Features – The Magnet

2019 Prom a Success

Dima Aboukasm, Social Media Editor

May 29, 2019

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 music, dancing, and dinner....

Poetry Month at MacDuffie

Sophie Sharp, Senior Staff Writer

May 2, 2019

In past years, April at MacDuffie has passed by with fairly small mentions to its alter ego: National Poetry Month. Reading poems in assembly was mostly the limit of involvement as poetry flew under the radar of many students. This ...

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

Hu Participates in Lions Club Public Speaking Competition

February 13, 2019

Childhood: A Collection of Teacher Experiences

Sophie Sharp

January 31, 2019

We all have fond memories of our childhood. Read on to discover what some of your favorite teachers were like when they were kids!

A MACDUFFIE MYSTERY! What’s up with that random button??

Marie Hua, Senior Staff Writer

November 26, 2018

School’s out for the day, and you’re on your way to the front of the school. You’re walking down the right wing’s main floor hallway. As you pass Mr. Shelburne’s room you suddenly stop. For the first time, you n...

A Mechanical CAP

Mohammed Abbasi, Senior Staff Writer

November 15, 2018

The Robotics CAP, a CAP that involves building advanced robots that perform complex tasks in a series of different challenges, is back at it again for the second year at The MacDuffie School. Junior Andrew Cao first wanted to create th...

When Midterms Don’t Mean Exams: How MacDuffie’s Future Voters Got Involved in the Recent Elections

Alison Jackson, Managing Editor

November 8, 2018

On Tuesday, November 6, citizens of the United States had the chance to vote for candidates from their states running for an array of positions spanning the local, state, and national levels as well as voice their opinions on...

Club Samples

October 28, 2018

Film Appreciation Club The Film Appreciation Club is run by Danila Shestakov. It is designed for people who want to see beyond the popcorn action flicks and into the world of real cinematography. The club will focus on watching any mo...

November Horoscopes

October 22, 2018

How to Make the Most of Your Final Exams

Alison Jackson, Assistant Copy Editor

May 28, 2018

Final exams seem to have a negative connotation for students across the globe. For many, simply hearing the term conjures up the image (or memory) of frantically cramming until the early hours of the morning and feeling incredi...