On Feb. 7, as judges called out the winners for the annual VHSL Northern Regional theater competition, Statesmen Theater sat in hopeful anticipation to hear who won. Just like in their district round, the cast once again took home first place, an announcement that erupted in cheers, hugs and tearsContinue Reading
Come back to see a video where Social studies teachers David Gassman, Wanlace Yates and Lucas Kline discuss the Isreal-Hamas War’s history, potential solutions, social implications and more. Continue Reading
On Thursday Sept 21, CNN released ‘Euphoria’ actor Angus Cloud’s cause of death to be an accidental overdose. A spokesperson for the Alameda County Coroner’s office in California said, “Angus Cloud died from a lethal combination of fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine.” Cloud played Fezco, a kind-hearted drug dealer in ‘Euphoria.’Continue Reading
Rank&File staffers Melanie George and Esther Lee traveled down to the Marshall Academy to learn some tips from cosmetology students. Watch the video linked below to see what they learned and how you can style your hair for prom! (video edited by staffer Eleanor Liang) VIDEO LINKContinue Reading
In the “constantly growing and evolving” field of medicine, Medical Science club president and senior Aparna Gana is evolving her club with it. She said the club introduced the Foldscope in February with a presentation about what it can do. “Later in April, probably the end of April,” she said,Continue Reading
Watch upperclassmen reminisce on popular David Shannon picture books in this video. Additionally, see an exclusive interview with him in the April issue of our magazine!Continue Reading
Four juniors discuss their IB “Creativity, Activity and Service” projects, which span from junior to senior year Poetry in Partnership Manahil Jawaid’s CAS project allows her to dive deeper into her passion for writing. Jawaid merged her love for writing and poetry to create a writing workshop that will runContinue Reading
With our current school-issued laptops retiring at the end of this year, FCPS is looking into better options. The FCPS central IT office chose Marshall as one of the schools piloting new Chromebooks this year. This means select students are testing out machines that may be used next school year.Continue Reading
On Oct. 8, Statesmen Marching Band took first place in the Oakton Classic competition, winning superiors in every category in their assessment two weeks later. In addition to motivated members, band director Paul Vesilind said improvement in the team’s technical effects influenced their scoring. “We took a really big stepContinue Reading
Drum major, senior Pasha Ryutov “I’d say, for me, I didn’t really have a lot to connect with other people. And so music in particular was kind of like one big social point for me. It allowed me to connect with some of my best friends. Entering ninth grade, IContinue Reading