Faye Stearns ‘24, Staff Writer

Snow is falling, Montrosians are decorating their classrooms and poles, and there seems to be an abundance of hot cocoa. What time of year is it? Christmas time! At Montrose, Christmas is a big deal — in large part due to our annual traditions that revolve around the Yuletide season.  Some things we do here at Montrose are very unique from other schools: We all love the poles that hold our school together! At Christmas time each grade decorates poles to increase the Christmas spirit.  To kick off our winter break, each grade in the school performs humorous skits with different plots...

Faith Chen '22, Assistant Layout Editor

While the air begins to fill with the gingerbread aroma and holiday lights are strung everywhere, we are all looking forward to a well deserved Christmas Break! However, as the long awaited pause from school life approaches, many students express a variety of different opinions towards homework over the break.  Understandably, many students will be extremely busy amidst the holiday rush and family reunions. With homework as well as many events to juggle, a supposedly restful vacation may result in a build-up of stress. As one sophomore comments: “Christmas homework is unfair. We need time...

Maevis Fahey '21, Editor-in-Chief

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in the December Print Edition of the Looking Glass. Here, you will find the extended version of that piece, which includes many more stories and quotes from the Montrose community. To share your memories and reflections on our beloved chaplain, please visit our school website. Last Tuesday, Montrose was blessed with something special to start the Christmas season -- a snow day. Our Father Dick always prayed for snow days, so it felt especially memorable to receive one the day after his passing. In the past two weeks, the entire Montrose...

Emma Judge '22, Staff Writer

Last month, in honor of National Adoption Month, the Respect for Life Club watched a documentary called I Lived on Parker Avenue. It follows a young man named David who was adopted as a baby. The documentary also traces his birth mother and father, Melissa and Brian, and their lives after giving David up for adoption. After David was born, they remained together and had a daughter, Courtney. They later separated, and Brian married. After his mother decided to update her address with the adoption agency, David was offered the chance to meet his birth parents. Initially, David feared that he would...

Maevis Fahey '21, Editor-in-Chief

Just a few weekends ago, three Montrosians performed in Xaverian Brothers’ fall production of Newsies -- an exciting musical chock-full with catchy lyrics and swing. Undoubtedly, stunning songs from the show like “Seize the Day” and “King of New York” are still ringing in the heads of those who went to watch the performance. Since the beginning of the school year, these three girls spent hours at Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood, MA preparing for opening night. They auditioned alongside many other students from schools in the area, and earned their roles in the show.  Andy...