Fairfield Warde High School Newspaper

Charlotte Stack

This January, Warde’s theatre department held auditions for the spring musical Cinderella. Tension was high among both performers and directors as everyone waited to see who would land the coveted roles of Cinderella and the Prince. After two days of auditions and one day of callbacks, directors Ms. Mateen, Mr. […]

Cinderella Takes Stage: Seniors Smith and Rosenberg Lead Final Musical

May 2, 2025 in Features / News by Charlotte Stack

A new food craze has arrived in Fairfield, bringing with it a wave of hot, fresh carbohydrates. PopUp Bagels, known for their slogan “They’re not famous, but known,” has built a strong following. The business began with Adam Goldberg, who started selling bagels out of his kitchen window in Westport […]

Everyone’s Favorite Hot Carb— Pop Up Bagels in Fairfield

March 7, 2025 in Features by Charlotte Stack

Forget the SATs, choosing between AMSTUD and APUSH, college apps, or debating how much of that study guide is really “common sense”—one of the biggest decisions for a Warde high schooler is choosing the right parking lot. The options can seem overwhelming, but as a senior who knows Fairfield’s parking […]

The Pros and Cons of Warde’s Parking Lots

November 12, 2024 in Opinions by Charlotte Stack

With the new school year comes changes, and this one has rocked Warde to its core. No, not the stricter hall pass legislation—something far more sinister: ratemystudents.com. You’ve heard of the infamous ratemyteachers.com. Well, this is its student counterpart. Usage skyrocketed once class lists were published. The site features […]

Rate my…Student?

October 18, 2024 in Blur (Satire) by Charlotte Stack

Popular children’s book The Secret Garden features a young child, Mary, whose parents die suddenly from cholera. Due to the upbeat nature of the novel, it was later made into a musical, and now it’s scheduled to be performed this spring by Warde’s theater department. However, its opening date of […]

The Secret Garden Returns to Warde and with it…Cholera?

April 29, 2024 in Blur (Satire) by Charlotte Stack

We all remember Fall of 2022: when the start of the school year was marked with imprisoning our portable devices without even giving the poor things a chance to plead their cases. But Warde has decided that this suspension of habeas corpus is no longer enough. In response to the […]

Say Goodbye to Your Computers…and Blame NYT Games

March 22, 2024 in Blur (Satire) by Charlotte Stack

As a relatively new driver, it’s been difficult to manage parking my car in busy, hectic parking lots, where most drivers don’t know what they’re doing. So, as a way to help the young drivers of Fairfield, I thought I would make a list of parking lots to avoid. […]

The Worst Parking Lots in Fairfield

February 9, 2024 in Opinions by Charlotte Stack

In this holiday season of giving, you may struggle with choosing the perfect gift for everyone in your life. While you may be tempted to give up and bulk order some gift cards or fuzzy socks, I’ve compiled a list of what Warde students ACTUALLY want this year. (Hint: It’s […]

What Warde Students Actually Want for the Holidays

December 19, 2023 in Opinions by Charlotte Stack

Every winter, Warde music students get to perform in Carillon: a holiday show where the band, orchestra and choir groups come together. When our peers watch our performance, they only see the finished product, and none of the work that goes into it. So, as a violinist in the Philharmonic […]

Insider Look Into the Making of Carillon

December 15, 2023 in News by Charlotte Stack

Our Town is “the greatest American play ever written,” or at least that’s what Edward Albee, the late and I’m sure, great playwright said. Now whether the Warde theater department faithfully upheld that glowing review from eighty years ago, is up to those who showed up at the three day […]

Why You Should Watch Warde’s Play, Our Town

December 11, 2023 in News by Charlotte Stack

During the annual trip to Yale’s art museum, AP American Studies students were able to visit local restaurants in New Haven for lunch. A group of 8 decided on Sushi on Chapel, which was later described as “a religious experience” by Gwen Kenny. Upon first inspection, the restaurant did […]

Sushi on Chapel= The Best Dining Experience of Your Life

October 21, 2023 in Opinions by Charlotte Stack

Waking up early enough to arrive on time for period one every morning can be difficult. With this reality for Warde students, finding the time to eat breakfast at all can prove challenging. As for eating a balanced one that keeps you full until lunch? Well that can be even […]

Best Breakfast Debate

October 6, 2023 in Opinions by Charlotte Stack

Forbes has named 2023 the “Year of AI Transformation.” In this new age of AI, including the user-friendly application of ChatGPT, people have been exploring its various features including photo editing, writing and even creating recipes. But as with every innovation introduced to our world, there are questions about the […]

The Place of AI in the Classroom

October 4, 2023 in Opinions by Charlotte Stack