When TEAM (Together Effectively Achieving Multiculturalism) Westport tasked Westport teenagers to write a 1,000 word paper on issues of hate speech, social media and first amendment rights in relation to Staples High School and Westport as a whole, the student writers had no trouble finding countless examples to pull from. Just this year, schools faced.
The furniture around the bridge area will potentially make a return, according to discussions between Student Council and Principal Stafford W. Thomas Jr. The discussions have been had after the removal of furniture for the past couple of years due to concerns over rodents, noise and crowding. “Currently, through the Collab Team, we’re in discussion.
Student Council has created new leadership positions for this school year, the application deadline was on Nov. 22 and the selection process is in progress. The elected class officers are Anwara Olasewere ’27, Souleye Kebe ’26, Sutton Gyselen ’26, Sorel Kennedy ’25 and Sage Cohen ’25. Election results were given to winning candidates on Nov..
Google will on Oct. 23 impose restrictions on US News & World Report, The Washington Post, Grammarly, LitCharts, Google forms, Spotify and other websites that refuse to comply with Connecticut’s student data protection laws. This means, students who attempt to access these restricted websites using their school email accounts will not be accessible and teachers.
The Little Wreckers preschool program left Staples High School for the 2023-24 school year due to a decline in enrollment. The project had been designed to provide Westport Public School employees with a convenient place to drop off their children during the workday. All preschool students who had registered for the program will now have.