Seven Marblehead High School students performed at the New England Conservatory on Jan. 7 as part of the Massachusetts Music Educators’ Association Northeast District Festival. The student musicians passed a competitive audition in November. The MHS musicians who sang in the district chorus are: Griffen Collins, Yasen Colon, Mona Gelfgatt, Lani Gilmore, Anya Kane and Brady Weed. Benjamin Soon played the viola in the district orchestra. The chorus performed several pieces, including “Jubilate Deo” by Laszlo Halmos, while the orchestra played “Prelude to Die Meistersinger”…
Reaction is pouring in to news that Marblehead High School Principal Dan Bauer is leaving this summer to take a job as superintendent of schools in Danvers. “The next person coming in has big, big shoes to fill,” Melissa Kaplowitch, president of the MHS Parent Council Organization, told the Marblehead Current. Kaplowitch was on the hiring committee that brought Bauer to Marblehead in 2016. “Dan came into Marblehead when the community was very disjointed," she said. "He was able to connect to the students, parents,…
While members of the Milton School Committee raved about some of the qualities Marblehead Assistant Superintendent Nan Murphy would bring to the top job in Milton, the board voted unanimously Friday morning, Jan. 6 to offer the position to one of the other three finalists, Peter Burrows. For the past 10 years, Burrows has served as the superintendent of the Addison Central School District in Middlebury, Vermont, and that experience of having already led a district is among the qualifications that swayed the board. At…
The Marblehead swim and dive team (2-0), coached by Sue Guertin, hosted Danvers at the Lynch/Van Otterloo YMCA on Thursday, Dec. 22, and proceeded to defeat the Falcons rather easily, 108-67 to close out the 2022 portion of the schedule. “While a number of Marblehead swimmers were out with the flu, the team was still able to pull off a win against Danvers,” said Guertin. “The team has a lot of depth this season with the addition of the freshmen boys, and as a result…
At the Marblehead School Committee meeting on Jan. 5, Superintendent Dr. John Buckey will present the results of a recent ThoughtExchange survey that asked residents to rank their budget priorities for the schools. The top three responses: Better staff compensation, updated curriculum and tuition-free kindergarten. “I’m not at all surprised by the results,” Buckey told the Marblehead Current. Nearly 340 residents took the online survey, which ran the first two weeks of December. Respondents offered 172 different “thoughts” about priorities and then offered 12,202 “ratings”…
Marblehead Assistant Superintendent Nan Murphy is one of three finalists for the position of school superintendent in Milton, the town’s School Committee announced at an open meeting Tuesday, Dec. 21. Around the same time, the Dedham School Committee was announcing Murphy as one of five finalists in its superintendent search. The other finalists in Milton are Assistant Superintendent of Medford Public Schools Peter Cushing and Superintendent of the Addison Central School District in Middlebury, Vermont Peter Burrows. The other four finalists in Dedham are Marlene DiLeo,…
Marblehead High School Principal Dan Bauer is one of three finalists for the position of superintendent of schools in Danvers, the Danvers School Committee announced at a special meeting Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 20. The other finalists are Geoff Bruno, the superintendent of schools in Scarborough, Maine since July 2021, and Peter Cushing, the current assistant superintendent in Medford. Candidates will each be brought to Danvers for a daylong site visits on different days the week of Jan. 9, during which they will meet with school…
MHS students Max, left, and Serena Nyberg won honors in a New York TImes essay contest. Two more Marblehead High School students have won honors in a New York Times essay writing contest. This month, freshman Serena Nyberg and junior Max won honorable mentions for their 100-word personal narratives. More than 12,400 teens from around the world submitted essays to the contest. Judges chose 13 winners, 23 runners-up and 46 honorable mentions. “I am trans, I was born female,” Max said, discussing his 100-word narrative.…
Marblehead students are performing holiday concerts and entertaining audiences around town throughout the month of December. “This is a special time for many, including our young artists,” said Andrew Scoglio, the Marblehead High School choral director and lead teacher for performing and applied arts. “Parents can look forward to seeing their children shine.” The Marblehead High School Winter Concert in 2021 with Julie Frias conducting the orchestra COURTESY PHOTO / LAURIE SWOPE Elementary through high school students performed at several venues during the Christmas Walk…
The 51st Marblehead Christmas Walk Parade has been canceled for Saturday, Dec. 3, due to a stormy forecast and will not be rescheduled. Santa and Mrs. Claus will move to Marblehead High School from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., instead of arriving by lobster boat at The Landing. Children will be able to take photos with Santa at the high school. "Unfortunately, we have made the decision to cancel the parade this year due to severe weather conditions forecast for Satrday afternoon," Marblehead Chamber of…
