Several students will participate in the Virginia Governor?s School program this summer. The program consists of a collection of magnet schools and summer programs for select students throughout the state.   In addition to offering students an enrichment opportunity, the program aims to provide talented students with academically and artisticallyContinue Reading

Last Wednesday, students filed into the auditorium to watch Marshall?s first student film festival. The event showcased short films produced by Marshall students and was arranged by Film Studies teacher Pierce Bello. Other schools with film studies and production classes have held similar film festivals to screen their students? workContinue Reading

Leaving the support of their teams behind, the top four players from each of the boys? and girls? varsity tennis teams battled their district counterparts in the Liberty District singles and doubles tournament last week. Seniors David Freund and Robbie Hayes advanced to the second round of the boys? doublesContinue Reading

Varsity baseball played Stone Bridge High School at a game on Thursday and lost 6-0. The JV game meant to be the same day was cancelled. Aside from this game, the team has shown a pattern throughout the season: a good defense but a poor offense. ?Our pitching is keepingContinue Reading

The girls? varsity lacrosse team won a close match against Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology on Thursday to earn its first victory in district competition. The team also won on the road against Wakefield High School 23-0 on April 29. Girls? coach Nicholle Depaz said that toContinue Reading

As the season comes to a close, both the boys? and girls? varsity soccer teams anxiously await district competition. Neither team has experienced much success this season. The boys? team went without a win in the regular season, going 0-13, and the girls? team has had similar problems, ending theContinue Reading

Rain pours down as the varsity softball team sits in their bus waiting for the verdict of whether or not they will play. After a long drive out to Stone Bridge High School, the game has been cancelled, marking the third schedule change of last week alone. The constant changeContinue Reading

As their departure for college draws near, two seniors are cementing their reputation as some of the most accomplished track and field athletes in school history. Meara Goss and Brittany Johnson continued their dominance at the TJ Penultimate Experience meet held at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and TechnologyContinue Reading

The days of the big steroid sluggers are over; pitching and fielding are the new skills that will bring baseball players success. Over the last few months, these are the ideas championed by the national media. Teams such as the Boston Red Sox and the Seattle Mariners have received hugeContinue Reading

The most recent product of the twisted mind of Chuck Palahniuk (Fight Club, Survivor) employs the sense of the fast-paced, yet purposeful insanity that Palahniuk utilizes in each of his unique novels. Tell All embraces its author-mandated requirement to be utterly off-the-wall by exploring vintage Hollywood through the eyes ofContinue Reading