![During remote learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic, countless students had trouble with motivation, leading to assignments not being completed.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Screen-Shot-2022-11-15-at-10.52.06-AM-900x688.png)
Missing assignments decrease with post-pandemic schooling
Demi Sasson ’25, Paper Opinions Editor
• November 15, 2022
![Outdoor ropes course in final product for Staples students to use in spring of this year.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Screen-Shot-2022-10-20-at-2.30.46-PM-758x900.png)
Ropes and adventure course enhances Staples Physical Education program, strong peer bonding opportunity
Charlotte Berner ’25, Staff Writer
• October 20, 2022
![The health office checks students temperature. If they have a fever they must go home. The nurses then treat symptoms based on their severity, but they do not provide medication other than Tylenol or Advil if the student has permission from home.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Screen-Shot-2022-10-06-at-9.52.25-PM-900x599.png)
Students falling like flies due to ‘Wrecker flu’
Sage Cohen '25, Paper Sports Editor
• October 6, 2022
![On Sept. 13, parents of students in grades 11 and 12 leave the SHS building after meeting with their childrens teachers on Back to School Night. BTSN consisted of teachers introducing themselves as well as discussing their goals for the upcoming school year to parents.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screenshot-2022-09-20-6.00.28-PM-900x674.png)
Staples parents attend Back to School Night in-person for the first time in two years
Ava Cordella ’24, Paper Opinions Editor
• September 20, 2022
![Acceptance rates for the class of 2026 reach an all time low due to miscalculated yields and over-enrollment.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Screen-Shot-2022-04-04-at-12.50.44-PM.png)
Class of 2026 acceptance rates plummet
Jason Stein ’22, Staff Writer
• April 4, 2022
![Mask mandate lifted in Staples High School, giving students the choice of wearing a mask. Staples students Peter Loranger ’24 (left) and Flora Williams ’24 (right) are respectful of each other’s choice to wear or not wear a mask.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Screen-Shot-2022-03-30-at-12.42.38-PM.png)
Lifted mask mandates return Staples to a pre-pandemic lifestyle
Paige Tighe ’24, Editor in Chief
• March 30, 2022
![Society has lost the art of meaningful conversations. Staples students spend the majority of their days on their phones and should make a more sincere effort to deepen their friendships.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Screen-Shot-2022-03-30-at-9.11.57-AM.png)
The lost art of conversation; society must improve
Shira Zeiberg '22, Staff Writer
• March 30, 2022
![Schoology has been used as a platform for submitting homework assignments during the various learning models associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Screen-Shot-2022-03-14-at-10.28.28-PM.png)
Meg Enquist ’23, Assistant Business Manager
• March 14, 2022
![Students are required to wear their masks in class all day for seven consecutive hours, and sometimes longer for afterschool activities. Some teachers allow for their classes to go outside or to the cafeteria for five to 10 minutes of the class period in order to give their students a break from breathing in the mask.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Screen-Shot-2022-03-08-at-8.00.09-PM.png)
Mask breaks are still a must have, even during the brunt of winter
Izzy Sareen '22, Staff Writer
• March 8, 2022
Potential lifting of school mask mandate brings controversy to Staples community
Ella Alpert ’22, Broadcast Director, Izzy Sareen ’22, Staff Writer
• March 4, 2022
![Masks, the symbol of the pandemic. The imminent end of most mandates signals a return to normality.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Screen-Shot-2022-03-01-at-6.42.16-PM.png)
Lifting the mask mandate provides a breath of fresh air
Sarah Marron ’24, Web Sports Editor
• March 1, 2022
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