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18 Oct

MHS HEADLIGHT: New Latin Teacher Q&A with Ms. Nguyen

Headlight reporters Sam Jendrysik and Charlie Seliger0 CommentsHeadlight, Local News, Marblehead Public Schools

As of this year, Marblehead High School has a new Latin teacher: Ms. Dalena Nguyen. We conducted a brief interview to get to know her and her thoughts on teaching Latin.Q: Is there anything in particular that inspired you to begin teaching?A: I would say it was when I was in 8th grade and I had my Latin teacher, Ms. Luong. You know, when youthink about Latin and who teaches it, you don’t have many teachers with my own type of background who would be…

11 Oct

MHS HEADLIGHT: 2024 musical announced

Benji Boyd0 CommentsArt, Culture, Education, Entertainment, Headlight

On Wednesday, October 4, the Marblehead High Drama Club gathered in the choir room for anannouncement 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 with more than a dozen playbills, and they encouraged students to guess what they would be performing in the spring. After ruling out the obvious duds, students were left stumped by the unlikely array of choices…

11 Oct

MHS HEADLIGHT: Halloween candy recipes, part two

Rachael Albert, Headlight assistant editor0 CommentsHeadlight, Marblehead Public Schools

Part two: I'm back with more easy Halloween candy recipes! In my last article, I gave you the recipes forCandy Dots and Crunch Bars. I also explained how to melt chocolate safely in the microwave, so if you missed that, here is a brief explanation:Melt your chocolate in a microwave safe bowl in 30 second intervals, stirring after each one. Do this until the chocolate is fully melted, and be careful not to burn it. Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups! --…

11 Oct

It’s homecoming season

Mona Gelfgatt, Headlight co-editor0 CommentsHeadlight

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 14, expect your Instagram feeds to be full of joyous pictures of smiling kids dancing to the greatest remixes of "Party In The U.S.A."The Senior Class of 2024 officers Clara Donovan, Avery O’Neil, Emily Tauro and Gwyneth Anderson areworking their hardest to make this event a memorable stamp in their senior year. They’re bringing in food,…

04 Oct

Mr. Richard’s interview

Ila Bumagin, Headlight editor0 CommentsHeadlight

Meet Dan Richards, new Assistant Principal for grades 11 and 12. Assistant principals oftenget 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 in numerous middle and high schools across the Metro-West and North Shore. In these other districts, he has worked as an assistant principal, a teacher, a dean, and an acting assistant superintendent. He says, "I've circled…

04 Oct

More Marblehead students claiming vaccine exemptions

Leigh Blander1 CommentHeadlight, Local News, Marblehead Public Schools, Top Stories

As Massachusetts lawmakers debate a bill that would ban such dispensation, the number of Marblehead students requesting and receiving religious exemptions from vaccines has increased, matching a statewide trend. More Marblehead students received religious exemptions from vaccines last year. Photo by CDC on Pexels.com “According to DPH [Department of Public Health] data, the total exemption rate for students is six times higher than it was 35 years ago,” state Rep. Jenny Armini of Marblehead told the Current. “And dozens of Massachusetts schools have vaccination exemption…

04 Oct

Halloween candy recipes

Rachael Albert, Headlight assistant editor0 CommentsHeadlight

October is here, which means it’s time for pumpkin spice, and more importantly, Halloween candy! Butwhy go out and buy candy that is so easy to make at home? Today I am sharing with you easy and familyfriendly Halloween candy recipes with no oven or stove required. Before we begin, many recipes call for melting chocolate, so we must know how to melt it easily andsafely. Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Instructions: Place your chocolate in a microwave safe bowl and microwave in 30 second…

04 Oct

Marblehead is an arts town

Benji Boyd0 CommentsHeadlight

In high school, it’s easy to lose sight of what isn’t directly before your eyes. Between keeping up with classes, extracurriculars, jobs, and attempting to fit sleep into their schedule, few students have time to appreciate what their hometown has to offer. MHS Headlight assosciate editor and Current intern Benjo Boyd This summer, I became an intern at the Marblehead Current newspaper. Traveling around town, talking to people, attending events, and covering arts and culture has taught me more about the town I’ve lived in…

29 Dec

HEADLIGHT: The Tomcat

MHS Headlight Staff0 CommentsHeadlight, Uncategorized

by Ethan Horgan, Sophomore The Grumman F-14 was created during the cold war to combat soviet bombers and air-to-ship missiles. Two seats, twin engines, and swing-wing capabilities made this a revolutionary multi-role fighter that dominated against the Russian MiG-23 and SU-22. The F-14 was the predecessor of the f-4 phantom, which dominated the vietnam airspace. The F-14 contains many internal and external aspects that all come together to make it such an important aircraft. Inside the cockpit, the F-14 was equipped with a powerful radar…

22 Dec

HEADLIGHT: If We Were Villains

MHS Headlight Staff0 CommentsHeadlight

by Benji Boyd, Sophomore “You can justify anything if you do it poetically enough.” – M.L. Rio What is dark academia? An aesthetic centered around the moody and gothic aspects of academic study, dark academia celebrates literature, history, philosophy, and other studies through their darkest elements. It’s the gargoyles that keep watch over a college library; the restricted section at Hogwarts. It’s Yorick’s skull and the Dead Poets Society. It’s reading Greek tragedies and the Brontë Sisters. But it’s also reading modern books that celebrate…