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Zoe Brown

Zoe Brown, Editor-in-Chief

When it comes down to it, managing schoolwork can be tough to handle. Think about being someone who can manage double the work. Zoe Brown ‘16 does just that. Brown performs a stunning job juggling her status as a good student, Editor-in-Chief of Inklings and her position as the co-president of TAG (Teen Awareness Group). But as Brown painfully put it, she never goes to bed before 12 and often her associations embezzle half her free time. Being impressive like Zoe comes with long hours of time and commitment.
Not everything fell into place for Brown from the start. Brown was forced to move to Westport in eighth grade after her father found a new job in Greenwich. This was especially agonizing for her after growing up in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania for 14 years. The transition was tough going into the new school system. “It was terrible. I hated it. I was in this place where I was denying to myself that I would have to live here for the rest of my childhood and so I didn’t branch out and make an effort to find a place,” she said.
Luckily, Brown’s love for writing set her up for three great years on Inklings, where she made many of her friends she still has today. Also this past summer Brown visited Columbia and Boston University, helping her with everything from feature design to investigative reporting.
After high school, Zoe hopes to study journalism and communications. But for now, she is set with the interesting people she meets on the job. Brown had a fun time interviewing an actor at an event held at Oscars Deli, saying how “he was very enthusiastic about the interview which made it fun.”

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For Staples student, attitude changes everything

For Staples student, attitude changes everything

Zoe Brown, Editor-in-Chief June 27, 2015

I’ll be honest, it’s hard.   High school is hard, and life is hard, and I’m sure college is going to be hard, too. But it’s still pretty easy to enjoy yourself, if you know the secret.   Throughout...

Senior pranks change with the times

Senior pranks change with the times

Zoe Brown, Editor-in-Chief June 11, 2015

With Watergate and the Vietnam War, many in the 1970s held an “us against them” mentality – police versus people, government versus people, people versus people. According to Staples historian Dan...

Clean your way into spring

Zoe Brown, Editor-in-Chief April 5, 2015

While the weather outside may not be the blue skies and pink and orange and yellow flowers that most are hoping for at this time of year, there is one way you can make it feel more like spring: spring...

Birthday parties grow up, too

Zoe Brown, Editor-in-Chief January 9, 2015

The lights were low but the spirits were high. There was sushi and pizza and macaroons and Pinkberry frozen yogurt. There were a hundred kids dancing and eating and chatting under the dim blue glow of...

How to stick it out until second semester

How to stick it out until second semester

Zoe Brown, Editor-in-Chief December 16, 2014

Seniors, listen up. We’re getting there. The glorious, long-awaited second semester is basically an arm’s length away. Every time we blink our eyes it gets closer and closer. But for now, we’re...

Fall show “Hello Dolly!” means goodbye haircuts

Fall show “Hello Dolly!” means goodbye haircuts

Zoe Brown, Editor-in-Chief November 10, 2014

Nineteenth century long locks and excessive facial hair are making a comeback for students involved in Staples Players’ production of "Hello, Dolly” this fall. To fully capture the essence of the early...

Parents and teachers are super, too

Zoe Brown, Editor-in-Chief October 10, 2014

They snap photos from the sidelines. They post Facebook statuses to congratulate the teams on wins. They change around their work schedule to go to games. They sport white and blue “Wreckers” t-shirts...

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 a new quarterback in town

Zoe Brown, Editor-in-Chief September 15, 2014

In fourth grade, his parents suggested he play football. “I really didn’t want to do it. I was afraid and unathletic,” he said. But he did it anyway. “It was the greatest decision I’ve...

Program preps students pursuing art

Program preps students pursuing art

Zoe Brown, Editor-in-Chief June 20, 2014

They spent long weeks, long hours, long nights working on projects. They cleaned clay that was caked under their fingernails, stained their pants with paint, used up all the space on their hard drive. But...

