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Athletes take too many early dismissals

Athletes take too many early dismissals

October 17, 2018

By Elle Fair '19   It’s 1:30 p.m. and the athletes dressed in their blue and white uniforms begin packing up their bags and leaving the classroom right in the middle of a new lesson. With...

District staff unifies in response to contract termination decisions

District staff unifies in response to contract termination decisions

April 26, 2018

By Lili Romann '19 and Daniel Harizman '19 Over 100 Westport Public School District teachers attended the Board of Education meeting Monday, April 23 after 135 non tenured district staff received email...

Members of the Staples community celebrate St. Patricks Day

Members of the Staples community celebrate St. Patrick’s Day

April 19, 2018

By Kevin Ludy '18 and Lauren Wasserman '18

How members of the Staples community celebrate St. Patricks Day

How members of the Staples community celebrate St. Patrick’s Day

March 20, 2018

By Kevin Ludy '19 and Lauren Wasserman '19

Yes, the first amendment does apply to unions

Yes, the first amendment does apply to unions

March 14, 2018

By Jack Beck '18 There is a question before the Supreme Court that could shake unions in the United States to their core. The question is whether or not unions should be allowed to force public workers...

Why arming teachers would be like fighting fire with fire

Why arming teachers would be like fighting fire with fire

Maddie Phelps '19, Web Managing Editor March 14, 2018

  It sounded just like fireworks, like the fourth of July. But then it grew louder and louder, the pop, pop, popping of a machine gun flying down the hallways, searching for a body, any body, to...

Possible new tax has teachers frustrated

Possible new tax has teachers frustrated

October 27, 2017

By: Alexander Massoud '20 A potential tax on teacher salaries that would affect public school teachers is being proposed to the Connecticut state legislature. The tax was part of the Republican state...

Teacher of the year reflects on accomplishment

Teacher of the year reflects on accomplishment

September 28, 2017

By Roxanne Augeri '20 Pushing in chairs and wiping off the whiteboard after her social studies class, Courtney Ruggiero makes sure her classroom is ready for the upcoming day. Her Bedford Middle School...

Sympathy is necessary during college season

Sympathy is necessary during college season

Kit Epstein, Web Opinions Editor December 23, 2016

Kit Epstein '17 When I was a junior, I truly believed that I was at my wit’s end. In my mind, I couldn’t possibly be more stressed out than I was among AP classes, SAT prep testing and college touring....

Westport’s conservative minority struggles for representation

Anders Hovstadius, Assistant Web Creative Director June 17, 2016

Growing up in Westport can be difficult for all students, whether it be educational challenges, struggles with friendships or stress induced challenges. But one of the struggles that is almost never mentioned...

School’s out for Summer, Even for Teachers

School’s out for Summer, Even for Teachers

Josiah Tarrant, Assistant Business Manager June 9, 2016

This summer, Staples students won’t be the only ones hitting the City, earning pocket cash working odd jobs, baking in the sun, and travelling the world. Word on the street is that come June 17th,...

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