What is a Wrecker?
The Wrecker is the Staples High School mascot. It is a caricature of a construction worker wearing a hard hat, with arms as big as a tree and a chin to match! The Staples Wrecker holds a wrecking bar in its left hand and a sledgehammer in its right. The Wrecker was designed by Staples graduate Tom Wall in 1980.
Prior to the 1920's, Staples High School teams were known as the Minutemen, a logical name for a town known for its part in the Revolutionary War. However, all of that changed in the 1920's. At that time, Norwalk High School’s football team was having a great undefeated season on the gridiron. They specifically chose Staples to play during their Homecoming game, thinking that Staples would be an 'easy' win. Unfortunately for Norwalk, the Staples football team came in and crushed the 'undefeated' team. Headlines the following day read, "Staples High Wrecks Norwalk's Homecoming!" Since that time, Staples High School teams have been known as THE WRECKERS!
Staples High School Alma Mater
Hail Staples
Friendly ties can never be broken, formed at Staples High,
for surpassing wealth unspoken, They'll forever lie.
Lift the chorus, sing her praises, Over hill and dale;
Hail to thee, our dear old High School, Staples hail all hail.
When our High School days are over, And our ways shall part,
Still by thee we'll be united. Still be one in heart.
Lift the chorus, sing her praises, Over hill and dale;
Hail to thee, our dear old High School, Staples hail all hail.