Rachael Albert, Senior, Assistant Editor The New York Times. Everyone knows them, most people love them, and the biggest part of their audience comes for the games. In 2022, the Times had a monthly audience of 145 million people, but the games alone surpassed this number by over 2,700%. The main reason for this is…
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From pirates to primates: Marblehead’s portal into the unknown is back for another Halloween
Georgia Marshall, Freshman Have you ever wanted to explore a ghostly pirate shipwreck, creep through an ancient Egyptian tomb, or gaze at a life-sized breathing, blinking dragon? Look no further than resident architect Tom Saltsman’s home. Saltsman has been wowing Marblehead with his annual Halloween construction projects on Pleasant Street for the past eight years….
Red flag over new policy
Anonymous Student Flags have become more common in the last several years. There’s a flag for everything – every sexuality, every ideology or political party, even most clubs or groups have a flag. However, across the USA, many school districts have begun banning specific flags. These flags mainly include the Black Lives Matter (BLM) and…
Giving Back to the Community One Lunch Bag at a Time
Cole Barbeau, Sophomore Seniors Sadie Jennings and Alex Carter started MHS to Table with one goal in mind: to give back to those in need in the community. I sat down with co-president Sadie Jennings and advisor Mr. Michael Lavender. MHS to Table is a club that was founded by Sadie and fellow Senior Alex…
Meet Ms. Fields!
Ila Bumagin, Senior, Editor-in-Chief Meet Ms. Caitlin Fields, Marblehead High School’s new Biology teacher. She teaches CPI Biology, Honors Infectious Diseases, and Honors Anatomy and Physiology. Both her degrees are from UMass Amherst, with an undergraduate degree in Public Health and a graduate degree in Epidemiology. Ms. Fields’ first jobs were as a lab…
To AP or not to AP – – That is the Question
Aislin Freedman, Senior Many people, no matter which level class they start off with in freshman year – CP2, CP1, or Honors, tend to feel pushed toward higher level classes, especially as they approach their senior year. Many people say that junior year is the hardest year of high school, because so many people take…
Barktober Fest 2023
Rachael Albert, Senior, Assistant Editor Delicious food, live music, and dogs. Lots and lots of dogs. That’s what you’re signing up for when you decide to attend Sweet Paws Rescue’s annual Barktober Fest held at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm. Sweet Paws Rescue is a wonderful Northshore-based organization that rescues dogs and cats, the majority of which are…
From Fundraising to Farming – How Tyler Earp Made the Greenhouse Happen
Grey Collins, Sophomore Over the last few weeks, you might have caught a glimpse out of your classroom window of a new 17 by 22 ft concrete foundation outside of the A-wing. This foundation was dug and poured two weeks ago, but the real foundation of this project has been slowly built by Eagle Scout…
First A Capella Performances
Izzy Scogland, Sophomore This past Saturday, the Marblehead High School a capella groups, Jewel Tones and Luminescence, were given the opportunity to perform at North Reading’s Haunted Playground. While the Haunted Playground happens outside most years, the event was moved indoors due to the bad weather. The a capella groups arrived at the event at…
Screeemfest
Aislin Freedman, Senior Walking through the gates from the parking lot into the festivities, the smell of popcorn, cotton candy, and fried dough greets my nose as the sounds of excited screams and joyous laughter fills my ears. It’s dark out, and there are skeletons and zombies on display around every corner. If you’ve ever…