Aislin Freedman, Senior Walking through the gates from the parking lot into the festivities, the smell of popcorn, cotton candy, and fried dough greets my nose as the sounds of excited screams and joyous laughter fills my ears. It’s dark out, and there are skeletons and zombies on display around every corner. If you’ve ever…
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The Great Pumpkin Patch
Rachael Albert, Senior, Assistant Editor As Halloween creeps up on all of us, one of the most important questions still remains: Where should I buy my pumpkins? Whether to carve, paint, or simply to leave as a decoration on your front porch, everyone is in need of the classic orange ornament. Going to the supermarket…
Marblehead is An Arts Town
by Benji Boyd, Junior, Assistant Editor In high school, it’s easy to lose sight of what isn’t directly before your eyes. Between keeping up with classes, extracurriculars, jobs, and attempting to fit sleep into their schedule, few students have time to appreciate what their hometown has to offer. This summer, I became an intern at…
Mr. Richard’s Interview
by Ila Bumagin, Senior, Co-Editor-in-Chief Meet Dan Richards, new Assistant Principal for grades 11 and 12. Assistant principals often get a bad reputation. But Mr. Richards proves there is a fun side, too. Mr. Richards has his graduate degrees from Salem State (Education Administration Leadership) and Cambridge College (Negotiation and Conflict Resolution). He has worked…
Farewell to Mr. Bauer
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…
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…