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…
Category: Opinion
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….
Senior Project from the Senior Perspective
Talia Schwartz, Senior EDITOR-IN-CHIEF While many seniors have felt burnt out and noticed a lack of motivation all year, senioritis is now afflicting all seniors as the year is almost over and graduation approaches. The weather is getting warmer, and fun senior activities such as assassin and skip days mark the end of the year….
The Princess Agenda
Benji Boyd, Sophomore ASSISTANT EDITOR When I was little, I loved Disney movies. I loved the songs, the lighthearted stories, and the beautiful outfits the princesses wore. My parents took me to a tea house in Wenham, where actors dressed up as Disney princesses would read books to lots of little kids and answer questions…
Music Review – Barrence Whitfield and the Savages
Benjamin Burns, Senior Today I am reviewing the 1987 album, “Ow! Ow! Ow!” by Barrence Whitfield and the Savages. This is one of their earlier albums, just as good as their more recent albums. They started off in the 80s, stopped making music for a while, but have returned somewhat recently and have been putting…
Shadow and Bone: Season Two Review
Benji Boyd, Sophomore The decision to adapt a book series to the screen is perhaps one of the bravest things a director and producer can do. While movies and TV can tell stories in ways that books can’t, it takes a lot more than good source material to make an adaptation work. It takes a…
Nightstrider by Sophia Slade
Katherine Jenkins, Senior Back in sophmore year, I was scrolling on the internet and came across Sophia Slade and became incredibly interested in her trilogy Vinyl. When I was finally able to start, I was instantly enthralled in the world Slade had created, and I ended up reading the trilogy twice that year. Finally, Slade…
Driving: From a Learner’s Perspective
Benji Boyd, Sophomore Alongside hot Dunkin coffee and an insistence on wearing flops, driving on bad roads is a classic Massachusetts winter tradition carried on throughout the generations. However, for new drivers learning to parallel park on sidewalks heaped with ice, the experience is not nearly as glamorous as it sounds. As a teenager beginning…
Earth, Wind, and Fire Music Review
Benny Burns, Senior Even if you don’t know their name, you’ve probably heard some of Earth, Wind, and Fire’s music. For example, most people have heard their hit “Boogie Wonderland” or their song “September,” which calls for a yearly replay on September 21st. The group, including musicians Junior Wells, Philip Bailey, and Maurice White on…