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Girls Soccers Spirits Down After Rightful Pep Rally Repercussions

Girls Soccer’s Spirits Down After Rightful Pep Rally Repercussions

Jessica Gross, A&E Editor September 29, 2013

As most of the Staples community saw, this year’s pep rally was host to some interesting routines- even the football team decided to branch out and go a little theatrical this year.  But among the goofy...

Senior Girls 14: One Big, Not so Happy Family

Senior Girls ’14: One Big, Not so Happy Family

Lily Barsanti, Staff Writer September 26, 2013

It can’t be that hard for 218 Senior Girls to reach one decision, right? Right? Wrong. My Facebook notifications went through the roof. My homework went out the window. It was all anyone could talk...

There can be a significant difference in workload between honors and A-level classes, something students should keep in mind when making decisions about their courseload.

Slow Down: Honors Level Classes Can Be Too Fast-Paced

Chase Gornbein, Staff Writer September 21, 2013

Butterflies filled my stomach as I approached the door to Spanish class on my first day of freshman year- August 27th, 2012. The adrenaline was pumping in my veins was I walked into the class. I was nervous,...

A Horrendous Homecoming: Part Two?

A Horrendous Homecoming: Part Two?

Amina Abdul-Kareem, Staff Writer September 20, 2013

Homecoming in 2009 left five students sent to the hospital for being extremely intoxicated and eight others punished with an in school suspension.  As a result of this homecoming, Principal Dodig sent...

Conflict in Syria: Poll

Conflict in Syria: Poll

Emma Lederer, Staff Writer September 17, 2013

Click images to view larger.   Although negotiations between the United States and Russia have averted U.S. military involvement in Syria, students had varying opinions on the issue. The situation...

Breaking the Fast Poll

Breaking the Fast Poll

Sarah Ellman, Staff Writer September 17, 2013

For many, Yom Kippur prayers were drowned out by the sound of grumbling stomachs as hungry students kept a close eye on the countdown until sundown. For these Jewish families that did participate in the...

Aaron Hendels plate after his second trip to the buffet during break fast.

A (Holy) Day in the Life

Aaron Hendel, Breaking News Managing Editor September 16, 2013

Let me start off by saying that I am well aware of the millions of people on the planet that often go several days without eating, let alone a mere 24 hours. So to consider abstaining from food for one...

Friday the 13th

Friday the 13th

Olivia Kalb, A&E Editor September 13, 2013

        I have friggatriskaidekaphobia. Or, in other words, Friday the 13th is the day I stay inside huddling on my couch as I quiver in fear and whimper at every bump.         But being the...

Shall We Dance…In Six Months?

Justine Seligson, Photo Coordinator September 11, 2013

Aren’t dances supposed to be fun, carefree events that we can all look forward to? Apparently not in 06880. Westport’s reputation of ultra-competitiveness seems to have reared its ugly head in this...

First Day Homework: Don’t Drop Yet

First Day Homework: Don’t Drop Yet

Eliza Yass, Web Opinions Editor August 30, 2013

I felt invincible walking into school on August 27 with my hot pink shirt, boa, whistle and crown. I was a senior girl ready to take on the world. My mood was excited and stress-free. And it was killed...

The Royal Baby is a Royal Pain

The Royal Baby is a Royal Pain

Bailey Ethier, Editor-in-Chief August 27, 2013

I spent five weeks at my summer camp down in Marble Falls, Texas this summer, isolated from the rest of the word. No phone, television, or Internet. Upon getting my phone I wanted to get checked up...

The Fixation Generation

The Fixation Generation

Edmund Hardy, Staff Writer June 21, 2013

  It’s time for me to come clean. In first grade, at the age of six, I played on one of Westport’s rec soccer teams. To say that I “played,” though, is a bit misleading. What I did on...

Learning to Write when Words Fail

Learning to Write when Words Fail

Ben Reiser, Managing Editor June 21, 2013

I march in today’s processional donning two hats – one of a graduating student and one of a graduating student journalist. Working on Inklings has been a joyful honor and a matchless learning experience...

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