When the clock struck 2:40 on Monday, May 9, over 300 students got up and walked out of the school. The students attended the Reproductive Freedom Walkout organized by Generation Ratify, a student-led movement for gender equality. Forty five Virginia schools, including Marshall, participated in the walkout. “We [were] leadingContinue Reading
From its Native American roots to the modern day, lacrosse has made numerous changes to its rules over time. Unlike Virginia high school sports, lacrosse makes annual edits to its rulebook. “When I played in high school, there was technically no out of bounds,” varsity girls lacrosse head coach ValerieContinue Reading
The school planned to announce the winners of the SGA election on May 2. Rank&File talked to incumbent and non-incumbent candidates about their goals for the future. Class of 2025 Incumbent: Chloe Hoang Freshman Chloe Hoang said she ran in 2021 for SGA “because over quarantine, I was really closedContinue Reading
Counselor Douglas Sawitsky established the Peer Tutoring Program for students to have a place to receive extra help in their classes. It is held on late bus days, Mondays and Thursdays, from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. in the cafeteria. Sawitzky came up with the idea around the semester mark andContinue Reading
On April 1, five Future Business Leaders of America competitors across three competitions qualified for nationals. A team of juniors featuring Akhil Metukuru, Abhishek Mathew and Hayden Krisko placed first in the state for the Banking & Financial Systems competition. “I feel like we had a really good amount ofContinue Reading
As a tradition for many Virginia high schools, Marshall hosted this year’s Fanquest. Marshall’s Unified Special Olympics team was created in 2018 following an invitation to their very first Fanquest at Lake Braddock Secondary School. “We invited Robinson and Madison Unified Special Olympics teams to take us on in basketballContinue Reading
As Kelli Pierson’s six-year run as choir director comes to an end, James Madison University student Anna Valentino will take over for the remainder of the year as a long-term sub. Valentino enters the choir program coming from a situation mirroring that of Pierson when she first arrived. “It wasContinue Reading
The choice of whether to unmask or remain masked has become a major decision for students and staff alike since new regulations went into effect on March 1. Virginia’s SB 739 allows parents to elect for their child not to wear a mask at school without submitting a formal reason.Continue Reading
Cody Schell, honors and IB biology teacher, grew up in New York with a creek behind his house that he visited frequently. At age 10, he began finding garter snakes and other species there. This is where his interest for snakes and other wildlife blossomed. “[Snakes] are obviously really uniqueContinue Reading
After attending an influential summer camp, junior Jackson Dabich wants to bring slam poetry to Marshall. “I really just wanted to build a writing community,” Dabich, the club’s president, said. “I did this camp over the summer and I felt that everyone is so supportive of your writing, it’s aContinue Reading