Modern medicine has come pretty darn far in the last several decades. There have been cures developed for formerly fatal diseases like influenza and leprosy, and treatments for, among others, HIV. So...

After nine seasons, CBS’ no. 1 comedy hit, “How I Met Your Mother,” starring Josh Radnor, Neil Patrick Harris, Cobie Smulders, Alyson Hannigan and Jason Segel, concluded Monday night. As a kid who...

Let it Rain Aaron Hendel ’14 Breaking News Managing Editor I love the rain. I know I’m in the minority, but to me there’s no better weather. It’s getting to be that rainy time of year,...

  It smells bad. It’s easily scammed. It encourages tattle-tailing. And it just looks stupid. That’s why I’ve never participated in the infamous trash bag assignment. Well actually, I’ve never...

By now, the Big Dance, the bracket league that hundreds of Staples students compete in every year during the NCAA Tournament for the chance to receive over $1000 in winnings, is quite renowned. Part of...

Talks of the latest episode of any number of dramatic, frightening television shows can be heard in every room of every floor of the building, particularly among the second semester seniors of Staples...

Ever since arriving last summer on Post Road near the Norwalk border, Peachwave has gained popularity from Westport’s many frozen yogurt lovers. But the way these froyo joints draw in customers is not...

So I’m not into college yet. Hopefully, by the time you all read this, I will be. One can only pray. That’s why it’s still quite important for me to continue working hard, like I managed to...

School security under scrutiny: (from left) Michael Kashel and Roy Parks, Senior Associates at Kroll, visit Staples to continue the audit.

To say the boys’ soccer team struggled late in the regular season might be an understatement. After performing exceptionally well during the bulk of the season, the Wreckers caught the injury bug, and...

Following the FCIAC quarterfinal loss for the boys’ soccer team against Wilton on Oct. 26, a team member was suspended by Head Coach Dan Woog for the remainder of the year. The player directed a racial...

Pikazyen, accompanied by his mother on the piano, performs in front of the student audience.

The start to the 2013 football season was uncharacteristically slow for the Staples Wreckers. A loss to Xavier was followed by a nail-biting win over a very average Wilton team on Homecoming. However,...

At the pep rally last Friday, the girls soccer team created quite a controversy: several seniors on the squad “walked” underclassmen on leashes, like dogs. As opposed to the intended laughs, the...

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...

The fact that F. Scott Fitzgerald lived part of his life here in Westport makes the people of town feel a special connection to the famous author. So, when “The Great Gatsby” movie was released, it...

The day before I was supposed to take my first-ever test in the gymnasium, for Advanced Placement U.S. Government and Politics, the talk amongst my fellow students was not about the test itself. On the...

Staples looked like they were playing as well as any lacrosse team in the FCIAC after the third quarter against Darien, when they were leading 3-1. Coming off a huge double overtime upset win against New...

12:47 p.m. The cafeteria was packed today due to the macaroni and cheese being served in the middle line. The enticing smell was prevalent around the school.

Considering the near $100 million Westport Public School budget, one would think an adequate climate control system would be a given inside the modern Staples High School building. Think again. Not...

[otw_is sidebar=otw-sidebar-1]On Monday, March 18, 23-year-old Westport resident Roger Muchnick ’08 was one of seven Marines killed in a training session at Hawthorne Army Depot in Nevada. According...

Appropriately just before the start of the upcoming NCAA Tournament, Inklings had the opportunity to talk to Jim Nantz, the voice behind March Madness for CBS. Arguably the most well-known and well-rounded...

In what some are calling the biggest win in school history, the Staples Wreckers overcame a slow start to take down the No. 1 team in the FCIAC, the Westhill Vikings, 53-50 in a home basketball matchup. Point...

The Drug Abuse Resistance Education program (better known as D.A.R.E.) will no longer include information regarding marijuana as part of its standard elementary school curriculum, a change from past years...

12:51 p.m. Jack Reardon '14 and Hannah Lewis '14 studying for the ACT test during their free period. As winter progresses, more and more juniors are having to deal with the preparation for standardized...

3:27 p.m. Harold Bjornson '14 trying to complete a rep in the weight room after school as part of his offseason lacrosse training. Several teams, including rugby, baseball, and track, also lift after school...

Captain, running back and cornerback Joey Zelkowitz ’13 set an FCIAC championship game record with 318 rushing yards and was named the game’s Most Valuable Player as Staples fought off a third quarter...

It isn’t over yet. While the bus strike announced Sunday may have been averted (at least as of Oct. 2), sources say the drivers and the bus company, Dattco, are far from an agreement. While both...

Buses will run tomorrow. On the evening of Sun., Sept. 30, thanks to a government agency’s help, bus drivers agreed to drive tomorrow, working under the terms of the current collective bargaining...

This post has been updated as of Sun., Sept. 30.  Superintendent of Schools Elliott Landon warned parents on Thurs., Sept. 27 in an email that the school bus drivers may go on strike on Mon.,...

On Monday, Sept. 24, the season premiere of one of the three popular CBS comedy sitcoms, How I Met Your Mother, is scheduled to air at 8:00 p.m., followed three days later by the season premieres of The...

With only one returning starter seeing action, it may have been unrealistic for the Staples boys’ soccer team to expect anything better than a draw in its preseason opener against Newtown. Yet draw...

Taylor Jacobs '14 and Sydney Newman '15 help Hannah Malowitz '15 celebrate her birthday in the auditorium lobby. They were able to enjoy these vanilla frosted cupcakes just minutes before the fire...

The National Basketball Association has shown America some of its finest moments over the last few decades. There was MJ versus Isaiah, Magic versus Bird, and even Dwight Howard versus Nate Robinson in...

High school athletes will do whatever it takes to get an edge. Athletes know that, if they work hard enough, games can be won off the field—whether it’s in the weight room, on the treadmill, or even...

11: 30 a.m. Taken from outside the cafeteria, this image shows both the student body eating lunch as well as club members advertising their respective clubs to onlookers.