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CONTENTS Cast & Crew

3 The Director's Chair

A look at the day-to-day responsibilities of Principal Stafford W. Thomas Jr. and his team of Assistant Principals.

4 The Studios of 70 North Ave

Media teacher Geno Heiter opens students' eyes to radio and TV production through WWPT and STV.

Behind the Scenes 6-7 Two Weeks 'Til...

Staples Players gears up to perform "James and the Giant Peach," while the basketball team reflects on their 2023-24 season.

8 Take 5: Staples' Ways to De-stress

Students share five ways they decompress after a stressful school day.

In the Spotlight

10-11 Westport on the Silver Screen

Take a cinematic tour through four Hollywood films set or shot in Westport and neighboring towns.

12 Staples' Rising Stars

Actor Cameron Mann ’24 and filmmaker Will Stout ’26 share their experiences in the film industry.

Not Like the Movies

14 High School: Expectations v. Reality

Ava Chun '25 compares her experience as a Staples student to Hollywood's portrayal of high school.

16 Paige's Picks: High School Movies

Paige Tighe '24 recommends three movies to watch before graduating high school.

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Live from 70 North Ave: it's WWPT and STV Caroline Zajac'25 Assistant Business Manager

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t all starts with, “Welcome to the studios of 70 North Ave.” In the bustling halls of Staples High School, something incredible is brewing behind closed doors.

Behind the scenes of Staples, lies a hub of creativity within the student body – Staples' very own radio and TV production studio, which has been widely regarded as one of the best high school productions in the country.

The mastermind of it all?

Radio and television production teacher Geno Heiter.

Since coming to Staples nine years ago, one of Heiter’s main goals for these classes has been to push kids to step outside of their comfort zone and enhance student learning and engagement.

“Mr. Heiter is the per- gories in a nation-wide award fect teacher for these classes show in Naperville, Illinois.

The 2023 Drury Broadbecause he helps you build a foundation where you feel caster of the Year, Charlie confident enough to start Scott ’24, believes that the speaking to everyone around radio and TV classes at Stayou,” Elise Eisenberger ’24 ples bring people together. s a i d .

“If it These classweren't for The station and es give students the radio station I the opportunithe classes and would never ty to improveHeiter himself talk to peopublic speaking bring a lot of peo- ple like Elise ability and get Eisenbergcomfortable in ple together.” er or Aidan the spotlight.

- Charlie Scott'24 P a r n e s “Stepping [seniors outside of your comfort zone in radio or TV who are part of the Clean-up production class has changed Crew], yet they’re some of my the Staples’ environment be- best friends now,” Scott said. cause it goes hand-in-hand with “The station and the class‘student voice,'" Heiter said. es and Heiter himself bring And their efforts have been a lot of people together.”

One of the lead broadcastrewarded. 70 North’s radio and TV shows have been nomi- ers on Clean-Up Crew for STV, nated for 16 Drury awards Eisenberger has been heavily in 2023, and won three cate- involved in TV production for one year and radio for three.

“You have no idea how many things you will learn and how much you will grow by trying something new,” she said. “So do it. Step out of your comfort zone.”

After all, there is no WWPT or STV without the student body.

According to Heiter, “It’s you guys [the students] who make it special.”

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IN THE STUDIO Students work together in order to produce the radio show.

PREP WORK Students get the chance to work with radio teacher Geno Heiter before they go on air.

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they are not greeting students or sitting through a slew of meetings, their days are a bit less predictable. They might find themselves meeting with a student, a teacher or attending a 504/IEP meeting.

"We always have to be prepared for the unexpected,” Cincotta said. “Your day is never what it looks like on the calendar.

You might know some predictable things but there is always something else.”

Thomas' next task will be finalizing the plan for March’s standardized testing. This will consist of him meeting with the various committees and seeking advice or assistance from his colleagues. The teams' goal is to be well prepared, planning events months in advance. Their main goal is to make sure the students get the most benefit out of the experience as possible. Schedules for the class of 2029 may seem in the very far future to us, but not this play's director.

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Social Media Manager Cincotta’s mother, a teacher, top the director’s chair influenced her love for school , sits Principal Stafford which ultimately led to her beW. Thomas Jr., calling coming an A.P. For Micinilio, the shots for the entire Staples his seventh grade science teachHigh School cast and crew. The er was the one who opened his producers: Assistant Principals eyes to the world of teaching.

"He was a great teacher, but James Farnen for the class of 2027, Christine Cincotta for he was also a human being,” the class of 2026, Patrick Mi- Micinilio said. “That was the cinilio for the class of 2025 and first time I saw a teacher who Micah Lawrence for the class cared about me and cared about of 2024 help Thomas main- his students. Not that my earlitain production quality. While er teachers didn’t, but there was on the track to becoming a a special connection with him.”

