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FALL FOLIAGE RECAP
FALL FOLIAGE RECAP
Brayden Lane, Writer • November 5, 2025

As the fall leaves hit the ground, and the temperature drops, you may be wondering, where are the best places to see this year's foliage? You may be glad to know that thoughout...

Delicious Cinnamon Apple Banana Bread
Lucy Haile, Editor • November 5, 2025

Ingredients: 1 cup oatmeal + more for topping 1 ½ cup all-purpose flour ½ cup almond milk ⅓ cup maple syrup ⅓ cup canola oil 1 egg 1 tbsp cinnamon ½ teaspoon nutmeg...

Prospectors House at Mount Holyoke’s Summit (Photo by: Brayden Lane)
HIDDEN BEAUTY IN WESTERN MASS
Brayden Lane, Writer • November 4, 2025

Mount Holyoke, located in Hadley Massachusetts, is a mountain with an elevation of 935 feet, featuring a summit house which is historically known as the prospectors house. The...

Sambusa
Lucy Haile, Editor • May 27, 2025

What is sambusa? Sambusa is a triangular fried or baked pastry filled with a savory mixture of either meat or vegetables. However, sambusa to me is more than just a savory little...

Book Review-Letters of Enchantment Duology by Rebecca Ross
Katja Wurm, Staff Writer • February 1, 2024

In a market that is already saturated with young adult “romantasy” and fiction, it is hard for any one author or novel to stand out from...

“Guts” by Olivia Rodrigo – Album Review
Cayla Ryan Bartosz, Staff Writer • November 3, 2023

“I am as light as a feather, I’m as stiff as a board” Olivia Rodrigo coos over gentle guitar chords, in the first lines of the pop-rock...

Ghouls, Games, and Good Times: Key Club Halloween Event 2025
Lucy Haile, Editor • November 5, 2025

On Tuesday, October 28, the vibrant Wilbraham community came together for a spooktacular event! The Halloween event, hosted by Minnechaug’s very own Key Club, is held annually...

Minnechaug’s Class of 2025
Smoke Signal Staff June 17, 2025

Members of Minnechaug’s Class of 2025 will be attending the following colleges and universities in the fall: American University Arcadia University Assumption University Bay...

Sam’s Final Weather Report
Sam Ey, Weather Editor • May 28, 2025

Weather of the Week A rollercoaster of temps this week, mid-70s on Wednesday and back down to rain showers and mid-60s for Thursday. Friday through Sunday, same thing, mid-70s,...

CLOSE GAME BETWEEN MINNECHAUG AND AGAWAM
CLOSE GAME BETWEEN MINNECHAUG AND AGAWAM
Brayden Lane, Writer • November 5, 2025

The Minnechaug Falcons' Field Hockey Team had a close game between Agawam High School, losing 1-0. The varsity team faced Agawam earlier in the season on Friday September 19th....

Minnechaug Victorious Over Ludlow
Minnechaug Victorious Over Ludlow
Emma Grover, Sports Editor • October 28, 2025

Minnechaug’s boy’s soccer team had a close win under the lights against Ludlow High School in the Western Mass quarter-finals. Both of the 40 minute halves were full of tension...

Remembering 9/11
Ollie Williams, Staff Writer • October 5, 2024

As much as we have learned from family, teachers, and friends, the truth is that we high schoolers don’t know much about 9-11, just as our children and grandchildren won't truly understand the COVID-19 pandemic because they...

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...

Minnechaug Springs Into Its Student Council Conference
Cayla Ryan Bartosz, Senior Writer • April 30, 2025

Between March 5th and March 7th, class council co-advisors Mrs. O’Sullivan and Mrs. Doe chaperoned the 2025 Massachusetts Student Council Spring...

The Shamrock Showdown Dodgeball Tournament Comes to Minnechaug
The Shamrock Showdown Dodgeball Tournament Comes to Minnechaug
Genevieve Johnson, Staff Writer • April 2, 2025

The freshman class council hosted the first Shamrock Showdown fundraiser on March 7, 2025. With music, friends, and prizes, this fundraising...

The Annual Minnechaug Basketball Tournament
The Annual Minnechaug Basketball Tournament
Genevieve Johnson, Staff Writer • January 14, 2025

Minnechaug’s 3v3 basketball tournament took place once again extending throughout the week and ending on Thursday, November 21st. Many kids...

Ally Testimony: ‘What we Share’
Margaret Szpakowski, Editor in Chief • December 18, 2020
No matter how close we get, how much we intertwine our pasts and presents and futures, there are some things that can’t be shared. I will never know what it is like to be my best friend.
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...