Most students have heard of debit, income tax and maybe even identity theft. After all, 20% of high schoolers have a job and 40% possess a debit card. However, most high schoolers can't even fathom the...
The 2023 TEAM Westport Teen Diversity Essay Contest challenged high school students to focus on one thing: dialogue.
Tyler Darden ’25 took the prompt and ran with it, elegantly reflecting on his...
Academic papers, fully-functioning websites, embellished exhibits and self-directed performances are all viable and encouraged projects for the annual National History Day (NHD) Contest—a staple of the...
The Connecticut Association of Schools (CAS) recognized Sasha Maskoff ’22 and Sophie Alycone ’22 for their artistic excellence at the 27th Annual High School Arts Awards on April 5.
The CAS awards...
Seven members of Staples High School’s senior class have qualified as semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship program after taking the 2020 PSAT exam.
Emma Alcyone ’22, Natalie Bandura...
By Kaela Dockray '20
Contemporary World Studies, U.S. History and Women in History teacher, Cathy Schager, was nominated on Feb. 13 as a top finalist for the Teaching Tolerance Award for Excellence...
By Alex Sprouls ’19 and Camryn Ragland ’18
After an accomplished year of Oscar and Tony wins for Staples alum Justin Paul, he and his artistic partner, Benj Pasek, kicked off 2018 by winning the...
By Roxanne Augeri '20
Pushing in chairs and wiping off the whiteboard after her social studies class, Courtney Ruggiero makes sure her classroom is ready for the upcoming day. Her Bedford Middle School...
By Alexandra Sprouls ’19 and Hannah Bolandian ’19
Many actors and actresses traveled to Hollywood on Feb. 26 to go to the 89th Academy Awards in hopes of receiving an Oscar.
“Moonlight”...
By: Alexandra Sprouls '19
The title of National Junior Rower of the Year was given to one of Staples’ own, Grace McGinley ’17. She was nominated among some of the best rowers in the country and...
It was 9:00 am on a Monday when Principal John Dodig had a meeting that left him “at a loss for words.”
The meeting was with the Staples Parent Teacher Association, informing him that the Connecticut...
