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2025-03-13
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An IB junior’s take on mid-year stress: It’s just the juniors
2025-03-10
One year ago, “A sophomore’s take on midyear stress: It’s not just the juniors” was published. The bottom line this year is that it actually is mostly just the juniors. Contrary to the minor academic roadblocks, occasional late nights and mental breakdowns of sophomore year, junior year is like aContinue Reading
The Man Behind the Lens: DL Action sports photography
2024-11-15
Known by the name DL Action, photographer Jim Halling spends many nights on Marshall’s sidelines capturing moments in time with his Nikon camera, ever since stumbling upon his passion eight years and 1.5 million photos ago. Before photographing sports at Marshall, Halling first explored photography in college. “I was theContinue Reading
Setting Up for Failure: Preliminary English courses do not prepare for the IB path
2024-08-20
The freshman and sophomore year English curriculum doesn’t prepare students pursuing the IB HL Literature courses. The workload, expectations of writing level, and literature becomes significantly more difficult between the jump from sophomore to junior year. The expectations of reading and writing level from the first half of Marshall’s EnglishContinue Reading
Opinion: The Positive Effect of Science Research Advisory on Well Being of Students
2023-11-05
The Science Research Advisory class is new to Marshall this year and already a great success. The class was offered to higher level IB science students as a helping hand through the science fair process. The class was originally proposed as a half-semester class for junior IB diploma candidates whoContinue Reading
Point-Counterpoint: Online ‘Slacktivism?’
2023-04-25
Online Activism Hurts By Mona Farah and Eleanor McAden Online controversy increased after the Biden administration’s announcement of the Willow project, yet another example of how social media can be used as a tool for protest. Over the past couple years, from the BLM movement to abortion laws, millions haveContinue Reading
Are IB students destined to be consumed by academics?
2023-02-23
Each school year a new grade of 11th graders rise up to the challenge to complete the IB Diploma. For some that challenge starts earlier than others through their ability to take IB science classes as a sophomore. Though many choose the path of IB, either through pursuing the fullContinue Reading
The holiday spirit is more than just Christmas
2023-02-23
There is nothing Christmassy about dashing through snow. Heck, I probably know more Mariah Carey songs than the average person. So why does the holiday spirit always show up in the shadows of a big Christmas tree? I acknowledge that the majority of this country celebrates Christmas, so naturally itContinue Reading
Editorial: Mental health surveys provide insight on student wellbeing and necessary support
2023-02-23
For some people, mental health surveys are a lifeline. Especially the non-anonymous ones. If someone is suffering from conditions like depression, reaching out can feel impossible. Asking for help from a dark place requires vulnerability, honesty and confidence. Most importantly, it requires you to realize what you are grappling withContinue Reading
Perspectives: Speaking of the Speaker…
2023-02-08
Virgil Dongre: Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy was elected to the position on Jan. 7, 2023. To get there, he had to make “lots of concessions” to far-right members of the party which “worked relentlessly to weaken the power he’ll have as speaker,” according to NPR. This seems likeContinue Reading