Potential bus strike forces students to scramble for rides to school

April 26, 2017

By Julia Rosier '18 Superintendent Colleen Palmer sent an email to parents on Tuesday, April 25 warning students and parents of a potential bus strike by the school bus company, Dattco, on Thursday April 27. In her email, Palmer stated that if the issue does not reach an agreement by midnight Wednes...

Fatal bus accident on I-95 Turns Fairfield County Into Traffic Disaster

Justin Schwebel, Staff Writer

October 9, 2015

A coach bus carrying 49 people rear-ended a tractor trailer on Wednesday afternoon on I-95 in Norwalk, killing the driver and sending 18 passengers to the hospital. According to a press release, prepared by Incident Commander and Deputy Chief Chris King,  the crash occurred at 3:19 p.m. between exi...

May 18, 2011| Recess Anyone?

May 18, 2011

2:06 p.m. Score one for Andrew Marriot '14 as he slams the ball past Sydney Crossfield '14 during a pickup four square game during last period as they waited for the bus ride home. Pacman, Cherry Bomb, Bus Stop, Airplane, Popcorn --they played them all, and then went home....

Students Left To Wait After Early Dismissal Announcement

January 7, 2011

Thirty minutes after Friday's early dismissal due to projected snowfall, at least 100 students were still waiting for their busses. While the dismissal was scheduled to happen at 11:40 a.m., by 12:20 p.m., at least 30 students were still waiting for the arrival of a bus. When the early dismissal bell rang at...

Snow Stopper? The Effect of Snow Days and Delays on Staples

December 23, 2010

Image by gsbrown99 via Flickr Rose Propp '13 and Haley Zeldes '13 Staff Writers With December coming to an end and Westport already having experienced its first snow fall of the year, snow days are on more then a few students minds. Each day snow flakes fall, the hope for a snow day grows. Only a few times per year though are the...