The Winter Formal Dance (WINFO) organized through Marshall’s Student Government Association is canceled due to a lack of ticket sales. The SGA did not sell enough tickets at the sale price of 10 dollars to break even, let alone make a profit on the dance warranting the cancellation. “WINFO wasContinue Reading
When Career Center Specialist Gardner Humphreys first started counseling, superscoring for the SAT began increasing in popularity. Now, 16 years later, the ACT is offering a similar retake policy to improve students’ overall test scores. Students can also take the ACT online. The ACT consists of four sections which countContinue Reading
Students are never really alone in the hallways. Whether they are walking to get a drink of water or skipping class, security always has a set of eyes watching. “We have security cameras deployed in the hallways so during Learn sweeps or tardy sweeps, if kids are just out andContinue Reading
The Student Government Association (SGA) is organizing a winter spirit week before the break. Marshall is one of the few schools in Fairfax County Public Schools with only one spirit week and pep rally during the school year. Other schools, like West Potomac High School, hold multiple spirit weeks. “OtherContinue Reading
For the past four years, honors US VA History has been the only non-IB social studies course available to juniors. Last year, a non-honors US VA History course appeared on the course selection sheet when the class did not exist. Counselors switched students who signed up for the course toContinue Reading
This year, Virginia Tech faces an overpopulation issue after they admitted more rising freshmen than they anticipated. The large student body caused the school to drop its first year on-campus residency requirement. Career Center Specialist Gardner Humphreys said the problem will not have a major effect on the number ofContinue Reading
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) named Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) a recipient of a 50,000 dollar grant to bring school meals directly from farms and fund the installment of school gardens. The USDA has been working for years to make school meals more nutritious. The grant will assist inContinue Reading
This year, Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) approved funding to provide free menstrual hygiene products to 37 schools through their Menstrual Hygiene Pilot Program, which will be available in bathrooms across the school district. Though the program does not extend to Marshall, school board member Ryan McElveen said on TwitterContinue Reading
The Marshall Testing and Assessment Center office has introduced a new sign in system involving the use of QR codes to track students sign-in locations during LEARN. However, students have been having trouble with signing in. Dr. Nimel Theodore, Tim Cain, David Barkley and Rebecca Crawford all worked on theContinue Reading
In a press release on August 19, FCPS announced a new app would begin tracking buses for parents. Parents have complained that the app’s real-time tracking has been inaccurate. “I was hoping the tracking mechanism would be similar to Uber where you can see in real-time when (the bus) isContinue Reading