Bates CollegeMegan Detels was named to the dean’s list at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, for the fall 2017 semester. To qualify, students must achieve a cumulative GPA of 3.71 or higher.Bishop FenwickThe following residents were named to the second-quarter honor roll at Bishop Fenwick High School in Peabody: Alexandra McNeil, junior, principal’s list; Emma Sionkiewicz, [...]
Marblehead educational achievements
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Snow place like home
"Blizzard bags" replace makeup days with remote learning
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Howard Teacher Recognition Award seeking nominations
Nominations are being accepted for the Margaret Voss Howard Teacher Recognition Award, a fund of the Essex County Community Foundation.The yearly award honors the contributions of one teacher from the Marblehead school district and one from the Salem school district, each with a $500 unrestricted award. Teachers, administrators, other school employees, parents, students and citizens may nominate a teacher by submitting a letter of nomination explaining why the teacher should be [...]
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A glowing success
Marblehead's Village School fundraiser tops $30,000
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School lunch cost to rise 25-cents
School Committee votes the first increase in six years
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'Hidden in Plain Sight' at MHS
For adults only; find out what your teen's room is really saying
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Q&A with Christine Sloss
Marblehead High School junior Christine Sloss was very busy helping to lead the the March for Our Lives Boston as an official volunteer on March 24. Learn more about what her day was like, her involvement with March for Our Lives, what's next for the movement and more in the Q&A below.Tell me about your day on March 24. When did you get into Boston, what were you doing throughout the day, and when did you get back home?CS: I woke up at 5 a.m. and left [...]
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Magic Hat reaches magic number
The thrift store that benefits MPS hits the $1 million mark
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Marblehead School Building Committee sets criteria for picking new school site, to vote Thursday
In a meeting that at times brimmed with tension, the Gerry School Building Committee hammered out 10 criteria on which members should base their decision when choosing a preferred site.The list includes, in no particular order of importance:Geographic locationOff street parkingNeighborhood impact (traffic)Outdoor play areaRegulation approval riskCostEducation impact during [...]
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MCAS Done Wrong
On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday morning last week at Marblehead High School, there was a noticeable absence of cars at the dreaded intersection in between Marblehead Savings Bank and the high school. Normally bustling with bumper-to-bumper traffic and students ambling across the street just as the lights turn green, the roads were bare in comparison.Inside the school, only half of the tables in the cafeteria were set up, and the noise level was considerably lower than it would be [...]
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Adults amazed at what was in ‘Hidden in Plain Sight’
Simulated teen bedroom gives parents insight to possible substance use
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Marblehead building committee picks Bell as preferred site
School Committee will vote yea or nay on the new school site option Thursday, April 12
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Hurry up and see 'The Sound of Music' playing this weekend only
From the moment the nuns started singing, I had tears in my eyes. The immaculate vocals, combined with the themes of family love and the power of music, left me weeping throughout Marblehead High School’s Friday performance of “The Sound of Music.”I do not envy the person who had to cast Maria, as there was obviously a bevy of stunning voices to choose from. But MHS senior Thea Nickolas brought the tender warmth, youthful wonder and solid, soaring vocals that the [...]
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MFoA offering 3 arts scholarships
The deadline is fast approaching to apply for any of the three scholarships offered each year by the Marblehead Festival of Arts. Two of the scholarships are given to graduating seniors seeking higher education in the arts. The third, aimed at students in grades 7-11, is to help pay tuition for a program in the arts, which includes visual and performing arts as well as creative writing. This year’s application deadline is April 16.The scholarships for graduating seniors are the [...]
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Marblehead Schools revisiting safety measures
In the wake of Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting security is being re-examined
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Senior level meetings take place in Marblehead
The elders of their respective groups come together for conversation and fresh perspectives
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UMass acquisition of Mount Ida comes under Senate scrutiny
The Senate plans to look into UMass Amherst's proposed acquisition of Mount Ida College and one senator said he hopes to learn some answers before the agreement is completed.Last week UMass announced plans to acquire the Newton campus and turn it into an offshoot of UMass Amherst, with Mount Ida students granted admission to UMass Dartmouth. Mount Ida has about 1,450 undergraduates and UMass will take control of 24 buildings and 820 residential beds on its Newton campus, under the [...]
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A look at how Marblehead maintains its buildings
With the closure of the Gerry School and a warrant article seeking an override to fund repairs to Abbot Hall, many residents are asking why isn’t the town maintaining its buildings?The simple answer, town officials will tell you, is that they are.“It’s unfair to say we don’t plan,” said Town Administrator John McGinn. HistoryAbbot Hall was built in 1877, 29 years later, in 1906, the Gerry School was built. [...]
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Playground safety at Gerry back on the table
Old concerns become new again with a request to reopen a conversation on parking
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Marblehead's Gerry closure confirmed with a vote
The School Committee opted 3-0 to uphold the superintendent's recommendation
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