Header Track Phenom Josh Beloff Stays Undefeated

At Saturday's Northeastern Conference track championships, Marblehead's senior captain remained unbeaten this season.

It's been quite a track season for Marblehead High's Josh Beloff. The senior captain went undefeated in the regular season. He continued that impressive performance yesterday in the Northeastern Conference track championships. The Salem News has a great profile of the young athlete, who is headed to Sacred Heart University on a track scholarship. Beloff won the 200 meter dash and the long jump on Saturday. Other Magicians who won their events included Conrad Rousseau in the 400 meter hurdles, Lily Cummings in the high jump and Kelly Roland in javelin. Here are the Marblehead boys and girls results from yesterday's conference championships, via Cool Running. Boys 100 meter dash Alex Fusegni, 12.00 (6th place) Chris Wiley, 12.09 (7th place…

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How Does Marblehead High School Rank? Depends on Whom You Ask

Newsweek magazine's 2013 rankings of best U.S. high schools came out Monday. Marblehead High wasn't on that list, but it is on others.

On mobile? You can see interactive map here. Newsweek has ranked the top high schools in the U.S. — And while Marblehead High isn't on the list, that might not mean much. For its rankings, Newsweek sent out a survey to more than 5,000 high schools in the U.S., with about 2,500 schools responding in 2013. Marblehead Patch reached out to the district's superintendent to see if the town responded to the survey, but we haven't heard back from him. Marblehead High also didn't appear on a similar U.S. News and World Report survey. But last year Boston Magazine honored Marblehead High as the 21st-best high school in Boston or the Boston suburbs. You can see the details from the Newsweek survey about nearby ranked high schools by clicking on the …

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Marblehead High Dancers Perform in Boston

Four dancers from Marblehead High School performed at the Boston University Theater this weekend.

Taylor First Black & Blue Wrestler to Grapple at All-States, New Englands

Marblehead's Sean Taylor earns himself distinction as top wrestler in team history, closing out high school career at NE Championships. Taylor first wrestled as sixth- and seventh-grader, winning Mass. Big East Youth Tournaments.

[The following article was submitted by Robert Powell and Rik Taylor.] Sean Taylor ended a historic high school wrestling career in fairy tale fashion last weekend. Ranked sixth in Division 3 at the beginning of the season, the Marblehead heavyweight made it to 49th Annual New England Interscholastic Wrestling Championships, and made it to the “Quarter-Finals top eight” before being handed a loss by the eventual fourth place finisher. It was not enough for a medal, but it was more than enough for the Marblehead senior who began wrestling in sixth grade. Taylor, a co-captain of the Swampscott-Marblehead wrestling team, steamrolled through his first two matches at the New England tournament. In his first match, he pinned John Ware of …

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VIDEO: Marblehead Divers Win Conference Title. Again.

Here are 13 seconds of video showing divers from Marblehead and Swampscott competing in the Northeastern Conference meet. Marblehead won the team competition for the eighth year running.

CHART: North Shore High School Graduation Rates

Here's how North Shore public high schools compare on graduation rates.

Recent data on nationwide high school graduation rates has placed Massachusetts outside the top 10 states in the nation with an average of 83 percent of students graduating. The preliminary data was based on four-year cohort groups and released by the U.S. Department of Education on Monday. Final numbers will be released in the coming months. Marblehead High School finds itself well-above the state average with a 96.1 percent rate of graduation, which is still an improvement over recent years. When compared to other nearby public high schools, Marblehead is doing better than Masconomet, Peabody, Salem, Lynn English or Lynn Classical, but trails Beverly and Danvers High. Here's how North Shore high schools compare:

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MHS Ranked Among State's Top Schools

Marblehead High School was recently ranked the 21st best high school in the state by Boston Magazine.

Boston Magazine recently released its list of Massachusetts' top high schools and ranked Marblehead High School the 21st best high school in the state. The school rankings are based on a variety of criteria. Here's a closer look at how MHS stacked up: Enrollment: 949 Student : Teacher: 12.3 District Per-Pupil Expenditures: 12,235 Graduation Rate: 96.9% Percent that go to College: 99% 10th Grade MCAS - English: 97 10th Grade MCAS - Math: 96 10th Grand MCAS - Science: 89 Avg. SAT - Writing: 558 Avg. SAT - Math: 551 Percent Scoring AP Proficiency: 87.4% Number of AP Classes: 11 Number of Sports: 26 Number of Clubs: 47 --- Have a question about the ranking system? Send it to Marblehead Patch.

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Which MHS Sports Team Has the Best Shot This Year?

Local athletes are gearing up for the 2012 season and we want to know - which team do you think has the best shot at winning a state championship this fall?

You tell us - which of Marblehead High School's fall sports teams has the best shot at winning a state championship this season? Vote in our poll below and be sure to share your opinion in the comments section.

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