After losing contact with sister school Etomba Combined School in Africa, Marshall has a new partnership with students in India through Girls Learn International, a club founded by Marshall alumna Ritika Jain and currently headed by her younger sister, junior Eisha Jain.

Marshall’s GLI chapter will be establishing regular communication with a GLI chapter in New Delhi. The chapter in New Delhi is made up of 15 girls who all live in the village of Dakshinpuri.

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After one of the most contentious school board elections in years, the newly elected board has the heavy responsibility of selecting the new FCPS superintendent to replace Jack Dale, who will depart in 2013. The new board, which will be sworn in Dec 19, consists of 10 members endorsed byContinue Reading

Senior David Goldberg “unofficially” won Marshall’s first ever speech medal in Lincoln-Douglas forum at an Edison High School debate and forensics tournament. According to sponsor Jeannine Mortell, Goldberg came in second place but the decision was challenged as “his ballots clearly showed a win” over the first-place contender. Junior KhalidContinue Reading

People might judge Marshall by the outside of the building, but our statesmen are the ones that really let us stand out. The National Merit Scholarship Program picks national semifinalists each year in every state based on their PSAT state scores. The semi finalists are narrowed down to 1600 fromContinue Reading

The thought of video cameras lurking in the corners of school cafeterias and lobbies may soon become a reality for FCPS. The rash of food fights last spring at high schools across the county spurred the High School Principals Association to petition the school board for indoor surveillance cameras inContinue Reading

After getting elected to the Student Government Association,  sophomores Will Ferrer, Sarah Kenny, Daniel LaBarbera and juniors Emily Sexton and Kevin Lam plan to accomplish far more than overseeing homecoming.     “Planning, running and kind of dealing with all of homecoming” is the group’s primary responsibility, SGA sponsor Matt Axelrod said.Continue Reading

Robert Hanson joined the administration as the first dean of students.
He serves as a “resource” to manage attendance and academic performance.
When beginning the three year–long construction, manageability needed to be more “proactive” than “reactive.”
“When you have so many people, you have to be accountable of what students are doing,” Hanson said.
Hanson’s position is specifically geared towards the student population.
“I work with tardies, lateness to school, attendance,” Hanson said. “I also I have a schedule of kids with three or more D’s and F’s.”
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A drastic decrease in parking options are leaving certain students, who were once able to drive to school, to find other ways to first block on time.
In the past, any student with a license and a car was able to apply for a parking pass. However, this year a decision was made by the administration to hold a lottery for the 45 parking spaces available to students. This lottery was only open to seniors.
“It was basically just pulling names out of a hat, except that we did it through a computer,” security specialist Steven Williams said.
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One of the contenders in the up coming FCPS school board election can trace his political roots straight to Marshall: Ryan McElveen was Marshall’s class of 2004’s senior president.
The 25 year-old McElveen, the GCM alumnus whose father teaches at Kilmer Middle School, is looking to replicate the Marshall experience throughout Fairfax County and to give a voice to student concerns.
“I’ve been a student advocate and we really need that perspective on the school board,” he said. “My goal is to… give students more of a voice.”
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Senior IB students recently learned of the departure of English teacher and IB coordinator Eston Melton. Carlota Shewchuk, world language and fellow IB coordinator, replaced Melton as IB coordinator for the class of 2012. Melton now serves as the assistant principal at West Potomac high school.
With Melton’s departure, a role opened for history teacher Matt Axelrod, who has taught both AP and IB classes, as IB coordinator for the class of 2013.
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