Mona Gelfgatt, Senior, Co-Editor-in-Chief Get ready to see a field house full of sparkling dresses, singing teens, and breathtaking dancers, as Marblehead High School’s Homecoming Dance is right around the corner! Saturday, October 14th, expect your Instagram feeds to be full of joyous pictures of smiling kids dancing to the greatest remixes of “Party In…
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2024 Spring Musical Announced!
Benji Boyd, Junior, Assistant Editor On Wednesday, October 4th, the Marblehead High Drama Club gathered in the choir room for an announcement they’d all been waiting for. Directors Ashley Skeffington and Andrew Scoglio were waiting for them as they filed in and set up their chairs. In a dramatic unveiling, they revealed a whiteboard decorated…
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…
Caught in the Tailspin
Aislin Freedman, Junior On June 1st and 2nd, at Marblehead High School, a play titled Caught in the Tailspin was performed. The cast and crew were all students from the high school, but unlike many other high school plays, this production was also written by a high school student. Molly Grant wrote this play, which…
The Magical Month of May
Ila Bumagin, Junior – ASSISTANT EDITOR “Look at the flowers!” “Look at the sky!” “It’s supposed to be 70º on Monday, I can wear my new skirt!” The joys of spring are all around us, but not for high school students. Instead, the walls of Marblehead High and the piling work surround us. Now, I…
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…
Culture Feast Overview
Benji Boyd, Sophomore – ASSISTANT EDITOR May 17th was a beautiful May Friday evening. Cool and sunny, the weather was perfect for a celebration of culture on the MHS campus both in and out of doors. From 5:00 to 8:00 PM, Marblehead students, parents, teachers, and guests gathered to share good food, take part in…
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…