After four months of relative calm following riots in response to Michael Brown’s death, Ferguson has reentered the news, this time after two police officers were shot and wounded. Here are the reactions of some members of the MFS community: “The resignations of the police chiefs are in response toRead More
The excitement preceding Pi Day this year has not only come from the MFS Math Department. The holiday commemorates the mathematical constant, approximately 3.1415, on March 14, represented as 3.14. This year’s celebration has been deemed “Super Pi Day,” as inclusion of the two-digit year in the date makes thisRead More
Costuming for any show can be a challenge, but The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later is pushing the limits. Student costumers are facing big challenges, because they are doing so much difficult work with their own hands, with only advice from advisors to aid them. Junior Amanda Karlsson and sophomoreRead More
MFS Science Department member Andrea Robinson is not only a biology teacher, but also an inventor. She made a “chia house” that is based on the same concept as the commercial Chia Pet, but she used her own method rather than the company’s. Robinson made the model house by puttingRead More
This week agenda talked about potential competitive activities between grades. These activities would work similarly to spirit week activities minus the points system. One idea was a basketball shootout. These activities would hopefully work to unify grades. Concern was expressed that these competitive activities could cause arguments and conflict in theRead More
