![While we spend our holiday seasons celebrating our families and friends that play such an important role in our lives, there are others in our lives that also deserve to be acknowledged and appreciated: the strangers we interact with. These interactions have helped shape me into the person I am today and have helped me get through some of my hardest moments.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Screenshot-2025-01-06-at-1.28.18 PM.png)
An ode to the strangers in my life
Lily Hultgren ’25, Editor-in-Chief
• January 6, 2025
![QPR Training takes place in junior health classes this week](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-07-at-11.21.05 AM.png)
Juniors partake in QPR Training during health classes
Lila Boroujerdi ’26, Web Features Editor
• October 7, 2024
![Graphic of Ribbon in which TAG will be planning to hand out to Staples’ students in honor of September being Suicide Prevention Month](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Screen-Shot-2024-09-23-at-5.54.06-PM.png)
Raising a ribbon for suicide prevention month
Anna Petrosino ’26, Paper Editor
• September 23, 2024
![In people with SAD, changes in serotonin and melatonin disrupt normal daily rhythms. As a result, they can no longer adjust to seasonal changes in day length, leading to sleep, mood, and behavior changes.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Screen-Shot-2024-09-17-at-8.50.10-PM.png)
Seasonal affective disorder: why we need to talk about mental health in fall
Olivia Saw ’26, Assistant Business Manager
• September 17, 2024
![The St. Vincent’s Behavioral Health Center sits at 47 Long Lots Road, just around the corner from Staples. On Sep. 10, a St. Vincent’s patient absconded supervision and was found an hour later on Compo Road South. The manhunt and police protocols impacted dismissal times for Westport Public Schools in the Long Lots area.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Screen-Shot-2024-09-11-at-3.44.51-PM-1200x893.png)
BREAKING NEWS: Police locate escaped behavioral health patient, manhunt causes school dismissal delays
Nina Bowens ’25, Editor-in-Chief
• September 11, 2024
![The Teen Awareness Group’s annual Get Real Day event takes place on May 8. There will be a drunk driving simulation, speakers and resources on substance abuse.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screen-Shot-2024-05-07-at-12.37.24-PM.png)
Get Real Day tackles mental health, substance abuse
Lily Rimm '25, Associate Managing Editor
• May 7, 2024
![The 2022-2023 student ID cards (left) include the daily rotation schedule on the back. For the 2023-2024 student ID cards (right), this information is replaced by four emergency contacts, including the suicide and crisis lifeline.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screen-Shot-2023-10-26-at-9.19.14-AM.png)
CT law requires student ID to include emergency contacts
Ava Cordella ’24, Associate Managing Editor
• October 26, 2023
Students attempt boxing to better mental health
Ava Coyle ’25 and Lily Klau ’23
• May 21, 2023
![At the wellness fair, students were able to participate in activities such as Jenga, guessing games and more. Upon entering the fair, there was a table filled with prizes, beads and decorations for students to win after walking through the vendors.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Screenshot-2023-05-12-at-8.13.04-PM.png)
TAG’s wellness fair promotes comfort, community
Addison Coughlin ’25, Paper Arts Editor
• May 12, 2023
![Technology can be an escape from mental health struggles, with being able to talk to friends, watch tv or tiktok. It might not be as obvious at the time, but technology may not be helping as much as one would think. While technology is not to blame for everyone’s mental health struggles, it can still be a factor and should be dealt with.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Screenshot-2023-03-28-at-5.16.06-PM-900x829.png)
Flipping back to 1996; flip phone offers safe harbor, improving mental health
Ava Coyle ’25, Paper Opinions Editor
• March 28, 2023
![Reading independantly and non-educationally provides an opportunity for readers to relax, engage their minds and de-stress. Choosing to read a book over scrolling through social media has proved to encourage mental health and healthy sleeping habits.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-10.25.53-AM-900x833.png)
Rediscovering love for independent reading provides comfort, improves mental health
Hannah Conn '23, Web Managing Editor
• March 10, 2023
![On breaks and weekends, students are often overwhelmed by stress due to the rigorous academic expectations in Westport, which prompts students to constantly focus on school.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Screenshot-2022-12-13-at-1.02.27-PM-900x602.png)
Separation between school, life proves essential; teachers, parents must understand
Caitlin Jacob ’24, Staff Writer
• December 13, 2022
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