Public libraries should close due to coronavirus despite inconvenience caused
Chloe Murray '22, Staff Writer
March 23, 2020
Amidst the chaos of the coronavirus, Westport has closed all public facilities. Beaches, parks, stores, restaurants and libraries are all among the places that have been shut down. Obviously the closure of these facilities is not convenient for anyone, but people who rely on libraries for computers and the...
Lauren Tarshis inspires kids through historic graphic novels
Lily Caplan '22, Staff Writer
March 10, 2020
Most Staples’ students know the book series, “I Survived” by Lauren Tarshis ’81; little do they know she is a Westport native. Tarshis is the Senior Vice President and Editor-in-Chief of Scholastic Magazine. Her first series was “Emma Jean Lazarus, Fell Out of a Tree” and she then began th...
Students take advantage of Westport’s educational environments
Molly Gold ’21 and Chelsea Strober ’21
January 16, 2020
Recording studio in library hopes to amplify experience for all
Marina Engler '21, Staff Writer
January 14, 2020
Nestled in the newly constructed Westport Public Library, sits a recording studio named after one of Staples’s very own, Justin Paul. The Justin Nobel Paul recording studio gives people a space to record and produce beyond their imagination. The recording studio is the newest addition to the library, and ...
Mark Yurkiw wows the Westport Library with his unique approach to art
Evi Tarshis '20, Paper Arts Editor
January 13, 2020
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Library spices up students’ days through weekly activities
Marlo von der Ahe '20 and Siri Kanter '20
October 14, 2019
Banned books surprise Staples students; why were they banned once before?
October 7, 2018
By Lucy Arrow '21 ...
Staples Library promotes ‘banned books’ in light of National Banned Book Week
September 27, 2018
Emily Stone '20 The Staples High School Library has been participating in the National Banned Books Week throughout this week. The library staff has promoted several banned books with large stickers between steps on the main staircase, such as “13 Reasons Why”, “Pride and Prejudice”, and ...
Riverwalk opening marks progress in library’s transformation project
June 15, 2018
By Anna Rhoads '19 ...
Loading ...Katie Simons ’22, News Editor
Coleytown Elementary School (CES) closed down on Sept. 11 after a staff member tested positive for Coronavirus just three days after opening the school to students for the first time since March The district plans to reo...
High school football players protest in Hartford over season’s cancellation
September 11, 2020
School closures highlight economic inequality across Connecticut
June 22, 2020
Restaurants open socially distanced seating areas for Westporters
June 4, 2020
Reopening school in fall risky, should not be done
June 3, 2020
Reopening economy will save more lives than national lockdown
June 3, 2020
