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The Westport Bookshop has been able to provide 3,500 hours of paid employment for 12 adults with differing abilities. Those hours are primarily spent organizing books and completing data entries on their online eBay store.

Westport Book Shop provides employment to disabled community, expands business ambitions

Caitlin Jacob ’24, Communications Coordinator November 16, 2023

It’s a tranquil Saturday morning where a tiny book shop blends into its surroundings on the corner of town. The inside, on the other hand, is anything but quiet. That morning, volunteers and employees...

Jill Dillon and her team members stand outside in their logowear in order to spread the word about their campaign and educate voters about what makes their policy agenda unique.

Jill Dillon defies odds, secures seat on Westport Board of Education

Ruby Kantor ’24, Managing Editor November 16, 2023

After the deadline had passed to run on the election ballot, Jill Dillon received a phone call from an unknown parent. Little did she know that this single phone call would give her motivation to run for...

The 2022 Dodge-A-Cop champions smile for the winning picture

The annual Dodge-A-Cop fundraiser arrives at staples

Olivia Signorile '25, Staff Writer November 14, 2023

The yearly Dodge-A-Cop charity event at Staples is approaching. The Teen Awareness Group and the Westport Youth Commission organize the event. Dodge-A-Cop brings together police and students in a beneficial...

WWPT, 90.3 FM Radio Station logo

Staples Radio Station, WWPT, receives multiple awards and several nominations at John Drury Awards.

Corbin Chaney ’25, Staff Writer November 14, 2023

Staples’ radio network, WWPT, was nominated for and won several categories at the annual John Drury Awards over the weekend. Held at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois, the award show brings...

The Westport Library provides a place for Sagautack residents to vote. All throughout Westport different districts have different facilities to vote at.

Students influence the 2023 election

Sage Cohen ’25, Sports Editor November 12, 2023

Staples students are making impacts in different ways to influence our election even if they can't vote. Although the 2023 election isn't as popular as the general election one will be next year, it...

Authors Neil Gaiman and Stephan Graham Jones discuss Gaiman’s work in front of an eager crowd.

Neil Gaiman speaks about his life in writing at Storyfest 2023’s opening night

Elsa D’Elia ’25, Staff Writer November 11, 2023

Neil Gaiman, winner of roughly eighty various literary awards, is a household name whether people realize it or not. He is the author of “Coraline,” “Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies...

 The model space ship called the WhiteKnightTwo, designed by Virgin Galactic, will be able to take six passengers up to space.

From Staples to beyond, former Staples student helps bring more people to Space

Catie Campagnino ’26, Staff Writer November 11, 2023

Space tourism company Virgin Galactic has a different mission than other companies. They want to send tourists into space, and one of their test pilots is a former Staples student, Dan Alix. The company...

Seniors, newly eligible to vote, faced unexpected challenges on election day this past Tuesday. Their experiences call attention to necessary reforms to the voter registration process.

Seniors face unexpected obstacles at the polls

Talia Moskowitz ’24, Web Managing Editor November 11, 2023

Americans pride themselves on their ability to have a say in choosing their leaders, from the local level all the way up to the presidential election. The right to vote is as sacred in this country as...

Izzy Khamish ’25 celebrates the first place win at the Head of the Charles Regatta with her crew. Pictured left to right: Caroline Krantz,  Izzy Khamish, Callaghan Nickerson, Sophie Bell and Annika Nelson.

Khamish Guides Connecticut Boat Club to Head of the Charles Glory

Lily Rimm '25, Paper opinions editor November 10, 2023

The Cambridge wind billowed as five silhouettes threw their might into four synchronized strokes. A balanced harmony of pressure and desire rushed through the slick, slender vessel, each oar slicing through...

After more than four days of hiking, Haymond takes in the breathtaking view at Uhuru Peak, the highest Kilimanjaro peak.

Slow and steady: Mack Haymond gains perspective after Kilimanjaro climb

Talia Varsano, Paper Managing Editor October 27, 2023

This past July, as Mack Haymond '25 hiked to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest point in Africa, he recited "poli poli,"- “slow slow" in Swahili. “It’s the idea to take things step by step...

Kayla Damiano ’25 logs into Scoir.

From Naviance to Scoir: Staples Adopts a New, Smoother Website for Student College Admission Process.

Elsa D’Elia ’25, Staff Writer October 27, 2023

Staples juniors and seniors have spent years relying on the program Naviance for all their college-related needs. Naviance was believed to have all it could offer to students searching for their perfect...

 At the Chabad shabbat ceremony, these candles were lit in memorial for the lives lost in Israel, and stayed lit for the duration of the service.

What is Westport Doing to Support Israel?

Alexis Jacobs '26, Staff Writer October 27, 2023

  We lied. We've said it time after time: Never again. We vow that 9/11 will never repeat itself. That the horrors of the Holocaust will never resurface. That never again starts today. Then we...

This is inside The Porch which is only a short walk from Staples High school. The spot provides a quiet environment that has both indoor and outdoor seating. However, if you want to study at The Porch, get there right after school because it closes at 4 p.m.

Best places to study around Westport—not the library

Catie Campagnino ’26, Staff Writer October 27, 2023

You get home from a long day at school. You have so much homework to do, but your house is a loud distraction. You need to get out but you don’t want to go to the library. Maybe it is too far from your...

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