![Students must still complete work, even when they’re supposed to be experiencing a break from school.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Screenshot-2023-12-18-at-12.16.36 PM.png)
Students deserve a stress-free break
Katherine Phelps ’25, Paper Opinions Editor
• December 18, 2023
![This is inside The Porch which is only a short walk from Staples High school. The spot provides a quiet environment that has both indoor and outdoor seating. However, if you want to study at The Porch, get there right after school because it closes at 4 p.m.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-27-at-4.13.59-PM.png)
Best places to study around Westport—not the library
Catie Campagnino ’26, Staff Writer
• October 27, 2023
![Quarter one is the most difficult for many students, and many stress out about and struggle to maintain a good first quarter grade.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/quarter1.png)
The quarter one conundrum; strategies to succeed when faced with the most difficult part of the year
Hannah Salpeter ’25, Staff Writer
• October 27, 2023
![On breaks and weekends, students are often overwhelmed by stress due to the rigorous academic expectations in Westport, which prompts students to constantly focus on school.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Screenshot-2022-12-13-at-1.02.27-PM-900x602.png)
Separation between school, life proves essential; teachers, parents must understand
Caitlin Jacob ’24, Staff Writer
• December 13, 2022
![This year, February recess begins on Feb. 18 and students will return to school on Feb. 28.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Screen-Shot-2022-03-02-at-4.01.54-PM-900x662.png)
Upperclassmen use February vacation to prepare for life after high school
Margot Richlin ’23, Web Opinions Editor
• March 2, 2022
![Staples students enrolled in the same level classes have a wide variation in the amount of homework they receive depending on their teacher. This is harmful to student health and school culture.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Screen-Shot-2021-10-29-at-10.02.14-AM.png)
Variations in workload vex Staples students
Lilly Weisz '23, Creative Director
• October 29, 2021
![Online schooling due to Coronavirus has become very challenging for many students, possibly even more challenging than regular school.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Screen-Shot-2020-03-27-at-5.55.40-PM.png)
Online school proves to be a challenge for students
Julia Kasabian '21, Web Arts Editor
• March 27, 2020
![A student shows her packed schedule with two of her AP classes being in the afternoon.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG_5909-675x900.jpg)
GFA eliminates AP courses
Rebecca Kanfer '21, Paper Sports Editor
• February 25, 2020
![Budgeting time for schoolwork is imperative](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/4972420374_fe6a7f2297_b-900x597.jpg)
Budgeting time for schoolwork is imperative
Hannah Bolandian ’19
• February 5, 2019
![A Staples High School senior works to complete hours of homework. Stanford University researchers identified between 90 and 150 minutes as the “optimal” amount of homework in 2014.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/q5RXF0zwg9wfW_qKcR9msHvqSQ_l1U7-6aZM9H-YX7C9Xn-M79mqFUe8Vf7ZrLGZWCe3TGLytcxaIc_iCRkPxwgltr03yF3DpVtGGxVmPRAXorgOhcDo6X6vjkVtRM7DzAH8oW76-900x675.jpg)
Homework volume does not correlate with rigor
Sophie Driscoll ’19
• January 16, 2019
![Take a break!](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Screen-Shot-2017-12-21-at-8.36.09-AM.png)
Take a break!
December 21, 2017
![Put down the pencil and go to bed](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Screen-Shot-2017-10-23-at-7.39.45-PM.png)
Put down the pencil and go to bed
October 23, 2017
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