Everyone at Marshall knows about International Baccalaureate. Everyone at Marshall is encouraged to take IB classes—and honors classes at Marshall are preparation for IB’s workload and demands. IB diploma candidates only make up about a quarter each of the junior and senior classes. Students who take mostly IB classes areContinue Reading

The revolution in Syria has developed into a war containing numerous, competing factions, one of which is the Kurds in Northern Syria. The Kurds are ethnically different from the rest of the Syrian population, and are actually part of a region called Kurdistan, which includes parts of Turkey, Syria, IraqContinue Reading

The varsity softball team has had a strong start this season, going undefeated in the Hayfield spring break tournament. “The spring break tournament went really well. We won all of our five games and were the champions,” freshman Amelia Ely said. The softball team played against five teams during theContinue Reading

After a fourth-place finish in national championships, Cyber Security Club competed in a statewide competition called Governor’s Cup on April 12. Teams from Marshall took all of the top three spots in the competition, and made up seven of the eight teams present. “We—team one—and the Marshall teams competing inContinue Reading

Filled with excitement and great action, the newest addition to Marvel Comics’ cinematic universe, Captain America: The Winter Soldier proves to be great sequel to an already-good film series. Based on the story arcs of the Captain America comic book series, including The Winter Soldier and Secret Warriors, the story catchesContinue Reading

After an extensive search, the school has chosen faculty member special education teacher George Masten to be the new head coach of the Varsity Football team.  He will replace previous coach Gregory Sullivan. Masten has a history of coaching at Marshall: he was on the varsity coaching staff for three yearsContinue Reading

This year’s March Madness tournament has been high-intensity, as multiple upsets have thrown brackets into turmoil and predictions haywire. In fact, a joint Quicken Loans-Warren Buffet venture offering $1 billion to anyone who could create a perfect bracket reports that no one has maintained a flawless record this far. TheContinue Reading

As the construction of the Silver Line nears completion, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro) seeks to educate Marshall students about the project. Marketing Teacher Angie Rogers’ students took to the challenge of spreading the word around school through posters, Twitter and QR codes. Metro originally contacted Marshall aboutContinue Reading

I’ve always been baffled at the number of parents willing to shell out thousands of dollars to send their teen on a two-week trip to Africa or Asia. Whether it’s a mission trip or a non-religious service project, the result is the same: teens come back to the U.S andContinue Reading