The Marquee

Annual Martin Luther King Jr. contest to be held on campus

Reya Mosby, Writer • December 12, 2018

Every year LISD and other school districts in the area host a competition of the arts in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. This year the award ceremony and showcasing of winners’ work will be located at...

Under lock and key

LISD improves security following safety concerns

Samantha Thornfelt, Writer • December 11, 2018

Editor's note: this story won Tops in Texas for news writing (2019). Due to recent concerns about campus safety, LISD has taken steps to improve its security. In May 2017, a $700 million bond was approved,...

Altering history education

Texas gains national attention for curriculum changes

Kendall Cooper, Copy Editor • December 11, 2018

The Texas Board of Education drew national attention in September when they released a list of historical figures to be potentially cut from the state’s curriculum. Hillary Clinton and Helen Keller’s...

Texas early voting numbers double

Early voting for the Texas the midterms began on Oct. 22 and the turnout has already surpassed totals from previous years

Samantha Thornfelt, Writer • November 6, 2018

During the last midterm elections in 2014, only about 28 percent of Texans went to the polls for early voting. This year, over 2.9 million Texans have voted early. This is nearly double the state’s previous...

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....

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UNT finds success with new Esports team

Madi Olivier, Writer • November 2, 2018

UNT became the first public university with a varsity Esports team last Feb., and on Oct. 1, they won their first tournament —OPLive Dallas — 3-0. The program supports four games— Overwatch, Hearthstone,...

Marching on

Band kicks off season with new head director

Samantha Thornfelt, Writer • November 2, 2018

This past spring, Jeffrey Jones took over the position of Director of Bands from Amanda Drinkwater, who had been at that position for over a decade. Drinkwater left to take a job as LISD’s Fine Arts...

October in hashtags

Briefs on the trending hashtags over the past month.

Madi Olivier, Writer • October 31, 2018

#Kavanaugh Brett Kavanaugh was elected as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States on Oct. 6, which sparked debate among American citizens because he was accused by Christine Blasey...

#LISDbekind

Advisory group sparks district wide Kindness Committee

Skyler Middleton, Online & Opinion Editor • October 12, 2018

The district wide Kindness Committee started with the student advisory group last year, that was originally formed to promote an understanding of diversity. Andy Plunkett, LISD assistant chief of schools,...

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....

Cruz and O’Rourke meet up in first debate

Cruz and O’Rourke cover domestic issues in first of three debates

Chloe White, Editor in Chief • September 22, 2018

Editor’s note: The Marquee was granted media access to attend the debate. Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Beto O’Rourke’s first debate on Sept. 21 covered domestic policy issues such as gun control,...

Peer Justice

From possession of drugs to speeding tickets, Flower Mound Teen Court handles diverse levels of offenses.

Samantha Thornfelt, Writer • September 18, 2018

Gripping the steering wheel, Ashley tries her best to focus on the road ahead of her, liquor flowing through her veins. As she hears the loud wail of a siren, Ashley quickly pulls over, red and blue lights...