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My ADHD and anxiety had never proven to hinder my academic performance—that is, until I started high school.  Switching from all A-level classes to nearly all Honors, I not only had to adjust to the rigor and expectations of my classes, but I had to do so with the added interference of all of these...

At the beginning of this school year, I came down with an aggressive virus that kept me out of school for an entire week. In the wake of this unfortunate obstacle, I missed more days of school in order to recover—both physically and mentally because missing so much school heavily impacted my mental health. By...

The issue of foreign language education in the United States is one that is as old as America itself.  The founding fathers sought to establish an “intellectual agenda” for the new country. Looking to encourage and excite scientific and economic development and productivity, they identified the fields of interest to be: medicine and history, vegetation...

The issue of foreign language education in the United States is one that is as old as America itself.  The founding fathers sought to establish an “intellectual agenda” for the new country. Looking to encourage and excite scientific and economic development and productivity, they identified the fields of interest to be: medicine and history, vegetation...

Staples High School has long been recognized for its outstanding music program, demonstrating excellence in all of its ensembles and across a variety of instrument families. But what makes Staples music such an impressive community is the number of talented young musicians that fill the halls with beautiful sounds and bring joy to the Westport...

Staples High School has long been recognized for its outstanding music program, demonstrating excellence in all of its ensembles and across a variety of instrument families. But what makes Staples music such an impressive community is the number of talented young musicians that fill the halls with beautiful sounds and bring joy to the Westport...

There was a lot of teasing in my household accompanying any conversations about boys and relationships. It was clear to me that when my dad would jokingly warn, “There better not be any boys hiding under your bed,” or when my mom asked if I thought any of the boys in my grade were cute,...

There was a lot of teasing in my household accompanying any conversations about boys and relationships. It was clear to me that when my dad would jokingly warn, “There better not be any boys hiding under your bed,” or when my mom asked if I thought any of the boys in my grade were cute,...

It’s the week after April break for Staples students and times could not be more stressful—especially for AP students.  Why?  Perhaps it’s because of the back-to-back final exams that have been jammed into every pocket of time this week. Or maybe the sudden scheduling of a plethora of hour-long honors society induction ceremonies—where attendance is...

Rapturous cheers flooded the offstage wings of the Staples auditorium after the cast and crew of “Descendants” took the first of their final bows on opening night. Minutes after the curtains closed, characters plucked from the beloved fairy tales that lived in our childhoods rushed to the back in excitement—stripping down heavy layers of tulle...