Ila Bumagin, Junior, ASSISTANT EDITOR and Luke Menslage, Junior For nearly a decade now, fans of the Mario Kart series of Nintendo games have been stuck playing the same characters on the same tracks. But as of March 18, 2022, everything has changed. On May 29, 2014, Mario Kart 8 came on for the Wii…
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Music Review – Barrence Whitfield and the Savages
Benjamin Burns, Senior Today I am reviewing the 1987 album, “Ow! Ow! Ow!” by Barrence Whitfield and the Savages. This is one of their earlier albums, just as good as their more recent albums. They started off in the 80s, stopped making music for a while, but have returned somewhat recently and have been putting…
Icarus
Aislin Freedman, Junior Most people who have done any research on Greek Mythology know about the myth of Daedalus and Icarus. Even many people who know little to nothing about it have still heard the name Icarus, even if just from the song Burn in Hamilton. In fact, allusions to the story of Icarus are…
The Filibuster
Katie Jenkins, Senior SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR Over the past 50 years, senators have been making use of the filibuster law increasingly more. A filibuster occurs when a minority group in the Senate blocks a bill with only forty one votes to the majority 60, utilizing the right to unlimited debate to tire out their dissenters….
MHS Drama Production – Legally Blonde
John Curtis, Freshman (and Legally Blonde Assistant Director) High school is the last time of structure before you go off on your own. You can choose to go to college if you want, but high school is really the last time you are with everyone you have grown up with. That’s why schools always try…
Shadow and Bone: Season Two Review
Benji Boyd, Sophomore The decision to adapt a book series to the screen is perhaps one of the bravest things a director and producer can do. While movies and TV can tell stories in ways that books can’t, it takes a lot more than good source material to make an adaptation work. It takes a…
The Wrestling Experience
Samuel Jendrysik, Sophomore When most people hear the term “wrestling,” they probably picture packed arenas, hulking figures, and flashy costumes. What never crosses the mind of the average person is the prospect of a 4:30 A.M. wakeup time, a two hour bus ride, or the grueling practices that the wrestlers on the Marblehead-Swampscott wrestling team…
Sisters; Friends; Twins
Aislin Freedman, Junior A semi-sentient forest that bargains for sacrifices. A mysterious, millenial old myth notoriously known as “the wolf.” Twins destined to be torn apart by a prophecy, a bargain, and a broken promise. Hannah Whitten’s debut novel is hauntingly evocative of the whispering, cruel shadows that hide behind trees and in the deep…
The Rise and Fall of Stede Bonnet
Peter Sullivan, Sophomore Charleston, South Carolina Stede Bonnet, a former plantation owner turned pirate, was hanged there on December 10, 1718, after being found guilty of piracy and other crimes. Bonnet, who had no previous experiences as either a criminal or a seaman, gained notoriety as a pirate captain during the early 18th century, often…
Nightstrider by Sophia Slade
Katherine Jenkins, Senior Back in sophmore year, I was scrolling on the internet and came across Sophia Slade and became incredibly interested in her trilogy Vinyl. When I was finally able to start, I was instantly enthralled in the world Slade had created, and I ended up reading the trilogy twice that year. Finally, Slade…