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Marcus High School's Online Newspaper

The Marquee

Marcus High School's Online Newspaper

The Marquee

The magical fruit

February 2, 2020

Before every wrestling meet, junior Zae McPherson goes to the mat room and does the same warm up routine to get himself loose. Then he goes to the locker room to get his essentials. His shoes, his...

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Present

February 1, 2020

The shooting at First Baptist Church in Daingerfield, Texas marked the first mass church shooting in the United States. Donald's family first heard about the shooting while on their way home and were...

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June 22, 1980

February 1, 2020

First Baptist, Daingerfield, Texas Hymns rung throughout the sanctuary as the congregation was  listening to the choir. Alvin Lee King III, a former high school math teacher, pushed his way through the...

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Dec. 26, 2019

February 1, 2020

West Freeway Church of Christ, White Settlement, Texas It was Sunday when Kieth Thomas Kinnuen came into the church just before the 250 members of the congregation were about to take communion. He took...

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Parent, church involvement

February 1, 2020

Some students suggest that lack of parental involvement plays a role in teen pregnancies. Senior Shalina Sabih believes that when parents don’t discuss the potential consequences of unsafe sex, they...

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Poverty levels

February 1, 2020

Teen pregnancy levels are also strongly linked to poverty, with low income teens more likely to get pregnant. About 52 percent of all mothers on welfare had their first child as a teenager, according to...

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Sex ed

February 1, 2020

Some groups credit the high teenage birth rate in Texas to the state’s quality of sex education. Texas is one of 26 states that does not require public schools to teach sex ed. However, any schools that...

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Road to joy

January 31, 2020

Corey returned to his classroom in January of 2013. Although getting back into the routine he had before the surgery was difficult, it helped him recover more than anything. Lewisville welcomed him...

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Waking up

January 31, 2020

On Sept. 8, Corey finally opened his eyes for the first time in weeks, although he wasn’t aware of it. His mom just wanted to see her son’s eyes again. He had a tracheostomy a few days later....

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Comatose

January 31, 2020

Casey Hale gripped the steering wheel as she sped down the highway. Music streamed out of the car radio, but it did nothing to silence the thoughts racing in her mind. Is Corey going to be OK? He...

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Surgery

January 31, 2020

Something had to change. He wanted his life back, and he almost lost everything to get it. For 15 years, journalism teacher Corey Hale was stuck in a cycle of bad eating habits, increasing medical problems...

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Adam Hovde teaches AP Environmental Science on the main campus.

Adam Hovde

December 16, 2019

Do you believe in climate change? Why? "Yes 100 percent... With how the fossilized carbon cycle is being pulled back into the active carbon cycle, there’s going to be an impact. There’s nowhere...

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