Westport Public Schools first introduced a phone ban in November 2025.  According to the Board of Education, screen time was a fundamental issue for  socialization and a distraction from learning, and...

One-Acts is unlike any other theater production Staples puts on throughout the year. Instead of big casts, complex sets and a stage crew, One-Acts does it all itself. Led by students in the Theatre 3:...

Westport’s Balducci’s is set to close no later than Feb. 28, an announcement said. A notice was sent to Jen Tooker, first selectwoman at the time of the news, announcing the closing of the Westport...

The New York Times games fully captivated the attention of audiences across the world these last couple of years. So when users woke up on Aug. 26. to see their beloved game under a $6 a month pay wall,...

With only 30 days left, group leader and trip organizer – chemistry teacher Dominick Messina – scrambled to put together an entirely new agenda to replace one that was a year in the making. The original...

Staples’ chamber orchestra held their first concert of the 2023-24 school year at Saugatuck Elementary School on Oct. 25. The concert started at 7 p.m. and included four songs: “Concerto for Two Violins...

Imagine what it would be like to have a thousand thoughts swarming around your head without the ability to voice them. For 14 years, this is what life was like for Wynston Browne ’25, the science-loving,...

It's that time of year again. As you walk the halls of Staples High School, you can almost smell the anxiety wafting through the halls, drifting from room to room; the terrified anticipation is so thick...

Teacher Appreciation week was created by the National Parent Teacher Association in 1984. The week takes place every year from May 2-6. This year marks the 38th year of the week being recognized. This...

Over the first two weeks of May, students will complete exams for their AP classes, which is only one week after returning from the sunny beaches visited during April break. As a result, many students...