The Official Newspaper of Marblehead High School
“Enough is enough!” “Vote them out!” “Not one more!” “Show me what Democracy looks like!” These were among the phrases I chanted with my fellow marchers at the March For Our Lives in Boston this past Saturday. The main March took place in Washington D.C., while over 800 sibling marches took place around the…
I recently asked one of my science teachers this question and he did not know the answer. When you think about it from an evolutionary standpoint, there doesn’t seem to be an immediate answer; so why do we cry? If you are feeling a strong emotional response and tears start rolling down your cheeks, what…
The Celtics had a great 2016 to 2017 season, with a 53-29 record. They eventually lost in the Eastern Conference finals. The Celtics have matured a lot over the past seasons. They have grown considerably from a 25-57 record in 2013-2014. I think the Boston Celtics can win the 2018 NBA Championship. I project their…
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On Friday, March 16, 2018, at 10:00 AM, about three quarters of the Marblehead High School student body walked out of their classrooms and made their way to the field house. The school’s walk-in was scheduled to take place on Wednesday, March 14, along with the other walkouts from thousands of schools around the country,…
The Parkland shooting has left many students distraught and fearful. Classrooms, places meant to be for education, are now considered in terms of what construction materials, location of chairs, and desks will protect students against an attack. Students around the country witnessed shooting after shooting devastate families. We all can think about the lives that…
It’s a rite of passage for every teenager to see their favorite artist live and in concert, a rite that, as the years goes on, costs more and more to realize. Why do ticket prices rise? Blame yourself. Less than 50 years ago, a concert ticket could go for ten dollars, a price that, taking…
The objective of a schooling system is to educate its students in a variety of different subjects, the most obvious being math, science, history, and English. However, children are also sent to school to learn how to communicate and work well with others, skills necessary throughout all stages of life. It would seem that group…
Our government cannot respond to the climbing death toll and irreversible loss engineered by mass shootings by honoring victims and failing to act. This is not a time for passivity, but one that demands action. In December of 2012, twenty children and six adults were killed in Newtown Connecticut at the Sandy Hook Elementary School….
3:59.4 Each stride down the straight-away was one step closer to making history. As Roger Bannister sprinted down the final stretch of the Iffley Road Track on a May afternoon in 1954, the crowd roared with excitement. They were witnessing one of the greatest moments in the history of athletics. Roger Bannister was born in…