![Staples held junior prom for the class of 2025. The prom was themed ‘Casino Night’ and many students spent their night on the dance floor and participating in fun activities.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-24-at-2.42.51-PM.png)
Staples class of ’25 takes on Junior Prom
Nash Teran '25
• May 24, 2024
![The idea of money in exchange for a “night to remember” feels outdated for the modern state of Prom at Staples.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-24-at-9.15.29 AM.png)
Prom costs pay for moments, not materialism
Alex Gaines ’25, Creative Director
• May 24, 2024
Prom preparations, 2 trends sweep junior class
Anna Kercher ’25 and Sophia Reeves '25
• May 22, 2024
![As a part of her design process, Flynn sketched out plans for the dress she is going to wear to junior prom.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-16-at-2.30.10 PM.png)
Staples “Casino Night” Junior Prom nears, leaves students with mixed emotions.
Elsa D’Elia ’25, Staff Writer
• May 16, 2024
![As the spring quickly approaches, dances are an integral part of Staples tradition. People, however, tend to gloss over the fact that their dresses are often one of the largest perpetrators of fast fashion, leading to environmental catastrophe.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Screen-Shot-2023-02-12-at-11.52.43-PM-900x622.png)
School dances: fast fashion triggers environmental response
Caitlin Jacob ’24, Paper Features Editor
• February 13, 2023
![Winged Monkey in Westport displays its prom dress collections, as schools in Fairfield County have both junior and senior proms coming up this spring. Some schools have a short dress theme for their prom, and others are choosing long dresses. These themes can even vary based on age. For example, at Staples, the junior girls are wearing short dresses to their prom while the senior girls are wearing long dresses.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Screen-Shot-2022-05-06-at-10.51.34-AM.png)
Prom dress peril: the search for the perfect dress
Izzy Sareen '22, Staff Writer
• May 6, 2022
![After getting ready, most students will take pictures before going to the prom.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Screen-Shot-2022-05-04-at-9.10.26-AM.png)
Senior prom sets unnecessarily expensive standard of beauty
Lia Gordon ’22, Paper Opinions Editor
• May 4, 2022
![The County Assemblies voted that they felt it was best to cancel the dance for juniors this year because of underfunding and the pandemic. The dance, presumably, will return in the future.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Screen-Shot-2021-10-25-at-9.21.10-AM.png)
Counties dance excludes other communities
Emily Goldstein '23, Paper Features Editor
• October 25, 2021
![2021 senior prom continues on despite COVID-19.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screen-Shot-2021-05-27-at-11.58.36-AM.png)
Senior Prom exceeds expectations despite COVID restrictions
Julia Leitner ’23, Web Sports Editor
• May 27, 2021
![Staying at home proves more difficult than it initially seemed, even for introverts.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Screen-Shot-2020-04-20-at-4.30.15-PM.png)
Coming to terms with life under lockdown
Abby Fleming '20, Opinions Editor
• April 20, 2020
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