The Marquee

Unmasked

Raksha Jayakumar, Editor in Chief • December 17, 2024

Editor’s note: This column won first place in the 6A personal column category at the 2025 Interscholastic League Press Conference contest and was considered for the "Tops in Texas" award. With my cheek...

Mixing Through Moments

Sophomore's baking business thrives despite adversities

Macy Doan, Reporter • December 16, 2024

Editor's Note: This story earned second place in the 6A feature category at the 2025 Interscholastic League Press Conference contest. With a swift swipe of her hand, the piping bag moves with ease....

Driveway Dreams to Reality

Junior receives attention of college scouts for basketball prowess

Grayson McCrate, Reporter • October 4, 2024

Editor's Note: This story earned first place in the 6A sports feature category at the 2025 Interscholastic League Press Conference contest and was considered for the "Tops in Texas" award. The noise...

Fighting with Faith

Junior triumphs in battle with cancer

Astor Jones, Reporter • October 2, 2024

Editor’s note: This feature story earned Honorable Mention in the 6A feature category at the 2025 Interscholastic League Press Conference contest. As a visit to her grandmother’s Illinois house comes...

History of Palestine

Raksha Jayakumar and Sameeha Alidina • December 11, 2023

Editor’s note: This story, with its accompanying news story and feature story, won third place for in-depth news feature package in the 2024 ILPC contest. Sophomore Hiba’s father*, a Palestinian,...

Heart of the Conflict

Sophomore shares her family’s history in Palestine

Sameeha Alidina, Reporter • December 11, 2023

Editor’s note: This story, with its accompanying news story and historical timeline, won third place for in-depth news feature package in the 2024 ILPC contest. Rummaging through a box of jewelry,...

Hate related crimes spike after Israel-Hamas War

Raksha Jayakumar, Managing Editor • December 11, 2023

Editor’s note: This story, with its accompanying feature and historical timeline, won third place for in-depth news feature package in the 2024 ILPC contest. As the world is drawn into the generations-long...

Design: Fall Coffee Feels

Arushi Sharma, Designer • October 23, 2023

Editor's note: This design won third place for entertainment page/spread design in the 2024 ILPC Contest.

Food for Thought

Twins start baking club to raise money for Alzheimer's

Raksha Jayakumar and Imaan Malik • October 22, 2023

Editor’s note: This story won third place for feature writing in the 2024 ILPC contest. The familiar sound of clanging keys ring in the empty corridor as twins Rachel and Jennifer enter their...

Running from religion

Lex Paull • May 2, 2023

Editor’s note: This story won third place for personal column in the 2024 ILPC contest. “If you don’t convert to God, you’ll be sent to hell after you die.” Religion had never played a...

Securing our safety

Muna Nnamani and Owen Oppenheimer • April 19, 2023

After the Robb Elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas last spring, Gov. Greg Abbot mandated school safety measures for districts statewide in a letter to the Texas School Safety Center on June 1. As...

“One pill can kill”

Raksha Jayakumar, Reporter • April 18, 2023

Editor’s note: This story won first place for in-depth news feature package in the 2024 ILPC contest. It also won a Tops in Texas 2024. Fentanyl is part of the nationwide opioid epidemic that’s...