Coronavirus spreads near Connecticut
Giselle Oldani ’22, Web Arts Editor
February 7, 2020
The Massachusetts Department of Health confirmed a case of the coronavirus in Boston on Feb.1. A man contracted the virus through a visit to Wuhan, China and returned to the University of Massachusetts to immediately contact health officials. Concerns are low, as the man is recovering at h...
Uber’s safety report will help app-users stay alert
Abby Fleming '20, Staff Writer
December 18, 2019
Uber recently released a shocking report detailing the amount of sexual assaults, car crashes and other crimes that have taken place during Uber rides last year. There were 3,045 reported instances of sexual assault in 2018. This report was hard to read for a couple of reasons. Uber is extremely popular. I have it on my phone and I...
Westport’s First Selectman Jim Marpe details school safety in Westport
Ethan Frank '20
October 14, 2019
Sandy Hook promise posters posted around school promote school safety
Caroline Donohue '20, Business Director
October 11, 2019
Thirty-one posters were recently hung up around Staples to promote school security. The posters were organized by Kool 2 Be Kind (K2BK) through their new program “Say Something Hall of Fame” in accordance with the Sandy Hook Promise Foundation. These posters feature the name, fun fact and contact...
Reactionary school security measures lack foresight to prevent violence
Seth McCoy '19, Staff Writer
May 1, 2019
We live in a time where school-shootings have somehow become the mainstream. In this day and age, armed School Resource Officers (SROs) are just another staff member you pass in the cafeteria. As disgusting as it is, schools are a target for violence; last year, the US carried the weight of 113 schoo...
Popular Westport restaurants fail health inspection
Mia Daignault '20, Staff Writer
February 18, 2019
Five very popular Westport dining spots failed their health inspections in late December and early January. These restaurants include Parker Mansion, Sherwood Diner, Julian's Pizza Bar & Kitchen, Jeera Thai, Little Kitchen and Viva Zapata. The purpose of these health inspections are to address the healt...
Turf could be taking lives
October 12, 2018
By Carolyn Gray '19 During the season, the Staples football team spends their time after school strapping on their helmets, putting on their pads and practicing on their home turf for the next big game. The football team practices an average of six times per week, and yet these athletes ma...
Staples prepares for launch of Say Something app
October 4, 2018
By Lia Chen '20 “Say Something,” an app designed as a platform to anonymously to report threats, will launch on Oct. 5 to Staples students. According to Sandy Hook Promise, the developers of the app, “Say Something” will allow students to submit “secure and anonymous safety concerns to help ...
Coleytown staff and students fall ill and forced evacuation
September 19, 2018
Rebecca Kanfer ’21 The students and staff at Coleytown Middle School were evacuated Monday Sept. 17, forcing shutdown of middle school for the rest of the week. Reports of several staff members and a student feeling ill at the middle school on Monday raised concerns. The school called the Westport...
Lockdown drills attempt to improve school safety
March 21, 2018
by Caroline Donohue '20 Lockdown drills are utilized in typical education systems to prepare for urgent circumstances where danger may be imminent. On Feb. 27, while circumstances didn’t warrant a lockdown, students and staff at Staples High School underwent a “shelter in place” due to a threat...
Recent gun violence leads to closed doors and opened minds
March 14, 2018
By: Emma Van Riper ’20 Gun violence threats have drawn attention to the flaws in the current security measures that are taken at school. The best way to prevent gun violence in school is to work out a process to handle anonymous tips and to launch an educational program to ensure that people unders...
Growing fox population inhabits Westport residents
March 14, 2018
Isabella Bullock '19 A new fox population problem has occured in Connecticut. These foxes, particularity red foxes, have become overly abundant in the state and have caused damages, even in Westport. “I saw a fox when I was leaving school,” Alexis Tuccinardi ’19 said. According to Department...
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Although tennis may keep her busy at times, Giselle Oldani ’22 is ready to take on her role of Web Arts Editor for Inklings. She is beginning her first year of Advanced Journalism where she hopes to...