![If a person can just take the extra second to think about what they are saying and the tone of voice that they are using, it could make all the difference for the person that is receiving the message. People can read minds they can only go off based on what someone said and the tone that they said it in.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/vacaybragging.png)
Keep your vacation bragging business to yourself
Catie Campagnino ’26, Staff Writer
• December 6, 2023
![Gabriel McCray ’23 stays with his family at home during April break. Instead of traveling, they will provide each other with company through family activities.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Screen-Shot-2023-04-25-at-9.43.03-PM-900x677.png)
April offers restful break for community
Matthew Saw ’23, Staff Writer
• April 4, 2023
![Young boys may spend their time on the weekends outdoors catching fish or swimming in nearby waters.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/colombia-4-681x900.jpg)
Traveling abroad provides purpose, value learning new cultures
Cassidy Gutman ’25, Staff Writer
• March 23, 2023
![This photo is taken from a ferry going along the Amalfi Coast; this stop is in Positano, Italy. From Easter to October, they have about 12,000 tourists. This seaside paradise has colorful, cliffside villas towering over their black sand beach.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Screenshot-2023-01-03-at-2.34.44-PM.png)
Luxurious trips do not outshine budgeted trips
Caroline Zajac ’25, Staff Writer
• January 3, 2023
![A stairway at Staples goes empty without students present. Currently, students get nine days and three week-long vacations off during the course of the year, with vacation days more common towards the beginning of the year and vacation weeks more common towards the end.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screen-Shot-2022-09-22-at-4.29.36-PM-900x676.png)
Extra vacation days prove disappointingly implemented
Benjamin Buchalter '25, Staff Writer
• September 22, 2022
![The summer of 2022 is the first since the onset of the pandemic that is free of COVID-19 travel restrictions, with over 50% of the U.S. population vaccinated.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Screen-Shot-2022-06-07-at-2.03.23-PM.png)
Students express excitement towards varying summer plans
Mishael Gill ’23 and Margot Richlin '23, Paper Managing Editor and Audience Engagement Manager
• June 7, 2022
![Bighorn sheep are one of the most renowned animals in Palm Springs. They are easy to find on the golf course or in the mountains.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Screen-Shot-2022-05-03-at-9.06.02-PM.png)
Spring break inspires reflection
Gabriella Gerig '23, Sports Editor
• May 3, 2022
![With things starting to go well again in the community, why are we rushing to be mask free so soon?](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Screen-Shot-2022-03-09-at-7.04.44-PM.png)
Mask mandate lifted, Staples shouldn’t rush to be maskless
Jalen St. Fort '22, Staff Writer
• March 9, 2022
![During February break, students resort to the beaches or the ski slopes for a moment of respite.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Screen-Shot-2022-03-03-at-9.34.15-AM.png)
Summer sands, ski slopes call to students on February break
Caroline Coffey ’22, Staff Writer
• March 3, 2022
![This year’s snow day policy is back to the policy before COVID, which is that the first few snow days will be added on to the end of the year, and then if more are needed they will be taken from April break.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Screen-Shot-2021-12-06-at-9.00.14-AM.png)
Taking away days from April break is unfair, snow day policy must be altered
Genevieve Frucht ’24, Editor in Chief
• December 6, 2021
![Many students who stayed in Westport over the break occupied their time off by playing sports, spending time with friends and going to Compo beach.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_5832-900x505.jpg)
Spring break brings students opportunities to engage in various activities
Natasha Taubenheim ’22, Staff writer
• April 24, 2021
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