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The Schedules Have Arrived

The Schedules Have Arrived

Tatiana Morales, Staff Writer June 4, 2013

The day has come. After six months of waiting, the day is finally here. On Tuesday, June 4, during a last period homeroom, the juniors, sophomores and freshman of Staples will get their schedules for...

A Change in the College Game

A Change in the College Game

Rachel Labarre, Managing Editor May 31, 2013

Juniors: talk to any person of a generation older than you about the college process, or even school in general, and he or she will most likely ask you about the SAT. Not the ACT. The SAT. Why? Because,...

A Successful Opening Night

A Successful Opening Night

Nicole DeBlasi, Web Managing Editor May 31, 2013

On Thursday, May 30, Staples Players premiered the classic play You Can’t Take It With You, a comedy about family. You Can’t Take It With You showcases the Sycamores- one odd family. The mother, Penny,...

A Memorial Day Letter From Sam Goodgame 07

A Memorial Day Letter From Sam Goodgame ’07

Sam Goodgame '07, Guest Columnist May 27, 2013

In early 2004, I returned home from taking my ninth grade Western Civilizations midterm exam. I didn't have a second test that day, so I ate my lunch at home--a meatball sub with black olives from Subway--and...

Getting Credit

Getting Credit

Andrea Frost, Breaking News Managing Editor May 21, 2013

So many students take AP classes, and many of them take the AP test so they may receive credit at college, allowing students to either not take the class at college or be able to place in a higher class...

Metro-North Nightmare: Train Crash Injures 72, Disrupts Service

Metro-North Nightmare: Train Crash Injures 72, Disrupts Service

Bailey Ethier, Editor-in-Chief May 18, 2013

Friday’s terrible train crash left scores injured and thousands scrambling for ways to commute to New York next week, including Staples seniors who finished school Friday and head to internships, many...

Sophomore Prom, Juniors Welcome

Sophomore Prom, Juniors Welcome

Caroline Rossi, Web Features Editor May 15, 2013

Junior prom is going to be a bit different this year. And by different, I mean that junior girls have had some competition. And by competition, I mean sophomore girls. Who would have thought? According...

Silence Speaks Louder than Words

Silence Speaks Louder than Words

Emma Lederer, Staff Writer May 10, 2013

Walking through the hallways today, students noticed that everything was a bit more quiet, while all the more colorful. Students that participated in the Day of Silence were clad in rainbow bandannas and...

A New Website: Staples Reactions

A New Website: Staples’ Reactions

Joe Greenwald, Web Sports Editor May 9, 2013

Anyone who consistently goes to the Staples homepage for homework, news and guidance of any sort certainly will notice the site's makeover. At first look, the site appears a bit grayer than it used to,...

The New Gatsby Movie: Will it Live Up To Staples’ Expectations?

The New Gatsby Movie: Will it Live Up To Staples’ Expectations?

Jessica Gross, A&E Editor May 8, 2013

With a brand-new, star studded cast, including leading man Leonardo DiCaprio in the role of the great Gatsby himself, the new movie “The Great Gatsby” is supposed to be met with rave reviews. It has...

 Not Good: A Review of Tyga’s Hotel California

Not Good: A Review of Tyga’s Hotel California

Ned Hardy, Editor-In-Chief May 5, 2013

  Sometimes, an album comes along that makes me want to drop everything I’ve been listening to, lock myself in a room with my iPod, and experience the music. Such albums are deep, sonically-unique,...

Tennis Courts to be Redone

Tennis Courts to be Redone

Bailey Ethier, Editor-in-Chief May 3, 2013

After 27 years of use, the Staples tennis courts are ready to be replaced. The Westport Parks and Recreation and the Board of Education (BOE) have budgeted $160,000 each to strip and replace the six courts,...

Crazy Cramming Clues: A Last-Minute Guide to the ACTs/SATs

Crazy Cramming Clues: A Last-Minute Guide to the ACTs/SATs

Chloe Baker, Managing Editor May 2, 2013

By the end of fourth quarter, most sluggish seniors are seasoned pros when it comes to standardized testing. From the funny joke that were pre-PSATs, to the times we were dragged to school early on Saturday...

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