Benji Boyd, Junior, Assistant Editor The Marblehead Rotary Club is excited to host its sixteenth annual “Marblehead’s Got Talent,” a competition for student performers. All high school residents of Marblehead are invited to showcase their talents and compete for scholarships ranging from $500 to $6000. Whether they come prepared with a set list of songs,…
Category: General Interest
See the world in black and white
Rachael Albert, Senior, Assistant Editor The only reason I like old films may be because of my dad, who forced my brother and me to watch them, even though I’m sure we would’ve preferred Toy Story or Aladdin. As an 8-year-old, all the jokes went over my head, except for the physical comedy, but I…
What’s happening to winter?
Mona Gelfgatt, Senior, Editor-in-Chief Each year we yearn to look up at the sky and see those first few flurries of snow. White specks that make the children jump with joy as they go out to make a snowman, their noses bright red, and grins spread from cheek to cheek. However, this year, the kids…
Trite reflections on the past in Master Gardener
Nathaniel Carper-Young, Sophomore The flower offers up some very easy metaphors, as far as narrative framing devices go. There is a certain crudeness to its myriad contexts—your life-in-bloom-isms, your cyclical rejuvenations and decayings, what have you. It all feels a touch too easy by this juncture, when thinking of cinema in the modern age: have…
Marbleheaders you should know: Marie Breen
Grey Collins, Sophomore To students at MHS, it would feel like a dream to ice skate through Seaside Park, go to the Warwick movie theater for a dollar, and have pep rally parades through downtown, but to lifelong Marbleheader Marie Breen, it was a childhood reality. “We’d skate through the whole park,” said Marie about…
Senior Spotlight
Ila Bumagin, Senior, Editor-in-Chief It’s almost halfway through the school year, although for seniors it feels like we’re already done. With midterms approaching and some serious “senioritis” settling in, I wanted to check in on my seniors and see how the year is going and what we’re looking forward to. Firstly, I asked what seniors…
I’m salty about ‘Saltburn’
Benji Boyd, Junior, Assistant Editor 2023 was a big year for cinema. The online ‘Barbenheimer’ phenomenon brought millions flocking to theaters back in July for the simultaneous release of Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’ and Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer,’ allowing both movies to rake in massive profits in the box office. Ridley Scott delivered the second major biopic…
New Year’s resolutions
Aislin Freedman, Senior With the new year starting, many people encounter the question of a new year’s resolution. It is a popular tradition to, at the start of a new year, set a goal for yourself. The goal of this is often to motivate yourself to accomplish something that you have wanted to accomplish for…
An ode to stars
Mona Gelfgatt, Senior, Editor-in-Chief Each light in the sky has its own story. Your back hits the grass. You feel every prickle of the ground, every motion of the world. The wind blows past your face, you close your eyes, and take in a deep breath. Your eyes open to a deep black abyss full…
All hands on deck for “Pirates and Nothing Else”
Grey Collins, Sophomore As the new year kicks off, so is the preparation for a play called “Pirates and Nothing Else.” The play closely follows the adventures of the crew of a pirate ship as they try to save one of their crewmates from an angry sea witch. The play is the brainchild of MHS…