![This chicken dish was grilled to perfection, and came topped with a delightful frisée salad. While the salad was a bit salty, it was a very welcoming dish that we would definitely order again.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Screenshot-2024-06-11-at-6.02.22-PM-1200x797.png)
Westport’s summer restaurant scene
Mia Bomback '25 and Zara Saliba '26
• June 11, 2024
![Zara Saliba ’26, Uma Choudhury ’26 and Caroline Banks ’26 at the Connecticut state National History Day competition at Central Connecticut State University. Their tri-fold poster on the medical and ethical impacts of HeLa cells earned them first place in the Senior Division Group Exhibit category.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Screen-Shot-2024-06-03-at-1.24.03-PM.png)
Sophomores win big at National History Day state competition, secure bid to nationals
Mia Bomback ’25, Managing Editor
• June 3, 2024
New York Times Games craze takes Staples
Mia Bomback ’25
• April 29, 2024
![More and more teenagers are turning to social media apps, such as Instagram, for information on world news and current events. However, 2-in-3 teenagers who get their news directly from news organizations say that doing so has helped them better understand current events.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Screenshot-2024-02-16-at-10.30.23 PM.png)
Peace out, Instagram: Deleting Instagram expanded my window to the world, eliminated FOMO
Mia Bomback ’25, Paper Features Editor
• February 16, 2024
Spreading kindness: passing out kind notes to unsuspecting students
Zara Saliba '26 and Mia Bomback ’25
• November 29, 2023
![The assessment makeup center is open to students after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screen-Shot-2023-10-26-at-9.08.19-AM.png)
Students utilize assessment makeup center after school hours
Mia Bomback ’25, Features Editor
• October 26, 2023
![This year, Staples Players will perform “The Prom” as their annual fall musical. “The Prom” is about a team of Broadway actors who embark on a small town to help a teenage girl forbidden from taking her girlfriend to her school dance.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-10-at-10.44.36-AM-e1696949200455.png)
From summer to spotlight: Staples Players undergo rigorous audition process
Mia Bomback ’25, Features Editor
• October 10, 2023
![From right to left: Emma Porzio ’23, Grace Fuori ’23, Brooke Devine ’23, Sasha Chamlin ’23, Emma Mechanic ’23, Genevieve Clark ’23, Jenny Bradshaw ‘’23, Carly Chamlin ’23 celebrate their last day as Staples students, wearing customized Staples sunglasses given to them at the picnic.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Screen-Shot-2023-05-22-at-10.56.33-AM.png)
One last hurrah: Staples holds picnic to celebrate senior class
Mia Bomback ’25, Paper Features Editor
• May 22, 2023
![The Make Me Free Initiative, created by Camille Kolek ’23, Miriam Hurley ’23 and Adelia Purcell ’23, will supply Staples High School bathrooms with complimentary period products. Currently, free period products are only available in the nurses’ office. Graphic by Mia Bomback 25.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Screen-Shot-2023-05-05-at-6.24.34-PM.png)
State approves funds for Make Me Free to implement Voice4Change-winning initiative
Mia Bomback ’25, Paper Features Editor
• May 5, 2023
![Elisa Feinman, behavior therapist, aids Browne in communication. Feinman helped deliver Browne’s heartfelt Father’s Day card.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Screenshot-2023-03-30-at-1.27.11-PM.png)
W. Browne flourishes with spelling board, transcends communication gap
Mia Bomback '25, Paper News Editor
• March 30, 2023
![Westport resident Jeni Paolella models for Bella Bridesmaids with hair styled by Whip Salon. Bella Bridesmaids is one of 20 local retail stores to participate in the fashion show.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Screen-Shot-2023-03-20-at-2.28.53-PM.png)
Westport strikes pose for Homes with Hope at Fashionably Westport
Mia Bomback ’25, Paper News Editor
• March 20, 2023
![Proposed Connecticut legislation would require parental consent for social media users under the age of 16 to sign up for popular social media platforms, including but not limited to, Snapchat, Instagram and TikTok.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Screen-Shot-2023-03-02-at-2.27.42-PM.png)
Proposed Connecticut legislature requires parental permission for young social media users
Mia Bomback ’25, Paper News Editor
• March 2, 2023
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