Varsity cheer flips their way to fifth place at regionals

Chelsea Strober '21

April 1, 2019

Waking up as early as 4:30am on a Saturday morning to put on a full face of makeup, hair in a slicked back pony, fake eyelashes, and a big sparkly bow may not seem like everybody’s ideal weekend, but for Staples varsity cheer, this is the norm during competition season. On March 16, Staples varsit...

Staples cheer reverts back to all-female roots

Remy Teltser ’21, Web Features Editor

February 11, 2019

In “Bring It On” and “Glee” cheerleaders are peppy, popular, ditzy girls, walking the halls alongside football players. Defying these cliche productions, the Staples cheerleading team faces strenuous, three-hour practices filled with flipping, stunting and conditioning to prepare for weekly competiti...

New Netflix show “The Final Table” is well-done, despite fat around the edges

Reece Keusch '19

January 29, 2019

From "MasterChef" to "Rachel Ray" to "Chopped" to "Hell’s Kitchen", cooking shows have become increasingly popular over the past two decades. Whether they’re instructional programs or competitions, these shows have become weekly traditions for many families. However, the new Netflix original series...

Tonsberg travels to Mississippi to claim international writing award

Melanie Lust '19

October 5, 2018

When Lizzy Tonsberg '19 was taken out of class by her English teacher on Sept. 20, she immediately assumed she was in trouble. Instead, Tonsberg’s teacher informed her that her writing had just won an international competition. Tonsberg won third place for her short story "Company" and honorable mention fo...

We the People team competes in nation’s capital

June 5, 2018

By Elle Fair '19 As the Staples High School We The People + A.P Government classes left Westport on April 27, the students were excited for the culmination of the year’s work. They traveled to Washington, D.C. to compete within a pool of students from 52 high schools across the country. “At...