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AP test costs aggravate students

AP test costs aggravate students

Andrew Vester, Staff Writer March 17, 2016

For students who have taken AP tests, the feeling of taking them is all too familiar.  After grinding to keep up with the accelerated, advanced content for the entire year, you get to spend your April...

What’s up with that

What’s up with that

Sarah Sommer, Features Editor June 3, 2015

Prom dances with ridiculousness, flirts with absurdity   According to a survey done by Visa, the average Northeastern prom-goer spends $1,104 on each dance. With that kind of money, you could...

Snapcash is straight-up stupid

Snapcash is straight-up stupid

Jimmy Ray Stagg, Web Creative Director December 4, 2014

It’s never good news to get a notification from “teamsnapchat.” Especially when it isn’t a national holiday. But on November 17, I decided to listen to what the app developers had in store. What...

Claire Smith ’15 proudly declares her opinion on Snapchat’s new Snapcash feature, which now allows for monetary exchange through the popular photo-taking app, both to the app’s account itself and to her instagram followers.

Staples withholds from snappy use of Snapcash

Ale Benjamin, Managing Editor November 24, 2014

On Monday, Nov. 17, the yellow Snapchat icon, familiar to many student smart phones, declared a notification. However, eager openers surprisingly found no friendly selfie – rather a message from “teamsnapchat”...

 Sweet deals come with bitter regrets

Sweet deals come with bitter regrets

Daniela Karpenos, Web News Editor November 10, 2014

I bend down to double-knot my laces. Scratch that—I go straight for the triple-knot. I fill my CamelBak HydroTanium water bottle to the brim—I’m going to need to stay hydrated. I hoist my premium,...

Working hard Anna Bene ’16 sells tea to a customer at David’s Tea. She stands in front of a variety of tea flavors that the store offers, including Chocolate Macaron and Cotton Candy.

Staples teens cash in on workforce experience

Brendan Massoud, Sports Editor October 10, 2014

According to the U.S. Census of 2012, just over 29 percent of all high school students ages 16 and above are employed in some fashion year-round. Following suit, Staples High School possesses quite a few...

CLUELESS: Personal Finance Course Aims to Teach Students How to Manage their Money

December 7, 2010
New Personal Finance course aims to teach students how to manage their monetary accounts.

Jock Talk: For the NFL Money is Everything

October 25, 2010
Jesse Heussner '11 examines why the NFL is not thinking about the health of players despite the recent policy change on hard hits
A Game Of Numbers: How Financial Strength Plays A Crucial Role in Determining A Town’s Athletic Success

A Game Of Numbers: How Financial Strength Plays A Crucial Role in Determining A Town’s Athletic Success

April 16, 2010
DJ Sixsmith '11 investigates how finanical strength affects the success rate of high school athletics.
A wallet possessing credit cards, this is typical with many Staples students. | Photo from www.sxc.hu

Getting Carded: Staples Students Experiment With Money Management

February 24, 2010
Annie Nelson '11 shows how credit cards are given to and used by many Staples students.
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