Tri-M’s Valentines Day Coffee House by Nassa Warab, Freshman
On the night of Tuesday, February 11th, Tri-M hosted their annual Valentines Day Coffee House show at Marblehead High School. The event consisted of a fun combination of musical performances, desserts, and socialization. With ticket prices at $5 per student and $10 for adults, every dollar earned went directly to the Save the Music Foundation. The Save The Music Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to making sure that all schools and communities are able to reach their full potential in music education.
The Valentines Day Coffee House event was a way to give students who attend Marblehead High School the opportunity to showcase their musical talent. Any kind of musical performance was welcome, ranging from singing to trumpet solos, and from acoustic guitar songs to piano and cello duets. The show was open for any person to come view, giving music lovers the chance to get together and enjoy hearing what the gifted musicians of Marblehead had to offer. The event also provided plenty of delicious desserts and beverages, such as sugar cookies, cupcakes and lemonade.
The Tri-M Music Honors Society is a program from the National Association for Music Education, or NAfME. This program is a part of thousands of schools world-wide, but is run by the students themselves, and supervised by at least one teacher, at every school it’s present in. This initiative was made to empower young musicians and inspire them to achieve their full musical potential. The Tri-M Music Honors Society working together with the Save the Music Foundation just goes to show how performers can empower other performers and make sure every student has the chance to explore their creative identities through music.
Semester In Review by Evan Eisen and William Pellicotti, Juniors
The first semester of the 2024-25 school year was certainly one to remember long to come, for better or for worse. The strike that had been long in the making for the teachers association finally occurred from early November to early December, leading to students having to spend over 3 weeks without school in the middle of the year. While it was nice at the time to have almost 3 weeks off, it has now become miserable having to sit in almost empty classrooms during what was supposed to be our February vacation.
While the Teacher’s strike put a damper on the first semester it wasn’t all that bad. The track team has made it to the all stars season. There was also the powderpuff game back in November where Marblehead got another win against archrival Swampscott where many came and showed tremendous school spirit. Also in November during the consequential presidential election a new club called the MHS Democrats helped encourage members in the community to go vote and make their voices be heard by standing outside and holding signs. In the music department there have been many great performances like the Hades Town concert performed by the MHS Acapella group.
While all this has been going on, the administration has taken new measures to try to improve the school. Students were shocked to see that the bathroom doors were removed due to a “loss of control” from students who were smoking and vandalizing the bathrooms. A petition was created which garnered support and ridicule from many. In the petition it was argued that by removing the bathroom doors and forcing students to stay in the cafeteria during lunch the school is becoming a prison. There are some similarities as in prisons inmates are forced to go to the bathroom in their cells without any privacy due to a “loss of control”.
Even with the first semester having been crappy there was still a lot of good that happened during this time. We showed as a school and community that we can persevere through any challenge and come out stronger. Whether it be a three week teachers strike or not having privacy when you’re trying to use the bathroom, Marblehead High School isn’t what it is without the students who make it up. Hopefully we will have a much better second semester to come.
Special Announcement: The Sleepwalker, written and directed by Benji Boyd, will be performed at the Pac at Veterans Middle School on February 27th and 28th at 7pm. Tickets will be sold at the door ($5 for students and seniors, $10 for adults). Come see The Sleepwalker next week!