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The Marquee

Marcus High School's Online Newspaper

The Marquee

Marcus High School's Online Newspaper

The Marquee

"Sowing seeds of discrimination and racism only divide us as a community. In times like these, we encourage students instead to work to rise above these racists taunts that can hurt fellow students and neighbors."

Editorial: COVID-19 pandemic shouldn’t be blamed on race

Marquee Staff April 27, 2020

Ever since the coronavirus entered the United States, it has forced widespread closures and caused drastic changes. With the outbreak affecting life as we know it, some have used the place of...

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"All teenagers make mistakes in high school. However, unlike teen moms, most don’t live with the evidence of their mistakes. For teen moms there is no hiding, but by owning up to their actions and keeping their babies, these moms show a level of maturity that most teenagers gain much later in life."

Editorial: Changing mindsets on teen moms

The Marquee Staff January 28, 2020

Editor's note: this editorial was named as an honorable mention for staff editorials in the TAJE Best in Texas contest. In the 1960s it wasn’t acceptable to marry someone of the same sex, or someone...

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The Global Climate Strike, an environmental conservation organization, held a rally on Friday, Nov. 29 in order to let the government know they want climate action. 40 people attended, brought signs, and marched as a group up and down W. 7th  in the rain while shouting chants that encouraged activism.

Editorial: We need to be the generation of change

The Marquee Staff December 16, 2019

We’ve all seen the pictures of the polar bears in the melting arctic and the trees burning in the Amazon. We know about the Houston floods, the ice caps that are half their original size and that parts...

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"It feels as if it is part of Flower Mound’s culture to pressure students into showing a perfect life on the outside, but in reality many students deal with academic stress and worries about our futures."

Editorial: Perfection doesn’t exist

The Marquee Staff October 28, 2019

Students today are feeling more stressed and overwhelmed than ever. According to the Pew Research Center’s 2018 study, 61 percent of students feel pressure to get good grades. Some students also feel...

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The rise in gun violence and school shootings in the United States has caused a whole generation to have anxiety and nightmares about events that most have never experienced.

Editorial: School needs to inform students about safety

The Marquee Staff October 3, 2019

Editor’s note: this story won first place for editorials in the Press Women of Texas high school contest. It also won second place for print editorials in the ILPC contest.  In the last decade,...

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The new American dream

Staff February 7, 2019

Many millenials are forgoing the traditional staples of the American dream — homeownership, children, and independence from parents — not always due to choice, but to student loan debt. While the...

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End the cycle of discrimination

Staff December 11, 2018

Since the Revolution, America has been a symbol of hope for those who seek freedom and prosperity. However, The United States has become a hypocritical nation. For hopeful immigrants, America, land of...

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