Kiswa Khan ’23, Associate Managing Editor
• November 24, 2021
Staples teachers were offered booster shots for their COVID-19 vaccine on Nov. 17. Many of the teachers were out the next day because of its side effects which include fatigue, muscle pain, chills, joint...
Needles. Blood. Tears. Band-Aids. Usually, this is the standard protocol for young kids receiving a shot. Children are begrudgingly dragged into the dreaded doctor’s office, sick with anticipation for...
There are 194 million people fully vaccinated in the US helping to combat COVID-19 and lessening the impacts of the pandemic. Although this number may seem like a substantial number of Americans, this...
Lea Rivel ’22, Social Media Director
• November 22, 2021
Staples High School has required students and staff to wear masks in the building ever since the return to school in fall of 2020. This mandate is currently in place for schools in Connecticut but not...
Staples High School offered a booster shot clinic on Nov. 17 following the announcement that teachers were eligible to receive it as of Sept. 24.
Despite the low transmission rates in school, many...
I think that everyone here agrees that these past few years of school have been full of stress and hardship. We’ve all had to adapt to COVID-19 in several drastic changes to our usual school routines...
Staples will participate in Voice4Change, an initiative in state educational financing, which allows students to craft, campaign for and vote on budget proposals for how to spend $20,000 allocated to each...
Westport First Selectman Jim Marpe rescinded Executive Orders #9 and #10 and lifted the mask mandate for indoor public settings on Nov. 4, effective immediately. Westport has been in the gray category...
Governor Lamont announced the rollout of the “Screen and Stay” initiative for Connecticut schools on Nov. 4. For schools that choose to participate, unvaccinated or partially vaccinated students and...
Staples continues to bring back many opportunities for students that were canceled last school year due to the pandemic. We are back to a 100% in-person student life with very little mitigation;...
Walking through the cafeteria in wave one or two to grab Jerk Chicken, I often forget whether I’m a student or inside a pack of sardines. It’s no surprise that oftentimes, lunch can get really busy...
Starting Nov. 4, the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine will be available to children 5-11 years of age.
The vaccine will be administered in two dosages. Each dose is a reduced 10 milligrams in comparison...
While preparing for the return to in-person learning this fall, Staples administration was sure to enact several CDC guidelines in attempts to prevent COVID-19.
But we truly owe our safety to our...
