World History II, IB History of the Americas and IB Topics classes will have a curriculum change regarding their Essential Knowledge tests. “In World [History] II, we’re mixing EKs with inquiries, Paper 3s and Project Based Learning (PBL) assessments,” social studies department chair Dean Wood said. Social studies teacher RebeccaContinue Reading
Cross country head coach Darrell General is one of the top five nominees for the Quicken Loans Hometown Heroes national award. This award, which aims to bring recognition to the most impactful coaches in Virginia, is taking place for a second year. General said receiving the nomination was, to him,Continue Reading
Each year, the senior class elects new mob leaders. The leaders came into this position through their passion for the school and enthusiastic spirit. As each class of seniors graduates, former mob leaders pass on their title to the new generation of student section heads. For the class of 2019,Continue Reading
Bernard DeLeo has been writing plays and screenplays since the late ‘80s, and will be replacing former theater teacher Jason Tamborini this year. DeLeo has had six years of teaching experience at West Springfield High School. Before coming to Marshall this year, he has been writing his own plays inContinue Reading
by sahar jiwani While orchestra teacher Catherine Bond is on maternity leave, Tanya Ratner is temporarily taking her place. Ratner is a professional orchestra conductor who taught at universities in Australia before coming to Marshall. Music education in Australia is different than it is in the U.S. because choir, orchestraContinue Reading
The Octagon Club made sandwiches for the homeless at St. Mark’s Catholic Church in order to give back to the community. Members were required to bring one pound of ham, cheese and bread to volunteer. “I really liked the sandwich making because it is a direct way to help theContinue Reading
The Fairfax County Public Schools 1-to-1 laptop program through FCPSOn is coming to Marshall beginning in the 2019 school year. The program will provide an individual laptop for each student. FCPS is on a mission to enhance technological presence in the classroom, in order to improve the learning environment andContinue Reading
This year, English teacher Brenna Killeen has taken over the Writing Center after English teacher and previous sponsor, James MacIndoe left. Killeen said that MacIndoe asked her to take the position because of her previous experience as writing tutor in college. “I think he knew I had experience and weContinue Reading
Apple just released the iOS 12 software update for iPhones and iPads. According to CNBC, the new update is a big refinement over iOS 11, which Apple released in 2017. iOS 12 includes several new features, such as Screen Time, an option that shows users how much time they’ve spentContinue Reading
School’s in but the heat is still out, Tuesday, Sept 4, students were not permitted outside between 7:00 and noon due to the heat. Temperatures reached a high of 95 degrees during the day. Practices for all sports were held inside; creating a chaotic environment where five on campus sportsContinue Reading