Model UN 2018
January 9, 2019
Written by Melanie Coretti and Sandra Sirisoukh | Photos by Ms. Russell | On Sunday, December 9, 2018, students that are part of the Model UN Club here at Morgan attended the University of New Haven Model UN Conference (Charger Model UN). Model UN is a simulation of the United Nations in which students represent c...
Opinion – Transgender Awareness Week & What It Means to Me
November 16, 2018
Written by Leo Woods| Featured Image via University of Queensland Each year November hosts Transgender Awareness Week with the goal to promote visibility of transgender and gender non-conforming people and discuss issues that those communities face. The week leads up to Transgender Day of Remembrance (N...
How Punk and Politics Go Together
October 5, 2018
Written by Leo Woods | Featured Image via Revolutionary Socialism In the 21st Century Photos by Leo Woods | On Saturday, September 24th, Morgan's own punk band The Televangelists played in Madison in support of the Green Party. The party was hosted by supporters of Michelle Louise Bicking, a candidate for the State Representative of Connecticut. While she was not in attendance herself,...
Dan Radka’s Take on Washington
March 20, 2018
Written by Dan Radka | I just spent five months in Washington, D.C. working for the United States Senate. “Quite the time to be there,” people say, “you must have learned a lot.” Yes and yes. What seems to immediately come to mind for people is the political climate we find ourselves in today. Family and friends would speak to me as thou...
Model United Nations Heads to Yale
February 16, 2018
Written By Logan Smith| Photos via Ms. Russell| The Model UN club packed their bags and headed to Yale for the YMUN XLIV conference from January 18th-21st. This is the second YMUN event the Model UN club attended. Junior Ella Franzoni started the Model UN club two years ago. When Ella considered ...
Senior Trip Controversy
February 12, 2018
Written by Sophia Muce and James Saturno | Photos by Sophia Muce and James Saturno | There has been quite a bit of controversy surrounding the location of the senior trip. On November 14th, 2017, Senior Class President Wyatt Reu sent out an email to the entire class to gauge interest in various trip op...
Opinion: “The Right of the People to Keep and Bear Arms, Shall Not be Infringed”- Gun Control
December 12, 2017
By Marc Catalano| Photos via Guns.com Gun control has been a debated subject as long as the United States has been around, all based around the infamous Second Amendment, written in 1791, which states, "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the peopl...
Conflict at Political Primary
October 20, 2017
Written by Taylor DiFilippo | The members of the Political Club had an interesting event on September 7, where they got their first ever complaint from a guest. The Political Club has been holding events, debates, and forums since 2005, making the new development even more shocking. The event in q...
Craziness at the Club Fair
September 27, 2017
Written by Claire Pease| Pictures by Abby Pitarra| On September 26, during Advisory, all freshmen and sophomores attended this year's Advisory Club Fair. Many clubs were represented including the Environmental Club, the Political Club, Morgan REACT, the Kindness Club and much more. When students arr...
Remembering the Heroes of 9/11
September 14, 2017
Written by Kerryanne Longyear| Most of us high school students were born a year or two before or after the 9/11 disaster. Many of us have probably heard stories from our parents about what they were doing when they heard the news. Some of us may also have relatives or family friends that were sever...
Opinion: Corruption in the White House
June 9, 2017
Written by Allison Goguen| Photos via Mashable Lately, the news has been asking the same question over and over, 'did Trump really just do that?'. Something the news has been missing though is what Trump's son in law, Senior Advisor Jared Kushner is up to. The real estate agent married Trump's daughter, Ivanka Trump, and became part of the family business. W...
Opinion: Reu Supports College Finance Bill
May 24, 2017
Written by Wyatt Reu | Featured Image via CTPost The editorial below is by Junior Wyatt Reu, member of The Morgan School political club and president-elect of the 2017-18 senior class. Wyatt is also president of Clinton High School Democrats, a group independent of The Morgan School. This article...
