A Staples student was arrested by the Westport Police Department on Sept. 16, following a threat made on social media. Earlier that same day, threatening graffiti was found in Staples bathrooms. The two...
Nobody is more competitive than twins. My entire life I have been compared to my twin sister; So, imagine my surprise when, on our birthday, August 22, at 4:22 p.m., I found out that my twin sister and...
Alexis Jacobs, Web Feature Editor
• September 16, 2024
A school shooting threat was written in a girls’ bathroom at Staples High School, leading to an investigation and increased police presence. The administrative team worked in conjunction with the Westport...
The Swedish candy trend on Tik Tok has influenced thousands of Americans to try candies such as Bubs, Skulls, liquorice and other soft gummies imported from Sweden. And now The Granola Bar is jumping on...
When I was younger, all I wanted was to get my backbend kick over. Without any prior gymnastics training, I decided I could do it. I would stand in the same spot in my living room and fall on my head over...
Choreographer David Fernandez first came to the United States when he was given a scholarship to dance in Chicago. He had no idea he would one day choreograph for the New York City Ballet, Ask La Cour,...
Have you ever looked at a teenager and thought to yourself, “Wow I would trust them to keep me from falling from the ceiling.” Probably not. It is a known fact that teenagers are unreliable.
But...
Every night, before I go to bed I turn on one of my 90s sitcom “comfort shows” as a way to decompress. When I want a mindless show I can rewatch endlessly, I put on “Boy Meets World" or “Full House.”...
Write-in candidate Jill Dillon was elected to a position on the Board of Education in Westport’s 2023 election. The Board Of Education also voted in Lee Goldstein (D), Neil Phillips (D), Camilo Riano...
A pumpkin spice latte is one of the best ways to embrace fall. I have noticed most people, including myself, get their pumpkin spice lattes from Starbucks. Although Starbucks makes a great latte, there...
Science teacher Tracy Soffa enters her first year at Staples High School but not her first year of teaching. After 24 years of teaching at West Hartford, Easton and in Virginia, Soffa now teaches Physics...
