![The now empty and signless Saugatuck Sweets building, having closed December 17th after years of quiet struggle.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Screen-Shot-2023-12-22-at-11.15.01-AM-1200x897.png)
Saugatuck Sweets closes after 11 years in Westport
Elsa D’Elia ’25, Staff Writer
• December 22, 2023
![Students Daisy Fording ’24 and Teddy Deutsch ’24 prepare for their first ever language midterm.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Screen-Shot-2022-11-21-at-5.36.54-PM-900x667.png)
Real midterms serve as a new, necessary challenge to student body
Mia Kirkorsky '24, Business Manager
• November 21, 2022
![During remote learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic, countless students had trouble with motivation, leading to assignments not being completed.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Screen-Shot-2022-11-15-at-10.52.06-AM-900x688.png)
Missing assignments decrease with post-pandemic schooling
Demi Sasson ’25, Paper Opinions Editor
• November 15, 2022
![Staples High School plans to hold midterm exams from Jan 19-Jan 26.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Screen-Shot-2022-01-27-at-9.01.32-PM-900x613.png)
Maintaining midterms benefits Staples students
Jalen St. Fort '22, Staff Writer
• January 27, 2022
![Marshalls has holiday decorations for Thanksgiving and Hanukkah on display, even though it is only October.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Screen-Shot-2021-10-29-at-10.32.18-AM-676x900.png)
COVID-19 pandemic holds the blame for a rushed holiday season
Paige Tighe ’24, Editor in Chief
• October 29, 2021
![Traditional campus tours are still limited because of COVID-19 regulations, but schools like Washington University in St. Louis (above) are beginning to offer self-guided tours. Visitors are given maps, phone apps or instructions to take them around to staple landmarks on campus.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Screen-Shot-2021-09-24-at-6.32.55-PM.png)
Pandemic college exploration proves insufficient
Aidan Rogers ’22
• September 24, 2021
![The schedule rotates between eight periods, dropping two a day. There is a built-in communication time on days without connections.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Screen-Shot-2021-09-24-at-6.27.58-PM.png)
Pro: New schedule offers valuable change to school year
Gabriella Gerig ’23, Staff Writer
• September 24, 2021
![In the state of Connecticut, 63% of the population has received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. Despite the worries from the beginning, many individuals have gotten the vaccine.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Screen-Shot-2021-06-07-at-2.55.31-PM-681x900.png)
Students reflect on vaccine controversy
Emma Smith '22, Staff Writer
• June 7, 2021
![While currently masks are required in school classrooms across the state until the end of the school year, the case may be very different come August.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Screen-Shot-2021-06-02-at-8.24.25-AM-900x654.png)
Time to re-enter the world, vaccinated and maskless
Finnegan Courtney ’23, Executive TV Producer
• June 2, 2021
![All Connecticut residents ages 16 and over will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine by April 5, according to Governor Lamont.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/oTtEjEGdlYoP0JNo3z31wOttPOwQfxPe_XWMOc98FcWzBYbprCSQRMhY93pvA-4StSUc3yQ89MajB9J1zuA831CSgHkwShEdnJWEVxs4H1mM4Hy8PcQWfLj6UmWeu2pxKN0QZr7-900x599.png)
Lamont announces acceleration in Connecticut vaccine rollout
Lea Rivel '22, Social Media Director
• May 27, 2021
![Eli Shorrock ’22 enjoys the new schedule format because he can get more work done during class time. Although, sometimes he gets antsy during the long periods.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screen-Shot-2021-05-25-at-7.07.30-PM.png)
New block schedule provides positive take-away from pandemic
Jess Leon ’22, Staff Writer
• May 26, 2021
![On March 18, 2020, almost two weeks after the party where my family contracted Covid-19, my family and I were able to get our first Covid-19 tests at a drive through testing center at Bedford Middle School.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screen-Shot-2021-05-07-at-9.39.14-AM.png)
Stigma against contracting Covid-19 has grown overtime
Lily Caplan ’22, Managing Editor
• May 7, 2021
![The COVID-19 relief plan money will be allocated into five different sections of investment. More specific information can be found on Connecticut’s Official State Website.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Screen-Shot-2021-04-30-at-11.53.29-AM-705x900.png)
Lamont introduces new COVID-19 relief plan
Gabriella Gerig ’23, Paper Sports Editor
• April 30, 2021
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