![The ad hoc Superintendent’s Review Committee met in Town Hall on April 3 and 17, deciding to recommend to the Superintendent to keep three challenged books in the Staples library. The meetings were working meetings with no public comment. There was lower turnout to the second meeting as the Committee’s decision was previously made at the first, and the second was intended for editing and revising their recommendation letter. Photo taken by Lilly Weisz 23.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Screen-Shot-2023-05-05-at-6.10.20-PM.png)
Challenged books recommended to remain in school library by Superintendent’s Review Committee
Lilly Weisz '23, Creative Director
• May 5, 2023
![New restaurant Yuki Kitchen opened at 903 Post Road East in Westport in Nov., 2022. They serve Korean, Japanese and Chinese food.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Screenshot-2023-03-21-at-10.12.12-AM.png)
Yuki Kitchen cooks up homemade Korean, Japanese and Chinese cuisine
Lilly Weisz ’23, Creative Director
• March 21, 2023
![Many upperclassmen at Staples have opted for elective courses to fulfill their English credits.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Screen-Shot-2023-02-01-at-10.45.08-PM-356x900.png)
New English courses appeal to broader range of students
Lilly Weisz ’23, Creative Director
• February 1, 2023
![On Oct. 3, a Board of Education meeting was held regarding the status of several books containing LGBTQIA+ and sexual content. These books were debated on by several members of the Westport community.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/banned-books-graphic-588x900.png)
Staples library display incites community response at BOE meeting
Lilly Weisz '23, Creative Director
• October 20, 2022
![The Staples cafeteria removed the custom salad bar as a COVID-19 safety precaution. However, as we return to normal at school, so should our dining options.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Screen-Shot-2022-04-28-at-9.17.44-AM.png)
Staples student pines for Staples salad bar, hopes for return
Lilly Weisz ’23, Creative Director
• April 28, 2022
Staples Library celebrates reading with book bracket
Lilly Weisz ’23, Assistant Creative Director
• March 25, 2022
![Westport government addresses concerns over TEAM Westport, changes composition](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Screen-Shot-2022-03-15-at-4.04.01-PM-900x662.png)
Westport government addresses concerns over TEAM Westport, changes composition
Lilly Weisz '23, Creative Director
• March 15, 2022
![Gordon announced on Feb. 14 that he would be joining the race for Connecticut State Senator in District 26 after current State Senator Will Haskell publicized that he would not be running for a third term in 2022. Gordon has a BA from the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D./MBA from Columbia Law School and Columbia Business School. Gordon joins competitors Ceci Maher and Ken Bernhard.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Screen-Shot-2022-03-04-at-10.00.50-AM.png)
Gordon begins campaign for Connecticut State Senator
Lilly Weisz, Assistant Creative Director
• March 4, 2022
![Coleytown Elementary School (CES) is adding two portable classrooms to its property in order to address spatial concerns due to the growing populations of both CES and Stepping Stones Preschool (which is located inside of CES).](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Screen-Shot-2022-02-14-at-5.23.14-PM-900x437.png)
Portable classrooms at CES attempt to alleviate overpopulation
Lilly Weisz ’23 and Alex Gaines ’25
• February 14, 2022
![46 million turkeys are consumed by U.S. citizens on Thanksgiving. Altogether, the processing, domestic transport, retail refrigeration, home cooking and waste of turkey amounts to a hefty sum of carbon emissions.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Screen-Shot-2021-11-24-at-12.01.25-PM-351x900.png)
To eat turkey or not to eat turkey, that is the environmentalist’s question
Lilly Weisz ’23, Assistant Creative Director
• November 24, 2021
Fairfield County protests Texas’s Senate Bill 8
Lilly Weisz ’23, Assistant Creative Director
• October 31, 2021
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