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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

She Loves You, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
Cayla Bartosz, Staff Writer • November 3, 2023

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...

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: Ellen Ochoa
Savannah Loubier, Staff Writer • October 25, 2023

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...

A Little Sugar
Lillian Christensen, Writer • October 25, 2023

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...

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...

"Guts" by Olivia Rodrigo - Album Review
Cayla 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...

"Bewitched" by Laufey - Album Review
Cayla Bartosz, Staff Writer • October 25, 2023

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...

M3GAN Film Review
February 6, 2023
MRHS Class of ‘73 Celebrates Classmate’s Love of Science and Technology
Katja Wurm, Staff Writer • November 16, 2023

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...

Brains Good Enough To Eat
Allison Demetri, Writer • November 3, 2023

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,...

She Loves You, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
Cayla Bartosz, Staff Writer • November 3, 2023

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...

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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