The Marquee

Students need to care about recycling

Staff • November 2, 2018

A recent Marquee poll revealed that 90 percent of students believe the school should be more environmentally friendly, but only 30 percent of students recycle. The same poll also showed that 62 percent...

Americans are creating an internal war

Staff • November 2, 2018

The country has become more divided than ever in recent years, and now we’re creating our own civil war between political parties. Issues that shouldn’t be partisan are. During the recent Brett Kavanaugh...

A campus divided

Partisan split renews student engagement

Samantha Thornfelt and Nikhila Bulusu • November 2, 2018

The partisan split Just turning on the local news is enough to hear people arguing about the nation’s political climate. Walking around school, it’s common to overhear heated debates about breaking...

Texas Senate race draws national attention

Chloe White, Editor-in-chief • November 2, 2018

For over two decades, Texas has remained a traditionally Republican state. Most of Texas remains strongly conservative, except for a few border counties and large cities such as Dallas, Austin and Houston....

Texas Senate race draws national attention

Chloe White, Editor In Chief • November 1, 2018

For over two decades, Texas has remained a traditionally Republican state. Most of Texas remains strongly conservative, except for a few border counties and large cities such as Dallas, Austin and Houston....

Investigation shows almost no recycling takes place on campus

Ava Bush, Writer • October 7, 2018

Students Don’t Recycle The vast majority of students on campus recycle at home. However, far fewer, 29 percent, recycle at school according to The Marquee’s recent poll of 300 students....

Cleanups for a cause

Student groups collect trash

Kendall Cooper, Copy, sports & entertainment editor • October 7, 2018

Science Honor Society hosts Trash Bash Senior Shruti Mavuri walked through the campus parking lot, large trash bag in hand. The air smelled of fresh rain. Trash was strewn all over the lot, most of which...

Classroom Targets

Former student relives her story as a survivor of Stoneman Douglas shooting

Kelly Rowe, Editor in Chief • April 11, 2018

Minutes before tragedy Teddy bears and pink, heart-shaped balloons flowed through the outside commons of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School as senior Megan Smith made her way towards her Creative Writing...

Change of Taste

Senior shares insight of battle with nicotine addiction

Marc Kidwell, Reporter • February 5, 2018

Inhale, puff, release. With every puff of a cigarette, an addiction grows. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) smoking cigarettes causes 480,000 deaths per year. That means on average...

English curriculum causes unrest across district

Jackson Bednarczyk, Chloe White, and Skyler Middleton • February 1, 2018

English departments across LISD are divided over looser curriculum standards that now contain less mandated content. In recent years, LISD has moved to a more flexible learning approach which focuses...

Vaping rises among teens

Chloe White, News Editor • December 12, 2017

While teen smoking is at a record low in 24 years, e-cigarette use has risen dramatically in popularity among high schoolers, according to the Center for Disease Control. As stated by the student resource...

ePortfolio should allow student creativity

Staff • December 12, 2017

Virtual portfolios are a great way to showcase skills. College students are using them more and more. LISD has decided to encourage their students to join this technology trend. The ePortfolios required...