Education - Marblehead Current

09 Jun

CLASS OF 2023: See what’s next for Marblehead’s graduates

Will Dowd0 CommentsEducation, Marblehead Public Schools, Top Stories

Where are Marblehead’s 2023 graduates headed after receiving their diplomas? The Marblehead Current posed that question to Marblehead High School guidance counselor Christine Chaykowski, and her answer was eclectic. Some students have decided to take a gap year, enter the military and/or employment. Others are going on to receive on-the-job training or trade-school training. A majority, however, will seek higher education. The Current turned Chaykowski’s list of colleges and universities that members of the Class of 2023 will be headed to next fall into a…

09 Jun

CLASS OF 2023: The valedictory address

Will Dowd0 CommentsCulture, Education, Local News, Marblehead Public Schools, Opinion, Uncategorized

The following is the full text of the Class of 2023's valedictory address written and delivered by Yasen Kadiyski Colón. Ladies and gentlemen, faculty, family and friends, School Committee, and members of the Class of 2023: Today, we stand at the pinnacle of our academic journey, the culmination of years of hard work, dedication and relentless pursuit of knowledge. As we gather here, I am filled with a mixture of emotions — pride, gratitude, excitement and perhaps a tinge of apprehension. But most of all,…

08 Jun

School Committee evaluates superintendent, will discuss contract right before election

Leigh Blander0 CommentsEducation, Local News, Marblehead Public Schools, Municipal Matters, Top Stories

***This story has been updated to remove the word "extension" from the characterization of the discussion about Superintendent Buckey's contract discussion planned for June 15. The School Committee may discuss extending Buckey's contract, giving him a raise or changing terms of the package. The story is also updated to include comments from School Committee Vice Chair Tom Mathers on the typical protocol for setting School Committee agendas. Just days before the June 20 election when Marblehead voters will decide whether to raise their taxes to…

07 Jun

FROM THE VAULT: The famous Lindsey Hard Cracker

Leigh Blander0 CommentsCommunity Resources, Culture, Education, Local History, Nonprofit corner

Museums rarely keep food in their collections. It is apt to attract bugs, mold and all sorts of nasty things museums try hard to avoid. But, in some cases, it is worth the risk (when properly stored, of course). A rare surviving example of the famous Lindsey Hard Cracker is such a case. One large Lindsey Cracker and two smaller pieces were donated to the Marblehead Museum in 1957 by a Lindsey family member. COURTESY PHOTO / MARBLEHEAD MUSEUM Founded in about 1852 by Nathaniel…

07 Jun

GALLERY WALK: Soon-to-be grads show off senior projects

Leigh Blander0 CommentsArt, Business, Community Resources, Culture, Education, Entertainment, Local News, Marblehead Public Schools, Public safety, Top Stories

Marblehead High School’s annual senior projects Gallery Walk attracted a big crowd on June 2, as 180 students displayed and discussed the independent work they have been doing for the last six weeks. Students and parents join the MHS Gallery Walk on June 2 to learn about the Class of 2023 senior projects. COURTESY PHOTOS Each year, MHS encourages seniors to spend their last quarter outside of school, planning and executing individual projects. “It was an outstanding showing,” said MHS teacher Andrew Scoglio, who advised…

01 Jun

MHS Culture Feast a big hit, students produce video of event

Leigh Blander0 CommentsArt, Community Resources, Culture, Education, Local News, Marblehead Public Schools, Top Stories

More than 150 students, families and residents came out for Marblehead High School's annual Culture Feast on May 19, organized by the METCO program. The night featured several live performances by students, as well as Kenyan singer, writer and activist Wangari Fahari. There was food from around the world, including food trucks Jamaica Mi Hungry, Bon Me and Cookie Monstah. MHS student Tamia Johnson produced a video piece about the evening. Her sister Tamya provided the voiceover. Students Piper Morgan and Alex Hersey recorded the…

31 May

Tradition: Epstein Hillel students hit all the right notes in ‘Fiddler on the Roof’

Leigh Blander0 CommentsArt, Education, Local News, Religion

Epstein Hillel School’s upper school performed three sold-out shows of “Fiddler on the Roof” recently at Marblehead Little Theatre. Under the direction of EHS teachers Leslie Smith-Rosen and Ori Baruch, every student in fifth through eighth grade participated in the play: as actors on stage, assistant directors or as part of the stage crew. Lily West (left) as Tzeitel, Leah Bruner (middle) as Chava, and Naya Bodner (right) as Hodel in 'Fiddler on the Roof' COURTESY PHOTOS Epstein Hillel students perform ‘Fiddler on the Roof’…

30 May

MHS alum to premiere political thriller at Warwick during reunion

Leigh Blander0 CommentsArt, Culture, Education, Local News, Marblehead Public Schools, Politics, Top Stories

Coming home for your 50th high school reunion can be a little intimidating. Less so for Greg Newberry, who will be premiering a film he wrote, produced and directed at the Warwick Cinema the same weekend as his Marblehead High reunion. A poster for Greg Newberry's movie. It will premiere at the Warwick on June 3. COURTESY PHOTOS The Warwick will screen “Who is Amos Otis?” on Saturday, June 3, at 1 p.m., followed by a Q&A with Newberry. Newberry now lives in Cincinnati where…

30 May

MHS student honored for essay on antisemitism

Leigh Blander0 CommentsEducation, Local News, Marblehead Public Schools, Nonprofit corner

Marblehead High School student Jeremy Sorkin won third place in the Israel Arbeiter Essay Contest from the Jewish Community Relations Council and will be traveling to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum with other winners. MHS student Jeremy Sorkin wrote about antisemitism and how it hits home in Marblehead. COURTESY PHOTO Sorkin wrote about the persecution of Jewish people throughout history — and the antisemitism that still exists today. “Many swastikas have been found at my school and even on some of the sidewalks in…

30 May

‘Don’t beat yourself up,’ Class of 2023’s top grads offer advice

Leigh Blander0 CommentsEducation, Local News, Marblehead Public Schools, Top Stories

Marblehead High School’s valedictorian and salutatorian will both miss the ocean when they leave for college in Indiana and Colorado at the end of the summer, but they are looking forward to the next chapters in their lives. MHS Valedictorian Yasen Colón, right, and Salutatorian Cate Trautman organized a blood drive at school recently. COURTESY PHOTO Valedictorian Yasen Colón is heading to Purdue University to study aerospace engineering. Salutatorian Cate Trautman is going to University of Colorado Boulder and its engineering honors program. They’re both…