The Official Newspaper of Marblehead High School
This past Sunday, the Patriots (unsurprisingly, if we’re being honest) won yet another Super Bowl. I probably don’t need to tell you that it was Tom Brady’s sixth ring. And that he is the best quarterback of all time, et cetera, et cetera. Although it was a relatively uneventful and almost boring game – the…
Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about the way modern technology, specifically my cell phone, has completely altered my life. A few weeks ago, I heard the students in my advisory talking about the new IOS update and their daily “screen time.” I was intrigued. I usually don’t update my phone because I just don’t…
As a child, I was taught to respect my parents, my grandparents, my teachers, and anyone who was an adult. In the classroom, the class rules always included some phrase similar to “respect others” or “always treat your classmates and teachers with respect.” Respect was plastered on every mission statement, every classic classroom poster. While…
During the first couple weeks of January stress levels sky-rocket for teens in high schools across the nation. Midterms have arrived. For years prior, schools and students have questioned how effective these tests really are. During midterms and finals, stress levels are high, morale is low, and memory retention is pushed. The real question surrounding…
Each year, the number of sea turtles dwindles. Worldwide, six out of the seven species of sea turtles are listed as threatened or endangered. Sea turtles are one of the many animals whose populations are suffering due to the warming of the earth. When CO2 levels rise, the atmosphere heats up, warming the entire globe….
A man and a woman both graduate from the same college, at the same age, in the same year. They move to the same city, apply to the same business, and become employed in the same position. They start working on the same day, and every day after that they arrive and leave the building…
On Youtube, hundreds of videos decry people’s ignorance. Reporters stand in busy streets with microphones, asking dozens of pedestrians common-knowledge questions. Who was the first president of the United States? Where is North Korea on this map? Who is our vice president right now? The interviewees stumble over their words. “Abraham Lincoln,” they say. They…
Technology has become increasingly popular over the past few years. Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and Twitter are so engraved in people’s lives that a we feel anxiety simply by going a day without our phones attached to our hands. Just recently, I overheard two girls talking about their Snapchat streaks. One girl was worried, telling the…
On October 27, 2018, anti-Semite Robert Bowers opened fire on worshippers at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. With an AR-15 and three handguns, Bowers murdered 11 people and injured six more as they began their morning Shabbat services. As the nation mourns the eleven Americans who lost their lives in this hate crime, we can’t…
Most people have heard of second-hand shopping, more commonly known as thrifting, but how many have actually done it? It is a common belief that thrift shopping is “only for poor people,” or that wearing clothes that once belonged to someone else is uncomfortable. I am here to tell you that there are several perks…