Amelia Brown ’18   From the outside, it seems like an unsuspecting place. A white tin building tucked away behind the Westport Health District; the red light omitted from the door of Meadows...

Alex Sprouls ’19   As the final bell rings, most students rush to their cars in hopes of beating the buses. However, members of the Math National Honors Society choose to spend their afternoons...

Isabella Bullock ’19 Being a police officer might not be like CSI everyday, but it can still be interesting. Crime happens and police need to know how to protect citizens. A new program called the...

Hannah Bolandian '19 Imagine giving a speech in front of a classroom full of students. Then, add ten more people, a hundred more, a thousand. For many, the thought of this sends chills down their spines....

Emma Greenberg ’18 and Ian Bernstein ’18 Social media is the common ground amongst Generation Z and Millenials. It provides a platform for people to show off their individuality, while also bridging...

Chelsea Fox ’19   Most Staples student athletes spend their afternoons in the gym shooting hoops or out on the track running laps; however, Hannah Schmidt can be found in Fairfield working...

Emma Van Riper ’20 and Lily Kane ’20 Having grown up in an environment filled with gas masks and AK-47s, German teacher Liubov Ulianova’s story shows no resemblance to that of a typical Westport...

Ava Simunovic ’20   As the second bell rings, students scramble into their classrooms and grudgingly take a seat. Laptops are whipped open, mechanical pencils are pulled out and crumpled homework...

Izzy Blansfield '18 Since the sexual allegations made against Harvey Weinstein, the #MeToo movement has taken the country and the world by storm, flooding the media as people share their experiences...

Melanie Lust '19 On Jan. 7, philanthropist and talk show host Oprah Winfrey took to the stage of the Golden Globes and delivered perhaps the most iconic speech in the award show's history. Her words...

Bailey Blaike '19 In fear of their lives, women from El Salvador seek shelter and ride in bulletproof cars after being deemed traitors by gangs in San Salvador. After being deported from the U.S., these...

Ellie Kravetz ’18 Dear @basketballboy22, I hate to do this on the biggest holiday of the year (a.k.a. Valentine’s Day), but since you refuse to obsessively post about our love on social media,...

Kaela Dockray ’20   If I’ve learned nothing else from our president during his first year in office, at least I’ve gained a new appreciation of the importance of being accountable for...