When asked about his time as the head coach of the Staples boys’ soccer varsity team, a wide smile spreads across Dan Woog’s ’71 face and his eyes light up as he talks about his sport. However, after...
What instruments do you play and what inspired you to start playing?
I've played viola for almost 10 years now. I play violin and piano as well. I chose the viola originally because I wanted to have...
I’ve always cried over the Sun setting at 4:30 in the evening and dug my head further and further under the covers as the temperatures outside dropped. The mundane darkness of our cold Connecticut winters...
Chess is an individual game, the board acting as a battle-ground between two calculating minds employing wit and strategy, both striving to gain the upperhand. Nonetheless, the Staples chess team has found...
There are hardly any musical albums that can make me simultaneously cry, scream and dance. Yet, in Olivia Rodrigo’s new album, “SOUR,” which was released on May 14, she manages to evoke and convey...
I love Taylor Swift. She was my most listened to artist of 2020, and I’ve seen her documentary, “Miss Americana,” more times than I can count. Just three months ago I wrote a rave review of her album,...
