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Varsity team members and Coach driving in a golf cart around the course before falling to Trumbull on May 8.

Girls’ golf swings their way to 6th in state

Celia Moccia ’27, Staff Writer May 20, 2025

With hard work, skill and a whole lot of drive, the Staples girls’ golf team climbed their way up to sixth in the state.  So, what is this dream team’s secret to their victories and success? Well,...

This USC Speak Your Mind Challenge isn’t just a trend,  it’s a reminder to speak up, check in, and support mental health.

Silence after the splash: The real message behind the USC Ice Bucket Challenge is being lost

Sophia Jaramillo ’27, Staff Writer May 19, 2025

If you’ve been on social media in the past month, you’ve probably scrolled past video after video of friends and students drenching themselves in freezing water and tagging others to do the same like...

Packet of Zyns

Growing popularity of Zyn nicotine packets among teenagers create health risks, raising concerns

Celia Moccia ’27, Staff Writer April 3, 2025

In a world where nicotine consumption is growing more and more popular beyond cigarettes and vapes, Zyns are taking nicotine consumers by storm, showing up in convenience stores all over as they are marketed...

While we spend our holiday seasons celebrating our families and friends that play such an important role in our lives, there are others in our lives that also deserve to be acknowledged and appreciated: the strangers we interact with. These interactions have helped shape me into the person I am today and have helped me get through some of my hardest moments.

An ode to the strangers in my life

Lily Hultgren ’25, Editor-in-Chief January 6, 2025

From Thanksgiving to New Year's Day, the holiday season is a time of appreciation. A celebration of all of the family and friends in our lives as we surround ourselves with loved ones and take part in...

QPR Training takes place in junior health classes this week

Juniors partake in QPR Training during health classes

Lila Boroujerdi ’26, Web Features Editor October 7, 2024

Juniors have been participating in Question, Persuade and Respond (QPR) Training led by Margaret Watt, a Prevention Director at Positive Directions, in their health classes since Monday, Sept. 30. Located...

Graphic of Ribbon in which TAG will be planning to hand out to Staples’ students in honor of September being Suicide Prevention Month

Raising a ribbon for suicide prevention month

Anna Petrosino ’26, Paper Editor September 23, 2024

Suicide is the second leading cause of death in the U.S. among 12-18 years, with over 22% of high school students having seriously considered attempting suicide during 2021, according to the Centers for...

In people with SAD, changes in serotonin and melatonin disrupt normal daily rhythms. As a result, they can no longer adjust to seasonal changes in day length, leading to sleep, mood, and behavior changes.

Seasonal affective disorder: why we need to talk about mental health in fall

Olivia Saw ’26, Assistant Business Manager September 17, 2024

Every fall, I’m told that there’s always a shift in my mood. Although my TikTok is flooded with videos romanticizing the season, and my Instagram is filled with exclusive fall recipes and treats, it...

The St. Vincent’s Behavioral Health Center sits at 47 Long Lots Road, just around the corner from Staples. On Sep. 10, a St. Vincent’s patient absconded supervision and was found an hour later on Compo Road South. The manhunt and police protocols impacted dismissal times for Westport Public Schools in the Long Lots area.

BREAKING NEWS: Police locate escaped behavioral health patient, manhunt causes school dismissal delays

Nina Bowens ’25, Editor-in-Chief September 11, 2024

A manhunt for an escaped patient from St. Vincent's Behavioral Health Medical Center on Long Lots Road around 2:45 p.m. yesterday caused roughly 20-minute delays for middle school dismissals in the at-risk...

The Teen Awareness Group’s annual Get Real Day event takes place on May 8. There will be a drunk driving simulation, speakers and resources on substance abuse.

Get Real Day tackles mental health, substance abuse

Lily Rimm ’25, Associate Managing Editor May 7, 2024

Amid the bustling hallways and AP exams, there’s a buzz of anticipation as May approaches. It's a month that marks more than just the transition from spring to summer— it serves as the catalyst for...

The 2022-2023 student ID cards (left) include the daily rotation schedule on the back. For the 2023-2024 student ID cards (right), this information is replaced by four emergency contacts, including the suicide and crisis lifeline.

CT law requires student ID to include emergency contacts

Ava Cordella ’24, Associate Managing Editor October 26, 2023

Student ID cards for the 2023-2024 school year now include four emergency contacts on the back, following a new law effective July 1, 2023, passed by the Connecticut General Assembly. The law states...

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