Features – The Blueprint

For the Love of Music, and Dimitri

February 1, 2019

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In the year 2017, a birth of something new, and wonderful was brought into existence. What was it? The band “Dimitri”. This band was started by current Swampscott High School Seniors, Marley Shmidt, and Isaac Dreeben. They...

How the lack of diversity in the Suburbs, affect the lives of Minority Students

Myriam Tshowa

January 7, 2019

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SWAMPSCOTT- It’s no surprise that as adolescents we face issues with identity. With our hormones raging and society pressuring these images and expectations of who we should and shouldn’t be, it gets hard and confusing as a...

Who really runs the school?

Sydney Clark

January 7, 2019

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Many things must go on within the walls of Swampscott High to keep it running. So who really should get credit for keeping this highschool on its feet? The answer to that question is simple. Two women named Mrs. Collins and Mr...

Looking Back On Organized Crime In Boston

December 19, 2018

From Frye to Fishies

Olivia Reiser

November 9, 2018

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Ms.Camire reimagines science in the classroom with her fish tank initiative. With her new Aquaculture tank set up, students are seeing their science in action, rather than simply being told to believe. At the beginning of this year, Ms.Camire got...

Senior scoop

Olivia Reiser

October 9, 2018

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Senior Class President Ben Turner opened up about lots of important senior scoop, including what we have to look forward to, what our financial situation is like, as well as what we can do to improve it. Some of the biggest, sc...

Meet one of the new art teachers

Zack Richards, Student Editor

February 7, 2018

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In 2017, Swampscott High School saw a huge overhaul to the art department, and perhaps one of the brightest focal points comes from one of the new faces of SHS—Ms. Byrne. Before arriving in Swampscott, Ms. Byrne earned her Bachelor’s...

After high school, the college process

Chris Moleti

November 21, 2016

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Seniors at Swampscott High School are currently at one of the most stressful points of their lives so far: making their decision for post high school. While most students are thinking of what college to go to, other students are go...

Swampscott High School’s annual “Stretch Award” canned food drive

Megan Mentuck

November 18, 2016

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At Swampscott High School, the annual “Stretch Award” Canned Food Drive offers students a great opportunity to give back to their community. The Canned Food Drive is run by Ms. Balliro, an art teacher at Swampscott High Scho...

Bottle flipping, the best thing to take over Swampscott High School

Damon Christie

November 18, 2016

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On May 24th, 2016 a video called Senior Talent Show Water Bottle AK 2016 premiered on the air of Youtube. The 31 second video shows an unnamed high school student flipping a water bottle on a stage. The video currently has 6,669,483 view...

Rio Summer 2016 Olympics

Alayna O'Keefe

May 19, 2016

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Every four years people from all corners of the world come together for a celebration of life and athleticism. The Olympic Games today bring the international community together by promoting peace and unity through competitive ...

I Believe In Family and Culture

Alayna O'Keefe

April 26, 2016

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I sit with my family gathered around the table. Someone is telling a story in English on one side of the table, and my mom translates in Greek to my yiayia (my grandmother) on the other side. And my papou (my grandfather) repe...