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Wednesday, May 1st was National Walk/Bike to School Day. The whole day was supported by members of Bike Marblehead and the Sustainable Marblehead’s Education Action Group. They encouraged members of the community to support their children in walking or riding their bike to school by joining them, cheering them on, or just sending them on…
This weekend, singing and dancing meet adultery and murder- prepare to be razzle dazzled by Marblehead High School’s production of Chicago. Students in the MHS theater department have been rehearsing (and rehearsing, and rehearsing) for their spring musical Chicago. This story of crime and injustice opens with Velma Kelly’s (Mari Aoki) rendition of All That…
On April 16th, Les Misérables came to the Citizens Bank Opera House in Boston. Despite being met with derision from critics when it first opened in London in 1987, it has become the world’s longest running musical. The story follows a convict named Jean Valjean, who is released on parole after 19 years in jail…
For those of you with students attending Marblehead High, you may have heard of an upcoming safety measure. Beginning this April, students will be expected to wear their student IDs on their person at all times, on threat of detention or suspension. There will likely be a grace period, but afterwards, students without IDs may…
MCAS. The word triggers flashbacks to yellow #2 pencils, rows of Jolly Ranchers, extremely specific instructions about bubbling in your answers (remember: no stray marks!), and entire days filled with the grueling task of making your school look good. There is not a single student in Massachusetts who doesn’t internally groan whenever someone mentions the…
For those of you like me, it is a struggle to begin something the day that it is assigned, or even that weekend, whether it be for school, a job, or anything else you do not want to do, but must complete. You tell yourself that you will do it eventually, or you make yourself…
We all want something in our lives. We are consumed by the desire to be successful, to be praised, to be loved. We have these goals in our lives that seem to dictate our every action. What do I want my future to be? What do I need to do to get there? How will…
We all know that littering is bad for the environment, but many people do not realize the devastation being caused by plastic bags floating around the ocean. When plastic is left on beaches or is carried by runoff water into the ocean, it becomes a threat to the lives of shorebirds and many ocean species….
Many people were disappointed last week when William Barr’s four page summary of the Mueller report was made public. The theory that there was Russian collusion during the 2016 election has been around since before the election of President Donald Trump. The Mueller report summary seems to indicate that President Trump and his campaign organizers…
After the controversial clustertruck of season 22 of Thomas & Friends, I was looking for something to get the sour taste out of my mouth, so I decided to rewatch some classic Thomas episodes. I ended up watching all of season seven of Thomas & Friends, and after some research, I realized that it has…