Later this school year, Anime Club will be hosting its own anime convention known as Marshall Convention or simply “MarCon.” “A lot of the time people don’t really have money to go to conventions or time” club president senior Katerina Liappis said. “It would be nice to have people go andContinue Reading

Principal Jeffrey Litz cut the ribbon with a comically oversized pair of scissors at the grand reopening ceremony, marking the formal end of the renovation era and celebrating what he called Marshall’s new “state-of-the-art facilities.” The ceremony showcased different aspects of the school through performances by the choir and a group of flutists,Continue Reading

Quills to Keyboards, the creative writing club, gave students an opportunity to share their writing with the local community by hosting an open mic night at Caffe Amouri in Vienna. Preparations for the event, which took place on Feb. 6, began in September after club president and founder Olivia Dabich, junior,Continue Reading

The German Club has only been around for a few months, but it has already had the chance to provided its members with a major cultural experience. Last month, the group traveled to our nation’s capital to visit the German Embassy, where they discussed culture, architecture and international relations withContinue Reading

Course kick-off day offered an opportunity for students to explore new classes in three 15-minute intervals, running through Learn and sparking debate among students about whether it was worth it. Originally, the event was known as the electivse fair, but eventually the administration decided to allow students to explore not only electives, butContinue Reading

Principal Litz’s vision of a school in which every student has taken an honors course is receiving support from the Parent Teacher Association. To bolster student enrollment in higher level courses, the PTA planned four Learn receptions at which students currently enrolled in an honors or IB course could receive aContinue Reading

As the student population rapidly increases to record- breaking numbers, the administration has been forced to get creative in terms of dealing with the availability of the classrooms. In order to accommodate acceptable class sizes, teachers have paired up to share classrooms, becoming something resembling “roommates.” One such teacher isContinue Reading

It’s not what you typically see on teacher workdays. There is a lot of bustling about; counselors sprinkle in last-minute handfuls of cheese, while teachers unload tubs of guacamole and sour cream. Someone is slicing a loaf of bread, and later, Principal Jeff Litz’s 10-year-old son wheels in a cartContinue Reading

The psychology club’s upcoming candygram sale for Valentine’s Day has evoked some controversy in regards to school rules and regulations. The administrations permitting of the sale of the small, sweet gifts has brought a certain question to the mind of many students: why are candygram fundraisers allowed when bake sale fundraisersContinue Reading