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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

As the new drama director at Warde, Ms. Mateen isn’t planning to overhaul the program. Instead, her focus is on improving and expanding it. By “keeping what has been” while fostering growth, she aims to make the drama department a lasting pillar of the school’s community. “I don’t know how […]

Building a Legacy: Ms. Mateen’s Vision for Warde’s Drama Department

January 21, 2025 in Features by Kayla Wamaitha

Twelve seniors at Fairfield Warde High School are taking their entrepreneurship class beyond the classroom, diving into the real purpose of the course: creating and launching a product. Through Mustang Entrepreneurs Co., they’re designing more than just a sweatshirt—they’re building a brand that captures the essence of Warde pride. From […]

Mustang Entrepreneurs: Building Warde Spirit, One Crewneck at a Time

November 22, 2024 in Features by Sabrina Cassano

In the world of high school dance, the Warde Dance Team is making waves as they prepare for their biggest challenge yet: Nationals. Under the guidance of Coach Meg, this small but mighty team has transformed from a group of individual dancers into a tightly-knit family, ready to take on […]

From Underdogs to Center Stage: Warde Dance Team’s Road to ...

October 25, 2024 in Features by Kayla Wamaitha

All the way back to the 60s and 70s when our school was still called Andrew Warde High School, the school newspaper still proudly published lots of articles each week highlighting the most interesting events and intriguing high school happenings. We seem to think that lots has changed since the […]

Warde’s Crimson Crier: A Forgotten Piece of History

October 2, 2023 in Features by Yael Grosman

Warde has a book club? With over fifty clubs and activities enriching Warde’s campus, finding one that not only piques your interest but also keeps you coming back can be a daunting task. Enter the ‘Readers Book Club’ (RBC), affectionately referred to as ‘Book Club,’ founded by Co-Presidents Lily Conklin […]

Building a Literary Community: The Readers Book Club at Warde

September 18, 2023 in Features by Sabrina Cassano

I grew up watching strong women like my mother and grandmothers. I watched them act like the world was their own and admired them as they took it. As I grew up, I started to see how difficult being a woman in society truly is. I saw the unrealistic standards, […]

Strong Women of the World

April 30, 2022 in Features / Opinions by Lily Conklin

On Friday, March 18th at 6:30 pm, Warde’s Humanity Now club will be hosting a special event in partnership with Starfish International to aid its mission of providing Gambian girls with a world-class education. The event serves as a valuable opportunity to raise money, and to do that, it welcomes […]

Warde Humanity Now Club Welcomes Guest Speaker and Student Support

March 8, 2022 in Features / News by Alexa Tortora

In recent years, the phenomenon that is “Evan Papageorge” has spread across Fairfield Warde High School. Currently a senior, Evan is involved in numerous clubs and activities. Take, for example, the yearbook, of which he is editor and chief, or science bowl, where he is Co-President. You could also take […]

Evan Papageorge: The Story Behind the Kid you See Everywhere

February 7, 2022 in Features by A Papageorge

It’s Friday night at Fairfield Warde High School. It’s homecoming night, and the senior students are excited for the football game to start. “The Stampede,” Warde’s sports student section, is going crazy as the football team rushes onto the field. At the center of the commotion in the stands is […]

Steven Lewis: King of the Stampede

November 12, 2021 in Features by J Balogh

The summer sun is dwindling, and a new school year has begun. This year welcomes lots of newness, mask rules, bathroom closings, and in addition, new members of the school faculty. One of those new staff members is Ms. Woron, a teacher in Fairfield Warde’s Art Department! Ms. Woron is […]

New Year, New Art Teacher

October 4, 2021 in Features by Julia Zagar

Do you have any parting advice you would like to pass on to students? It’s easy enough for me to say, but you should follow your own path and do what you want; take classes you want to take, as opposed to classes that fill some imaginary bullet on a […]

Interview with Jack Davis, ’21 Valedictorian

June 10, 2021 in Features by Abby Jacobs

Abby Jacobs is a senior at Fairfield Warde High School and the current Editor-in-Chief for The Warde Focus. She joined The Warde Focus as a Staff Writer two years ago and became Associate Editor as a junior. She has enjoyed being a part of the newspaper and hopes that it […]

Editorial Bios

February 8, 2021 in Features by The Editorial Board

One year ago, when you walked into Fairfield Warde’s classrooms, you would see desk clumps with students collaborating energetically, teachers leading discussions with lively spirit, and some of the most creative learning mechanisms to be brought to the educational realm taking place right within our halls. Now, all you see […]

Learning to Avoid Learning: The Secrets Behind Google Meet

January 22, 2021 in Features / News by Hannah Betron

When coming into this school year, we knew there would be a lot of new changes, maybe even new staff. Walking in the hallways, you’ll see many new faces. One in particular is our new teacher, Mr. Diaz. Mr. Diaz teaches in the business department. His way of teaching is […]

Welcoming Mr. Diaz, a New Face at FWHS

January 22, 2021 in Features by Cella Cirino