No one day looks exactly doctor, Thomas decided that path was no longer for him. the same for Thomas and his production "I went crew. However, pre-med into there is some college, but I We always semblance couldn’t stand have to be of routine the classes. to their day: I found out prepared Farnen and quite earfor the Thomas start ly that that unexpect each mornwasn’t some- Christine Cincotta ing off by thing that greeting the I wanted to do ultimately,” Thomas said. students at the drop off door.

The producers also have “But, I got into administration through my masters program two weekly meetings. On and working in schools. It was Monday mornings, the team something that I felt natu- meets in Thomas’ conference rally was always kind of a fit.” room to plan for the upcoming As for a couple assistant week. Friday morning meetprincipals, working in the ed- ings are more student-cenucation sector was always the tered, focusing on what's happlan. Growing up, both Cin- pening in every grade. When

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wo months of rehearsals. Five days per week.

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Three months became two; two months became one; four weeks became three; three weeks became two. With only 14 days until Opening Night, the show is finally taking shape. In these last, crucial hours of rehearsal, members of Staples Players go above and beyond to make sure everything is perfect.

With only two weeks until showtime, Players’cast and crew-members complete tech week. They add finishing touches to lighting, and pause the scenes whenever the crew needs to make adjustments. “[I love] being able to see each scene and each dance number come to life [during tech week],” Catherine Betit ’26 said.

The next week is called the Week of Wonder (WOW). Formerly known as “hell week,” these days are crunch time for Players; students

sometimes leave school early to set up, and each rehearsal lasts until 8 or 9 p.m. As they include smaller details such as microphones and hair and makeup for the first time.

“It’s mentally, physically and time consuming, but it’s all worth it in the end, and honestly one of my favorite parts of the process,” Sorel Kennedy ’25 said. “I can make up school work but nothing could really replace the feeling of WOW.” To make WOW a little less intense, the Players engage in a tradition that they call “buddies.” Each member of the company is randomly assigned another person to anonymously give gifts to every day of the week. This tradition helps them form bonds with one another.

“We are spending a lot of time with each other so the cast and crew develop a nice sense of community,” Kaya Arava ’24 said. “With the tradition of buddies and the upcoming shows, there is always something to look forward to.”

It is also important for each individual to feel ready for their role. During the weeks leading up to the show, actors prepare by taking naps, drinking tea and

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honey, using a personal sinus steam inhaler and avoiding certain foods, in the weeks leading up to a performance such as caffeine and dairy are bad for vocals, so it is smart to not eat these in the weeks leading up to a performance.

“During the performances, I find myself doing a lot of these - Kaya Arava '24 ‘rituals’ to prepare,” Kennedy said. “I don’t know if they really do help all that much, but if it helps me to get in the right headspace, that’s all that matters.”

Minutes before the curtain opens, every cast member meets in the black box, a mini theater used for smaller productions.

They complete tongue twisters that help them focus and annunciate their lines. Their other rituals, led by the seniors, help the group feed off of each other’s energy. They do some breathing exercises and generally try to support their friends.

“I feel a lot of adrenaline and excitement in the hours before,” Kennedy said, “but by the time curtains open, I’ve gotten really focused, and that adrenaline becomes concentrated in my performance.”

The cast and crew develop a nice sense of community."

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For the Staples boys’ basketball team, the sport they spend their winter playing is more than just a game.

The team essentially spends the entire year gearing up for the season, and it all begins with their mentalities and the community that they have built.

Throughout the spring and summer, the team’s offseason coach holds open gym sessions for an hour before school, twice a week, for anyone to show up and play. There are clinics to attend on Friday nights. The team also plays in summer and fall leagues against other teams in the area. The Staples boys’ varsity basketball head coach, David Goldshore, leads off-season training sessions for any and all players.

“Official l y, the season starts on Dec. 1,” Goldshore said. “But our goal is to really provide an environment where people can improve and player development can occur 365 days a year.”

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the junior varsity and varsity teams went away for a weekend at the beginning of the season in December to Camp Arrow Wood in the Berkshires, Massachusetts for team bonding.

They spent time practicing together for the upcoming season. “[The camp] allows us to build stronger relationships with each other and become more than just teammates,” team captain Adam Udell ’25 said.

As soon as the season began, the team went into full force with intense practices in preparation for game days.

“We focus a lot on bringing energy and intensity each and every day,” Udell said. “We always use the saying ‘a quiet gym is a losing gym’ which forces us to bring intensity into each drill.

This motivates everyone on the court to work their hardest during practice which sets us up for success in the game.”

- Adam Udell '25 Throughout the season, the team talks a lot about their core values.

“We work on our intensity and [make] sure that one of the core values is accountability,” Goldshore said, “so making sure that we’re all accountable

We focus a lot on bringing energy and intensity each and every day."

to one another, whether it's coaches to players, or players to coaches and coaches to coaches and players to players.”

