![On Feb. 27, gathered on North Avenue across from Staples High School and Bedford Middle School to peacefully protest against racism and discrimination in Westport Public Schools. The protest lasted from 7:30-8:30 a.m.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-23-at-9.20.49-AM.png)
Westport Public Schools face accusations of racism
Lily Hultgren '25 and Zoe Alpert ’25
• April 23, 2024
Girls’ indoor track races through Adidas Nationals
Lily Hultgren ’25, Paper Features Editor
• March 27, 2024
![Superintendent of Westport Public Schools Thomas Scarice was one of the administrators that spoke at the event.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot-2024-03-21-090754.png)
Community reacts to event addressing antisemitism, racism, bias in Westport Public Schools
Lily Hultgren ’25, Paper Features Editor
• March 21, 2024
![By regularly following the news, teens are able to stay more informed with what is going on in the world. Today, teens can have access to the news even on their phones, where they are able to view news articles, broadcasts and more from a variety of different publications.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Screenshot-2024-02-06-at-5.28.02 PM.png)
Why teens should make an effort to follow the news
Lily Hultgren '25, Paper Features Editor
• February 6, 2024
Holiday surprises: students share most unique holiday gifts
Ayaan Olasewere ’25 and Lily Hultgren ’25
• December 20, 2023
![Art teacher Stephanie Sileo’s Printmaking and Studio Art Foundations classes created printmaking pieces using LEGOs.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Screenshot-2023-12-18-at-12.45.52 PM.png)
New projects, recently added classes, independent exploration: art department welcomes variety of creative opportunities
Lily Hultgren '25, Paper Features Editor
• December 18, 2023
Students reflect on first quarter of school year
Lily Hultgren ’25, Paper Features Editor
• October 24, 2023
![Many attendees at the American Parkinson Disease (APDA) Connecticut Chapter’s Optimism Walk come to support friends or family members of theirs who have Parkinson’s disease.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-10-at-11.00.36-AM.png)
American Parkinson Disease Association Optimism Walk celebrates community
Lily Hultgren '25, Paper Features Editor
• October 10, 2023
![Even though I am half Thai, I often feel like I don’t have a right to say I am as I am not “Asian enough.” I don’t speak Thai, I don’t know that much about the culture and I was born and raised in the U.S. These reasons make me feel as if I am an imposter when I say that I am biracial.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Screenshot-2023-05-12-at-2.16.17-PM.png)
Embracing biracial identity involves conversation, acceptance
Lily Hultgren '25, Paper Features Editor
• June 14, 2023
![Fairfield County offers many different hiking locations. The ones I reccommend are all family and beginner friendly hikes that offer opportunities to explore nature such as the hikes at Wilton Town Forest (pictures above) in Wilton, Connecticut.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Screen-Shot-2023-06-02-at-1.55.18-PM.png)
Exploring Fairfield County: Five family-friendly destinations to hike
Lily Hultgren ’25, Paper Features Editor
• June 2, 2023
![The girls’ tennis team comes together for a pre-match team huddle at home.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Screen-Shot-2023-05-16-at-2.31.52-PM.png)
Girls’ tennis bounces back, bonds as team
Lily Hultgren ’25, Paper Features Editor
• May 16, 2023
![In 2022, 183 seniors received the Seal of Biliteracy. An additional 117 juniors were also qualified to earn the Seal. The Class of 2018 were the first Staples students to obtain the Seal of Biliteracy after Governor Dannel Malloy signed Public Act 17-29 on June 6, 2017, which established the Connecticut Seal of Biliteracy. Graphic by Lily Hultgren 25.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Screen-Shot-2023-02-16-at-1.46.19-PM.png)
Seal of Biliteracy assessment approaches, teachers, students reflect
Lily Hultgren ’25, Paper Features Editor
• February 16, 2023
![I was finally given a phone right before I started high school. It definitely comes in handy when it comes to texting my mom when to pick me up from after school activities or using it to help scan documents to submit for school work. But these are all uses that I didn’t require in middle school. The time my mom had to pick me up from after school activities was always consistent and my schoolwork never required a phone for assistance. Although I complained about not having a phone, now that I can take a step back and look rationally at my middle school experience, I never really needed one. It honestly benefited me more to not have one that it harmed me, if it even harmed me at all.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Screenshot-2023-02-07-at-3.28.19-PM.png)
Why I’m happy I was forced to wait until high school to get a phone
Lily Hultgren ’25, Features Editor
• February 7, 2023
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