How to manage stress during quarantine
Abby Fleming '20 and Mia Daignault '20
April 28, 2020
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PSAT provides inefficient preparation for freshman
Maria Krug '22, Staff Writer
March 14, 2020
The SAT: a standardized test juniors take in October measuring their knowledge and skill in school subjects. The score received will then be used to help you succeed in college and your career after that. At Staples High School, freshmen and sophomores are required to take the PSAT around March to...
Course selection results in unnecessary stress
Maria Krug '22, Staff Writer
March 5, 2020
“You are only taking four APs?” says one student. “You weren’t recommended for AP Stat?” replies the other. “You should take at least two more APs senior year than you did junior year,” someone adds. These are common interactions between Staples students once course selection starts to...
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...
GFA eliminates AP courses
Rebecca Kanfer '21, Paper Sports editor
February 25, 2020
The bell rings. Students stuff their pencils and papers back into their bags. Anxious looks are shot towards the teacher collecting the tests. The class exits as murmurs about the exam stream down the hallway. Stress and anxiety build as students await their grade. This experience is common among students...
Students decide if Senior Skip Days are useless or useful
Samantha Felner '22 and Jack Lev '20
February 10, 2020
Students stress over midterm exams due to lack of preparation time
Natasha Taubenheim '22
January 23, 2020
The Westport Library attracts students seeking a place to study in the stress of midterm week
Chloe Murray '22, Staff Writer
January 13, 2020
Papers pile up on the desk crammed in the corner of your bedroom as your mom yells from the kitchen to come empty the dishwasher. Your printer beeps and an ‘out of paper’ error message appears, preventing the 25-page ‘Midterm Review Guide’ PDF file from printing. Midterm tests are undoubtedly stressful, ...
Early scheduling for 2020-2021 school year proves to be premature, causes unnecessary stress
Lucy Arrow, Paper Features Editor
January 2, 2020
On Dec. 12, just like any other day, I walked into my weekly “Connections” meeting hoping to have the traditional 20 minutes of time. Despite my wanting to simply communicate and relax before the day proceeded, I was struck with the stressful news that we would be discussing our schedules for th...
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...
Premature Counties preparation warrants unnecessary stress
Molly Gold '21, Paper News Editor
January 2, 2020
A week before the first day of school, the rising junior class was sent into a panic. We were not anxious over the immense amount of expected schoolwork, college visits we anticipated or the increased pressure from our parents; rather, we were scrambling to find dates to Counties: a dance that was s...
Loading ...Anna Diorio '23, Staff Writer
A decision must be made. Connecticut residents must choose whether they care more about the well-being of others or their own sense of personal freedoms. On Sept. 15, Governor Ned Lamont signed Executive Ord...
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