It is a rainy autumn night as my mother drives through the darkness to our hotel in Foxborough. We’re on our way to a Studio Two concert, one of several Beatles tribute bands...
Ellen Ochoa was the first Latina in Space. She’s Mexican-American and was born May 10, 1958. While an active astronaut Ochoa logged almost 1,000 hours in space. She became the...
The dim coffee shop gave off an aura of warmth. Its soft orange glow from hanging lights and dark wood furniture gives the whole atmosphere a cozy and safe feeling. Her battered...
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...
“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...
In a music landscape dominated by the omnipresence of synth-pop and other musical ideas of the 1980s, to come across an artist like Laufey, who...
Class of 1973 members Lisa Baldridge-Fiascone and Daiva Gasperetti.
Linda Voss
Dr. Bernard Harris
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the graduation of the Minnecahug Class of 1973. There was celebration in the air as they enjoyed activities such as a football game, a dinner...
Icing and candy-covered brains lined the left-hand side of the room, overflowing from counters, filling sinks, and covering desks. Many were placed upon tin foil and plastic trays,...
It is a rainy autumn night as my mother drives through the darkness to our hotel in Foxborough. We’re on our way to a Studio Two concert, one of several Beatles tribute bands...
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...
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...
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...
In this episode of TenTalk, Dr. Bill Bontempi talked with The Smoke Signal about why he is running for the Hampden Wilbraham Regional School...
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...

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 is having an informational meeting on Thursday, Sept. 16, from 2:15 to 2:30 p.m... This meeting is open to anyone...
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The New Year: a symbol of change, ambition, and optimism for the upcoming 365 days of 2022. While many tend to seize the transition...