alexandra Spadacenta, Staff Writer March 29, 2015

On 1595 Post Road East, affordable housing is being built. The land, which used to be a trailer park, has been in transition for seven months after the owner got the okay to proceed on June 23, 2014. In...

Haley Burns ’16 and Sammy Troy ’15 practice their walk across the stage before the event starts.

Students strike a pose at Varsity Vogue

Caroline O'Kane, Creative Director March 29, 2015

Spanish 5A challenges childhood cancer

Spanish 5A challenges childhood cancer

Emma Lederer, Staff Writer March 29, 2015

For the most part, world language classes, including Spanish classes, mean a ton of lessons about conjugations and lots of new vocabulary. However, there’s a certain chemistry in Señor Barahona’s...

School psychologists Valerie Babich and Alycia Dadd explain the benefits of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to Board of Education (BOE) on March 16.

BOE discusses therapy and a new school calendar

Alexa Di Luca, Staff Writer March 18, 2015

On March 16, the Board of Education (BOE) met in the Staples cafeteria to discuss Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and finalize the uniform school calendar for 2016-2017. Valerie Babich and Alycia...

This was the daily click for the day taken by Caroline Lane 16.

Staples chats with principal candidate Louis Moore

Dylan Donahue, Sports Editor March 17, 2015

The library was unusually crowded during lunch on March 9 as students and teachers alike gathered to meet the second candidate hoping to become principal of Staples in the wake of current principal John...

Staples students rejoice for the Chinese New Year

Staples students rejoice for the Chinese New Year

Larissa Lieberson, Director of Social Media March 13, 2015

Chinese language students, teachers and townspeople gathered at the Westport Library on March 7 to celebrate the Chinese New Year. The festivities began with traditional food and gamesand were  followed...

Staples houses art from local and famous artists

Staples houses art from local and famous artists

Greta Bjornson, News Editor March 9, 2015

Thanks to the Westport Schools Permanent Art Collection (WSPAC), the hallways of Staples have more than the classic trophy cases, lockers and colorful posters of any American high school. Instead, they...

College preparation process begins earlier than expected

College preparation process begins earlier than expected

Claudia Chen, Features Editor March 9, 2015

You’re it,” “ready or not, here I come” and the occasional “eww” are typical words and phrases uttered on any elementary school’s playground. However, it would not be surprising to also hear...

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