Early Decision application outcomes create too much stress for seniors
Lily Kane '20, Broadcast Director
January 2, 2020
As a senior in high school, it is virtually impossible for me to escape the ever-increasing stress of the college process until I am in a school I’m happy with. For many seniors in my same position, these two weeks of mid-December are perhaps the most stressful of the entire year. With early decisio...
Senior skip day: is it really a “skip” day?
Izzy Sareen '22, Staff Writer
November 8, 2019
As we all know, Staples High School seniors try to pull off at least one big prank per year. The most common tradition they partake in is senior skip day, in which the seniors either show up to school and wander the halls or skip altogether. A skip day is supposed to be a day where the students catch the ...
Baseball players slide into senior day
May 31, 2019
As Staples boys' basketball coach Colin Devine said, "The senior's got a great day for baseball." The boys' baseball team had their Senior Day ceremony May 16...
The Last Summer offers insight to challenges before college
Chelsea Fox ’19 and Amanda Kaplowitz ’19
May 17, 2019
May 1 allows seniors to celebrate their college decisions
Nicky Brown ’19
May 16, 2019
For high school seniors around the nation, May 1 was national decision day. This means that by May 1, seniors had to decide where they would attend college the following year. Traditionally, seniors celebrate their college selection by wearing their college colors or logos on May 1. Prior to school...
College decision notifications infiltrate senior life
Daniel Harizman '19 and Elle Fair '19
January 3, 2019
Strong senior class leads boys’ soccer to late season victory
October 30, 2018
By Kevin Rabacs '19 and Mark Didio '20 Staples boys soccer topped New Canaan 1-0 in a chippy, physical contest. The win improves their record to 9-2-4, placing the Wreckers in a great position with one game remaining in the regular season. The Wreckers’ 11 seniors started the game after...
Motorcade unites class of 2019 in final ride to homecoming
Maddie Phelps '19, Web Managing Editor
September 24, 2018
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Seniors journey to foreign nations post-high school
Maddie Phelps '19, Web Managing Editor
June 11, 2018
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Should senior skip day disappear?
Elliot Kaufman '19, Web Managing Editor
May 14, 2018
As their high school careers come to a close, seniors make the decision between taking a day off of school with the rest of their class or arriving at Staples bright and early in the morning to push through one more day. All college decisions have come out by early April, so the majority of sen...
Dozens of seniors head to appeal court to redeem credit
May 11, 2018
By Nicky Brown '19 This year, a total of 68 seniors are appealing for credit, which is 28 more than the 40 who appealed last year. These students have exceeded the maximum amount of absences allowed in a class and could lose class credit. Depending on the type of class, a certain amount of absences is ...
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Paper Arts Editor
As a senior this fall, Evi Tarshis ’20 is excited for the new year. Since she has started, Tarshis has shown a passion for journalism in her time with Inklings. After her first year in the paper, Tarshis...
Julia Kasabian ’21
In today’s world, being in the know is very important. However, in our school community, it’s getting progressively harder to know what’s going on. With issues including...
Midterm review period holds a permanent spot on exam schedule
February 6, 2019
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Midterm tips from Staples staff
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