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Arts
Arsenic & Old Lace Tickets On Sale
November 5, 2019
Ha Nguyen, Staff Writer
Tickets for the MacDuffie Theater’s fall play, Arsenic & Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring, are now available online for selling. According to Becky Beth Benedict, MacDuffie Theater Program & Arts Department Chair, you can reserve tickets for the fall play through an online website (https://www.universe.com/tms2019fallplay)...
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Social Media Takeover Day
October 15, 2019
Polina Spirina, Senior Stuff Writter
MacDuffie’s Instagram page is practicing a new trend called “Social Media Takeover Days” starting from Sept. 10th, which allows students to take control of the school’s social media profile for one day. MacDuffie actively develops and improves the engagement of students in the school's life...
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MacDuffie’s New 3D Printers
October 10, 2019
Mohammed Abbasi, Social Media Editor
This past summer The MacDuffie School obtained two new 3D Printers by Monoprice using a grant from GE Additive. This included features that improve the ease of use and quality of the printers making more opportunities available for students. The Monoprice MP Voxel printers bring many new possibilities....
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How Was Your Weekend? Well… I Had Detention.
October 8, 2019
Vinny Buono, Senior Staff Writer
Detention is a school’s classic punishment. It is where students are disciplined for their actions and behavior. It has been around since school started. The MacDuffie School has detention and it has always been on Wednesday afternoons, but a change is coming this year. For years, MacDuffie’s...
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Lisa Shibuki, Senior Staff Writer

November 5, 2019

MacDuffie Girls’ Soccer has had both a Varsity and Junior Varsity team for the past four years. However, this year Girls’ Soccer is fielding only a Varsity team. During the fall season in 2018, 13 players were enrolled...

Science Monthly: Summer and Fall Highlights

Athis Osathapan, Senior Staff Writer

October 29, 2019

Physics/Astronomy No one has been able to capture an image of a black hole until just recently. The existence of gravitationally completely collapsed objects or GCCO was predicted in 1915 when Einstein first published...

Late Start Fridays

Cam Corliss, Senior Staff Writer

October 22, 2019

Late Start Fridays, or the one Friday per month occurrences of school starting at 8:50am instead of 8:00am, have recently been put into place at MacDuffie. However, according to Head of School Steve Griffin, they are not...

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Sports

Everyone Should have the Chance to Shine at Sports Awards

Jillian Ouimet, Senior Staff Writer

May 29, 2019 • No Comments

I remember a couple of years ago when Sophomore Lily Griffin, a member of the JV girls soccer team, informed me that her team had been undefeated for two years. I was in shock because I hadn’t known this fact because, well,...

Run For Hope 2019 May 29, 2019
The New Baseball Team at The MacDuffie School May 29, 2019

Winter Sports Teams Season Comes to an End April 25, 2019

Fall Sports Season Update October 31, 2018

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Features

2019 Prom a Success

Dima Aboukasm, Social Media Editor

May 29, 2019 • No Comments

On Saturday May 13, about 80 students attended MacDuffie’s casino-themed prom. It was held at La Notte, a venue in East Windsor, Connecticut, beginning at 7:00 PM and lasting until 10:00 PM with...

Poetry Month at MacDuffie

May 2, 2019

Squire Places First in Bouldering National Championships

April 26, 2019

$MacDuffie Math Team Wins WMML Championship$

MacDuffie Math Team Wins WMML Championship

March 7, 2019

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Creampuff

A Macaroni Lover and A Tired Athlete

November 12, 2019

Dear Creampuff, My goldfish told me that I eat too much macaroni. What do I do? -Macaroni Lover Dear...

Nature Kid and Disheartened Student

May 13, 2019

Dear Creampuff, I'm having an issue. I want to live in my playscape, but it is too cold to live in...

T-Rex and Mathematical Geniuses

May 3, 2019

Dear Creampuff My friend is mad at me and I do not know why. I didn't do anything wrong and I ask...

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Arts

MacDuffie’s Spring Play: “The Mustardseed Inn”

Jillian Ouimet, Senior Staff Writer

May 15, 2019

The Mustardseed Inn, this year's Spring Play at MacDuffie, will be performed in the Little Theater on May 17 and 18. It is directed by Middle School Theater teacher Lucy Tew....

Guest Artist Visits MacDuffie Dancers

April 20, 2019

A Magical Musical: Winter Musical Review

March 28, 2019

The Winter Musical’s Unexpected New Cast Member

February 4, 2019

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