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Christmas Spirit Wannabe

Christmas Spirit Wannabe

Deanna Hartog, Sports Editor December 25, 2013

There truly is no act that can release as many endorphins as preparing for Christmas. The perfect tree. The Christmas shaped gingerbread cookies. The ugly sweaters. But the one thing that trumps it all? Christmas...

Merry X-Mas vs. Happy Holidays

Merry X-Mas vs. Happy Holidays

Bailey Ethier, Editor-in-Chief December 25, 2013

I’d like to preface this column by wishing everyone a Merry Christmas. Oh wait, I’m sorry, I forgot that saying “Happy Holidays” is the politically correct thing to say. We’ve all either been...

Inklings DIY: AP Snowflakes

December 25, 2013

Just in time for Christmas, Olivia Crosby has some tips on making the perfect snowflake.

Students hail saferides

Students hail saferides

Amina Abdul-Kareem, Staff Writer December 20, 2013

You start the night with a beer in one hand. You’re feeling a little light headed and slightly loosened; you feel a sense of euphoria. By the end of the night, almost all self-control has been lost....

Teachers-they're just like us

Teachers-they’re just like us

Katie Cion, Editor-in-Chief December 20, 2013

Increasing scientific evidence points to the conclusion that teachers are, in fact, human beings with the same biological composition as the students they teach. Though skeptics abound, it is true that...

Christmas day gets done the right way

Christmas day gets done the right way

Jordan Goodness, Staff Writer December 20, 2013

You can practically feel the excitement throughout Staples as the days count down to December 25: the air gets chillier, Christmas carols echo through the hall by the choir room, and students arrive at...

New years resolutions remain unresolved

New years resolutions remain unresolved

Alexa Di Luca, Staff Writer December 20, 2013

  “I have had the same three or four New Year’s resolutions every year,” Christine Kaszanek, a science teacher, said. Through the years, her resolutions have remained staying organized, spending...

When followers become friends

When followers become friends

Claudia Chen, Features Editor December 20, 2013

Sarah Bookbinder ’16 walks out of Bow Tie Royale 6, laughing and chatting with her friend about Catching Fire, the box office-topping blockbuster that they just watched. The discussion moves on to Urban...

Social media divides students

Social media divides students

Grace McCarthy and Margaux MacColl December 20, 2013

As Kaela Fodor ’16 approached the boy, she felt the jittery anticipation that goes hand in hand with a teenage crush. This was the boy who she had been texting for over a week. She had been scolded...

On vacation, big families become big struggles

On vacation, big families become big struggles

Erin Munley, Staff Writer December 20, 2013

Most families consider a vacation to be a rejuventing and much-needed break. However, this is not the case for big families. For families with six or more people, going on vacations can seem more stressful...

Students create their own vocabulary

Students create their own vocabulary

Katie Reynolds, Staff Writer December 20, 2013

Imagine a world in which “flying” has nothing to do with traveling through the sky, or in which “violent” has little relation to someone’s physical threats. This is the world that Staples students...

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