Rank & File: What previous programs have you participated in that helped prepare you for playing varsity sports in high school? Lauren Kaup: I used to do winter swim for York; I did that for about four years. I would do meets for them and we did a lot ofContinue Reading

According to some of the members, the energy and overall team atmosphere are some of the best parts of being on Cross Country. “Everything’s informal in the sense that we’re all able to talk, but at the same time we’re working hard and helping each other work hard and doingContinue Reading

With a young varsity team, field hockey hopes to gain experience and skill as the season progresses. After the graduation of 12 seniors last year, the team started the season with only three seniors and six players with prior varsity experience. “The varsity team is made up mostly of juniorsContinue Reading

The varsity football team had a bleak start this year, losing homecoming and multiple other games. The homecoming game against Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technolgy started off on a bad note when the Colonials scored a touchdown in the first minute. Unfortunately, Marshall was not able to recover and lostContinue Reading

Of all the sports Statesmen participate in, the golf season ends the earliest, typically halfway through the first quarter. Although this makes it easy for the sport to go unnoticed, this has not stopped students from participating in not one, but two teams. While 12 students participate in the co-edContinue Reading

by drew friedman With the spring season starting, injuries have put athletes on the bench. Earlier in the school year, junior Matthew Epstein received a severe injury that took months to completely heal. “I fully tore my ACL and lateral meniscus in my right knee in late September in aContinue Reading

by hannah franks The girls varsity lacrosse team is getting ready for its spring season. The team has finished its tryouts and now has moved on to real practices to get prepared for the upcoming season. “Tryouts were super competitive which was cool. There was a lot of talent soContinue Reading

by andrew crider The varsity girls tennis team played its first week of matches against Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST), South Lakes and Madison finishing the week with a record of 2-1, winning against Madison on March 15. The record excludes two scrimmages on March 4Continue Reading

by helena patterson A change in leadership, as well as a new focus on teamwork instead of skill, has brought optimism to the boys varsity soccer team for this upcoming season. Head coach Shane Kellogg was selected during the offseason to replace the previous head coach after two successful seasonsContinue Reading

Irish dancing, ballet, tap, jazz, and hip-hop, are some of the various types dances that students do as extra-curricular activities. There are also a wide range of reasons for those students who take dance classes.

Sophomore Rachel Hong Fong takes ballet classes twice a week to help her improve at her ice skating. Senior Jackie O’Neil does ballet as well but for different and more holistic reasons.

“[Ballet] is a way of expressing myself. I have also made a lot of friends and it’s a great form of exercise,” said O’Neil.

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