Adam Wheeler lied his way into Harvard and Stanford. The young Delaware con artist inflated his test scores and doctored his qualifications. He even managed to get $50,000 in financial aid. If only it...
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The student who reported from his locked-down personal finance classroom just one hour after...
Driving through Sandy-stricken Westport quickly became a game of dodge-the-destruction. Torn trees and cracked limbs weakened the wires between telephone poles to a near-breaking point—and some even...
Long Lots Elementary School is open 24 hours as a shelter for Westport residents and pets for the duration and aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
According to Margaret Pinheiro of the Department of Human...
All it takes is a rake and a hoe, so the saying goes. Builders Beyond Borders (B3) celebrated its 20th anniversary on Sunday, Oct. 13 in conjunction with Wakeman Town Farm (WTF).
Over the course of...
In its May 25 editorial, Inklings urged Staples students to “find their thing,” to pick an issue that they feel passionate about and to take action. At 8 p.m. on June 4, members of Julia McNamee’s...
In the 2012 U.S.News & World Report’s “Best High Schools” ranking, Staples placed fifth in Connecticut, and was awarded 302 out of the 21,776 public high schools in 49 states and the District...
Forty-some-odd years ago, the Internet didn’t exist. There was no Google, no Youtube, and no online shopping. Forty-some-odd years ago, local businesses thrived. Since then, online...
There are too many study guides to write, too many units to review, too many questions to ask—too many things to fit onto a to-do list. It’s midterms time.
Midterms are undoubtedly stressful, but...
There was a fire drill at approximately 11:42 a.m. this morning, Jan. 11. Circuits and lights in the cafeteria and exhaust fans in the cooking area shut down, resulting in smoke in the cafeteria area.
According...
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld once said in a standup routine that "according to most studies, people's number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death…This means to the average person, if you go to...
Rachel Guetta '13
News Editor
2:15 p.m: bell rings. Junior parking list is up.
Frustrated shouts of “Are you serious?” and “This sucks!” tumble down the corridor.
“I know a lot of students...
On a few fateful mornings throughout the year, high schoolers nationwide pile into their SAT testing rooms with nerves skyrocketing, hair half brushed, and freshly sharpened No. 2 pencils. But 19-year-old...
The last time it snowed in October was 1995, but the 16-year hiatus may be over.
Student meteorologist Jacob Meisel ’13 has forecasted a potential snowstorm on Oct. 29. If snow accumulates to over...
The bell rings at 7:30 a.m.—and coffee is undoubtedly a staple within the Staples community. When something gets in the way of students’ caffeine consumption, there’s a problem.
For the past week,...