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Back on track

marisa charpentier, managing editor • January 15, 2013

It was the last race of the day. The crowd, bundled up in sweaters and coats, waited for the final runners to cross the finish line of the district cross country meet in October 2002. Track and Cross Country...

Hit by the Storm

Madison Ermenio • January 15, 2013

Amid smoky piles of debris, bits and pieces of houses and cars, in Manasquan, NJ, the mouth-watering smell of seafood swirls in the air. Owners of the local restaurant “The Beach House” waste no time...

Reigning family

Ben Horton • December 5, 2012

Sometimes, dynasties fade away and aren’t what they once were. But, once in a while, a dynasty never stops, no matter the circumstances. Marcus drum line is an example of this case. On Sept. 22, the...

Wrestling award dedicated to student’s memory

Austin Rickerson & Miranda Chiechi • December 5, 2012

A new wrestling award was created this year in memory of Jared Corkran, according to Coach Prado. Corkran passed away Nov. 17 in Arkansas due to an ATV accident. Players and coaches will vote for the...

The Marcus band features music by Bach

Sydney Sund • December 5, 2012

The Marcus High School band has won the UIL state championship band competition for the fourth consecutive time in a row. The UIL State competition is a biannual marching band competition that is held...

Student turned storyteller

Alex Helm • November 14, 2012

The ink flows across the lined pages, spilling one word after another: "… I knew something was trembling. A secret, foreboding a new era. A deadly secret – I could feel it in my bones – that would...

Artwork show in honor of Veterans Day

Madison Ermenio • November 14, 2012

Silence fills the classroom. A bead of sweat rolls down freshman Meghan Adams’ face. She focuses intensely on the strokes of the brush, moving her hand ever so slightly. This isn’t any ordinary art...

Fighting for a ‘Kause’

Madison Ermenio • October 17, 2012

A click of a mouse sends more than just a notification to junior Taylor Kuklin and freshman Hope Kuklin. It sends hope. The website www.krissyskause.com was designed as a fundraiser for their mother,...

Flower Mound native to star in the television show Touch

Madison Ermenio • September 25, 2012

The offer every 13 year old has dreamed of is now a reality for Flower Mound native Saxon Sharbino: the opportunity to star in a television show. She will be a regular on season 2 of Touch. “I did...

Gone but not forgotten

alyssa schmidt • September 20, 2012

The halls have seemed a little emptier this year without one of the school’s busiest teachers. Longtime teacher Marcie Cooley passed away due to pancreatic cancer on July 5, 2012. Cooley graduated...

Just clowning around

meghan eurich • April 25, 2012

Senior Zach Pletcher is not your average teenager in the work force. He does not make a living at a fast food joint or a clothing store, mindlessly standing in front of a cash register. He does...

Medical issues lead to early teacher retirement

Juliana Adame, Entertainment Editor • April 12, 2012

Business teacher Kay Ward only had one month behind the desk this year before her life came to a screeching halt, causing her to say goodbye to her 12-year teaching career at the school. Over the past...