School closures highlight economic inequality across Connecticut
Claire Redmer '21, Editor-in-Chief
June 22, 2020
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont issued an executive order closing public schools on March 15, beginning an unprecedented time of completely online schooling. While this served as a dramatic change for all students, some school districts faced a particularly difficult transition due to their funding and resour...
Reopening economy will save more lives than national lockdown
Graham Wood '20, Staff Writer
June 3, 2020
It’s been three months since Staples closed its doors in response to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. Staples students, Westport residents and essentially the rest of America have locked up and stayed in their homes as shelter-in-place orders have swept across the nation. With the exception ...
Exploring pandemic responses, which one is best?
Graham Wood '20 & Prasaus Yeager '22, Staff Writer & Opinion Editor
May 22, 2020
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Exploring pandemic responses, which one is best?
Graham Wood '20 and Prasaus Yeager '22, Staff Writer and Paper Opinions Editor
May 21, 2020
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Coronavirus brings college students back to Westport
Maria Engler '22, Web Opinions Editor
May 8, 2020
Having to adapt to a new normality during the coronavirus pandemic has not come easily. With schools and universities nationwide being forced to close down, many students have had to pack up their dorm rooms and head back to Westport to continue their learning. The uncertainty surrounding th...
Coronavirus highlights importance of optimism
Kaela Dockray '20, Managing Editor
April 30, 2020
Making sense of these past few weeks has not been easy. From the lines of anxious shoppers donning masks outside grocery stores to headlines stating that the coronavirus’ death toll has now surpassed 50,000 in the US alone, it feels as though we are living in a dystopian universe taken from a scene...
Westport needs community during pandemic
Charlotte Armstrong '21 and Tallula Stvan '21
March 27, 2020
Distance Learning fills the void
Lauren Hassell '22, Web Features Editor
March 23, 2020
Staples High School and many other schools around the world have been forced to take up e-Learning, whether students are ready for the transition or not. In the midst of the coronavirus or COVID-19 outbreak, schools have been urged to close their doors. These closures that may last days, weeks or even...
Lamont declares state of emergency, braces for COVID-19 pandemic
Eddie Kiev '20, Web Managing Editor
March 10, 2020
Governor Ned Lamont declared both a public health emergency and a civil preparedness emergency Tuesday afternoon following two confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Connecticut. The former grants the state legal power over quarantine, while the latter gives the governor power to restrict travel and close...
Loading ...Claire Redmer '21, Editor-in-Chief
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont issued an executive order closing public schools on March 15, beginning an unprecedented time of completely online schooling. While this se...
Restaurants open socially distanced seating areas for Westporters
June 4, 2020
Reopening school in fall risky, should not be done
June 3, 2020
Reopening economy will save more lives than national lockdown
June 3, 2020
Connecticut reopening brings both worry and excitement
May 28, 2020
Lamont announces barbershops, hair salons delayed until June
May 28, 2020
