A data breach involving PowerSchool, a widely used student information system database, was reported on Dec. 28. However, students and teachers in the Westport Public School system received an email on...
Staples High School relies on the dedication of countless staff members to keep the community running smoothly, yet many of their efforts often go unnoticed. From administrative assistants and bus drivers...
Over the summer, Staples High School implemented a new attendance system through PowerSchool, giving parents full control to report and manage their child's absences online, eliminating the need for phone...
As the bell rings at 8 a.m., a student opens their computer, typing quickly in the search bar. The tab they've searched stays open throughout the day, surviving the purging of others. It finds a home on...
It’s thanks to the website we all know and love that students and parents have 24/7 access to their grades- shoutout PowerSchool!
Through Westport Public School’s online system of reporting grades,...
Hardly seven seconds after receiving an “it’s posted” text message, PowerSchool is loading its web page onto my phone browser. As the all too familiar gray dial spins around, I am internally freaking...
PowerSchool is the open grading system we use at Staples, and it forms the cornerstone of the Staples community. But do we know what it is like from a teacher’s perspective? Former Staples English teacher...
By Adam Wenkoff '18
While not having a way to check our grades online has been an inconvenience for all students at Staples, it’s been incredibly annoying for seniors, especially those that are looking...
By: Dana Perelberg '20
According to a Westport Education Association [WEA] email sent Sept. 13, PowerSchool should be up and running Friday afternoon, potentially ending a two week stretch where students...
