A New Junior Portfolio
March 27, 2018
Written by Ashley Baldwin & Melanie Coretti | Interviews by Ashley Baldwin & Melanie Coretti | On April 13th, 2018, the Junior class at Morgan will participate in the graduation requirement of Junior Portfolio. Students will need to present rubrics they have collected throughout their high school...
Junior Year Stress
February 14, 2018
Written by Anthony Coretti | Photos by Quinn Trahant | Junior year is often recognized as the hardest year in high school. If you are a Senior, you already know what I'm talking about. The SAT, AP Testing, and the feared Junior Portfolio are all right around the corner for these three juniors. This...
PSATtack 2017
October 5, 2017
By Marc Catalano| On Wednesday, October eleventh the freshmen, sophomores, and juniors will be taking the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test, PSAT for short. For juniors, the PSAT is also the National Merit Scholar Qualifying Test, an opportunity to win scholarships. The Tuesday before the PSATs, October ...
(Final)izing the School Year
June 8, 2017
Written by Marie Kane | It's almost the end of the 2016-2017 school year, which means it's almost time for final exams, followed by graduation for the senior class of 2017 at 6:00 pm at the Morgan practice football field. Many teachers let seniors be exempt from taking that class's exam if seniors have an average of a 90 or better in that class. If a student doesn't have...
Frydenborg’s Inferno
May 30, 2017
Written by Logan Cummings and Daniel Radka| Photographs by Daniel Radka and Logan Cummings| Toward the end of every school year, English teacher Julie Frydenborg assigns her Honors Freshman class a month-long project: The Dante Project. Her students have to read Dante's Inferno and then rewrite the story and make a creative accompaniment to br...
SAT Day: School Must Go On
April 4, 2017
Written by Abbey Norton | The Juniors have the opportunity to take a free SAT on April 5th, but for the rest of the students, the school day must go on! Because of our block schedule, it is much easier to form the school day around the SAT. "We're blocking off one of the wings of the school, third...
It’s That Time Again
January 9, 2017
Written by Melanie Coretti | There are mixed feelings on midterms. Some students dread midterms week, and some don't. Some find it stressful, others don't. Students have two exams each day for 3 days, then the fourth day is one last exam and a make-up period for any missed exams. Students don't n...
Amber Vuilleumier: College Life
October 6, 2016
Written by: Gabby Vigorito and Abby Pitarra | Amber Vuilleumier is a freshman at Endicott College in Massachusetts. She chose Endicott because the school has a great internship and study abroad program, along with a safe campus. She also likes the community and environment. She is enjoying the coll...
2016 Graduates Change In Plans
September 23, 2016
By Quinn Pender | Several of the seniors in the class of 2016 had abrupt changes in their college plans for financial reasons. 2016 graduates Julia Hornyak, Kayla Burt, and Michael Fiorillo all changed their plans over the summer. 2016 graduate Julia Hornyak said,"my heart was set on Uconn, but I got...
First year Thoughts with Mr. Zdunzcyk
June 13, 2016
Written by Anthony Janiszcak| First year for a new teacher can be sometimes a bit over whelming, but for Social studies teacher Corey Zdunzcyk, its just another day doing what he loves! Coming into Morgan last year to replace another teacher, Mr. Zdunzcyk adapted well to our school. He expresses how...
Do Not Test Me, I Am Busy Taking Mid-Terms
January 6, 2016
By August Pulaski and David LaRiviere | It's that time of year again: Mid-terms. The mid-term exams happen once a year so they start at around mid to early January. The mid-term exams have a major impact on everyone's grade. Many students study a lot for these exams due to the fact that they cover everything...
