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On Mon., April 2, the Westport PTA Council sponsored a forum in which a panel was set up at Town Hall to answer questions about Governor Dannel Malloy’s proposed Senate Bill 24, “An Act Concerning...
March 28 marked a special day for the now smoke-scented senior class.
They carried an air of satisfaction as they proceeded towards their period two class; as of today, they had taken part in the first...
Governor Malloy’s education reform bill, commonly known as the Senate Bill 24, has been met with both opposition and encouragement across the public education sector.
On March 26, the legislature’s...
Thanks to the distinct lack of snow this past winter, Westport has spent considerably less on snow removal this year as compared to last year. The howling winds and snow canyons of the past winter have...
It’s been more than a decade.
Ever since 2008, freshmen entering Staples have not just become high school students. Those who have chosen to continue Spanish have also entered their 10th year of the...
Students may have noticed Staples teachers wearing black attire today. They aren’t starting a punk rock band. They’re in protest against Governor Dannel Malloy’s education reform bill, SB24.
The...
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Bailey Valente’s front-page article on the increased use of Gardasil for boys (“The Latest Protection: More Teen Males Receiving Gardasil Vaccine for HPV Protection,” Feb. 28. 2012...
On Tues., March 6, the power of Facebook made itself known, yet again.
29 minutes of footage had gone viral—but this time, it wasn’t a Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez and Ashley Tisdale music video...
In honor of the increasingly popular “Hunger Games” trilogy and the upcoming movie adaptation, the Westport Public Library will be holding its own simulation of the Hunger Games. The event will take...
When Matt Smith ’13 received a letter from his Film Analysis teacher addressed to him and his parents toward the end of February break, his initial reaction was shock.
“I was wondering, ‘Oh, God,...
Isaac Stein, Web Editor-in-Chief
• February 28, 2012
“It might be different if we were in, say, Podunk, Ark. But this is Westport, and the amount of money that people are willing to pay is not chicken feed. It’s a big business,” said Alan Jolley, a...
