Stroll through F Hall, down the stairs near the gym, take a sharp right into the Marshall Academy, and head to room 503. This secluded, professional area is where junior Ellen Shpetishvili and other Criminal Justice 2 students have class every morning. Criminal Justice is just one of the classesContinue Reading
The Freshman Transition Program, or FTP, pairs senior mentors with classes of freshmen to help aid their transition from middle school to high school. FTP went from in-person to virtual and back again, separated by gender to co-ed. Rank & File members recall their individual FTP experiences from the pastContinue Reading
When Varsity football player Nakia Wilson ran four touchdowns and 170 yards in a come-from-behind overtime win against Hayfield, it wasn’t the first time Wilson turned heads. The running back produced at least 100 yards and a touchdown in each game this season, over 850 yards, and averaged 7 yardsContinue Reading
Depending on grade, opted-in students will take either the SAT or PSAT on Wednesday, October 15. The PSAT helps students familiarize themselves with the types of questions on the SAT and puts top-scorers in the pool for the National Merit Scholarship. For some seniors, this is the final opportunity toContinue Reading
After bouncing back from a year online, the music department has proven it can’t be silenced. The virtual setting forced students to take their musical education into their own hands and adapt to COVID’s demands. “[Last year,] we experimented with new things in band such as recording yourself at homeContinue Reading
After close to a decade of ongoing school spirit, the pandemic threatened the Marshall Mob’s tradition of passing down leadership. The Mob is the foundation of Marshall students connecting with their inner statesmen. This year’s leaders are seniors Matt Furlong and Ryleigh Siciliano. “The Mob leader is supposed to beContinue Reading
For many students, Homecoming on Oct. 16 will mark the first schoolwide social event after 18 long months of social isolation. In the past, Homecoming consisted of a dance held in the auxiliary gym with games and snacks in the cafeteria, but with COVID-19 restrictions, there is no certainty toContinue Reading
A bus rolls up to Door 1 and students pile out. “Thank you!” “Have a good day!” they call, and wave to their driver. He smiles back – and then prepares to double back for a second run. For bus driver Jamal Moujtahid, the return to school has meant extraContinue Reading
The last five weeks have seen debates in hallways, classrooms and beyond over the debut of a new 40-minute class. The class, Advisory, builds on the social-emotional learning time introduced last year. Advisory co-leads Patrick McDonough and Katy Sokolove said the administration gathered student opinions in 2020 where some studentsContinue Reading
When Ⅰ left newspaper production after school on March 12, 2020, Ⅰ fully expected our staff to deliver new issues to Marshall classes the following week. After that fateful turning point in all our lives, 20 months have now passed since Rank&File last distributed a physical issue to our studentContinue Reading