Fritz Schemel ’17, is in his second year as a member of Inklings. After being the Sports Editor last year, he is now moving into the position of News Editor. Fritz joined Inklings because, “I always liked journalism, and I like writing a lot, and I’m a very nosey person. My third grade teacher would always say I was nosey, and I like to know what’s going on. So this translated to me liking journalism because this helped me not only know what’s going on, but it let me inform other people.” Fritz says that he would definitely like to pursue some facet of journalism as a career, and because so many of the skills that can be picked up from the class apply to so many other things, the class will help him no matter what career he pursues. His favorite subjects include math and social studies, and outside of school, he is involved in Inklings, SLOBS, the Westport Youth Commision, and is a Student Ambassador.

Cooper Boardman’s ’17 love for baseball started before he was even born. His mother attended the 1998 World Series where the New York Yankees played the San Diego Padres when she was pregnant with Cooper. Maybe it was the fact that the Yankees won that World Series, but Cooper has been a diehard Yankees fan his whole life. Cooper has played baseball for 10 years but believes he has a better career in journalism. ”I am definitely not athletic enough to play sports for a living, but I’d love to cover them,” Cooper said. He’s a Sports Director for WWPT which covers all Staples sports. WWPT has covered events such as Lacrosse State Championships in places like Mohegan Sun. “It’s really cool to know that there are people listening to you, wondering what’s going on,” Cooper added. Staples is lucky to have Cooper to provide exciting broadcasts of our sports.