PE class runs into summer

PE class runs into summer

Zoe Brown, Editor-in-Chief June 12, 2014

Ah, summer–– a time for relaxing, sun-bathing, pool-hopping, and… taking a physical education class at school? Staples offers a PE Fitness and Sports class during two different sessions throughout...

Friends choose to attend the same colleges

Friends choose to attend the same colleges

Zoe Brown, Editor-in-Chief May 4, 2014

It all started when they were grouped together as partners in their sixth grade social studies class at Coleytown Middle School. Next year, six years later, Megan Foreman ’14 and Melony Malkin ’14...

Yik Yak blasts into Fairfield County

Zoe Brown, Editor-in-Chief April 24, 2014

The app Yik Yak, an open forum where students can anonymously post comments saying whatever they want, has rammed into not only Staples, but many other Fairfield County Schools as well. High schools such...

Staples holds out on CAPT

Staples holds out on CAPT

Zoe Brown and Bailey Ethier March 29, 2014

This March, while freshman, juniors, and seniors were sleeping in, Staples sophomores were busy writing letters, correcting grammatical errors, and bubbling in scantrons as part of the Connecticut Assessment...

The hosts of the n’Oscars, (left to right) Susan Granger, Jonathan Steinberg, and Scott Bryce address the crowd.

Oscar’s prepares for the Oscars

Zoe Brown, Editor-in-Chief March 4, 2014

On Sun. March 2 from 1-3 p.m., Oscar’s Deli transformed into every movie lover’s dream–– a room full of fellow cinema enthusiasts given questions about the Oscars awards show and the chance to...

Some Sporty Students Commit to College

Some Sporty Students Commit to College

Zoe Brown, Editor-in-Chief November 7, 2013

Throughout the nation, there are over seven million high school athletes and only about 450,000 college athletes. This means that, according to National Collegiate Scouting Association, for the seven million...

Save the Children Awareness Run

Save the Children Awareness Run

Zoe Brown, Editor-in-Chief October 17, 2013

Let’s be honest, we hate running the mile in gym. But what if you could run or walk or jog half a mile and at the same time, make a difference in the lives of children across the world while you’re...

New AP Art Class Adds Color to the AP Courses

New AP Art Class Adds Color to the AP Courses

Zoe Brown, Editor-in-Chief October 4, 2013

What do you do after you’ve completed advanced ceramics? Or any other advanced art class? Last year, the answer would have been nothing. Luckily, that is no longer the case. AP Studio Art: 3-D Design...

Driving Curfew: Give us A Brake

Driving Curfew: Give us A Brake

Zoe Brown, Editor-in-Chief September 30, 2013

Think about the freedom you gain having your license. Or for you underclassmen, the freedom you know you’re going to have when the day comes that you no longer need mommy and daddy to drive you everywhere. You...

After passing his family, this man is all smiles as he makes his way to the end of the bike route.

Participants Tri Hard at the Kiwanis Triathlon

Zoe Brown, Editor-in-Chief September 16, 2013

The sun sparkled on the water and the breeze ruffled the fresh fall leaves. It was the perfect day for families from towns all over Connecticut and New York to come together to participate in this ½ mile...

Fine Artist Ken Delmar paints a face on a paper towel.

Art About Town Displays Westport’s Culture

Zoe Brown, Editor-in-Chief June 2, 2013

On Thurs. May 30 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Art About Town took over downtown Westport. Art About Town is an event sponsored by the Downtown Merchants Association that fills Main Street with live music,...

The Restaurant at 323 Main

The Restaurant at 323 Main

Zoe Brown, Editor-in-Chief May 16, 2013

The brick red door opened into the chic, rustic room with whitewashed walls and overwhelmed me with the warm smell of a kitchen hard at work. The lights were just dim enough to create a relaxing vibe. Quiet...

