May 29, 2017
How Common Teaching Methods Silence Introverts
You’ve probably heard about introversion and extraversion: the idea that social interactions and tendencies are influenced by individual personality traits. Although introverts are often seen as shy and extroverts as…
May 27, 2017
M-A Seniors Reflect on Leaving High School
With the end of the year quickly approaching, many M-A seniors are finally coming to the realization that this chapter of their lives is coming to a close. After four…
March 6, 2017
M-A Physics Teacher Jeff DeCurtins Discusses His Teaching Career and Upcoming Retirement
After 14 years at M-A, AS and AP Physics teacher and Science Department Chair Jeff DeCurtins will be retiring at the end of the 2016-2017 school year. DeCurtins' first experience…
February 1, 2017
M-A Students Tour in Spain with the Riekestra
Photos by Cynthia Yock; used with permission. Jamming on the beach for hundreds of people. Living with bandmates thousands of miles from home. Playing a different gig every night. Usually…
December 25, 2016
Are You Really “So OCD”?
Have you ever walked past a stack of boxes in the grocery store and unconsciously straightened the one box that is out of place? “Wow, I'm so OCD,” you say,…
November 16, 2016
Shifting Perspectives: The Importance of Electives
School is about learning in the whole sense of the word, and electives are a vital part of that experience by allowing students to look for interests and insights beyond…
November 3, 2016
More than Words: Part Two
For our second installment of More than Words, we met with M-A junior Sandy Han, senior Abigail Ponce, and an M-A student who requested anonymity. Han, who is now the…
October 29, 2016
More Than Words: Part One
For our first segment of More Than Words, we met with Television Communications and Production teacher John Giambruno and an M-A student who requested anonymity. You probably know Giambruno as…