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12/03/2025

For Chemistry and Forensics teacher Alexandra Patterson, becoming a teacher wasn’t part of a lifelong plan; it was actually, in her own words, “a game-like decision.”

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For Chemistry and Forensics teacher Alexandra Patterson, becoming a teacher wasn’t part of a lifelong plan; it was actually, in her own words, “a game-like decision.” “I didn’t always want to be a teacher,” Mrs. Patterson said. “It was kind of something that got sprung on me.” After ...

12/03/2025

Every student takes classes in school throughout their career, but some classes stick, making a real impact in someone’s life. For two Morgan students, that class was Alex DiStefano’s digital imaging class. Read more to learn how Jacoby Brown and AJ Brown fell in love with photography.

Every student takes classes in school throughout their career. Many complain about how they don’t like the material or the teacher. But some classes stick and make a real impact in someone’s life. That’s how Alex DiStefano’s digital imaging class has impacted students like Jacoby Brown and A...

12/03/2025

As a child, Lily Tanner had always loved having her nails done. She felt as though it made her feel put together, and she loved the feeling of having polish coated onto her nails. When the COVID pandemic arose, 13-year-old Tanner was met with a dilemma. She could no longer get her nails done. She quickly established a solution: she would do her own nails. Now, five years later, she is living through her dream, and turns the key into her new studio.

As a child, Lily Tanner had always loved having her nails done. She felt as though it made her feel put together, and she loved the feeling of having polish coated onto her nails. When the COVID pandemic arose, 13-year-old Tanner was met with a dilemma. She could no longer get her nails done. She...

12/03/2025

Always finding a way to succeed in school and on the soccer field, Kate Gardner didn’t have many doubts about her junior year being any different, but that couldn’t have been further from the truth.

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Always finding a way to succeed in school and on the soccer field, Kate Gardner didn’t have many doubts about her junior year being any different, but that couldn’t have been further from the truth. Never facing this before, she had to blindly navigate through one of the most academically import...

11/21/2025

At the Morgan School, the REACT club hosts its annual Haunted Hallways Halloween tradition on November 1st, 2025. This is where this club joins together and meets every week to plan out this event, as these students are trying to scare the people that are visiting this event, and at the same time having a fun experience for them all and themselves. Read more below:

Sounds of shrieks and screams from frightened students echoed through the halls, as students from Morgan’s REACT club scurried around the school, masked in horror to scare. November 1, 2025, was the day the halls of the Morgan School became haunted, where REACT hosts their annual Haunted Hallways....

11/13/2025

On Halloween night, the MSW (Morgan Saybrook Westbrook) football team suffered another loss, 7-16, dropping to 0-7 on the season. MSW football faced Capital-Prep at the Old Saybrook turf.

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On Halloween night, the MSW (Morgan Saybrook Westbrook) football team suffered another loss, 7-16, dropping to 0-7 on the season. MSW football faced Capital-Prep at the Old Saybrook turf. Although…

11/13/2025

Christopher Boudreau has spent the last 10 years of his life growing through the ranks of scouting. For Christopher, scouting has been more than an after-school activity – it’s been a decade-long journey of adventure, service, and self-discovery.

For Clinton senior Christopher Boudreau, scouting has been more than an after-school activity – it’s been a decade-long journey of adventure, service, and self-discovery. A member of Boy Scout Troop 7, Boudreau has spent the past ten years growing through the ranks of scouting, currently serving...

11/13/2025

Federal Judge, Dave Vatti, came to Morgan to discuss what he's learned from years of serving in the courtroom and how he became a judge.

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11/13/2025

On November 4th, the shoreline baseball community was struck with crushing news as the Shoreline Breakers announced they would be cancelling all 14u through 19u age groups. The decision came at the hands of Ed Merola and Trevor Brown, founders of the Shoreline Breakers, The Morgan School baseball coach and In-School Suspension teacher due to low numbers throughout the age groups.

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On November 4th, the shoreline baseball community was struck with crushing news as the Shoreline Breakers announced they would be cancelling all 14u through 19u age groups. The decision came at the hands of Ed Merola and Trevor Brown, founders of the Shoreline Breakers, The Morgan School baseball co...

11/13/2025

Senior Nicollina Ballone heard about the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Accounting Careers Leadership Institute (ACLI) at Bryant University from an email, and after further research on what it had to offer, it became evident to her that she simply had to apply. The draw to the program, for Ballone, was her desire to learn more about accounting and Bryant.

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Senior Nicollina Ballone heard about the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Accounting Careers Leadership Institute (ACLI) at Bryant University from an email, and after further research on what it had to offer, it became evident to her that she simply had to apply. The draw to the program, for Ballone, wa...

11/13/2025

You most likely think of Huskies when it comes to animals and the Morgan School. However, take a few steps into some of the science classes, and you’ll notice a different kind of animal: fish!

When we think of animals at Morgan, we likely think first of our Husky mascot or K-9 Jagger. However, there are many more animals besides dogs within our school, including Orange Tetras and Chinese Algae Eaters, you just need to find yourself in room D07. If you walk through the hallways of Morgan,....

11/13/2025

Four years ago in 2021, The Morgan coed cross-country team had a total of 18 boys and 9 girls. Now just four years later, Morgan has 8 boys and 0 girls. This is a problem that might eventually lead to the extinction of cross country as a sport at Morgan. Click here to read more...

Four years ago in 2021, The Morgan coed cross-country team had a total of 18 boys and 9 girls. Now just four years later, Morgan has 8 boys and 0 girls, highlighting the extremely large 68% decline in participation since 2017. Every year since 2021, Morgan has lost at least one member. That might no...