The CyberPatriots team, sponsored by Jason Simeon, is sending two teams of students to the national finals competition of cyber-security on March 17.
Because the team has a high number of members, they will be sending two teams to the competition to compete against each other and against other teams from all over the United States and some from Canada.
At the semi-finals cyber competition, two Marshall teams were placed in the top twelve, and therefore both teams will be competing in the national competition.
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Two days. That’s how long arguably the biggest hyped home game since the 2006 state appearance Cinderella run was delayed. That was because of a “snow” warning. All of Marshall had been depressed because of this delay. So much hype, so much waiting had been in preparation of this day, and now that excitement would have to wait another two days.

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After a one year gap, students interested in medical science have a club again. Although the club technically existed last year, it was inactive due to lack of interest.

The medical science club plans on studying and doing activities based on and around particular illnesses by investigating them and watching videos about them.

The club essentially exists to give students a background in the knowledge they will need for a medical job.

“One major activity is to show students what goes on in a [medical] job,” club sponsor and science teacher Sunny Nieh said.

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Just like the rest of voting America, the Young Democrat and Young Republican clubs are counting down the days until the elections. But for them, that day will be less important than those leading up to it.

These remaining weeks before the elections will be filled with canvassing, phone banking and other activities to support their respective candidates, in an effort to affect the election in a way that will have more of an effect than simply voting would.

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The start of a new school year brought renewal to the Marshall Anime Club. Designed to provide a friendly environment for students interested in the unique styles of Japanese animation, the club has undergone major “revisions” this year according to club Vice-President Alexis Benjamin, senior.

Anime, unlike western animation, is characterized by its exaggerated physical features, stylized facial expressions, and outrageous actions. Much of the art style of anime is influenced by traditional Japanese calligraphy and painting.

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In celebration of Marshall’s 50th anniversary, a Gala will be held on Nov. 9. As well as providing a reunion for alumni and involved parents, the event will serve as a fundraiser for the new space created by recent renovations.

The Gala will “provide an opportunity to celebrate a milestone in this school’s history,” principal Jay Pearson said. “It’s a chance to look back, and also look forward.”

Planning for the event began last year, event chair Malou Rennert said. The theme decided on for the event will be “Fifty Years under Five Stars.”

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This article is in response to a video posted by a father of a boy who has Autism. In this video he explains why he is outraged that his son’s own teachers were verbally abusive to their students and did not treat his son with respect.

This video demonstrates a continuing societal problem: discrimination towards people with special needs. I personally find it astonishing that people can bully others solely because that the person was born with something that makes them physically or mentally different. People have no control over the way they are born, so why should they be punished?

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Wow—what does senior night mean to me—a parent? It is not me who is being celebrated and yet it feels as if it is my celebration. It is a celebration of all those years of carpooling to practice, nursing sports injuries, watching and guiding as my athlete made tough choices and many sacrifices for the sport he or she loved. As a parent it is a celebration of all that is right it sports, the teamwork, camaraderie, sportsmanship, perseverance, dedication and hard work.

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“I want to deconstruct the Dewey Decimal System in the library,” librarian Alanna Graboyes stated. From someone else it would seem like a laughable notion, but from Graboyes the statement rang with conviction and a sense of possibility.

Installing a new organizational system for the books to encourage a more advanced “web thinking” method is just one of the changes Graboyes has planned for the new library.

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