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
Remember how in gym, in order to win a fitness award you had to pass certain standards, like doing 20 push-ups and 10 curl-ups? Within these standards there is one thing that repeats itself in anything strength-related—the girls have a much lower standard than the boys do. In gym classesContinue Reading
What do the movies The Princess and the Frog and The Iron Giant have in common? Beside both being relatively old (one released in 2009 and the other released in 1999), they are both animated in two dimensions. The new SpongeBob SquarePants Movie coming out Feb. 6 is using two-dimensionalContinue Reading
One thing many people fail to realize is that cheerleading is not just cheering for the football team. Members must also practice and train for competitions. Competitions can be compared to an inter-school game. Teams must prepare a routine that is around 3 minutes long. During this span of time,Continue Reading
Swim and dive will face a unique challenge this season: competing against their district teams, like James Madison and Stone Bridge High School, during the dual meet season, but later participate in competitions against teams they haven’t faced before during the championship season. Many other sports face similar challenges, butContinue Reading
When I read about mediation, the practice ends up sounding like the be-all and end-all for decreasing stress and adding happiness into people’s lives. To test this statement I decided to meditate every day for a week. I was a perfect candidate for this experiment because I’m not only aContinue Reading
You see cameras everywhere. The doors are locked from the outside. Why are schools increasing their security across the nation? According to the research firm IHS, the market size for security equipment in schools is expected to surpass $720 million by this year. Security company Tyco was hired to carryContinue 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
The 2012 smash summer hit The Avengers featured a superhero team consisting of Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, Hawkeye and Black Widow. While four of the six characters have been featured in spin-off solo movies, the team’s only female member, Black Widow, has been an exception. This example isContinue Reading
The National Education Association recommends a class size of 15 students, especially in the early years of education. However, according to the U.S. Department of Education, the average U.S. class size in 2010 was 25 students. To many, this situation seems like an obvious disadvantage to the students in the largerContinue Reading
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