Benji Boyd, Sophomore – ASSISTANT EDITOR As the school year draws to a close, many at Marblehead High are looking to the future and beginning to imagine what the 2023-24 school year will look like. Ever since the pandemic, it’s felt impossible to predict what each new year will hold. However, there is one major…
Category: General Interest
The E-cigarette Epidemic
Brady Bethell, Junior – Special to Headlight When kids start growing up, their parents tend to talk with their children about how smoking, vaping, and the usage of any other drugs are bad for them. However, these chats must not be doing much because, since 2011, substances, primarily E-cigarettes, have been getting into the hands…
What Makes an Adult?
Rowan Jensen, Junior – Special to Headlight What is the real definition of adult? At what age should it be legal to drink? To vote? To be drafted to go to war? American society sees an adult as someone who is 18 years of age. This is far too young because we, as humans, are…
Yellowstone: A Travel Review
Kate Twomey, Junior – TECHNOLOGY EDITOR If you enjoy hiking, bison, and strange natural phenomena you won’t see anywhere else, Yellowstone is a great place to visit. Yellowstone National Park is located in Wyoming and covers 3,471 mi²; for reference, that’s larger than the state of Rhode Island. Yellowstone was founded in 1872 and has…
The History of Tetris
Peter Sullivan, Sophomore Tetris, the classic puzzle game that has been captivating players for over three decades, has a remarkable history that spans from the depths of the Cold War to the present day. The game, developed by Russian computer engineer Alexey Pajitnov, has become a cultural phenomenon and an enduring symbol of the video…
The Sunny Days are the Best Days
Colleen Corrigan, Junior – Special to Headlight The sun is the finest, most beautiful, and most beneficial star that we know of. The sun is an asset to human nature. Without the sun, human life as it is would no longer rest within the realm of our existence. Although it is almost 93 million miles…
A Page That Completes The Book
Johra Warab, Junior — Special to Headlight What makes reading paper books better than e-books? Books have been around for over 2000 years. There’s multiple types and genres of them, and even though e-books have the same contents as tactile books, they still don’t provide the reader with the same experience that paper books give….
Colorado River Water Cuts
Kate Twomey, Junior TECHNOLOGY EDITOR The Colorado River, which provides water and power to over 40 million people in seven states, has been hit hard by overuse and the ongoing drought in the region. This has led to drops in the water levels of Lakes Mead and Powell, huge reservoirs that power the Hoover and…
A Simple Emulator
Michael Piper, Senior TECHNOLOGY EDITOR If you were to look back at my past articles, you would notice right away that I’ve been somewhat obsessed with learning about the way that computers work. Up until recently, however, my obsession was an entirely academic matter: I would read diagrams and datasheets for hours on end without…
Mario Kart Updates
Ila Bumagin, Junior, ASSISTANT EDITOR and Luke Menslage, Junior For nearly a decade now, fans of the Mario Kart series of Nintendo games have been stuck playing the same characters on the same tracks. But as of March 18, 2022, everything has changed. On May 29, 2014, Mario Kart 8 came on for the Wii…