Alfred UniversityEmma Oliver was named to the spring 2018 dean’s list at Alfred University in Alfred, New York. To qualify, students must achieve at least a 3.5 GPA. Oliver, the daughter of Dean and Nancy Oliver, is a senior in the School of Art and Design.American International CollegeThe following residents graduated from American International College in Springfield: Jeanette Quirk, Doctor of Education in educational leadership [...]
Marblehead education achievers
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Two Marblehead 5th graders step Out of Eden and into Harvard
Tatum Amberik and Finn Bergquist bring their Village School experience to the Project Zero Institute
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Two Marblehead High School seniors appointed to Task Force Against Discrimination
The Board of Selectmen has appointed two Marblehead High School students to the Task Force Against Discrimination.MHS seniors Gaby Rabinovich and Ben Colette both applied to join the nine-member board, citing it would help broaden the task force's reach within the schools. Both Rabinovic and Colette are members of Team Harmony, which not unlike the task force, strives to create a safe welcoming environment, works against bullying and discrimination and promotes harmony among students. [...]
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Marblehead parents outraged over cleaning chemicals in Bell School's organic garden
Marblehead Health Department working with state officials to address the issue
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Check out Wicked Local's free college fair Aug. 9
Wicked Local's Ninth Annual Regional College Fair is the perfect place for students and parents to meet with representatives from regional colleges, universities, financial institutions, college prep organizations and businesses that specialize in scholastic success.This free event will be held Thursday, Aug. 9 from 6-8 p.m. at the Boston Marriott Newton Hotel, 2345 Commonwealth Ave., Newton.For an updated list of colleges attending and a chance to win a $2,500 [...]
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Wendall in the Wild: Giving stranded horseshoe crabs a lift
When Wendall Waters found out a mating pair of horseshoe crabs might be stranded in dry sand on Cape Cod, she decided to give them a Wicked Local lift back to the ocean.
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Marblehead education achievers
University of AlabamaMichael Blaney, Justin Consigli-Merrill, Madison Murray and Craig Nolan were named to the dean’s list for the spring 2018 semester at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. To be named to the dean’s list, a student must maintain at least a 3.5 GPA. Clemson UniversityBrian P. Neumann was named to the president’s list for the spring 2018 semester at Clemson University in Clemson, South [...]
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Scholarship recipient Adriana Ustick attends Arrangers of Marblehead workshop
The Arrangers of Marblehead member Marilyn Mayor presented a “Tussy Mussy” workshop on July 18 and Adriana Ustick, the Arrangers' 2018 scholarship winner, was invited to attend. Ustick will be attending Ithaca College in the fall and will major in environmental science. Ustick was presented with a total of six scholarships upon her graduation from Marblehead High School.The Arrangers of Marblehead are members of National Garden Clubs, Inc. (New England Garden Club, [...]
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Rotarians bring clean water to Burkina Faso with BARKA Foundation
In 2013, Pete Reardon, the person responsible for Rotary’s District 7930 water projects, told the co-founders of The BARKA Foundation that Rotary would make a good partner to bring clean drinking water to the rural village of Lampiadi in eastern Burkina Faso. Five years later and after a great deal of patience, perseverance and creativity by Marblehead and Swampscott Rotarians along with high school students and teachers, today, more than 700 people in one of the world’s [...]
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SPUR launches annual Student Success Back-to-School drive
SPUR, a Marblehead-based grassroots organization, has just kicked off its annual Student Success Back-to-School drive to help disadvantaged students. From Aug. 1-18, community members and businesses are invited to make a tax-deductible donation to provide local children in need with school supplies and backpacks.“Many parents and caregivers are merely trying to keep their heads above water when it comes to providing food and shelter for their children,” said Sarah Roy, [...]
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LEAP for Education appoints four new members
LEAP for Education recently announced the addition of four new members to its Board of Directors, following their appointment on July 25.Joining the six standing members are Manny Cruz, of Salem; Robert Monegro, of Peabody; Constance Rudnick Grayson, of Marblehead; and Dr. Mary-Lou Breitborde, of Swampscott. Collectively, these four new members bring a passion for innovation in education and a desire to assure equity and access to quality after-school programming for underserved youth. [...]
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Summer brings lessons in leadership for one Marblehead High School senior
Juliana Lederman spends summer in Bank of America Students Leaders program
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Marblehead Boosters seek to raise the fitness bar at MHS
Fundraising campaign underway with $100k goal in mind
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Marblehead Cultural Council votes unanimously on new priorities
After the completion of a community input survey, the Marblehead Cultural Council has voted unanimously to update and refocus its priorities in funding future community events. Using state guidelines, the results of dozens of local interviews, plus funding priorities in neighboring communities, the Council has decided to support projects of local artists and cultural programs, arts in schools; historical, environmental and science education; as well as community events and public [...]
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Marblehead Spirit Day to be held in September
The celebration of Marblehead Spirit Day 2018 on Saturday, Sept. 15 will feature free presentations and activities with noted Marblehead speakers and historians at five Marblehead locations from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.Participants can start the day at any of these five featured locations to receive a free name tag, guidebook and map. The presentations will begin every hour on the hour, but everyone is invited to tour the locations at their own pace.Abbot Hall and the Maritime [...]
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Marblehead's Bell School deemed clean but facilities director still cut loose
Longtime employee Richard Matthews says he felt pressured to resign in wake of garden fiasco.
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Marblehead Schools are (almost) back in session
Dates, times, bus routes and websites to get you started
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New Marblehead elementary school plans moving along
Committee decides HVAC, roof line and shape
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EDITORIAL: Must there always be a fall guy?
The organic loam has hit the fan in regards to the Bell School garden incident and it’s now-former Facilities Director Richard Matthews that was taken down by the spray.The School Department came under fire last month when a parent discovered a custodian or custodians had been tossing water used to rinse a floor waxer on or near the Baldwin Road school’s organic garden.No one is arguing that better choices could have been made when it came to tossing the chemical [...]
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Marblehead students honored for sustainability posters
Marblehead students from kindergarten to high school will receive awards this fall for posters they created about practices to protect the environment and promote a more sustainable world.The poster contest was sponsored by Sustainable Marblehead, a community organization working to address climate change at a local level. Student award winners will be honored at the organization’s first community-wide Sustainability Fair on Saturday, Oct. 6, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the [...]
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