When high schoolers graduate today many can read Shakespeare and factor equations. However they can’t seem to make a budget, cook a meal or stay on schedule. In school we focus on content, and learning,...
Staples boys’ volleyball defeated New Canaan 3-1 in a home game to close out the regular season on May 21.
Coming into the game the Wreckers were 16-3 overall and 13-1 in the FCIAC and New Canaan...
Staples boys’ volleyball defeated previously undefeated Trumbull in a clean sweep 3-0 in a home game at Staples High School on May 3.
Coming into the game, the Wreckers were 7-3 overall and 5-1 in...
I got my grade back for an English assignment and I was surprised to find I had lost points. I didn’t lose points because my writing was weak or my analysis of the book was bad. I lost points because...
How project-based learning made Mandarin my favorite class
When I walked into Mandarin class my freshman year, I assumed it would be like the Mandarin class I had taken previously: lots of vocab quizzes,...
Super Bowl LX on Feb. 8, 2026, at Levi's Stadium (home of the 49ers) in Santa Clara, California, has made school districts across the country consider schedule changes for Monday, Feb. 9, given the projected...
With the winter sports season started, the newly formed Stormac hockey team is off to a promising start in their inaugural season. So far, the combination of Norwalk, Staples and Brien Mcmahon seems...
For most students the holiday season is a time when many families look forward to Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks with hope of some relaxation and recharging before midterms. However, for student-athletes,...
As the temperature falls and winter starts to come, so does flu season. While many of us think of the flu as insignificant, something comes and goes with the cold months.The flu can be severe and could...
Being born with amniotic band syndrome, leg, hand and hearing deformities did not stop Connecticut native Matthew Torres from competing and medaling in both the 2020 and 2024 Paralympics. Torres began...
