December
December
School
Interview With Ms. Blomberg
This year, there are many new teachers at MHS. While some of us have had the chance to get to know them during our classes, but the majority of the student body has not. Headlight is trying to help introduce these teachers to the entire school. I had the chance to interview Ms. Blomberg, who […]
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December
General Interest
Splish Splash
Marie Curie’s son-in-law won the Stalin Peace Prize. Starfish are colorblind. I don’t know how bikes work, but it turns out nobody does. Never before have you had the opportunity to discover so many new facts about so many different topics. At MIT Splash, an annual program taking place the weekend before Thanksgiving, students have […]
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December
School
Application Season
It’s fall of my Senior year. The pressure is on. As the early action and early decision college application deadlines approach, the stress levels of the senior class are skyrocketing. Adults warned me the college process would be stressful, but I never could have imagined the overwhelming tension in the air. Fortunately, no Senior is […]
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December
General Interest
Opinion
The Perks of Thrifting
Most people have heard of second-hand shopping, more commonly known as thrifting, but how many have actually done it? It is a common belief that thrift shopping is “only for poor people,” or that wearing clothes that once belonged to someone else is uncomfortable. I am here to tell you that there are several perks […]
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December
Opinion
School
Should School Start Later?
About 80 percent of schools in the United States start their school day before eight in the morning, including many schools here in Marblehead, but teachers and students alike agree that this is much too early. A school should open its doors no earlier than 8:30 am, according to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, […]
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December
School
Why Join the Newspaper?
As Headlight’s Editor-in-Chief for the 2018/19 school year, one of my primary goals is expanding the newspaper to attract greater participation and readership both within school and around town. This has involved posting flyers around the school, encouraging students to join via morning announcements, and creating an Instagram to both make people more interested in […]
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