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...

It’s that time of year again—those few precious weeks when the trees bloom and the flowers blossom and seniors run around town on missions to assassinate one another in a “Hunger Games”-style...

Every year, the Teen Awareness Group (TAG) organizes Grim Reaper Day, a day to raise awareness of the dangers of drunk driving. In the past, TAG has displayed a coffin outside of the cafeteria; however,...

It’s certainly not uncommon for a Staples Players production to compared to a Broadway show. With this year’s Tony Award nominations, however, Players has taken Broadway—literally. On April 30,...

In middle school health classes, when the topic turns to sex education, there’s a clear divide between genders as to how they deal with their own questions, Bedford Middle School health teacher Joanne...

Suzanne Kammerman, a social studies teacher at Staples, lives in Shelton. For her, Winter Storm Nemo meant a staggering 36 inches of snow, no plows and a tree that fell onto her house on Saturday night. “We...

Staples Trivia for $500: This Staples senior will be on “The Jeopardy! Teen Tournament” this Tue. Feb. 5. Answer: Who is Emily Greenberg? Last fall, Greenberg was chosen from a pool of teenagers...

D.A.R.E. will be dropping marijuana education in order to focus more on informing elementary students about tobacco and alcohol.

Charges against Jeffrey Schare, the math teacher and swim coach whose departure from the faculty was announced at the end of November, have been made public. According to the Connecticut Post, Schare was...

Today’s shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown has sparked reaction among Staples students—several of whom have made contact with Newtown enrollees or outside sources through social media....

Hurricane Sandy left long-lasting effects. Power outages and tree damage presented challenges in the wake of the storm.

How much abuse can a show take and still raise the curtain on opening night? A lot, apparently, if it's the Staples Players' production of Oklahoma!, which previews tomorrow. "This nor'easter shouldn't...

If President Obama was the CEO of a corporation, he would be fired. America has given President Barack Obama four critical years to save our economy. In fact, he failed even with virtually unchecked...

Several roads have been closed due to collapsed trees.

For More Coverage on Hurricane Sandy Click HERE Though the trees sway and stray leaves swirl, the weather right now is eerily calm. Before the worst comes and the power inevitably cuts, there can’t...

For More Coverage on Hurricane Sandy Click HERE.  On a day when hurricane preparations meant gas stations running out of gas, photos of Compo Beach appearing in The Los Angeles Times, and water beginning...

Shoppers wait for prescriptions on Sunday evening.

It’s a cool Friday night in October. Football players navigate the turf faster and faster as they hear shouts and hollers from the white-clad audience. The band plays; the cheerleaders leap. All is well...

For some students, the new face on the Westport Board of Education (BOE) may be surprisingly familiar. In fact, Brett Aronow, who was appointed on Sept. 24 to fulfill the vacant position on the BOE when...

STALLED AT THE CROSSROADS: Strike talks parked in neutral as all parties seek an agreement.

Just after halftime at tonight’s football game against Bridgeport Central High School, a 17-year-old male allegedly lost balance near the junior parking lot and fell to the asphalt road along the field. Police...

“Did you share your Google Doc with me?” “I definitely sent you that link. Just check your Gmail.” “Check your Google Reader every week and write a paragraph on the latest news.” Now...

A few minutes after the excited cheers died down in the lobby and the year’s homework assignment sheets fluttered to the ground, there was an unusual scene at the front of school: a police car parked...

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,...

7:25 a.m. For many students driving to school, parking became an issue this Valentine's Day morning. Upon arrival, students discovered that several spaces in the front parking lot had been cordoned off...

2:41 p.m. Doug “The Thug” Russ ’13 works on his project for the Model United Nations (Model UN) club in the English/Social Studies Learning Center after school.  

On Feb. 7, the Republican primary contest was reshaped dramatically. The race, largely believed to be between Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, proved Rick Santorum a serious competitor, as he defeated...

It all started with a gift: a telescope from his parents. Since the day that gift was given to a then-12-year-old Nicholas Morgan, he knew that his true passion lies in the field of astronomy. In fact,...

Electoral history was made on Jan. 10, when Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney won the N.H. primary, following a victory in the Iowa caucus on Jan. 3. This makes Romney the first Republican non-incumbent...

“I don’t know why someone would eat a horse. I’ve never really heard of that before.” This was the thought that perplexed Valerie Fitton ’14 when she learned of the passage of federal Spending...

When walking down almost any hallway at Staples High School, it is quite difficult not to spot a student toting a Barron’s, Princeton Review, or Five Steps to a Five AP review book in their arms. “When...