Julia Leitner News Today

Often, high school students find their niche in a sport or activity, such as dance. The Dancers Exchange club at Staples allows dancers to use their passion and abilities to teach other kids dance.  The club usually goes to Bridgeport once a week to teach dance to elementary school children who haven’t gotten the opportunity...

Staples Players’ rehearsals for their annual one act plays have begun. One acts is a festival that Staples Players hold every year as a final assignment for their Theatre and Directing course. The short plays are entirely student-run, with upperclassmen picking their play, holding callbacks, picking their cast and ultimately directing them. But with “Twelfth...

The girls’ varsity lacrosse team has been working tirelessly since the beginning of March to prepare for their 2023 season. Pre season began on Feb. 27. All girls lacrosse players have been practicing running, passing and shooting drills to get ready for try-outs, which took place March 18-19. Captain Shannon Lynch ’23 is excited for...

While many anniversaries are a call for celebration, this one in particular is not. The 10 year anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting took place on Wednesday, Dec. 14. The decade that has passed after the Newtown shooting – which took the lives of 20 children and six staff members – serves as...

After weeks of internships, seniors are starting to get comfortable in their new working lifestyle. The last school traditional school day for seniors was on Friday, May 13, and their internships began May 16. This program allows students to have real world opportunities to learn about topics that they are interested in beyond the confines...

After 20 seasons and 285 episodes of “Keeping Up with the Kardashians”, the Kardashian-Jenner family decided that this 14-year period was simply not enough, and they are back for more.  The Hulu original, “The Kardashians,” premiered on April 14., after the family ended their original show on E! TV in June of 2021. Fans are...

After 20 seasons and 285 episodes of “Keeping Up with the Kardashians”, the Kardashian-Jenner family decided that this 14-year period was simply not enough, and they are back for more.  The Hulu original, “The Kardashians,” premiered on April 14., after the family ended their original show on E! TV in June of 2021. Fans are...

On Thursday, March 24, all Staples juniors are obligated to take the in-school SAT as a statewide graduation requirement. The Department of Education created this requirement in 2015 as an approach to minimize the amount of standardized tests given to juniors. They decided to replace old statewide tests with one that is usually already taken...

On Thursday, March 24, all Staples juniors are obligated to take the in-school SAT as a statewide graduation requirement. The Department of Education created this requirement in 2015 as an approach to minimize the amount of standardized tests given to juniors. They decided to replace old statewide tests with one that is usually already taken...

For many of us, checking TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat is a daily routine, which has created unhealthy standards with constant comparison to internet personas. Recently, there has been a notable increase in mental health disorders, issues with body image and insecurity amongst teens, which can all be directly correlated to the increase of social media...