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Balance is an illusion

Balance is an illusion

Alix Sommers, Assistant Business Manager April 9, 2015

  For all juniors, filling out college applications are just around the corner, this brings many students wondering what can get them into the college of their dreams. The one thing colleges are looking...

MAKING CONNECTIONS: Members from the group such as Charlotte Rowland ’14 make unbreakable bonds with the children from the Domincan Republic, while building bathrooms for their community. The group plans to continue their work during this February break in Guatemala to help more impoverished communities. 
Photos contributed by Caroline O’Kane ’16

Builders Beyond Borders breaks native hardships

Eliza Goldberg, Staff Writer March 2, 2015

If one were to look at Builders Beyond Borders (B3) member’s Facebook albums, they would see photos of members smiling as they stand in a home they were building, making funny faces with members of the...

Teachers soar above and beyond

January 9, 2015

You’re up past midnight, gulping down your third can of Red Bull, sick of studying derivatives of inverse functions and the law of diminishing marginal returns. You walk into class later that day,...

Working hard Anna Bene ’16 sells tea to a customer at David’s Tea. She stands in front of a variety of tea flavors that the store offers, including Chocolate Macaron and Cotton Candy.

Staples teens cash in on workforce experience

Brendan Massoud, Sports Editor October 10, 2014

According to the U.S. Census of 2012, just over 29 percent of all high school students ages 16 and above are employed in some fashion year-round. Following suit, Staples High School possesses quite a few...

Dance team pirouettes into possibility

Dance team pirouettes into possibility

Izzy Ullman, Opinions Editor September 19, 2014

Although it seems that Staples offers every sport known to man, many dancers long to pirouette and chasse while representing their school and contributing to its spirit. “I think that if Staples got...

McQuone Honored by Best Buddies

June 7, 2011
Patty McQuone, faculty advisor of Staples’ chapter of Best Buddies, was recently honored with the Best Buddies of Connecticut “2011 Outstanding Advisor of the Year” award.

June 02, 2011| Tying Up Loose Ends

June 2, 2011

   1:45 p.m. Silence in the classroom.  David Breen '14 and James Rubin '14 work diligently to finish up work before exams.

June 02, 2011| Tying Up Loose Ends

June 2, 2011

   1:45 p.m. Silence in the classroom.  David Breen '14 and James Rubin '14 work diligently to finish up work before exams.

Inked: Tattoo Culture at Staples

May 27, 2011
Devin Skolnick '11 looks into the students at Staples who have tattoos.

WYFF: Not Just Another Teen Film Festival

May 27, 2011
The eighth annual Westport Youth Film Festival (WYFF) was shown at Fairfield's Community Theater on May 14.

Accelerated Students: Sophomores in APs

May 27, 2011
Although most AP classes at Staples are filled with upperclassmen, some sophomores elect to enroll such high-level classes, like Statistics and Biology.

All Work, No Credit: Students opt not to take AP tests as a number of colleges do not accept the credit

April 15, 2011
Students opt not to take AP tests as a number of colleges do not accept the credit.

My Big Fat Holiday Gathering

December 22, 2010
Julia Friedman '11 reflects on how her holiday experience is similar to that of the movie "My Big Fat Greek Wedding."
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