Whether they were part of the planning committee or simply comparing dresses, both juniors and seniors prepared for this year’s prom well in advance.The dance was on May 18, and was held at the Fairview Marriott Hotel.

“We picked a good location,” class of 2014 executive board member and junior Ann Bryan said. “We’ve only had prom once at the Fairview Marriott, and it’s a really nice hotel.”

As always, the dance was planned by the junior class. This year, the dance’s theme was Las Vegas.

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Dr. Karen Garza, the future superintendent of FCPS, outlined her policy of community outreach during a conference call on May 8, when members of newspaper staffs from Fairfax County schools had the chance to speak to Garza about her vision for the county.

During the call Garza informed her interviewers that, even from her home in Houston, she had heard of FCPS due to its size and good reputation.

However, Garza acknowledges that it will take time to become familiar with the new area. “The first thing I need to do is learn about the school system and the community,” Garza said.

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The annual IB Art Show, which started on April 22 and concluded on April 26, featured the portfolios of IB art students over the course of the two years they took the IB art class.

IB Visual Arts teacher Nicole Walter organized the art show and guided the students through the process.

The art show doubled as an IB exam. Despite the fact that the projects are being graded on a rubric, students were still encouraged to incorporate creativity and personal touches.

“One of the scoring criteria for IB Visual Arts is that the students create personally relevant work,” said Walter.

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I broke the 1600-meter run school record, previously set back in 1966 by John Herbots, at the Nike Spring Invitational hosted by South Lakes High School on May 4.

The race, better known as “the mile” (actually 9.34 meters short of a mile), is the blue ribbon event of track and field.

Everyone knows what a mile is; they know how fast they can run one. It’s incredible to know that I’ve run a faster mile than any Statesman, ever, now that the 47-year-old record is gone.

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Over 50 DECA competitors were invited to the West Coast for the International Career Development Conference in April in Anaheim, Calif.

This conference challenges students across the nation to compete in events.

“ICDC was a unique experience because we got to meet people from all over the nation,” junior Karim Saoud said.
The conference was a success for many participants.

“Typically it’s difficult to compete on the West Coast because of the time change, but this year we had a lot of people get top 10 and a few even got top three,” senior Emily Garverick said.

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The Creative Arts Festival will take place Friday in the cafeteria, auditorium and (weather permitting) senior courtyard.

Sponsored by Reveille, the festival will not only display art, but will also include numerous musical performances.

“We tried to make the festival much more of a partnership than just a Reveille event,” said editor-in-chief Amber Holder, senior, about the collaboration between Reveille, NAHS and Tri-M for the event.

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Called a “ground-breaking episode, a first for a scripted series on mainstream television,” on ABC Family’s website, the all-signed episode of Switched At Birth aired on March 4.

Switched explores issues of deaf discrimination, coming of age and identity with an innovative new show. “It’s an exciting, visual, empowering story of kids, who are different, fighting back, and it allows our audience to experience the world as our deaf characters do,” show producer Lizzy Weiss said to ABC.

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One of the most stressful times for juniors and seniors at Marshall is just around the corner: prom.

The night is known for dancing and extravagant dresses spent with friends or that special someone, but if you don’t already have a boyfriend or a girlfriend, the hunt to find that partner can be frustrating.

Even if you already are in a long lasting relationship, there’s still the need to ask your partner-in-crime to the most important event of the year.
A solution to this dilemma is creating Prom Asking Week.

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Now is the time. Find a summer job! Many students in Northern Virginia are lucky enough to consider many options for their summer breaks: vacation, charity, travel, work. There is true value in an honest summer job for everybody, though, even those who don’t need the money.

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The zero-tolerance drug possession policy is once again up for revision this June when the new Student Rights and Responsibilities (SR&R) contract for the 2013-2014 school year is drafted up. Will the school board actually respond to popular demand this year by relaxing its rules regarding drug possession? It remains to be decided.

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