![This was taken on a Monday evening in San Diego. We went on our daily walk around the neighborhood after my two family friends had finished school, by this time I was long done with school and had finished all my homework. I would usually do my work while everyone was still in school, to get it out of the way.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/WL7wFrma7I5kRvwYfaZr9elIvNEbOqf_XsqzzrdZBvs28_ZP-yGPmFkWX9BfA9wu1u-virCRqZ2UJArT-ly2-9GYXqFdPdc31Py7xHlXHL45hRBzUIIu0Nkxtk8e5ChhSxxRWaJN-900x677.png)
Online school from California provided needed mental break
Lily Caplan ’22, Managing Editor
• February 12, 2021
![Full return to school ideal, provides better education](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Screen-Shot-2021-02-11-at-7.56.24-PM-609x900.png)
Full return to school ideal, provides better education
Anastasia Thumser ’22, Web News Editor
• February 11, 2021
![APO attendance code grants students unprecedented freedom](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Screen-Shot-2020-12-18-at-12.00.12-PM.png)
APO attendance code grants students unprecedented freedom
Rachel Suggs '21 and Natalie Bandura '22, Web Managing Editor and Paper News Editor
• December 18, 2020
![Students can slow the spread of COVID-19 by taking measures such as having “Zoom holidays” with their families. Otherwise, many are at risk for contracting COVID; the schools must take preventative measures (such as closing until the new year) in order to ensure our safety.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Screen-Shot-2020-11-25-at-12.42.01-PM.png)
Students should not return to schools until after holiday season
Julia Herlyn '23, Staff Writer
• November 25, 2020
![Online learning and the hybrid model has changed the way students learn and teachers teach. For that reason, it is necessary that teachers recognize the struggles of managing online learning while they are grading.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/02_n8lsADd0GwHEEgdFHDup-3ZYvm4k9DikjL1pB8aE4STVe9OB15zN8N_DSMEGU8WNyA0vGJ2j6SFcshdunbme8MrWFL-L5TNy4GqLFye5t4Ssqz3EkUmT9tbzBmZLxvNcmsqSM-416x900.png)
Teachers maintaining logical, fair hybrid grading policy essential
Tierney Kugel ’22, Paper News Editor
• October 26, 2020
![Students are able to utilize various applications to cheat (and violate academic integrity) during the hybrid model and distance learning. This inhibits students’ understanding of material and falsely represents their mastery in a concept.
Graphic by Julia Herlyn ’23](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AqjrqQ4CJbVHdnz7SopbZAdd1kXNvwlhCvhqd4Iwzv_VineXcMDkxw7ZibUCBUdL7C6LI_q0icXKfSd7PNneAxy5gS7AfgjDDLX-1fLhA2T5h5lQidvr3mTraxtbET1GlewPntvr-900x800.jpg)
Academic integrity suffers in age of COVID-19, distance learning
Julia Herlyn ’23, Editor-in-Chief
• October 25, 2020
![The Westport school district has debated the most effective and safe way to handle the COVID-19 pandemic since March, when schools first closed in order to protect students and staff.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/OwlodDEXJHfO58JJ0qdp5bGmuj4k-SgyEhBDGdiHSQTzwSo-fKwipiJ0cKnzh_hFeAYTIRos2FxWad8c9YiRNnmSkIRDWqqC7HdEYgj9dQYxQzTlCzTOWqzRIFhkUkQS4YVffP0Z-569x900.png)
Delayed reopening of Staples detrimental, requires reevaluation
Anastasia Thumser ’22, Web News Editor
• October 25, 2020
Issues with 80-minute periods need to be addressed
Tierney Kugel '22, Paper Arts Editor
• October 2, 2020
Full-time remote students need more direct attention
Rachel Suggs '21, Paper A&E Editor
• October 2, 2020
![School closures highlight economic inequality across Connecticut](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-23-at-10.01.18-AM-900x460.png)
School closures highlight economic inequality across Connecticut
Claire Redmer '21, Editor-in-Chief
• June 22, 2020
Quarter four grade weight reduction may demotivate frustrated students
Maya Hruskar '23, Paper Opinions Editor
• May 15, 2020
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