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The boys varsity golf team?s season has come to a close, culminating in the Liberty District competition on Sept. 22 and 23, where the team as a whole came in sixth place out of eight teams, although no individual golfers moved forward to regionals. Girls golf player junior Meredith CrizerContinue Reading

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Before the summer ended, Rank & File decided to put a new spin on the food review by having a staff review. So, Rank & File headed to Tigris Grill, a middle- eastern restaurant tucked in the heart of Oakton. Tigris Grill serves typical Middle Eastern/Mediterranean food and is aContinue Reading

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This year, all juniors were assigned lockers on the ground floor, and all locker assignments for freshmen moved up to the second floor. “Freshmen are kind of naive, small and scared,” sophomore Joshua Kemp said. Kemp felt that the reason for the new arrangements was the large increase in theContinue Reading

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NBC’s newest prime time show, The Event, was one that could be missed. Though not a bad show, The Event was nothing exceptional. The show uses a flashback technique that provides the viewer with an irrelevant details about the President (Blair Underwood) and background information for the main character?s story.Continue Reading

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Marshall?s population has increased by 125 students this year. This is an increase of 108 percent from last year. But, Marshall is ?still the smallest high school [in Fairfax County],? assistant principal Jeffrey Litz said. ?I think that [the increase in population] has presented some challenges to us,? Litz added.Continue Reading

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Friends Against Alcohol and Drugs (FAAD)/Student Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) was dissolved this year after 17 years of existence. The clubbecame inactive after suffering from a leadership problem,according to club sponsor Barbara Brown. ?[It] was student formed,? Brown said. ?[Initiative]needs to come from the students. FAAD/SADD originated as a groupContinue Reading

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The Marshall administration knew they had a problem when the line of kids arriving late to school stretched out of the office, outside, and almost onto the parking lot. An almost daily occurrence last year, these lines made students even later to first block than they already were because attendanceContinue Reading

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Thanks to a Sunday evening update, stories posted to the Rank & File Web site may include photographs for the first time. This new capability is just the next step in the newspaper’s ongoing quest to create a professional-grade online edition. This feature was implemented by installing a new module in the publication’sContinue Reading

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As the spring sports season comes to a close, many student athletes are beginning to fill their summer schedules with intense training sessions and practices. Athletes discussed how summer training and practices do more than just improve general endurance and skills in a certain sport. Freshman Jordan Light, a memberContinue Reading

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With the continuing economic slump, Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) is doing whatever it can to make ends meet. Next year, in an attempt to work around the budget, athletes participating in school sports will be required to pay a $100 fee. The county had two options regarding sports funding:Continue Reading