Leigh Blander

3 days ago | marbleheadcurrent.org | Leigh Blander

Voting will happen April 26-30 in the contest to pick a design to adorn T-shirts to be sold as a fundraiser for the Marblehead Animal Shelter in June, which is Adopt-A-Cat month. View the six designs created by students at Marblehead High School and vote for your favorite by scanning the QR code below. Do you feel more informed? At the Current, we're dedicated to providing fair, comprehensive coverage of Marblehead.

3 days ago | marbleheadcurrent.org | Leigh Blander

In March 2020, the Old North Festival Chorus was two rehearsals into the planned performance of Dan Forrest’s stunningly beautiful “Requiem for the Living” when COVID struck. In response, chorus member Clem Schoenebeck wrote a poem, entitled “Fermata,” on rehearsing then pausing Forrest’s Requiem. Clem wrote:“I cannot find the measure when we went silent.

3 days ago | marbleheadcurrent.org | Leigh Blander

NAME: Tyler DanaAGE: 16FAMILY: Parents: John, Cathy; sibling: Allison, 18SCHOOL YEAR: JuniorSPORTS YOU PLAY: Soccer, skiingFAVORITE SPORT, AND WHY: Skiing is my favorite sport, because of the adrenaline and thrill of it, while speeding down the course, barely in control. You’re mostly never going to win a ski race if you hold back. If you’re not scared the whole time, then it wasn’t fast. Because the actual time spent skiing in a race is so short, it makes every turn and second matter.

3 days ago | marbleheadcurrent.org | Leigh Blander

Marblehead High School students competed in an exciting cooking contest April 11 based on the hit Food Network show “Chopped.”  The judges included interim Superintendent John Robidoux. Culinary teacher Kelly Delany started the competition by creating “secret ingredient baskets” for 15 teams. Some of her favorite items included cactus, artichoke hearts, microgreens and sundried tomatoes.

3 days ago | marbleheadcurrent.org | Leigh Blander

The full School Committee could vote on a hotly debated flag policy as soon as its next meeting on May 1, after changing and adding language Thursday night. At an April 17 meeting, committee members agreed to amend their proposal to allow “heritage month” flags to be displayed during appropriate months. For example: a Black History Month flag could fly in February and an LGBTQ+ flag in June. Marblehead High parent Cindy Schieffer shared the idea with the School Committee the morning of the meeting.