Tag: Burns

Burns’ consignment business building up for prom

April 5, 2016

It’s no secret that dances are expensive. Girls often spend upwards of $1,000 dollars on tickets, shoes, a dress, hair and makeup. A large portion of that money is on a dress that more often than not is only worn once. Hailey Burns ’16 has been working to combat that with her new consignment business, Gown Around. Gown Around is...

Tags: Burns, consignment, Dresses, Gown Around

Little Leaguers prepare for the big stage

Sarah Ellman, Staff Writer

April 6, 2015

Many remember those little (or not so little) boys in evergreen baseball uniforms playing on TV during the Little League World Series two summers ago. It’s hard to believe they are now walking the halls of Staples and trying out for the high school team. In August, 2013, the Westport Little League...

Tags: Baseball, Burns, drbal, Little League, mcgovern, Stone, Wreckers

Staples Baseball Chases Ring

Mat Jacowleff, Social Media Editor

April 6, 2015

After falling in the first round of both FCIACs and States last year, Staples baseball is back and ready to take care of some unfinished business. With a group of talented and experienced returning players, the Wreckers hope to be wearing FCIAC rings for the first time since 2011. “This year we ha...

Tags: Baseball, Burns, fciac, panzer, poulley, Wreckers

Harding brings new rush of spirit to Staples cheer team

Caroline Lane and Grace Bonington, Staff Writers

September 19, 2014

Jessica Harding, a peppy English teacher at Bedford Middle School, is trading in screaming sixth graders for the chanting Staples cheer team. Harding is the new coach that will lead Staples cheer to victory. Harding, a former cheerleader herself, spent her high school days cheering on the Niskayuna...

Tags: Burns, cheer, Cheerleading, coach, Harding