Although both the School Committee and the community are overjoyed with finding the perfect name for our perfect next generation, they couldn’t help but wish they could use some of the other great suggestions thought up in preparation for the vote.
Author: Zoe Gast
Pantone’s Colors of 2021
These selections are supposed to set the stage for the new year, and it seems like in these unpredictable times, even Pantone is confused. Therefore they figured they might as well put happy, sunshine and sad, pavement colors on their roster, so all the bases are covered for how 2021 might turn out.
The Future of Our Languages
As the world becomes more open to gender identity, many countries are adopting this social movement through changes in their languages. In English, non-gender conforming people use pronouns like “they” and “them.” Since English does not assign gender to these words, they are a perfect fit for people who don’t want to present themselves as…
The Sun Is Also a Star: Movie Review
After finally reading The Sun is also a Star, a #1 New York Times best-seller written by acclaimed author Nicola Yoon, I understood the hype surrounding it. This novel is the perfect hopeless romantic fairytale that also tackles topical issues like deportation and racial prejudice. It is told from many perspectives, from the bus driver…
Ranking Happiness
When the year comes to a close, the Sustainable Development Solutions Network sector of the United Nations publishes a report on the world’s happiest countries titled, The World Happiness Report. They base rankings on GDP per capita, government-based support, life expectancy, personal freedoms, and government corruption. This year, the UN declared Finland the happiest country…
How High School Has Been so Far as a Freshman
Clueless, Mean Girls, The Duff, and High school Musical (1, 2, and 3) all have something in common. These are all movies outlining the unrealistic daily life of any high schooler. Even though I know that those movies are wildly inaccurate, freshmen do know that the coming year will be very different from years prior….
An Insight into a Spanish Education: Interviews with Laura Álvarez and Ada López-González
Mrs. Alvarez is a Spanish teacher here at Marblehead High School. She moved to America almost six years ago after marrying an American man in Spain. They both moved to Canton, her husband’s hometown, in search of jobs during the 2013 economic crisis in Spain. She hopes to move back to Spain sometime in the…