With tests piling up and summer waving its smug fingers from two months away, the last quarter of the year is far from the easiest. Regardless, fourth quarter can be a time for reflection. For some students, like president of Marshall Minds Matter club and senior Grace Chamberlain, this schoolContinue Reading
The school planned to announce the winners of the SGA election on May 2. Rank&File talked to incumbent and non-incumbent candidates about their goals for the future. Class of 2025 Incumbent: Chloe Hoang Freshman Chloe Hoang said she ran in 2021 for SGA “because over quarantine, I was really closedContinue Reading
Maya Kanaan Every year, 23 students countywide receive Fairfax County’s Student Peace Awards, and this year, one of those select students is from our own halls. Senior Maya Kanaan received this year’s award for working to promote peace. Kanaan is the founder and president of the Peace in Middle EastContinue Reading
When her sister introduced her to the art of capturing a moment, sophomore Regina Garcia fell in love with photography. Prior to picking up the camera, Garcia managed her mental health through music, but she said she needed another art form to convey her feelings to both herself and others.Continue Reading
“Other people when they go home, they play video games to feel better,” sophomore and Statesmen tennis player Dean Rostom said. “I play tennis.” Each week Rostom, a three-star tennis recruit according to the Tennis Recruiting Network, wakes up and trains from 6 to 7:30 in the morning. His scheduleContinue Reading
While getting his masters in history, Matthew Hanlon happened to substitute for a French teacher. Over a decade later, he’s been recognized as FCPS Region 2 Outstanding Secondary Teacher. Hanlon, who teaches African American History this year along with Spanish and French classes, said he was honored to have beenContinue Reading
Counselor Douglas Sawitsky established the Peer Tutoring Program for students to have a place to receive extra help in their classes. It is held on late bus days, Mondays and Thursdays, from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. in the cafeteria. Sawitzky came up with the idea around the semester mark andContinue Reading
Since graduating from Marshall in 2018, Carolina Hidalgo-McCabe has followed a path which led her from Massachusetts to Morocco and Capitol Hill to the White House. Hidalgo-McCabe went to Tufts University, studying international relations and civic studies. In her freshman year, she worked with Counterpart International WomenLead Initiative. Then, sheContinue Reading
Last week, junior Shanuak Sinha won the grand prize in energy at the regional science fair, moving on to the international fair in Atlanta, Georgia this May. His project, PAMN, is a novel cooperative modular neural network to accurately predict and optimize electrical energy within Heaving Point Absorbers. Sinha startedContinue Reading
Holding a job as a student can be challenging with all the responsibilities you need to handle at once. However, being able to be part of the work field at a younger age can give you numerous benefits in the long run. Junior Lucas Davila shares his experience working atContinue Reading