Nothing with $3,200 involved is just a game. First rule of AP Assassination is that Assassination is a lifestyle, not a game. You will devote a ridiculous amount of time to hunting down your target...

On Thursday, March 10, Will Andrews ’16 and Hannah DeBalsi ’16 were named valedictorian and salutatorian respectively for the Staples graduating class of 2016. “It felt like a validation of all...

American Idol Drew Angus ’07 earned a golden ticket to Hollywood from American Idol judges Harry Connick, Jennifer Lopez and Keith Urban for the current and final season of the show. “To be validated...

As days get colder and sunsets earlier, working out becomes more difficult. Scenic jogs are much less appealing as weather turns from 60s to 30s and stationary workout equipment seems monotonous for many....

Avocado Toast The avocado craze is well merited. According to WHFoods, avocados promote carotenoid absorption. Carotenoids, which are found in leafy greens, carrots, and tomato sauce, are antioxidants...

Recruiting trips are only for Division I recruits This is a common misconception because Division I is the only division that is allowed to pay for an athlete’s transportation to a recruiting trip....

CNN, the Washington Post, People Magazine, the Hartford Courant and several other news sources have picked up the story, making Westport national news in a matter of hours. On Oct. 13, 2015, a jury...

According to Elliot Landon’s email, candidate Shelley Somers was unanimously selected by the Staples High School search committee as the finalist to fill the open position for principal next year. Somers...

Heading into the last quarter of junior year, I was feeling pretty relieved. I kept thinking to myself “I’m almost done!” The year notorious for perpetual stress is almost done, but boy was I wrong...

Being on TV is pretty cool. Knowing hundreds of people from hundreds of homes from hundreds of miles away are watching you is astonishing. However, being only 14 and one of the 16 teenagers selected to...

Many feel lucky that we are stepping out of the flu season at this time of year, but we are stepping into prime-time for a much more serious disease: senioritis. Washing your hands won’t save you, even...

This week, my bewildered eighth grade sister has been begging for advice on what electives to take next year. Now, this is not the most important decision in life nor is it worth stressing about; however,...

It’s comforting to glance at the white board in driver’s ed and see “97 percent passed!” posted in boastful red capital letters next to the latest license test date. But perhaps that statistic...

For every sport at Staples, there is a designated ceremony for athletes of each team to sign Letters of Intent to commit to Division I colleges and universities. But, this year’s Girls’ Lacrosse team...

If you’ve ever seen me in the hall, you know that I am not the most fashionable student at Staples. I’ve progressed since freshman year where on Pajama Day, I realized that what I wear to school normally...

Lambda Legal, a national organization committed to recognizing civil rights, has honored Principal John Dodig to speak at the Connecticut Cares event on Oct. 26 for creating a community atmosphere accepting...

The detailed drawings, intricate jewelry and innovative pottery shown in Staples’ halls during annual art shows demonstrate the high school’s ample amount of artistic talent. But one student, Harry...

If you’ve never given in to the temptation of catching a few minutes of rest in the back of a dim classroom first period, you probably drink too much caffeine. According to the Center for Advancing Health,...

Jack Greenwald '14 still remember the first time he visited Staples as a third grader for a soccer tournament and was stunned but the massive size of the cafeteria. Now Greenwald who has come to...

After the last Kool to be Kind lesson this year, a third grade student approached two year club member Sonia Klein ‘16 and thanked her for helping teach her class about kindness, specifically how to...

A year after tearing her ACL dismounting from beam, gymnast Pam Onorato ’15 is more than recovered. Onorato recently qualified for and attended the Level 9 Eastern National Championships for gymnastics...

Phoebe Spear was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a cancer that derived from a tumor on her tibia, a month before 5th grade ended and secondary leukemia after February break in 8th grade. Spear explained...

Students shared the best April Fools Day pranks they fell for and played on others.  

How many times have you heard the slogan ‘Make Mahackeno happen?’ For years, all Westport residents saw were red and white signs with black writing pleading for a new Westport/Weston YMCA. Well, now...

In the past 55 years of Staples Players productions, Staples students have transformed into characters onstage, but no one has seen a transformation quite like this. With vibrantly colored skin, gigantic...

The 249 kids that eagerly crammed into the Newtown High School gym for the Southern Connecticut Invitational Science and Engineering Fair (SCISEF) was an incredible contrast to the meager eight participants...

While most athletes are winding down at the end of November and making the transition between fall and winter sports, the Staples cheerleaders are doing the opposite. They are just entering the heat of...

Last year, Blythedale Children’s Hospital helped Cara Macdonald ‘15 recover from a serious accident. This year, Macdonald is all about giving help instead of receiving it. On November 2, 2012 Cara...

The event was mostly advertised through Instagram. This sign as well as a caption describing the event was posted multiple times on Instagram during the month leading up to the event. “People just don’t...

Fellow athletes, can you remember the last time you were sore from gym? Or how about the last time you were so tired after gym class you could barely move? Yeah, me neither. However, at gymnastics...

The Orphenians had a unique opportunity last weekend (Oct. 19) to perform with the Norwalk Symphony Orchestra during the Mahler One concert, the symphony’s first concert of the season. Jonathan Yates,...

Zach Wallace ‘16, who moved to Westport over the summer from Arkansas, is already showing school spirit at Staples. He is the first male student to be on the Cheerleading Team since 2001. Wallace began...

Metal collides with the ground and then retreats, in time to the rhythm of lively, roaring twenties music. And then, 50 glistening black tap shoes executing precise movements, in perfect synchronization....

The students in sophomore band this year are under a new kind of pressure. Since approximately 12 kids have dropped out of the band between freshman and sophomore year, success rests on the 13 remaining...