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
Students evacuated the building after an air conditioning unit in one of the C200 classrooms overheated causing smoke to fill its classrooms at the end of 5th period. “One of our air conditioning units burned out and caused an excessive amount of smoke to come into a couple of ourContinue Reading
The smell of greasy funnel cakes mingles with the strong barbecue fumes of Town Green Park. Syrupy hands grip melting snow cones. Rock music pounds through the air. These scenes repeat every Memorial Day weekend at the Viva Vienna festival, but the experience of some high schoolers isn’t what theyContinue Reading
County workers installed a new ramp outside of Door 3 last week to meet standards for handicap accessibility. According to administration, workers built the ramp granting access to campus from Marshall Drive replaced a small set of stairs so the entrance could be handicap accessible. But, students said they questionedContinue Reading
Before graduating, seniors Rohan Shah and Yasmina Khartami organized a senior exclusive water assassin game to bring the class closer together. In the game, Shah and Khartami assign a target to participants whom they must eliminate by the end of the round. “I first heard about water assassin after talkingContinue Reading
Marshall placed sixth in Virginia and 251st nationally on a U.S. News best high schools ranking based on exams and college readiness earlier this month. Data reveals Marshall has a 95 percent graduation rate and a 16 to 1 student-teacher ratio. Sophomore Isabel Church said Marshall should continue to improveContinue Reading
he Food and Hunger Task Force (FHTF) partners with honor societies, clubs and Marshall-affiliated bands to increase awareness of food waste and the need for food security. FHTF raised money for over 8,500 meals for children in need of summer meal assistance through the “Marshall Rocks” benefit concert. “Our threeContinue Reading