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...
Coming to terms with life under lockdown
Abby Fleming '20, Opinions Editor
April 20, 2020
When Westporters found out it would be necessary to social distance to prevent the spread of COVID-19, I wasn’t worried. I have introverted tendencies and I like to think I’m an expert when it comes to being happy at home. So, while I worried a lot about our community’s health, I was confident in my a...
College Roomates: Search for your new best friend
Emma Van Riper '20, Social Media Director
March 3, 2020
As I approach the third month of knowing where I’m going to college, the panic for the awaited roommate search has begun. With social media nowadays, it’s easy to communicate with people going to the same college as you -- but is all of this necessary? In the class of 2024 Facebook groups, you...
Sports’ senior days honor their leadership, contributions throughout their high school careers
Maya Reiner ’21, Manager of National Arts Blog
November 11, 2019
Seniors on sports team bring energy to the team, put a great amount of time and effort into the program and are often the natural leaders of the pack. For any sport, players have spent countless hours on practices and games. Because of what all the seniors have done for their teammates and their program, it is right that they are honored and highlighted on Senior Day. However, many...
Unconventional superlatives engage senior class
April 2, 2019
It has become a tradition for most high school yearbooks to have a section of superlatives that highlight a variety of students in the 12th grade. Traditional superlatives consist of most likely to succeed or best eyes or hair, but this year Staples put a twist on their superlative selection. The...
Students discuss the meaningfulness of internships
Elle Fair’ 19 and Kaya Leitner’ 19
March 27, 2019
There is such a thing as too many college applications
November 19, 2018
College: it’s a long, tiresome and terrifying process for high school seniors. Applying is stressful; getting accepted or denied is stressful; the competition is stressful. And as the college process continues, the growing number of schools that students are applying to is shocking. Out of fear...
Letting go of the bigger hand
June 7, 2018
By Ava Simunovic '20 As incoming freshman, we are blind. We lack experience, expertise and understanding of Staples and the environment it fosters. We don’t understand that carrying binders from class to class is socially unacceptable, nor are we able to comprehend the confinements of ...
Boys’ basketball senior night results in defeat against Stamford
February 8, 2018
By: Izzy Blansfield '18 ...
College culture critiqued by Staples community
January 29, 2018
By Molly Mahoney '18 and Maddy Sell '18 ...
The importance of the college representative visit
October 19, 2017
By Chris Andrews '18 As a senior, it is that time of the year where college is the number one thought on my mind. My college planning process began over a year ago when I started researching colleges online to narrow down my search and continued into my junior year with weekend tours at my favorite ...
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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
