In the midst of a lively global news cycle, the last thing on everyone’s minds is Heart Week, a Valentine’s Day-themed Secret Santa that has been an annual tradition at MacDuffie for nearly a century. However, I signed up to participate in Heart Week for all five days, and here’s why I encourage...

We are at the end of the week of Valentine’s Day, known at MacDuffie as Heart Week. During this week, students are randomly given a “heart person.” Often times, the only thing that these students have in common with one another is that they are both in either the upper or middle school. So, in...

On Jan. 18, sophomore Phillip Duan, junior Sean Bordenca and senior Ryan Đoàn held a piano concert at MacDuffie as a fundraiser to purchase a new piano. Each individual performed various musical pieces.  The students had been frustrated by the conditions of the school’s piano, so they decided...

A new sports season is going to start at MacDuffie, and the Athletics Department is still considering whether ping pong will be a competitive sport or a CAP. A sign-up form for winter sport was sent out for all students. Close to one hundred students signed up for three winter sports, which include basketball,...