The Magnet

Varney Departs From MacDuffie to Pursue Education

June 5, 2020

Science Teacher Joseph Varney will be one of the faculty and staff members departing from the MacDuffie School at the end of the 2019-2020 school year. He will pursue an education at the University of Connecticut School of Dental...

Boudreau to Retire From Administrative Position After 20 Years at MacDuffie

Alison Jackson, Co-Editor in Chief

June 5, 2020

After serving the MacDuffie community for two decades, Administrative Assistant to the Assistant Head of School Pat Boudreau will enter retirement at the end of the 2019-2020 school year. Although Boudreau is disappointed that s...

Ruiz Moves Closer to Family, Departs From MacDuffie

Ian Hua, Co-Editor in Chief

June 5, 2020

Assistant Head of School David Ruiz will not be returning to MacDuffie in the fall of 2020. In July, he will begin working as the Dean of Student Life at Hebron Academy in Hebron, Maine. Ruiz and his wife, Nelida Torres-Ruiz, are m...

The Process of Re-opening for Students Around the World

Athis Osathapan, Senior Staff Writer

May 30, 2020

With 2.73 out of the 6.16 million confirmed to have the virus recovered (as of May 30), private businesses and public areas are beginning to reopen as the worst of the pandemic passes and the number of new cases declines around the w...

Before the pandemic, I had only seen surgical masks like these in hospitals. However, they became a household staple when two of my family members tested positive for the coronavirus. Photo via Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons license.

My Quarantine Experience

May 17, 2020

Vaping Concerns at MacDuffie

Alison Jackson, Editor-in-Chief

April 25, 2020

“It’s more dangerous than we thought.” “It’s a national issue, especially in our youth.” “There’s all sorts of ways it affects brain development, we just don’t know.” These words from members of MacDuffie’s...

A Heart Week gift left for a student last week.

In Defense of Heart Week: Opinion

February 15, 2020

Heart Week: A Failed Attempt to Connect with Complete Strangers: Opinion

February 15, 2020

Senior Ryan Đoàn and sophomore Phillip Duan are playing a musical piece at the piano concert fundraiser. Fundraiser was held to purchase a new piano for the MacDuffie School.

Concert Raises Funds to Purchase New Piano

February 13, 2020

Costume Contest at The MacDuffie School. Photo provided by Allyson Bigelow.

MacDuffie Celebrates Halloween with Costume Contest, Dance

November 26, 2019

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 ...