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26 Miles in Ben Garry’s Shoes

Ila Bumagin, Junior ASSISTANT EDITOR A good cause can carry people a long way – 26 miles even. Ben Garry ran the Boston Marathon this year to fundraise for Boston Children’s Hospital, and it was a success. Mr. Garry is a Special Education teacher at Marblehead High School, where he has taught for 17 years.  […]

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Broadway in Boston: My Fair Lady

Aislin Freedman, Junior The Citizens Bank Opera House in Boston is currently playing My Fair Lady, a classic musical tale loosely based on the Greek Myth of Pygmalion and Galatea. For those who don’t know, the Story of Pygmalion and Galatea is about a talented sculptor named Pygmalion who found women distasteful. Pygmalion thought of […]

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Acappellooza XVII

Mona Gelfgatt, Junior ASSISTANT EDITOR Come one, come all, to this A Cappella Extravaganza! One night, and one night only, you can come enjoy an evening of a cappella, including student groups from Marblehead High School, Salem High School, Chelmsford High School, and one professional group, Ball In The House. All these groups have been […]

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MHS Drama Production – Legally Blonde

John Curtis, Freshman (and Legally Blonde Assistant Director) High school is the last time of structure before you go off on your own. You  can choose to go to college if you want, but high school is really the last time you are with everyone you have grown up with. That’s why schools always try […]

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The Wrestling Experience

Samuel Jendrysik, Sophomore When most people hear the term “wrestling,” they probably picture packed arenas, hulking figures, and flashy costumes. What never crosses the  mind of the average person is the prospect of a 4:30 A.M. wakeup time, a two  hour bus ride, or the grueling practices  that the wrestlers on the Marblehead-Swampscott wrestling team […]

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DramaFest 2023

Ila Bumagin, Junior Never once did I imagine going to a theater competition and having a crumpet thrown at me. But that’s exactly the beauty of theater – expect the unexpected, and accept the absurd. Marblehead High School’s Drama Department put on a production of Beowulf this weekend at METG, or DramaFest, which is a […]

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North Shore Young Writers’ Conference

Benji Boyd, Sophomore On Friday, the third of February – yes, the one with record temperatures that had everyone over forty reminiscing about the blizzard of ‘78 – the fires were stoked in the homey halls of the Waring School as students and visitors alike ran for the doors. As the winds raged outside, a […]

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Spring Skiing in January

Ila Bumagin, Junior Are y’all ready to hit the slopes? Well, you may be ready, but the weather sure isn’t. This week I went skiing at Loon Mountain in New Hampshire, and it felt like spring skiing. Slush, ice, and a new layer of slush. Delightful! Whether you’re a skier or not, you may have […]

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Prince and Princess of Wales Visit Boston

Ila Bumagin, Junior Recently, the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince William and Princess Kate, visited Boston. While they were here, they met with President Biden and went to the JFK Library in Dorchester. At the library, they met with Caroline Kennedy and her son Jack Schlossberg to discuss the Earthshot Prize, a program the […]

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Car Crash on Humphrey Street

Peter Sullivan, Sophomore Last Wednesday started off as a typical day for most citizens in Marblehead. People were going about their business, birds were chirping, squirrels were hopping from tree to tree, and the chilly November breeze was blowing through. However, any preconceived notion that it would be a normal afternoon was soon shattered when […]

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