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Freshman year is an important time in any student’s academic career. Students become acclimated to a new school and environment. This typically includes standard “high school things,” such as a change in school policies, harder classes, and structured midterms and finals. Some changes, like a more lenient dress code and rules permitting students to carry…
In 1992, Berkeley, California became the first U.S. city to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day instead of Columbus Day. Since then, a handful of states and cities have changed the holiday as well. One month ago, New Mexico’s governor signed legislation that officially changed the holiday. In Massachusetts, Cambridge, Amherst, and Northampton have switched to Indigenous…
On April 16th, Les Misérables came to the Citizens Bank Opera House in Boston. Despite being met with derision from critics when it first opened in London in 1987, it has become the world’s longest running musical. The story follows a convict named Jean Valjean, who is released on parole after 19 years in jail…
Have you ever wanted to go parachuting? Hang gliding? Or maybe ziplining? Over the past few months, there has been buzz about many new electives that will be available in the fall of 2019, such as the Community Engagement and Service Learning, or the Fundamentals of Chess elective. But another option, one that has had…
Over the years, there have been many great authors who have had unconventional cures for writer’s block. The German poet Friedrich Schiller would leave apples in a drawer in his writing desk and let them rot because the smell helped him work. Dan Brown, author of The Da Vinci Code, hangs upside down from gym…
The Marblehead High School Math Team is about half-way through its six-meet season. I had the opportunity to interview Ms. Waitkevich, one of the math team coaches, about what goes into running the math team. She also answered questions about the math team that will inform people about the competitions. Q: How many people are…
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…