Holidays around the world

Hannah Vidu, Staff Writer

January 4, 2019

Filed under Arts & Entertainment

The holidays are here and many cities and countries are in the spirit. From Rockefeller Center to the Santa Village, here is a list of some of the most interesting places to travel this season.  Photo via Flickr by Anthony Quintano New York City You most likely have heard of Rockefeller Center and it’s beautiful decorations. Well it is only one of the many places to visit duri...

Poetry & flash fiction contest

Erica Luo and Oliver Tymann

December 21, 2018

Filed under Arts & Entertainment, News

Hamilton Wenham Public Library—Music and poetry are almost one and the same with their rhythms and rhymes. Both are fluid forms of expression, allowing people to convey a wide range of ideas and emotions with their audience. It’s fitting that music is the theme for the annual teen poetry and fiction...

Ask: Mrs. Pernice

Gretchen Callahan, Photography and Video Editor/Staff Writer

December 20, 2018

Filed under Arts & Entertainment

Where did you grow up? Was it around here? I grew up in Massachusetts about an hour south of here.   When you were growing up were science subjects your favorite? I did enjoy science growing up. I was the type of kid who would take a book report and turn it into a science project.   Where did you ...

Mrs. Simko’s Spotify playlist

Bryn Smith, Staff Writer

December 14, 2018

Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Features

  This addition of the Spotify Playlist features Mrs. Simko! Her playlist contains a little bit of everything-from Pentatonix to Zac Brown Band to Led Zepplin to Sarah Barellis and even a little bit of Hamilton, the musical. This playlist has something everyone can enjoy and that is what makes it ...

Northeast Youth Ballet Nutcracker performance

November 29, 2018

Filed under Arts & Entertainment

On Thursday December 6, Northeast Youth Ballet’s production of the Nutcracker will begin. Tickets can be bought online. Shows will be running from December 6 to December 9. Come experience the magic of the Nutcracker!

The role of plays at Hamilton-Wenham

Ariel Greenberg, Staff Writer

November 16, 2018

Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Features

Over the years, plays and musicals have become the new “big thing” here at Hamilton-Wenham. But it isn’t just school systems that put on these spectacular performances: big, local stage companies also take on the role.“I think Hamilton-Wenham is a hub for arts, and the community is very supportive of ...

A review of The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

Noah Donnellan-Doser, Staff Writer

November 16, 2018

Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Features

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is a 2018 horror fantasy television series adapted from the comic book series of the same name. It follows Sabrina Spellman (Kiernan Shipka), a half-witch/half-human who must learn to navigate life as a teenager. She lives with her two polar opposite aunts, Zelda (Miran...

Trends In Our School

Gretchen Callahan, Photography and Video Editor/Staff Writer

November 16, 2018

Filed under Arts & Entertainment

Throughout the years the trends that students follow have changed many times. And this year's seem to be no different. But what about the teachers?  Do they have trends they follow? Recently, flannel and denim have had big clothing impacts, and Hamilton-Wenham hasn’t escaped its grasps. This invasio...

Spotify playlist: Bucci’s Tunes

Oliver Tymann, Staff Writer

November 15, 2018

Filed under Arts & Entertainment

Last time it was our principal, Mr. Tracy and this editions Spotify playlist comes from the renowned history teacher, Mr. Bucci. Mr. Bucci provided our newspaper with 30 songs and all of them, except one, was available on Spotify. Each song is by a different artist, so the variety of bands and artists...

Ask Mr. Ristaino

Gretchen Callahan, Photography and Video Editor/Staff Writer

November 15, 2018

Filed under Arts & Entertainment

Each edition we want to ask a different teacher or staff member some questions about themselves. In future editions we will ask a faculty member your questions, and you can comment on them down at the bottom of this article, if you wish. This week we decided to ask Mr. Ristaino eleven different quest...

Crossword #2

Eli Brandt, Crossword

November 15, 2018

Filed under Arts & Entertainment

Junior Eli Brandt has released his latest crossword, give it a try now and see if you can figure it out     PRO TIP: This PDF can be converted to Notability if you don’t feel like printing it out. Enjoy!

Student Artist-of-the-week

Shannon O’Toole, Staff Writer

October 18, 2018

Filed under Arts & Entertainment

One of this week’s Student Artist-of-the-Week is Troy Hargrove. Troy is a sophomore who takes the B block Illustration class with Ms.Cooney. Illustration is a personal interpretation of a text or a concept designed by the artist using different media. The technique Troy used is called “morph” M...