Almost any weekday at around 5:30 a.m., if you look out over the Saugatuck River, you’ll see many early bird rowers taking advantage of dawn’s quiet serenity. Among these early risers there’s a face...
Just months after Staples principal John Dodig announced his plans to retire, another public figure in the Westport school system, superintendent Elliott Landon, has announced his intentions to retire...
Shelly Somers, the principal of Central Middle School in Greenwich, withdrew herself from consideration for the position of principal at Staples High School. The statement of Somers’ withdrawal was...
SBAC is a test. It’s taken on the computer, and it’s for juniors. But what else do we know about it?
Students know more about quantum mechanics, William Shakespeare’s personal life and the culture...
On Monday, March 9, the Westport Board of Education discussed the new proposed schedule for the 2016-2017 school year.
According to Superintendent Dr. Elliott Landon, the state mandates that the school...
According to a draft of the 2016-2017 Westport Public School calendar posted on the Board of Education website, February break will be shortened to three days of vacation, including a Staff Development...
Jen Gouchoe, Web Features Editor
• December 7, 2014
Farmer’s Almanac warns that the weather this winter is supposed to be just as bad, if not worse, than last winter’s storms. Many students, teachers and parents are concerned about the precautions being...
Every morning you see waves of sleepy Staples students stagger from the cafeteria, coffee clasped in their feeble hands desperately needing that burst of energy to get them through the next seven hours.
As...
