Mona Gelfgatt and Ila Bumagin, Juniors – ASSISTANT EDITORS As Mr. Dan Bauer’s seventh year at Marblehead High reached its midpoint, we were sad to hear he would be moving to Danvers to be their school superintendent. But, he has left a wonderful legacy in his wake. Before working at Marblehead High, he was vice-principal…
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Nantucket Scouting
Samuel Jendrysik, Junior Over Memorial Day weekend, Marblehead’s Troop 79 chose to unwind by taking their yearly bike trip to Nantucket. Every year, on the night before the trip, the troop meets in the parking lot of the Clifton Lutheran church. They then put their bikes on the trailer that will take said bikes to…
How to Listen to Great Music with no Wifi!
Rachael Albert, Junior We live in a world where we can have any song we want with a simple search into Spotify or Apple Music, but sometimes we want to relax and not fiddle with the annoying bluetooth, and listen to the caveman technology that is the FM radio. With limited station options, you certainly…
ALS Awareness
Ila Bumagin, Junior – ASSISTANT EDITOR Ms. Andrea West has been a French teacher at MHS since 2002. Soon after she started working there, Dr. Jennifer Chavez, a Latin teacher, became her classroom neighbor. They became co-workers and friends. Dr. Chavez was diagnosed with ALS in April of 2022. ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is a…
Backsliding: A Commentary on LGBTQIA+ Rights in the USA
Samuel Jendrysik, Junior We as a species like to think that we’ve evolved over the last 70 or so years, and in many ways we have. Computers fit in our pockets instead of filling up warehouses. Cars are faster and much safer. Medicine is much better. That said, we haven’t come nearly as far as…
Interview with New MHS Principal Mrs. Carlson
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…
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. …
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…
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…
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…