Maya Kanaan Every year, 23 students countywide receive Fairfax County’s Student Peace Awards, and this year, one of those select students is from our own halls. Senior Maya Kanaan received this year’s award for working to promote peace. Kanaan is the founder and president of the Peace in Middle EastContinue Reading
From the time we chose courses for the 8th grade, many Marshall students will remember being strongly encouraged by our counselors to pursue an advanced diploma. One of the biggest obstacles, however, to graduating with the advanced diploma is the obsolete requirement to take foreign language. The Virginia General Assembly’sContinue Reading
Timothy Ghazzawi went from student to teacher to traveler, and two years ago returned with a new role as an English teacher. In 2008, Ghazzawi graduated from Marshall. Now, 14 years later, he’s helping students meet the same goal. “I went to Marshall as a student, so in a wayContinue Reading
There are few childhood moments more sacred than waking up, refreshing a Twitter feed and running outside to build a snowman. But hold onto your hats, because snow days are under attack. The Virginia General Assembly passed legislation in early 2021 that allowed school districts to convert snow days intoContinue Reading
Glenn Youngkin defies state law for political points An executive order has to be worth more than the piece of paper it’s written on. Youngkin’s day-one executive order banning mask mandates ought to be thrown in the trash. It isn’t just reckless, it’s illegal. The General Assembly’s SB1303, written byContinue Reading
We’re over 600 days into the COVID-19 pandemic, but Fairfax County Public Schools is still lagging behind for coronavirus testing. FCPS recently announced new COVID-19 testing procedures, including optional opt-in parental consent forms that must be signed for any student to be tested as a plan to test 10% ofContinue Reading
For senior cheer captains Whitney Booth and Iyesha Souiri, taking home the title of district champions once again marks a satisfying conclusion to their cheer careers. Despite a change in districts this past year, the varsity cheer team won their fourth consecutive title. “The most special thing about being onContinue Reading
The Freshman Transition Program, or FTP, pairs senior mentors with classes of freshmen to help aid their transition from middle school to high school. FTP went from in-person to virtual and back again, separated by gender to co-ed. Rank & File members recall their individual FTP experiences from the pastContinue Reading
Measles, mumps, chickenpox, Hepatitis, HPV: these are all viruses and diseases FCPS students are required to be immunized against. We should add to this list COVID-19. Last month, Los Angeles Unified School District, the second largest school district in the nation, became one of the first school divisions to announceContinue Reading
Varsity Football Head Coach Jason Strickland repudiated recent accusations his players used racial slurs toward Wakefield High School players during their game on March 5, saying he has seen no evidence of bigoted behavior during his tenure. Though he admitted there was aggression between two players, Strickland said in aContinue Reading