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Teachers and schools face extreme hardships as a result of the pandemic and its implications on youth.

Staples struggles to maintain staff amid national teacher shortage

Staples has experienced increasing resignations and hiring demands as the national teacher shortage affects schools across the country. Amid a shrinking pool of candidates and many resignations, Westport...

A or AP?: U.S. History Honors in Danger of Elimination

May 27, 2011
Rising sophomores are likely to face a new U.S. History leveling decision in the future.

Guidance Plans to Release Schedules for the 2011-12 School Year

May 25, 2011

Unlike past years when students have attended arena to design their own schedules, this year the guidance department has created student’s schedules using a schedule generator on the computer. The guidance...

20,000 Sheets A Day: Staples' Paper Addiction

May 14, 2011
The amount of paper Staples uses each year, is the equivalent to approximately 360 trees.

Candlelight Behind the Scenes

December 3, 2010
Read more for a preview of the Candlelight Concert.

December 2, 2010 l Good Things Come in Small Packages

December 2, 2010

1:38 p.m.  Not so small, actually, Delaney Grace Anderson-Furlong made a visit with her mother Rebecca to the English department.  Delany is now seven weeks old and 10 pounds.  Her mother is returning...

Students Feel Conduct Codes Fail to Deter Illegal Behavior

November 12, 2010

Image via Wikipedia At the moment that a student who attends Staples High School is arrested by a local police officer, an enveloped report of the arrest is sent through the mail directly to the Superintendent...

Fire Truck Comes to Staples

October 22, 2010
Breaking News: During period 6 on Friday, October 22, students were rushed outside for a firedrill.

Teachers Educate in Style

October 22, 2010
Although Staples teachers may not strut down runways at fashion shows, they do have their own specific styles. Many teachers have made memorable fashion statements.

Productivity or Anger Management? The RateMyTeachers.com Controversy

October 16, 2010
Ben Reiser '13 gets the inside scoop on what everybody wants to know about RateMyTeachers.com. Do teachers actually know about the website? Read on to find out more.

October 13, 2010 | Be-Bop the Red Eared Slider

October 13, 2010

3:06 p.m. The biology department's pet turtle, Be-Bop swims around in her 40-gallon tank in rm. 3002. She chews on a bone for calcium and plays with ping-pong balls to avoid boredom. She eats fish, likes...

Students' Five Tips for a Successful Arena

Students’ Five Tips for a Successful Arena

June 15, 2010
Sammie Hardy '11 shares the class of 2011's tips to a successful arena experience.
Photo by Ross Gordon '11

June 9, 2010 | Memory Books

June 9, 2010

11:05 a.m. Rachel Upton '10 purchases her new 2010 Staples yearbook from Barbara Wiederecht. Yearbooks are available for purchase today in the hallway across from the guidance department.

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