The Official Newspaper of Marblehead High School
Have you ever made a New Year’s Resolution? It’s January 1st again, so it’s time to make your annual New Year’s Resolution. In the past, you’ve been extremely unsuccessful and gave up on your resolution within the month. According to The New York Post, only eight percent of people actually achieve their goals, while 80…
Open scene. I’m cutting the plastic netting from a newly christened Christmas tree with a cheese knife. I’m using a short, stubby cheese knife because I want to reduce the likelihood of my getting stabbed, or stabbing my sister. If I stabbed my sister, even two weeks in advance, it would probably ruin Christmas. But…
Hanukkah dates back more than 2000 years to 156 BCE. It is a celebration of both the hard-fought battle between the Syrians and the Jews and the repairing of the temple which had been previously ransacked by the invaders. The Hanukkah story focuses on two significant people: Judas Maccabeus, the leader of the Jewish army,…
December brings many things, such as holiday joy, snow, family, and togetherness. However, it also brings awareness to the disease of HIV. This is the virus that can lead to AIDS. December 1 is World AIDS Day, and the whole month is dedicated to the remembrance of those killed as a result of AIDS, as…
Veganism encompasses not only food choices, but also what one does and does not choose to wear or buy new at a store. Vegans are committed to living a life that does not intentionally harm animals or the environment. So no, one partaking in this movement does not buy new leather boots or wool socks….
‘Tis the season of celebrations and town traditions. As the holiday season descends upon us, many of us have already decided how we will be greeting it. Houses have started to be decorated for Christmas or Hanukkah, Thanksgiving being only a flash in the frenzy of buying and preparing. The boy scouts have started selling…
I am grateful for car ride playlists, old friendships, and the family I come home to every day (not in this order). I am also grateful for when I understand my math homework, have time to watch the sun set, and laugh with my tablemates in art class. Some of these things that I appreciate…
Thanksgiving is a major holiday in the United States. It is a holiday revolving around food and family, but it can be hard when you only eat certain foods. It’s always hard to find things to eat when you’re a vegetarian on Thanksgiving, as one of the main courses is based solely on meat. So…
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…
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…