Team chemistry is the most important factor when it comes to truly being succssful “When two teams are the same skill level, it’s usually the intangibles that are the deciding factors, and chemistry is a big one,” team captain Sam Clachko ’26 said.

Leadership is another major factor in building a strong team. Whether it’s the coaches, captains or team members, everyone in the program plays an important role.

“I try to lead by example,” Goldshore said. “I try to be the first one here everyday and the last to leave. [...] If they see me doing the things that I’m preaching to them, hopefully that motivates them to do the things that they’re gonna be successful in.”

Even after the FCIAC's and CIAC's, the team continues to build chemistry and bonds.

“We all know that the stakes are much higher because it’s win or go home,” Clachko said, “but we’re going to continue to work on the things that got us this far.”

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It follows a diabetic named Greg who makes his way from Brooklyn to Toronto in search of affordable insulin alongside his ex-fiance and 20 other diabetics seeking the same life-sav-

ing treatment. The movie began production in November of 2023 and will likely be released in 2025. “Caravan” features scenes shot at Old Bluebird Garage and Olde Blue Bird Inn in Easton as well as several private residences in Weston.

“Coming from New York, where everyone is closing doors all the time or charging you a million dollars,” lead producer and “Caravan” star Sharina Martin said, “having people welcome us with open arms in Weston has been so wonderful.”

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Westport, Fairfield County captivates the silver screen 2. "The Noel Diary" (2022) Netflix’s original Christmas movie, “The Noel Diary,” follows a bestselling author who inherits his estranged mother’s Bridgeport home after she passes away. However, this house is really located on Washington

Avenue, just north of Westport’s Main Street. The cast and crew took over the home in the summer of 2021 and showered the street with fake snow to create a perfect winter scene amid the 80 degree days.

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4. "The Stepford Wives" (1975) “The Stepford Wives,” a novel by Westport resident Ira Levin, was adapted into a psychological thriller of the same name shot at various private homes around Westport. The film created a satirical mockery of superficial and obedient wives to affluent husbands in

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3. "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2" (2008) “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2” follows four childhood friends, bonded by a pair of “perfect” jeans. The film was shot at Compo Beach, Main Street and the Westport Country Playhouse (WCP),

the fictional town of Stepford, Connecticut. The term “stepford wife” has become a colloquial criticism of materialistic suburban women who comply blindly to traditional gender roles and family conventions, a stereotype the film exaggerated to make a feminist statement.

among other Connecticut locations in the summer of 2007.

Warner Bros. Pictures transformed WCP’s historic barn into fictional “Village Theater Arts’’ in Somerset, Vermont.

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cast members, directors, designers, camera men, plus props, scenic, lighting and sound crews – brought a different kind of creative energy to [WCP’s] campus,” WCP Archivist Bruce Miller said.

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Will Stout '26 discovered his love for film editing during basketball season. After receiving a camera and lens for his 15th birthday he started attending and filming the games. Aside from filming basketball highlights that are featured on his Instagram page, @wsprodz, Stout enjoys filming for football and lacrosse and hopes to include baseball this spring.

“My favorite sport to edit definitely depends on how each team is doing,” Stout said. “But if I had to choose, it would probably be basketball to film and then football to edit.”

Stout has also filmed for local stores and companies including clothing store Rhone, THC cannabis drink Cann, local AAU girls’ basketball clubs, Norwalk sports facility The Sports Haus and the Stamford Police Department.

Stout credits a lot of his success to Staples classes like Advanced Video Editing.

“Mr. Heiter shaped my organizational skills when it came to editing,” Stout said. “He improved my work ethic and he was and is still a very supportive person regarding my editing.”

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began his acting career when he was 8 years old at community theater Center Stage in Westport.

Since then, Mann starred in his first film in 2017 and played roles for television companies such as Lifetime, Netflix, NBC, ABC and HBO. Most recently, Mann acted in episode of “Law & Order: SVU” that aired in February.

Mann also has an active role in Staples Players.

“Players has also prepared me very well for my professional acting career,” he said.

“I’ve learned to be a lot more comfortable performing in front of people and I’ve also gained experience working behind the scenes as I am now a senior manager of the props crew."

Rising Stars Unveiled: Meet Staples’ talented actors and filmmakers Madison Mayr ’24 Sports Editor

Actor Cameron Mann ’24 and filmmaker Will Stout ’26 share their passion and experience in the entertainment industry.

Scan here to read the full article and meet even more student actors and filmmakers.

Photos by Storey Ahl ’25 Photo dramatization by Alex Gaines ’25

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NOT LIKE THE MOVIES

Movies vs real life: debunking Hollywood's flawed“reality” Ava Chun ’25 Arts Editor

But just because high school isn’t exactly like the films I saw on my TV as a child, it doesn’t mean that I can’t make the most of it.

blossoming into a beautiful and confident woman just because she takes her hair out of her ponytail and replaces her glasses with contacts.

