Jeremy Rubin is a freshman at Marblehead High School who rides unicycles. On a nice day, he commutes from his house to school, about a mile each way. He has five unicycles, and does off-road riding and tricks. Rubin demonstrated his skills for us. To read about him, please see the Features section in Thursday’s Salem News.
By Leah Zwemke
Masconomet High School
In High School, jocks and valedictorians seem to get all the recognition. Those who fly under the radar are the underestimated musical talents.
Chrissy Taubert in the Starquest competition.
Katy Rosin is a senior at Masco and a Boxford resident. She has been interested in theater since a very young age.
“I didn’t start voice or acting lessons until a little while after I actually started theater. I kind of just jumped into it,” said Rosin. “I used to do theater classes when I was probably 5, but that was just pretending to be a cat or running in a circle.”
Her first show was “Peter Pan” in third grade, where she was cast as a Lost Boy. Now she has been in upwards of 20 shows.
“My favorite show I have been in was ‘Godspell’ when I was in the sixth grade,” said Rosin. “It was the first of two times that I was able to go to the Atlanta Theater Festival with North Shore Music Theatre.” Continue Reading »
By Krista Wiberg
Masconomet High School
For 14 days this spring, Masco senior Xavier Chambers will enjoy a
Xavier Chambers will spend two weeks canoeing down the Saint John River in Maine this spring.
hearty breakfast, pack up his scarce belongings into his canoe, “and then just start paddling.”
As the school year neared the end of April, seniors were asked to think of ideas for suitable internships to take the place of high school classes, giving them real-world experience doing things they are passionate about.
While most people would consider a 14-day canoe trip down the Saint John River for an internship outlandish, Chambers had his own reasons for wanting to pursue it.
“I’m kind of pushing for more of a lifestyle I’m passionate about,” he said.
The course is in northern Maine close to the Canadian border, and stretches 130 miles. “(It will be) 14 days of satisfying adventure,” he said. Continue Reading »
By Leah Zwemke
Masconomet High School
Ricky Cushing started dance at age 9 and is now graduating from Bishop Fenwick, about to enroll at Marymount Manhattan’s dance program as an accomplished dancer and choreographer.
Cushing was always an aspiring dancer.
“Prior to any training, I would always dance around the house and put on shows for my family,” said Cushing, who lives in Beverly. MTV was Cushing’s main inspiration because he “loved any artist who had dancers in their music videos, specifically Britney Spears,” he said. “I always told my mom that I would be one of them some day.”
Ricky Cushing performing his solo “Plane.”
By Leah Zwemke
Masconomet High
Twenty-five Masconomet juniors and seniors returned recently from a two-week trip to Germany, where they attended a school called Humboldt Gymnasium in the city of Trier.
As part of an exchange program, these students had hosted a German 
high school student close to their own age for two weeks in October, the same partner the Americans stayed with on their trip. Daniel Mueller was Masco junior Peter Brostowin’s partner.
“Daniel and I were tight. I think he really enjoyed his stay in America and I had an even better time with him in Germany,” said Brostowin. Continue Reading »
