While the cost of private tutoring can range from 30 to 85 dollars, most schools offer peer tutoring for free. Some benefits of peer tutoring include higher academic achievement, improved social development and increased motivation. With the many benefits of peer tutoring, more students should take advantage of programs likeContinue Reading
Principal Jeff Litz removed and redistributed all color printers in November due to the high cost of color toner. Litz removed six to eight color printers from teacher workrooms out of the approximately 20 in the building. Litz said he had to pay for color ink directly out of theContinue Reading
Junior Sophie Delta began a job as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) last summer at the Cabin John Park Fire Department in Bethesda, Maryland. EMTs work alongside paramedics and care for the sick or injured in emergency medical settings. They respond to emergency calls, perform medical services and transport patientsContinue Reading
Despite the dangers of parking on George C. Marshall Drive, students who did not purchase a school parking pass still choose to do so. Perpendicular to Leesburg Pike, this road serves as both an alternative parking location and a connection between the high school and the three neighborhoods opposite toContinue Reading
Due to snow days and two-hour delays, seniors in IB science classes had limited time to work on their Internal Assessment (IA) labs. In order to help them, biology teacher Michael Osborn gave his students as much time as possible to complete their labs. “To ensure fairness, equitable access toContinue Reading
While tipping is not a mandatory gesture, restaurants and hotel chains have greatly enforced the idea that you should tip your servers for adequate to good service. As someone who has been working in the restaurant industry for a little over five months now, I have realized how important tippingContinue Reading
As a requirement for her IB Visual Arts class, senior Samantha Feldman submitted a photograph for the Regional Scholastic Art Awards in January. Now, not only has her photo “Glamour Shot” received a gold key, but it has also recieved one of the five American Visions & Voices nominations withinContinue Reading
While doodling on her math homework in the seventh grade, 2016 Marshall graduate Quiana Dang designed a character: a cat with human legs. When Dang was a student at Marshall, she and her English teacher Mathew Horne thought of the idea of screen-printing the catman onto t-shirts. From this idea,Continue Reading
Though county typically funds the majority of resources for the average class, academy classes must also generate their own finances for their necessary expensive supplies. The Marshall Academy consists of specialized classes that help those enrolled obtain both career experience and industry-recognized certificates and licenses in the technical field theyContinue Reading
Love is in the air at Marshall High School. For freshman Dean Vance, his valentine is Instagram model Alexis Ren who has 13.1 million followers on the platform. Vance followed Ren for a few years and said his crush on her has been a long-term inside joke between Vance andContinue Reading