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American Lung Association names Fairfield County one of most polluted counties

American Lung Association names Fairfield County one of most polluted counties

April 27, 2018

By Chelsea Fox '19 Fairfield County was rated as one of the most air polluted counties in the United States in a 2018 report from the American Lung Association that came out earlier this month, with...

An urgent message to parents: stop idling your cars

An urgent message to parents: stop idling your cars

April 10, 2018

By Ian Bernstein ’18   As anxious moms tap on their steering wheels and wait in the pick-up line for their precious children to exit the school building, they can’t help but leave their...

The chilling effects of global warming

The chilling effects of global warming

January 20, 2018

By Arin Garland '18

Green Day 2017

Green Day 2017

May 10, 2017

Video by Nicole Dienst '18

[April 2017] O’Brien engineers a love for plants using his passion for theatre

[April 2017] O’Brien engineers a love for plants using his passion for theatre

April 21, 2017

By: Alice Hickson '17 It’s a Sunday afternoon and James O’Brien ’17 is in his garage, picking away at his list. Not a list of school work or overdue assignments, but an eclectic collection of...

Niño and global weirding: Discovering the truth about this “hot” topic

Niño and global weirding: Discovering the truth about this “hot” topic

Claire Dinshaw, Editor February 12, 2016

Intro This winter has been categorized by near-balmy weather systems and little to no snowfall. These are characteristics that normally make-up a Connecticut spring -- not winter. The reason for...

Reusable water bottles ‘pour’ back into Staples, but not for everyone

Reusable water bottles ‘pour’ back into Staples, but not for everyone

Nicole Shapiro, Staff Writer January 8, 2016

Staples students could have always gotten the plastic water bottles in the cafeteria, but now students are ditching the over-priced water and helping the environment by bringing their own reusable water...

Volkswagen scandal surprises students

Volkswagen scandal surprises students

Sophie Call, Staff Writer October 12, 2015

On Sept. 23, 2015 Volkswagen admitted that over 11 million diesel cars sold worldwide were fitted with an algorithm to fool regulators. These regulators were meant to measure the amount of nitrogen oxide...

Michael Aitkenhead poses for a picture in the big tent due to the rain.

Wakeman Town Farm celebrates Harvest Festival

Hannah Bjorkman, Staff Writer September 29, 2015

With rain and gusty winds, the Wakeman Town Farm Harvest Fest took place on Saturday, September 12 on the site of the historic home originally built in 1888. Each year this imposing event raises operational...

Hundreds of protesters have opposed the drilling of the Keystone XL pipeline. Photo courtesy of MCT Campus.

A pipeline to productivity

Zach McCarthy, Web News February 14, 2015

Congress finally (sort of) agreed on something! It’s too bad it’s something Americans don’t quite agree on. This week, the House of Representatives passed a bill that greenlighted the Keystone XL...

Peter Boyd enlightens Staples students

Peter Boyd enlightens Staples students

Margaux MacColl, Features Editor October 21, 2014

Staples students filled the seats of the Westport Arts Center on Friday, Oct. 17 to hear Peter Boyd, COO of the organization the Carbon War Room, speak about the contributors and solutions to climate change. The...

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