The Official Newspaper of Marblehead High School
The food that Marblehead High Schoolers throw out every day can take as long as two years to compost. Over this same period of time, MHS students have developed the school’s composting program, a project born in 2017, but one that they continue to perfect. Over the past two years, the basics of the program…
A series dedicated to the posters, murals, pictures, and miscellaneous objects that fill the classrooms of Marblehead High School, and the stories behind these decorations. Every school day, Daniel Ritchie teaches his students about the history of the United States, detailing American life from the first colonizers up to the 2016 election. The 2019-20 school…
Every Monday, Spotify updates its “Discover Weekly” playlist, a model the company describes as, “your weekly mixtape of fresh music,” featuring “new discoveries and deep cuts chosen just for you.” The playlist does not recycle songs, instead replacing each track once a week based on the user’s current listening patterns. Through a combination of algorithms…
Long story short, sophomore year is fun. If that’s not enough for you, read on… Every year in high school has its milestone. Freshman year is marked by the first day of school, senior year by the last, and every day of junior year seems to be important. Sophomore year just isn’t like that. It’s…
It is faster to download a song than it is to purchase a CD, simpler to read an article online than to buy a magazine, and easier to rent a digital movie than to check out a hard copy disc. The internet, in the simplest terms possible, makes pop culture consumption faster. As media is…
Madison Bates may be travelling hundreds of miles away for college next year, but the MHS senior is still focused on improving her hometown. With less than two months until graduation, Bates has established Marblehead’s first chapter of the National Green Schools Society, better known as NGSS. NGSS is a national program that organizes environmentally-conscious…
Mr. Butters, Mr. Colfer, and Mr. Wilkens form an epic Social Studies trifecta #squadgoals. In the English department, co-conspirators Mr. Moloney and Mr. Ryan act as if they both bike to school (in reality they carpool in Mr. Ryan’s gas-guzzling Suburban, a popular vehicle for many Marblehead Moms). Even the Foreign Language teachers communicate through…
Calling all sophomores and juniors! The Rotary International Organization invites you to apply for this year’s Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA), a weekend leadership conference! For three days this May, participants can engage in indoor and outdoor activities that promote teamwork and foster lifelong leadership. Taking place in the supportive environment of Camp Glen Brook,…
Imagine turning on the radio to hear a new song. As the music swells, the melody reveals another artist on the track, and you consider the value of this addition. In the profit-motivated, mainstream music industry, interpersonal collaboration is fairly common. Yet when the persons involved are carefully groomed prize winners, collaboration is a…
11 days can change a lot. Throughout Marblehead High School’s winter vacation, students understood the potential of 11 days. In this week and a half, many were accepted into college, traveled the world, or simply caught up on sleep. Yet while most people’s personal lives shifted to some extent, this change has yet to affect…