By Kevin Ludy '19
The 2016-2017 school year is coming to a close and students are getting ready for summer, but one thing is spoiling the joyous mood: summer assignments. Every year, Staples releases...
Cate Casparius '19
In an attempt to please the students and parents of Staples High School, the administration seems to be damned if they do and damned if they don’t.
I have an incredible amount...
By: Eliza Goldberg '17 Creative Director
I, like most high school students, am plagued with a perpetual feeling of exhaustion every time I step foot into the Staples High School building. Over the...
What is senioritis?
Senior(noun) is defined as holding a high position, in this case it's a fourth year student on the verge of graduating high school. The Suffix -itis is classified as an inflammatory...
When the clock in the locker-room strikes 5:21 a.m., I, along with many other Staples athletes, am preparing for a morning practice. While the rest of Staples is asleep in cozy, comfy beds, this select...
It is now nearing the end of March of my senior year, and my long, treacherous journey through high school is almost behind me. In two short months I will be saying my goodbyes to my teachers, the table...
Imagine this: you are sitting down at your desk or wherever you do homework, furiously trying to rip out your hair because you just can’t take school anymore. Now, take a moment to pause and breathe....
Many feel lucky that we are stepping out of the flu season at this time of year, but we are stepping into prime-time for a much more serious disease: senioritis. Washing your hands won’t save you, even...
Ah, CAPT. Those pesky tests in mid-March that left sophomores drained while the rest of the school caught a few extra hours of sleep. I relished those days when the earliest I had to be in school was a...
Alix Sommers, Assistant Business Manager
• December 10, 2014
Spending the night hunched over the toilet with a grumbling stomach and fever of 102 degrees calls for a day that shouldn’t be spent at school. But even in such horrible condition, anxiety overwhelms...
The Resilience Project, run by the guidance department in an effort to help students cope with stress, is back for its third year in the Staples community.
The project was first introduced two years...
Getting school work done is never going to be fun. But how you choose to complete it can make the process a lot easier, specifically whether or not students prefer Microsoft Word or Google Drive. Some...
This Thanksgiving break may be homework free, if the Collaborative Team at Staples and the Resilience Project succeed in their efforts.
Collaborative Team is the behind-the-scenes group helping to run...
