By Daniel Harizman ’19
As Staples Players students congregated in the auditorium on Friday, Mar. 9, student chatter pervaded the room, and students prepared for the upcoming act: this time, not one...
By Layla Wofsy '19
The Staples Key Club will be sponsoring their annual Red Cross blood drive on Wednesday Mar. 28, from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm in the gym. Anyone who is at least 17 years old and meets...
By Teddy Dienst
New York City (NYC) , which is the closest major city, had a record low of 286 murders in 2017. The crime rate hasn't been this low since 1951, when the record keeping of crime rates...
Former USA gymnastics doctor, Larry Nassar was sentenced to 175 years in jail on sexual abuse charges on Jan. 24, 2018. Nassar was accused of sexual abuse by over 150 women.
“I still can’t believe...
GoPro announced plans to cut its workforce by at least 20 percent, reduce the salary of the Chief Executive, Nicholas Woodman, to $1.00 and the company will exit the aerial drone market, on Monday, Jan....
By Max Appell '18
Westport Unitarian Church will be holding a presentation on the dangers of “sexting” for children on Wednesday, Jan. 24. “Sexting” is defined as sending (someone) sexually...
Cate Casparius ’19
It’s a known fact that winters can be brutal in some parts of America but for those who can’t deal with the plummeting temperatures in these cold months, escape the...
On Jan. 4, 2018, Iceland initiated a law that will ensure woman and men are paid equally.
The law enforces that any employers who have 25 employees or more, must prove to the government they are paying...
As of the second quarter of the 2017-2018 school year, all students participating in physical education classes are required to change from their normal school clothes into workout attire. In...
Ava Simunovic '20
Democrat Doug Jones defeated Republican opponent, Roy Moore, in Alabama’s special Senate race on Dec. 13. Throughout the night, the leading polls shifted between Jones and Moore....
By Lauren Wasserman '19
Westport Public Schools has been discussing the possibility of changing the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E) program from being run by the Westport Police Department...
By: Hannah Bolandian '19
The County Assembly Charity Ball, often referred to as Counties, is an annual tradition dance for juniors across Fairfield County. The 2018 dance, which is the 80th anniversary,...
