If there is one redeeming quality about embarking on the grueling battle that is an AP class at Staples High School, it is that once the AP test is over in early May, the class essentially goes into cruise control for the rest of the year. Assignments are rare, and most teachers put on a.
The 2023 TEAM Westport Teen Diversity Essay Contest challenged high school students to focus on one thing: dialogue. Tyler Darden ’25 took the prompt and ran with it, elegantly reflecting on his interactions with people of “different racial, ethnic, religious and/or LGBTQIA+ identities and/or perspectives,” according to the Westport Library website. He and two other.
In room 3063 on Thursday afternoons, an open classroom door provides a view into the Staples math team, an enthusiastic, competitive and passionate group of high school mathematicians. On Wednesday, March 1, the Staples math team competed in the final round of the Fairfield County Math League tournament. Staples came in seventh in the county,.
In Qatar, an Islamic State the size of Connecticut, one of the largest sporting events in the world is currently taking place. The United States, spreading its glorious wings of Western democracy, has come out repeatedly criticizing the host nation for its rampant homophobia and migrant worker exploitation. The content of the criticisms are valid,.
There are some things that most of us will never see in our lifetimes: like the view from top of Mount Everest, for example, or flying cars. Even less likely, though, is a check with nine zeros on it and the words “two billion dollars.” One lucky individual in California recently received the latter. On.