22 Staples Seniors Celebrated for High Honors Graduation
Westport Public SchoolsTwenty two exceptional students have been honored with the distinction of graduating with High Honors from the Staples High School Class of 2022. A student will be designated with "High Honors" if his/her academic grade point average falls in the top 4 percent of the graduating class.
According to Principal Stafford W. Thomas, Jr. , “This class, is extremely talented and the most astonishing aspect of this accomplishment, is that these students were involved in a number of extracurricular activities and various aspects of school life which took a great deal of time, focus and concentration outside of the classroom as well. We were lucky to have had them for four years and we will no doubt be hearing about their next great achievements in the years to come. Congratulations Class of 2022 High Honors students!”
The following students are the class of 2022 High Honors honorees: Emma Gabriela Alcyone, Natalie Bandura, Gregory Lawrence Beal, Zachary Jay Bishop, Michael Aaron Brody, Oliver Isaac Clachko, Sabrina Min Didner, Erin Rebecca Durkin, Matthew Ackerman Genser, Alexandra Maskoff, Aidan Robert Strickland Mermagen, Gabriella Violet Jardim Messenger, Tessa Lawrence Moore, Luke Carlo Morelli, Chloe Elizabeth Nevas, Emma Louisa Nordberg, Talia Wendy Perkins, Finn Popken, Ishan Verma Prasad, Jessica Qi, Allison Leigh Schwartz, Julian Weng.
Morning Weather Report
Today
Rain, mainly before 2pm, then patchy drizzle with a slight chance of showers after 2pm. High near 52. East wind 15 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Patchy drizzle with a slight chance of showers. Patchy fog before 2am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 45. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph.
Tomorrow
A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 53. East wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tomorrow Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a chance of showers. Low around 44. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Westport COVID-19 Cases Up 3; State Hospitalizations, Positivity Rate Up
The State Department of Public Health reported 3 more cases in Westport over the past day. The State’s daily test positivity rate was up to 4.60% while hospitalizations were up 5 patients, with 106 patients currently hospitalized for COVID-19 throughout the State.
Westport total positive or probable cases: 4,075 cases.
Westport total COVID-19 Deaths: 36 deaths
State Daily Test Positivity: 4.60% [up from 4.26%]
State Hospitalizations: 106 patients [+5]

