The girls varsity field hockey team, currently ranked first in the district, maintained its momentum on senior night and went on to defeat the McLean Highlanders 3-2 on Oct. 4. Despite being down 1-0 the first quarter, Marshall scored about two minutes later. Both teams scored again, bringing the gameContinue Reading

Robert Hanson joined the administration as the first dean of students.
He serves as a “resource” to manage attendance and academic performance.
When beginning the three year–long construction, manageability needed to be more “proactive” than “reactive.”
“When you have so many people, you have to be accountable of what students are doing,” Hanson said.
Hanson’s position is specifically geared towards the student population.
“I work with tardies, lateness to school, attendance,” Hanson said. “I also I have a schedule of kids with three or more D’s and F’s.”
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For a teacher who taught Auto Collision for only two years, spending the majority of last year coping with lung cancer, it did not make a difference: Craig Troup’s passing left a trail beyond the capacity that two years would. Troup’s cancer was diagnosed last September. However, he still continuedContinue Reading

Gossip Girl. Hannah Montana. The Princess Diaries. iCarly. Mean Girls. Cliques and their drama lie at the heart of so many media portrayals of the teenage years. This depiction of teens creates a vicious cycle of ever-increasing stereotypes.
High school is portrayed as a place where each student has his or her place in a system of cliques. This categorical system, of the jocks and the nerds, of the cool kids and the losers, has been shown in every movie from Grease to High School Musical.
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A drastic decrease in parking options are leaving certain students, who were once able to drive to school, to find other ways to first block on time.
In the past, any student with a license and a car was able to apply for a parking pass. However, this year a decision was made by the administration to hold a lottery for the 45 parking spaces available to students. This lottery was only open to seniors.
“It was basically just pulling names out of a hat, except that we did it through a computer,” security specialist Steven Williams said.
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The freshman volleyball team is experiencing greater success than last year’s freshman team, which finished with a record of 8-6.
Defeated only twice so far, the fall 2011 season is off to a good start for the young team.
Coached by Dorothy Brown, the team has played 10 matches so far, with eight of the wins with a score of 2-0.
“I’m trying to develop the individual player … and put them in a position that fits their skills,” Brown said.
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Crash. A massive oak tree broke through Isabelle and Sophia Therriault’s home at 2 am.
This tree, “big enough that it would have taken four people to wrap their hands around it,” fell on their house during Hurricane Irene, Isabelle Therriault said. When the loud bang woke up Sophia, she ran upstairs to tell her parents. “I thought [at first] that just the cars in the driveway were hit,” Sophia Therriault said.
The tree hit the bedroom and landed on the Therriault’s parents’ bedroom.
“They were able to get out with only a few cuts and bruises,” Sophia Therriault said.
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I can’t believe that we’re already a month into school and I’ve started my second year as editor-in-chief of the Marshall paper. One of the benefits of being able to work on a long term project is being able to implement more than just a single year long goal.
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One of the contenders in the up coming FCPS school board election can trace his political roots straight to Marshall: Ryan McElveen was Marshall’s class of 2004’s senior president.
The 25 year-old McElveen, the GCM alumnus whose father teaches at Kilmer Middle School, is looking to replicate the Marshall experience throughout Fairfax County and to give a voice to student concerns.
“I’ve been a student advocate and we really need that perspective on the school board,” he said. “My goal is to… give students more of a voice.”
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