The It’s Academic team once again reached playoff competition this year, but lost to St. Albans high school. While the team failed to move on from the playoffs, they still performed well despite setbacks mostly pertaining to membership. “We had some trouble finding new members,” junior Ashley Sova said. “ThisContinue Reading

Wye Oak is a two-person band, something that their newest album, Shriek, seems to be making quite an effort to conceal. In the past, Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack have released dark, aggressive guitar-based folk rock such as their last album, Civilian. Wasner played guitar and sang as Stack doubledContinue Reading

Everyone at Marshall knows about International Baccalaureate. Everyone at Marshall is encouraged to take IB classes—and honors classes at Marshall are preparation for IB’s workload and demands. IB diploma candidates only make up about a quarter each of the junior and senior classes. Students who take mostly IB classes areContinue Reading

After a fourth-place finish in national championships, Cyber Security Club competed in a statewide competition called Governor’s Cup on April 12. Teams from Marshall took all of the top three spots in the competition, and made up seven of the eight teams present. “We—team one—and the Marshall teams competing inContinue Reading

The Fairfax County Public School system currently faces a  significant budget cut in the form of a greatly reduced transfer of state funds to the school system. One cut that may significantly affect high school students is the requirement that students pay IB and AP exam fees. “We’re an IBContinue Reading

This year, Marshall’s boys tennis team will get their first chance to play new opponents in the new 5A division. “In the second half of our season we’re going to play all new opponents, like Falls Church and Wakefield and Mount Vernon,” tennis coach and English teacher James Macindoe said.Continue Reading