For students hoping to study forensics and creative writing, new clubs have taken the place of the dropped classes. English teacher Martha Noone is now the sponsor of the creative writing club. According to member Lily-Ana Fairweather, a junior, the club is planning to run writing workshops and host guestContinue Reading

As construction comes to a close, librarians Alanna Graboyes and Judith Watson enjoy their new library, complete with features for exploring both the past and future. As an archive room preserves dated copies of LIFE and TIME magazines, the 4-C room looks to the future, with plans to enhance hands-onContinue Reading

Counselors have been addressing the growing student population by adding additonal sections in order to keep the student-teacher ratio at 30:1. This effort to maintain the learning enviornment has required changing some students’ schedules. “We’re constantly trying to keep numbers low [and] our classes even,” counselor Cara Engel said. HavingContinue Reading

The new leaders of Octagon Club are implementing a number of changes to the organization’s policies to expand its membership and conduct more activities that will assist the community even outside of school. The largest change to the club is the introduction of a point system for members to ensure that they willContinue Reading

The Octagon Club ran a shoe drive in order to contribute to the charity Soles4Souls as a mass service project this month. Soles4Souls is a not-for-profit institution that collects and distributes clothing to micro-enterprise organizations which distributes them to small businesses and helps them with inventory and training. Soles4Souls operates primarily inContinue Reading

Snowstorms wreaked havoc last year, forcing the school year to be extended into late June. But don’t worry—the school board has created a new, more accommodating schedule. This year, school could be cancelled up to 13 times with no makeup day required. Last week, on Monday, students had a dayContinue Reading

The chess club held its first meeting on Sept. 24. The club carried out some administrative tasks during the meeting, such as determining when to meet and whether any members were new to chess entirely, and ran a few instructional games with new members. “We have a lot of great activities planned for thisContinue Reading

Just months after being awarded the 2014 title of FCPS Principal of the year, Principal Jay W. Pearson announced his career change to Executive Principal at the county level. Jeff Litz, previously Marshall’s vice principal, will take his place this coming school year. “I came here as an IB coordinatorContinue Reading

For the second time this year, a counselor-sponsored Wellness Week encouraged stress relief among students with a range of activities. The week’s events varied in terms of attendance, with basketball and yoga drawing larger crowds than in the past. “The turnout for yoga was a whole lot higher this year,”Continue Reading

In Mexico and Haiti, around 40 disadvantaged children and teens recently received handmade portraits of themselves in a collaboration with Marshall’s National Art Honor Society. Students in NAHS were given photographs of Mexican and Haitian orphans, then recreated them as paintings and drawings.  The completed portraits were then sent toContinue Reading