I ditched my Invisalign and switched to contacts, but I’m still feeling invisible. So where is my “Cinderella” story complete with Chad Micheal Murray? I would really like to know!

But just because high school isn’t exactly like the films I saw on my TV as a child, it doesn’t mean that I can’t make the most of it.

So, instead of being the queen bee of high school, I can just be myself while doing my best to manage school and other obstacles that life brings me. And instead of longing for our perfect high school fantasies, we can all learn to love ourselves as we embark on the a nv '25 Ca Ahl m y fro ore ics y St h rap b G hoto P

hardest years of our lives. You can use movies for inspiration, but don’t be afraid to go off script and find your own happy ending firmly rooted in reality.

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s I dream about speeding across the city in my dad’s red 1961 Ferrari with my two best friends, ditching school, I think about sneaking onto a parade float as I star in a musical number.

But in reality, I’m stuck in Ferris Bueller’s classroom—“Bueller?

Bueller? Bueller?”—while my teacher drones on and on about some formula. Which one?

Couldn’t tell you.

I grew up watching the classics: “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” “Clueless,” “High School Musical,” “Mean Girls,” “Back to the Future” and of course “The Breakfast Club.”

I watched Ferris cut school without a problem, Cher and Dionne sport the most extravagant and expensive outfits to school everyday and the Plastics bully their way to the top of the food chain.So, my expectations for high school had been fully formed by Hollywood misrepresentations.

I was absolutely thrilled about the idea of breaking into song at lunch everyday. But seeing as I’m sitting in the cafeteria and the only thing remotely close to singing and dancing is people making TikToks, I’d say that this is not at all what 11-year-old Ava had imagined.

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thought of studying was never to be seen. The Plastics were far more concerned about wearing coordinated outfits than they were about studying for the SAT. And yet, in my Staples reality, every day there is more homework, more tests and more drama…and not enough “We Wear Pink” Wednesdays (right, Regina George?).

But of course, I still make time to party and go out late on school nights… in my dreams.

Instead, I'm sitting in my room studying until 3 a.m.

From school, to tutoring to dance classes, there’s barely any time to sleep, let alone hang out with my friends.

- Ava Chun '25 If only I could be more like Cher and her effortless picture-perfect mornings.

She would get up at 4 a.m and run for an effortless five miles without breaking a sweat. Then she would hop in the shower before enjoying a 5-course breakfast, while still managing to get her makeup and outfit together in just two minutes.

I, on the other hand, wake up at 7:15 a.m., barely have enough time to grab a granola bar for the road and run around forever trying to pick out the most comfortable outfit.

In the movies, every makeover montage ends with the invisible, nerdy teen girl

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3 movies that got me through high school :)

Paige Tighe ’24 As I approach my final months at Staples, I Editor-in-Chief find myself reminiscent of all of the memories I made and hardships I overcame. Movies have served as steadfast companions through every high and low of my high school experience. Thus, I have curated a list of my top threecoming-of-age films that I believe embody real aspects of my teen experience.

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Based on the novel by Stephen Chbosky, “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” follows the story of an introverted high school freshman, Charlie, navigating the complexities of adolescence. Through poignant letters to an anonymous friend, he explores themes of friendship, mental health and self-discovery, offering a raw portrayal of the challenges and joys of growing up. Like Charlie, I faced my own battles with mental health throughout high school. Witnessing Charlie eventually reach out for help reassured me that I could overcome my own challenges. Whether they’re family, friends, mentors or even a pet, everyone has someone that cares for them. This movie serves as a reminder that none of us have to face our struggles alone.

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In “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” the cunning high school senior, Ferris Bueller, orchestrates an elaborate scheme to skip school, leading to a whirlwind day of unexpected adventures with his friends. Throughout their day, they outwit his school’s principal and revel in a day of freedom.

This witty film serves as a reminder to teenagers about the importance of embracing spontaneity, friendship and the pursuit of joy amidst the pressure of academic life. This movie inspired me to find a balance between my academic commitments and my personal endeavors.

Establishing this balance, allowed me to embrace the joy of being 17.

After all, “life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”

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eventeen (2016)

“The Edge of Seventeen” follows the turbulent life of high school junior Nadine as she explores the complexities of adolescence, grappling with friendship, family dynamics and romantic relationships. Throughout high school, a particular quote from this movie has resonated deeply with me: “the worst part about being a teenager is everything feels like the end of the world.” At Staples, the pressure to excel academically and in extracurriculars has always been palpable. But recalling Nadine’s quote, I realized this feeling was common among teens. We often fear failure and see every setback as catastrophic. It was only when I shifted my mindset to embrace failure and learn from mistakes that I began to overcome the paralyzing feeling of impending doom that had plagued me throughout high school.

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