Communication Time is one of the simple pleasures in life. It’s a well-needed break in the day. It’s salvation when a free gets dropped. It’s a chance to relax and connect with something other than...
In 5th grade it was mandatory that every student complete a project on some aspect of ancient Egyptian culture.
It was not mandatory that one boy come in with a lifesized tomb carved out of a block...
At Staples, you walk into the lobby and see Principal Dodig greeting students. At other schools you walk through metal detectors and are greeted by a security guard.
During free periods, students go...
Didn’t your mom ever tell you it’s not polite to discuss college counseling at the table? And yet how many times has the phrase “F & B” been uttered in the halls in the past 24 hours?
We’ve...
When we think of Madeline and Robert, we don’t think about their GPAs; we don’t even know their GPAs. They wouldn’t tell us.
Because they know, like we do, that even as valedictorian and salutatorian,...
Staples is constantly lauded as providing not just an outstanding education but an outstanding preparation for college and the mythical “real world” that follows. And in this “real world” we...
Is it ever OK to say that word?
Can you say it if you’re a gay rights activist? Can you say it if you’re Ellen DeGeneres? Can you say it if you’re a senior boy who isn’t opposed to homosexuality...
The Harlem Shake. YOLO. Tanning.
One of these trends is not like the others.
(Hint: It’s tanning.)
While the Harlem Shake and “YOLO” might be grating on your nerves, they’re hardly harmful....
We've all seen the ads, read the articles, and heard the stories about concussions among teenagers. Some get concussions from playing contact sports, like football or lacrosse. Others get concussions from...
Think for a second: What’s been your biggest ethical dilemma?
Everyone’s got one, right?
Maybe it’s that time you parked your car in a staff parking spot.
Maybe it’s that time you drank...
When you hear “Democrat,” what comes to mind?
Progression, youth, change, honesty, generosity, minorities.
And “Republican?”
Traditional, old, white, wealthy, Christian, uptight.
There’s...
On Feb. 15, 2011, Staples aired “Race to Nowhere,” a movie that drives one point home:
Stop freaking out about grades.
The next fall, AP U.S. History was offered for the first time to sophomores.
Something’s...
It's a cold and windy Saturday morning. While most Staples students doze in bed, people armed with signs, shouts, and spirit head downtown to exercise their First Amendment rights.
For decades, they’ve...
