By: Ila Bumagin, Sophomore Friday night concerts are the best, and last Friday’s Acapalooza was no exception. Marblehead High School’s a cappella groups were joined by Northeastern’s Nor’easters and Salem High School’s Witch Pitch?. If you don’t know MHS’s singers, there are two auditioned groups, Luminescence (which I’m in) and the Jewel Tones, along with…
Preparing to Vote in College
By: Alexis Earp, Senior Admission letters are received. Enrollment fees are paid. Students pack their belongings and move to a new place to continue their education. With all of the stress and excitement that comes with starting college, many students will forget about other important milestones that often coincide with the beginning of their post-secondary…
A Declaration of Love
By: Anya Kane, Freshman The breeze lifts her hair off her shoulders, the blonde bob twisting and turning in the summer air. The sweet smell of sunflowers and forget-me-nots fill my senses. She raises her arms to smell a towering sunflower. Sunflowers, adoration. Zinnias, everlasting love. She smiles, and not even the sun could match…
Lessons in Greek Mythology: Hubris
By: Aislin Freedman, Sophomore If you read, hear, or learn about almost any Greek myth, then you may have realized that there tends to be a pattern in the themes, or messages, of the stories. This common theme revolves around one word – hubris, and why you should stay away from it. To quote Percy…
Shelter Overload
By: Katie Jenkins, Junior According to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty of Animals (ASPCA), about 44% of all American households own dogs, and an overall estimated 78 million dogs are owned in the US. This seems like a lot of dogs, and it is, yet there are still about 70 million homeless…
Brooklyn NY Subway Shooting
By: Talia Schwartz, Junior On Tuesday, April 12, 62-year-old Frank R. James opened fire in Brooklyn, NY on a subway, shooting 13 individuals while injuring 10 others. James was arrested 24 hours later after calling a police line and revealing his location in Manhattan. According to investigators, James, wearing a gas mask, threw two smoke…
Inventing Anna: 21st Century Con
By: Miranda Connolly, Senior Anna Delvey was in the spotlight of New York. She was a rising socialite with dreams of starting her own social club, the Anna Delvy Foundation. All she needed was a small loan of 40 million dollars. However, Anna Delvey doesn’t exist. Instead, there is Anna Sorokin, who was born in…
SLS Undergoing Final Test Before Launch
By: Michael Piper, Junior Starting on April 1st, NASA’s SLS, or Space Launch System, began its final and biggest test before it launches the Artemis 1 mission. This test, called the Wet Dress Rehearsal, is the final checkout of a fully integrated rocket and all the systems that enable a launch – including the ground…
Emily Dickinson – A Biography
By: Katie Jenkins, Junior Born December 10, in 1830, Emily Dickinson was the middle child and oldest daughter of Lavinia Norcross Dickinson and Edward Dickinson. She is known to many as the greatest American poet, with many of her poems well known to all. She was born in the house known as “The Homestead” but…
The Benefits of Walking
By: Sofia Bottari, Freshman Walking is on track to being the most effective “wonder drug” we have. Former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Thomas Frieden is confident that walking is a reliable medicine. While walking increases weight loss and fitness, it decreases depression and anxiety as well. Through this simple…