Grey Collins, Assistant Editor, Junior If you are interested in photography, want to share your photos with other students, take pictures around town, and compete in contests, the Marblehead High School Photography Club is the place for you. The founders of the Photography Club, Colin Hart, Dylan Whitman, and I, have had a shared passion…
Senior Show
by Arabella Pelekoudas, Sophomore Senior Show. The spirited event that the students of Marblehead High School enjoy as they watch the senior class dazzle the audience. All proceeds go to the senior class to assist in funding an assortment of projects such as the senior prom, class gifts, and other class expenses. This year, we…
No vacation in sight!
Evan Eisen, Junior, and William Pellicotti, Junior After the teachers’ strike left a bitter aftertaste to close out 2024, we can hopefully look forward to 2025 to bring us some much needed joy, right? Well, it depends on who you ask, but many MHS students, staff, and parents have voiced frustrations at having February and…
Judge Not, Lest You Yourself Become The Karen
Georgia Marshall, Freshman I’m going to go ahead and assume that everyone has committed the humiliating act of talking about somebody without realizing they’re right behind you. It’s so easy to do that it can happen in warm, bustling, friendly coffee shops. It can happen even to those of us who pride ourselves on being…
Standardized Testing in College Admissions
Kathleen Hanson, Sophomore After the Covid pandemic, the debate on whether or not standardized test scores are important in college admissions has continued. While many schools stopped their requirements for SAT and ACT scores, some have retained them. This leads to the discussion of the role of standardized testing in college admissions. The question is:…
Nuclear Implications in Asteroid City
Nathaniel Carper-Young, Sophomore Wes Anderson, singular aesthete and auteur darling of the 21st century (The Grand Budapest Hotel, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Moonrise Kingdom), has dreamed up a new spectacle: Asteroid City. It is perhaps his most accomplished work to date. The film is, even by Wes Anderson’s standards, a gonzo and labyrinthine production. It is…
MHS Teen Reading Habits
Aislin Freedman, Senior High school is a strange time for many. For some, it is the height of their lives; jocks, cheerleaders, and otherwise popular students rule the school, have crazy parties, and spend most of their free time with friends. For others, high school is a nightmare of too much homework, too little sleep,…
Marblehead’s Got Talent – Performers’ Perspective
Ila Bumagin, Senior, Editor-in-Chief On March 13, friends, family, and community members gathered in the Marblehead High School auditorium to hear fifteen talented students perform. Ten of these students made it on to the final round, where they will perform for judges, who include Johnny Ray, Paula Gaull, Lisa DeCarlo, and more. The prizes range…
MHS Math Team
Kathleen Hanson, Junior With this year’s season coming to an end, the Math Team has done well when up against other schools. Marblehead’s Math Team is in Division II of the Massachusetts Mathematics League, where schools compete on the first Thursday of every month until March. The first meet was hosted in Marblehead, and the…
MHS goes clubbing at The Mariner
Grey Collins, Sophomore As I gripped the bean bag and prepared myself to toss it onto the board, I was surrounded by many faces staring in intense anticipation. When my bean bag finally slid into the hole, the room erupted with extremely quiet cheers. It may not have been the level of excitement I was…