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The Marquee

Marcus High School's Online Newspaper

The Marquee

Marcus High School's Online Newspaper

The Marquee

The school received an A and LISD received a B+ rating in the Texas Education Agency 2019 Accountability Report on Aug. 15.

TEA grades education

Marcus earns A, LISD’s B+ in 2019 report
Ayra Charania October 3, 2019

Editor’s note: this story won third place for news in the Press Women of Texas high school contest. It was also named as an honorable mention for online news writing in the ILPC contest.  The...

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Summer 2019 in hashtags

A summary of summer through Twitter’s trending hashtags
Samantha Thornfelt August 30, 2019

#Stonewall50 On June 1, people across the country began celebrating Gay Pride. This year also marked the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, a series of protests made by members of the LGBTQ community...

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According to a Marquee poll of 300 students, 20 percent think that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs. Half are unsure.

Prescription prevalence

Teen prescription drug abuse affects community
Kendall Cooper April 29, 2019

Editor's note: This story was a part of the in-depth package of our April 26, 2019 issue, which won best series or project in the Dallas Morning News high school journalism contest. It also won second...

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Legal consequences of prescription drugs

Legal consequences of prescription drugs

Kendall Cooper April 26, 2019

Editor's note: This story was a part of the in-depth package of our April 26, 2019 issue, which won best series or project in the Dallas Morning News high school journalism contest. It also won second...

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Law firm sues LISD over school board elections

Nikhila Bulusu April 25, 2019

A lawsuit was filed on Feb. 12 against LISD because the current school board election system doesn’t require members to live in the area that they represent. Though more than 58 percent of LISD students...

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Under the table

Texas universities review admission processes in wake of bribery scandal
Alex Anderson April 24, 2019

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has ordered that all Texas public universities review their application processes after officials at the University of Texas at Austin allegedly accepted bribes from applicants’...

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Seniors Kate Bauder and Chloe Agis help students sign up for the annual blood drive sponsored by Carter Bloodcare on March 19. MEDS Club members assist with the drive to gain experience.

MEDS Club Blood Drive Saves 519 Lives

Chloe White April 9, 2019

The MEDS club Blood Drive, held on March 19, received over 173 pints of blood. Each pint of blood helps three people. MEDS club Vice President Senior Lalita Kunameni donated blood during the drive,...

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State Senator Jane Nelson spoke at the GOP meet and greet at Marty B's in Bartonville.

Teacher salary increase proposed by Flower Mound state senator

Chloe White, Editor in chief March 22, 2019

A bill to increase Texas teacher and librarians’ pay by $5,000 for two years, proposed by Flower Mound State Senator Jane Nelson, has passed unanimously in the Senate. “I think it’s very necessary...

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LISD implements technology changes

Alex Anderson, Entertainment editor March 22, 2019

YouTube in the classroom LISD implemented a new system for teachers to access videos on YouTube that have been blocked on restricted mode on March 4. Currently, the only videos available on LISD WiFi...

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Challenging taboos

Junior fundraises for local nonprofit
Kendall Cooper, Copy Editor February 7, 2019

Food and shelter are usually the top priorities for those in poverty. While both are critical needs, people with low incomes don’t have access to other things often taken for granted, including feminine...

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Lending a helping hand

Lending a helping hand

FMFD firefighters travel to California to fight wildfires
Madi Olivier February 7, 2019

When they arrived at the Woolsey wildfire, the Flower Mound Fire Department firefighters were greeted by aggressive flames and piles of rubble. The smell of smoke filled the air as the fire destroyed everything...

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2018 rewind in hashtags

Madi Olivier, Online Editor January 6, 2019

#Tidepodchallenge In January, a viral joke encouraged brave teens across the nation to attempt eating the laundry detergent pods. While it was hardly more than a meme, some took the challenge seriously...

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