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The Student News Site of Minnechaug Regional High School

The Smoke Signal

The Student News Site of Minnechaug Regional High School

The Smoke Signal

The Student News Site of Minnechaug Regional High School

The Smoke Signal

The Future of Education
Lauren Tomala, Staff Writer • March 30, 2023

Since the early 1950s, the teaching profession has taken a much more inclusive, adaptive, and modern approach. However, the days of overflowing amounts of incoming teachers seem...

Falcon Fest’s Fabulous Festivities
Ava Connors, Multimedia Editor • October 28, 2022

 The homecoming football game at Minnechaug is highly celebrated. Along with having a whole spirit week leading up to the game, Minnechaug also has an in school pep rally, then...

Female wrestler fights her way to the top
Female wrestler fights her way to the top
Bailey Murray March 24, 2022

Minnechaug wrestler Gianna Daniele’s formula for success is simple: hard work, perseverance and then a lot more hard work. With that formula in mind, it is no surprise the female...

Spider Man: No Way Home is Amazing
Spider Man: No Way Home is Amazing
Seth Chaffee January 12, 2022
I found this movie to be the most compelling in terms of a structured story, out of all of the Tom Holland Spider Man films
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon
May 24, 2023

There comes a time in life when you come across that one thing that makes you realize everything is going to be okay. For me, that one thing...

Rise Song Review: A New Era for Extreme
Seth Chaffee, Entertainment Editor • May 9, 2023

Are you someone who prefers modern pop music over classic rock music? If you have ever found yourself listening to classic rock radio, you have...

M3GAN Film Review
February 6, 2023
Sam’s Weather Report
Sam Ey, Weather Reporter • September 20, 2023

Weather for the Week After a rainy start Monday, we continue the week on a settled basis. A nice fall week with fall temperatures in the low to mid-70s. Every day from Tuesday...

Graduating Senior Provides Important Advice
Lauren Tomala, Staff Writer • May 24, 2023

Whenever someone asks me what it feels like to be a graduating senior, I think I come to the same conclusion as many of my peers; that I simply don’t know. My four years in Minnechaug...

Sam’s Weather Report
Sam Ey, Weather Reporter • May 23, 2023

Weather of the Week This week will be a mix of nice, warm weather and some hot and humid weather. Tuesday shows low 70s but Wednesday is humid and hot, approaching 80 degrees....

Is 'Chaug The Best Student Section In Western Mass? | Beyond the Field
Abyssinia Haile, Co-Editor-in-Chief • March 30, 2023

In one of their toughest matchups of the season, junior Nick Disa gives the Smoke Signal an inside look into the dynamics and workings of Minnechaug's boys' varsity basketball...

Diving Into Swim With Alayna Lucas and Claire Pouliot
Serina Chan , Sports Editor • March 9, 2023

Sophomores Alayna Lucas and Claire Pouliot entered their second season of swimming for Minnechaug, hoping to achieve new records for themselves. As the season eventually came to...

Graduating Senior Provides Important Advice
Lauren Tomala, Staff Writer • May 24, 2023

Whenever someone asks me what it feels like to be a graduating senior, I think I come to the same conclusion as many of my peers; that I simply don’t know. My four years in Minnechaug (as many of you can attest to) have been...

TenTalk Episode 5: School Committee Candidate Dr. Bill Bontempi Speaks With Minnechaug Smoke Signal About His Positions on Education
Abyssinia Haile, Features Editor • May 14, 2021

In this episode of TenTalk, Dr. Bill Bontempi talked with The Smoke Signal about why he is running for the Hampden Wilbraham Regional School...

2023 Senior Field Day Photos
May 11, 2023

Ongoing project to get a student representative on the School Committee
Thomas Manning, Correspondent • May 12, 2022

Would you like to have more representation for the school district than ever before? Well, I can tell you that this possibility might soon become...

Chaugs Varsity Field Hockey Team poses after their win against Longmeadow.
Minnechaug's Varisty Field Hockey Wins Against Longmeadow
Quinn Suomala, Editor in Chief • October 18, 2021

Congratulations to Minnechaug's Varisty Field Hockey team! They defeated Longmeadow, the number one team in the Western Mass league. This was...

The Above the Influence Club will also hold a car wash fundraiser from 9 to 12 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 25.
ATI Kicks Off New Year with Info Meeting
September 10, 2021

The Above the Influence Club is having an informational meeting on Thursday, Sept. 16, from 2:15 to 2:30 p.m... This meeting is open to anyone...

Perspective: Being Black at ‘Chaug
Perspective: Being Black at ‘Chaug
Kiel Williams, Contributor • January 20, 2021
I believe we are on the verge of change because teachers and students are showing that people who are different do matter
Banana Oat Muffins that Make the New Year a Little Less Daunting
Banana Oat Muffins that Make the New Year a Little Less Daunting
Abyssinia Haile, Multimedia Editor • February 11, 2022

The New Year: a symbol of change, ambition, and optimism for the upcoming 365 days of 2022.  While many tend to seize the transition...

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