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Health classes often focus on the negative outcomes when discussing controversial topics such as sex, alcohol and drugs. Schools need to be providing educational information instead of using fear to scare students away. (Graphic by Ava Coyle ’25)

High school health classes set unrealistic expectations for students

Ava Coyle ’25, Social Media Manager April 30, 2023

Health teachers lecture while students squirm in their seats during the uncomfortable speeches about sex, pregnancy, STDs, drugs and alcohol. I laughed to my friends as I listened to my health teacher...

Open the discussion about opening the bottle

Open the discussion about opening the bottle

March 9, 2015

Just because we’re teenagers, it doesn’t mean we’re unintelligent. But still, we’re just teenagers. Many are smart enough to hand over their car keys before drinking but still irresponsible enough...

Grieving mother founds a charity and writes a book in a fight against addiction.

Ginger Katz speaks with courage

Jackie Cope, Features Editor October 6, 2014

Ginger Katz, a former Westport resident, lost her son to a heroin overdose in 1996. Ian Eaccarino was 21 years old. 18 years later, Katz and her husband, Larry, tour the country with the charity they...

School administrators will have access to two of these breathalyzer devices at prom. | Photo by Emily Goldberg

Students Subject to Alcohol Breath Tests at Prom

May 7, 2010
In order to control drinking at Staples proms, administrators will be breathalyzing student if they feel its necessary.
Photo Dramatization by Lucas Hammerman 10

Partners In Crime: Why Westport Parents Supply Alcohol To Underage Students

April 16, 2010
Parents have been illegally supplying alcohol for their high school students; they are willing to break the law for their underaged children.
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