Brady Bethell, Junior – Special to Headlight When kids start growing up, their parents tend to talk with their children about how smoking, vaping, and the usage of any other drugs are bad for them. However, these chats must not be doing much because, since 2011, substances, primarily E-cigarettes, have been getting into the hands…
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What Makes an Adult?
Rowan Jensen, Junior – Special to Headlight What is the real definition of adult? At what age should it be legal to drink? To vote? To be drafted to go to war? American society sees an adult as someone who is 18 years of age. This is far too young because we, as humans, are…
Yellowstone: A Travel Review
Kate Twomey, Junior – TECHNOLOGY EDITOR If you enjoy hiking, bison, and strange natural phenomena you won’t see anywhere else, Yellowstone is a great place to visit. Yellowstone National Park is located in Wyoming and covers 3,471 mi²; for reference, that’s larger than the state of Rhode Island. Yellowstone was founded in 1872 and has…
The History of Tetris
Peter Sullivan, Sophomore Tetris, the classic puzzle game that has been captivating players for over three decades, has a remarkable history that spans from the depths of the Cold War to the present day. The game, developed by Russian computer engineer Alexey Pajitnov, has become a cultural phenomenon and an enduring symbol of the video…
The Sunny Days are the Best Days
Colleen Corrigan, Junior – Special to Headlight The sun is the finest, most beautiful, and most beneficial star that we know of. The sun is an asset to human nature. Without the sun, human life as it is would no longer rest within the realm of our existence. Although it is almost 93 million miles…
A Page That Completes The Book
Johra Warab, Junior — Special to Headlight What makes reading paper books better than e-books? Books have been around for over 2000 years. There’s multiple types and genres of them, and even though e-books have the same contents as tactile books, they still don’t provide the reader with the same experience that paper books give….
26 Miles in Ben Garry’s Shoes
Ila Bumagin, Junior ASSISTANT EDITOR A good cause can carry people a long way – 26 miles even. Ben Garry ran the Boston Marathon this year to fundraise for Boston Children’s Hospital, and it was a success. Mr. Garry is a Special Education teacher at Marblehead High School, where he has taught for 17 years. …
Are AP Classes Worth It?
Katie Jenkins, Senior SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR As we enter the first week of May, students across America are preparing to sit in a room for hours at a time, taking AP exams. After a year of late-night studying, tests, practice tests, and more tests, it all comes down to this one day. Why do so…
Legally Blonde: Behind the Scenes
Samuel Jendrysik, Sophomore Legally Blonde. The show that sold out every night at the high school and gave many of the actors stress headaches. But what does this masterpiece look like, not through the eyes of the parents, friends and classmates who flocked to the auditorium to watch, but from backstage with the run crew?…
Broadway in Boston: My Fair Lady
Aislin Freedman, Junior The Citizens Bank Opera House in Boston is currently playing My Fair Lady, a classic musical tale loosely based on the Greek Myth of Pygmalion and Galatea. For those who don’t know, the Story of Pygmalion and Galatea is about a talented sculptor named Pygmalion who found women distasteful. Pygmalion thought of…