This past October 10th, Sophomores and Juniors across the United States participated in the PSAT/NMSQT (Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test/ National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test), a nation wide standardized test issued in school by the College Board. This test serves the purpose of assessing students skills… Read More
Dirty Dancing Returns… Again? By: Angelina Kemmett, ’18 If critics crushed the 1987 movie Dirty Dancing, why would it be revived on stage? The answer is simple: decades-long audience adoration that shows no signs of slowing. In reality, it is not a review from a professional… Read More
On March 20, the Institute of Politics at Harvard University held a forum titled “#NEVERAGAIN: How Parkland Students are Changing the Conversation on Guns.” Six students from Parkland, Florida attended this forum, holding a panel discussion and then answering audience questions. In attendance were Ryan… Read More
Pacific Rim Uprising is a movie full of action tropes, both entertaining and not, and too many characters that seem to be there just to fill a checklist of archetypes. Uprising does, however, have two shining stars in the cast that light up the screen,… Read More
Friday, November 17th was a particularly exciting day for the French IV class. At 9:00 AM, the class, along with Madame Gaffey, departed for the Huntington Theater to see Moliere’s comedy, “Tartuffe.” Preceding the trip to the theater, a visit by a Huntington Theater representative,… Read More
On November 18th, Matignon’s Academic Decathlon team competed in the first round of competitions at North Reading High School. This year’s theme is Africa, meaning that all seven tests are centered around the culture and politics of the continent. Matignon placed 14th out of all… Read More
To Kill a Mockingbird is a timeless classic. Everyone knows the story; it has been told many times in many ways — the original novel, movies, or, in this case, theatre performances. Although one might think it would become a tired retelling after having committed… Read More
