Grace Marino '22, Contributing Writer

On November 1st and 2nd of this year, Saint Sebastian’s School performed the well-known play, Great Expectations by Charles Dickens-- and their expectations were clearly met. The cool and crisp fall weather made for a perfect night to see this production. There were 24 actors and actresses, some doubling or even tripling parts, which was very impressive. Two of the characters were played by our very own Montrosians, Katie Randall ‘19 playing the beautiful Estella, and Nora Cahill ‘19 played the cool-hearted Miss Havisham. All the characters exceeded expectations and were very fitting for...

Lily Wei '20, Features Editor

This past Saturday, on November 10, the Cross Country team saw the first snow of the year.  Six hours earlier, the team was filling up the Montrose van with all of our gears, snacks and blankets for a three-hour drive to New Milford, CT for the New England Prep School Track Association NEPTSTA division championship. We arrived in New Milford before twelve, and began two hours counting down until the race began. The worst part of a race is always the waiting because your head just generates thousands of scenarios of what may happen during the race. Our hearts beat faster and heavier as time flew...

Carol Li '21, Staff Writer

      On a recent rainy Saturday, the Montrose speech team went to their first official tournament. When we arrived at the high school, we saw a crowd of students in the cafeteria. First, we had to figure out our speaking code. When the many categories of speeches were posted on the walls, everyone in the caferica rushed to them, trying to find their code. The speech contest began.       After I took a picture of my category’s schedule, I searched for my classroom and waited to do my piece. When it was my turn, my heart was speeding up, and I was afraid I would forget my pronunciation....

Emma Judge '22, Contributing Writer

An eerie wind blows across the abandoned grounds. It seems as if the smallest gust could instantly topple one of the old, red brick buildings. The leaves rustle across the cracked cement roads, making the hairs on my arms stand on end. The Medfield State Hospital, formerly known as the Medfield Insane Asylum, is well known to all Montrose students, less than a mile from the school. The hospital opened in 1896, and closed in 2003 due to a dwindling amount of patients. The asylum has been the set of three films to date: The Box (2009), Shutter Island (2010), and The New Mutants (2019). All are thriller...

Colleen Casey '22 and Anna Rose '22

“I don’t think I’ve ever been player one while playing a video game with someone in my family,” says Colleen Casey ‘22,  youngest of 11, “I never even had control of the tv remote. That’s why I grew up watching sports center 24/7.” If you are the youngest child, this is probably something you can relate to. If you are not, then this may be a wake-up call to what your youngest sibling is really going through. While the stereotypes of being spoiled and getting the most attention may be partly true, there is so much more that never leave the youngest’s mouth. With the help of this...