MaryKate Mormino, a dedicated and ambitious junior at Suffield High School, stands out in her school for her deep engagement with both The Paw Print and Drama Club. In her second year with the newspaper, Mormino has refined her writing to an art form, offering insightful commentary and compelling features with an acute sense of narrative and style.

Her passion for storytelling extends beyond the page, finding full expression in her work with the Drama Club, where she immerses herself in the nuances of performance, skillfully bringing complex characters to life. Her immense love for the stage is skillfully portrayed in her acting within 7 high school productions, directing the Unified Theater production in 2023, and participating as a member of the International Thespian Society.

Also an ardent lover of contemporary horror, Mormino is captivated by the unsettling, atmospheric worlds created by A24 films and the psychological intricacies of Stephen King’s works. Her fascination with the genre informs both her creative endeavors and her aspirations. Mormino dreams of pursuing a career in film, with aspirations of becoming a cinematographer or screenwriter, hoping to study at either Quinnipiac or UConn.

Her ultimate ambition is to bring her unique vision to the silver screen, creating films that explore the depths of the human world with the same passion and precision that she pours into her acting and writing.