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

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

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

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

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

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

Spring track and field competed at district and regional competitions this season, with seniors Brittany Johnson and Meara Goss qualifying for the 2010 VHSL Group AAA State Outdoor Championships. Neither Johnson, who qualified for the triple jump, nor Goss, who qualified for shotput, actually competed at the State Championships. JohnsonContinue Reading

On the morning of May 20th, the day after the National Basketball Association?s (NBA) draft lottery, the headlines of newspapers around the nation were plastered with grand pronouncements, such as ?Washington Wizards Win the John Wall Sweepstakes,? or even weighty questions like ?Can John Wall Save the Wizards?? Indeed, afterContinue Reading

After a successful season, softball went to the regional tournament but lost in the semifinals to Madison High School, which went on to win the Northern Region championship. Coach Laura Campbell said that the season has been the ?best season our softball program has seen.? Campbell believes that the playersContinue Reading

After a successful season, softball went to the regional tournament but lost in the semifinals to Madison High School, which went on to win the Northern Region championship. Coach Laura Campbell said that the season has been the ?best season our softball program has seen.? Campbell believes that the playersContinue Reading