At a restaurant table, a family of five sits in silence: five plates, five glowing screens and zero conversation. It’s a scene that has quietly become the new normal, but for 11-year-old sisters Lisette...

When both Staples boys’ and girls’ basketball teams advanced to the FCIAC finals—a single-ticket double header—the difference in crowd size was hard to miss. The boys’ team drew in packed stands...

On weekdays, he stands in front of a classroom of 20, dry-erase marker in hand, gently guiding students through trigonometry, logarithms and rational functions. On weekends, however, he steps onto a much...

*Names followed by an asterisk have been changed for anonymity *Jane ’25 was studying for an upcoming test in the Staples library when a classmate approached her with a simple “fix” to her stress:...

ChatGPT was released almost four years ago, and with it came… panic. AI will undoubtedly alter the workforce, media and education. And after four years of living with it, Staples is only beginning to...

We live in a society that embraces the challenge of certain “foreign” names. We learn about Michelangelo in art class, Tchaikovsky in music or the Treaty of Versailles in history. In Westport, people...

Four months ago, Staples boys’ soccer had no coach. But on Nov. 16, the team celebrated after winning the CIAC Class LL State championship, earning a spot as the #9 ranked Soccer team in the country...

When the cast list for “Les Misérables” was finally posted after weeks of auditions, Grayson Jandora ’29 wasn’t staring at the screen alone. His mom, who calls the show her favorite of all time,...

The lights don't go all the way down at the Prospector Theater. The volume stays low. The lobby hums quietly instead of roaring. On sensory-friendly Sunday mornings, this independent theater in Ridgefield,...

For over 100 years, the store at Old Mill Grocery and Deli has had many different names. According to the Soundview Empower Alliance (SEA), the Old Mill store is the oldest continuously operating retail...

*Names Changed For Anonymity Heading into the 2025 school year, Staples High School cracked down on distractions by blocking social media and popular apps on its Wi-Fi. And of course, students found...

By any measure Noah Wolff ’25 had a remarkable season last year for the Staples boys’ tennis team. He played number one singles and finished with a 12-6 conference record. He led the team to runner-up...

*Names followed by an asterisk have been changed for anonymity Amanda* ’23 has always been academically strong but struggled with AP Calculus. No matter how much she studied, she couldn’t finish...