Almost any weekday at around 5:30 a.m., if you look out over the Saugatuck River, you’ll see many early bird rowers taking advantage of dawn’s quiet serenity. Among these early risers there’s a face...

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On Sunday, Jan. 10, just two days after his 69th birthday and the release of his latest album “Blackstar,” David Bowie, born David Robert Jones, passed away following an 18-month battle with liver...

Jimmy Ray: The Mets young starting pitching is just going to be too much for the Royals to handle. The Mets just need to work on pitching smarter earlier in the count and keeping leadoff batters...

When John Dodig came to Staples as the interim principal, he was expecting to stay for a year while a search for a long-term principal was conducted. That search was canceled and now, 11 years later, he...

Whether you know him as Sweeney Todd, the Valedictorian of the 2015 class or just the guy with the huge smile and Hawaiian shirts, everybody knows Everett Sussman ’15. But how well do you really know...

There are a select few people who have navy blue and white running through their veins. There are a select few who yearn for the feeling of the cool metal bleachers yet stand for the entirety of the gameplay....

For a lot of people, running is not something done for fun. But for a few people, all-out sprinting is enjoyable. Philip Han-Lemus ’16, one of Staples’ top sprinters, is one of those seldom few....

Deflate the Controversy It’s rough being a Patriots fan right now. I mean, besides the fact that we’re marching to the Super Bowl to squash the Seahawks’ hopes of a repeat, we now have to defend...

It’s never good news to get a notification from “teamsnapchat.” Especially when it isn’t a national holiday. But on November 17, I decided to listen to what the app developers had in store. What...

A couple of weeks ago, I made a shocking discovery about my life. I was sitting on the couch in my living room, avoiding homework at all costs (as usual), when I decided to get nostalgic and flip over...

At 6’5”, it’s pretty hard to miss Ryan Fitton ’17 rising above stray heads in the hallway. However, he’s more than just an imposing presence. He alone holds bragging rights for one impressive...

A bead of sweat trickles down his face and plunges to the sand below. A drop quivers and falls from her forehead to the hardwood floor of the gym. His drenched hair bounces as he runs, spraying sweat everywhere...

Coogan attempts to rally the offense to action against Xavier’s tough defense in the first game of the season on Sep. 12.

There’s the age old question of what would happen if an immovable object met an unstoppable force. This question was put to the test on Friday, Sept. 12 when Staples hosted Xavier for the opening game...

Pete Frates was once the captain of the Boston College baseball team. Standing 6’2” and weighing in at 220 pounds, he was quite an intimidating force. Today, he sits, paralyzed, in his wheelchair,...

I-g-g-y and Ariana Billboard’s top two songs of the summer both have one thing in common: the breakout Australian rapper, Iggy Azalea. At the top of the list sits her breakout song, “Fancy.” Even...

Football and lacrosse. Two of the most physically demanding high school sports. These two sports have come to dominate Staples, with one student dominating both. Patrick Lesch ’14 was named the Male...

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Coming in as the 2-seed, the Staples Boys' Volleyball team was looking to repeat as FCIAC champs over Ridgefield. And they delivered. After splitting the first two games, Staples fought for tough...

Throughout high school, there’s a kind of stigma around complaints. The seniors reserve the right to refute any complaint, having “been there, done that.” Juniors can brush the comments off due to...

Staples' beloved, note-bearing, merciful pass-giving Patty McQuone is bearing the brunt of a vacation that should have, could have been. Her office door wears an emphatic "DO NOT DISTURB" sign, and...

He steps up to the line of scrimmage, directly across from his defender, as the crowd roars from both sidelines. He looks up, scanning his defender, with his eyes coming to rest on the bright red cardinal...

Sweat drips down the freshman phenom as he carries the ball up the court, while the clock winds down, and his team attempts to swipe a win away from a high-seeded favorite. He pulls up just beyond the...

Twas the day before vacay, when all through the school. Every student was stirring, expecting the yule. The pupils stood idle, awaiting the bell, In hopes that St. Dodig would joyfully knell.   The...

With Hanukkah coming early this year, winter break for Staples' Jewish students is a time for family.

Jack Massie ’14 drops back, looks to the endzone and floats a perfect pass into the back corner which Will Johnson ’14 leaps into the air and pulls down with 40 seconds remaining in the first half. Although...

Hot chocolate, snow, stockings and wreaths, gingerbread cookies, candy canes, and family all come to mind in December. For students involved in the music programs, however, another date sparkles on the...

Hello and welcome to “Whose Show is it Anyway?” where the jokes are made up and the dollars definitely matter. On tonight’s show, we only have one cast member, and thankfully it’s the funny one,...

Captain Will Johnson ’14 wove his way through defenders from Fairfield Ludlowe, breaking tackles left and right, fought his way into open field, and scored a 70-yard punt return four minutes into the...

In July of 2012, the MakerSpace opened in the Westport Library as a place for people to connect, invent, and create. On September 30, 2013, the library announced that the Institute of Museum and Library...

Since 2008, an empire has been expanding, running the lives of 5.9 million people. Not unlike Walter White’s monopoly on crystal meth, “Breaking Bad” has monopolized Staples students’ DVRs. Now,...

Brett Phillips, Wilton’s senior quarterback, drops back from the Wreckers’ 26-yard line, a minute left on the clock, and releases a bullet towards the end zone. Bobby Jacowleff ’14 leaps up and pulls...

Sibling Nerves: Connor Whelan ’15 (son of Assistant Coach Tom Whelan) looks on as Nick Drbal ’14, Ben Rogers ’15, Topher Brown ’15, and Ian Offenberg ’16 watch their siblings during Sunday’s...