Touch-A-Truck Touches Down in Westport Again

Touch-A-Truck Touches Down in Westport Again

Zoe Brown, Editor-in-Chief March 27, 2013

On Saturday, Mar. 23, the Westport Weston Cooperative Nursery School hosted the 7th annual Touch-A-Truck fundraiser at Coleytown Elementary School. The event charged $20 per family and the proceeds...

Adderall: Seeking an Edge

Adderall: Seeking an Edge

Hannah Foley and Zoe Brown February 15, 2013

“I popped a pill in the late afternoon and waited. Thirty minutes in, nothing had happened, and I thought it hadn’t worked. But less than an hour later, I was working intensely on a college application,...

Jan. 31, 2013 | Tree Down on North Ave.

Jan. 31, 2013 | Tree Down on North Ave.

Zoe Brown, Editor-in-Chief January 31, 2013

9:00 a.m. The tree on North. Ave. that was knocked over last night due to high winds is currently being removed. Hopefully, students will be able to use this road to get to school again soon

Pinkberry Comes to Westport

Pinkberry Comes to Westport

Cadence Neenan and Zoe Brown January 28, 2013

A swirl of yogurt. A snowstorm of toppings. And, yes, the commotion of yet another new frozen yogurt store. On Friday, Jan. 25, Pinkberry Frozen Yogurt opened at 111 Post Road to the delight of many...

Confessions of a Cell Phone Addict

Confessions of a Cell Phone Addict

Zoe Brown, Editor-in-Chief January 25, 2013

He’s the last thing I think about before I go to sleep at night and the first thing I think about when I wake up in the morning. Without him with me, I feel incomplete. He is amazing and I can’t imagine...

Dec. 24, 2012 | Christmas Eve Spirit

Dec. 24, 2012 | Christmas Eve Spirit

Zoe Brown, Editor-in-Chief December 25, 2012

6:50 p.m. Many families, either celebrating the night before Christmas or celebrating their first night of a school-free week, choose to eat out at restaurants that are in the holiday spirit.

Motorcade will go on without police escorts or cheerleaders to lead the way this year

No Cheers for the Motorcade

Claire Lewin and Zoe Brown November 14, 2012

The traditional Homecoming motorcade will not be led by cheerleaders this year, after the entire event’s schedule was reshaped following Hurricane Sandy. “It’s kind of annoying because we are...

Nov. 1, 2012 | Staples Hit Hard

Nov. 1, 2012 | Staples Hit Hard

Zoe Brown, Editor-in-Chief November 1, 2012

4:15 p.m. In the teachers parking lot at Staples high school, a huge tree fell over the fence. At least the school has power back!

Missing Gym  Is Not A Vacation

Missing Gym Is Not A Vacation

Zoe Brown, Editor-in-Chief October 26, 2012

Being exempt from gym class for an extended amount of time is the everlasting hope, dream and goal of many Staples students. But does it really live up to its expectations? I can assure you that,...

Oct. 15, 2012 | Wreckers for a Cure

Oct. 15, 2012 | Wreckers for a Cure

Zoe Brown, Editor-in-Chief October 15, 2012

2:30 p.m. Girls field hockey and girls volleyball teams wear pink to support breast cancer awareness week. From left to right: Maddy Sampath '16, Skylar Klein '16, Kendall Rochlin '15, Sydney Newman...

Big Plans for the New Levitt Pavilion

Big Plans for the New Levitt Pavilion

Zoe Brown, Editor-in-Chief September 20, 2012

Envision a beautiful, fresh, outdoor entertainment venue right in downtown Westport. Imagine enjoying amazing performances under the stars complete with food from a concession stand and restroom access...

Freshman Barbecue

Freshman Barbecue

Zoe Brown, Editor-in-Chief August 23, 2012

On Thursday, Aug. 23, Staples faculty and incoming ninth graders gathered for the annual freshman barbecue in the courtyard. The Chartwell staff provided hot dogs, hamburgers, chips, drinks, and all...

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