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The Marquee

Marcus High School's Online Newspaper

The Marquee

Marcus High School's Online Newspaper

The Marquee

Astor Jones

Astor Jones, Reporter

Astor Jones (she/her) is a first year staffer and a reporter for the Marcus Marquee. She love fashion design and can listen to SZA all day long! She also has hopes to write for The New York Times. 

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The Marquee editor-in-chief accepted by Northwestern University

The Marquee editor-in-chief accepted by Northwestern University

Raksha Jayakumar, 12, accepted into prestigious Medill School of Journalism
Astor Jones, Reporter December 18, 2024

Senior Raksha Jayakumar, editor-in-chief of our campus news-magazine, The Marquee, was recently accepted into Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. Northwestern, located in Evanston, Illinois,...

Which holiday icon are you?

Which holiday icon are you?

Take the quiz and find out!
Astor Jones, Reporter December 17, 2024

Everyone has at least once watched a holiday movie and related to one of the characters. Whether it be the Grinch or Buddy the Elf, these fun Christmas characters have built our childhoods. In lieu of...

Pinterest perfect

Pinterest perfect

Astor Jones, Reporter November 4, 2024

While peacefully scrolling through Pinterest, I carefully analyzed the pins that popped up on my feed. Pictures of girls with perfect blowouts, and friends wearing matching white Brandy Melville sets appeared...

Togetherness for terror

Junior builds haunted house with her father
Astor Jones, Reporter October 30, 2024

“AHHHHHHHHHHHH” a little girl screamed. Leaves crunched as she quickly ran away with a handful of candy in her fist, leaving a trail of chocolate bars left on the uneven sidewalk. The night of...

2024-2025 Student Council

Find a Place to Fit In

A guide to clubs & organizations at Marcus High
Astor Jones, Reporter October 3, 2024

Clubs offered at Marcus High School are a perfect way to make friends, find a community with the same interests as you, and explore different career paths. With the plethora of clubs offered, there is...

Lydia rings the golden bell to celebrate her winning tough fight with cancer.

Fighting with faith

Junior wins her tough battle with cancer
Astor Jones, Reporter October 2, 2024

  As a visit to her grandmother’s Illinois house comes to an end, junior Lydia Hood catches her mother’s eye when they board the plane. “That’s a cute top,” her mom says. But the...

More than skin deep

More than skin deep

Astor Jones, Reporter February 9, 2024

Growing up, I always had representation. My friends and I would sit looking at magazines of Marsai Martin and Beyoncé wishing we would become them one day. We would share a laugh while going to the beauty...

Baby Steps

Baby Steps

Pregnancy clinic opens new location in Flower Mound
Astor Jones, Reporter February 9, 2024

Inside the bathroom, Anna* hovered over her toilet. Her hand covered her mouth and her leg was shaking. Time felt like forever. Suddenly, she gasped, looking down at the two lines marking “positive”...

Seasonal Sips

Seasonal Sips

Rating popular fall drinks
Astor Jones and Mashiyat Khan October 30, 2023

As you lay in bed, looking out the window, you spot warm colored leaves drifting off the trees. With fall in season, you realize it’s the time of year to snuggle in your bed with a fuzzy blanket and...

Voices of Marcus

Voices of Marcus

Students voice their opinions through podcasts
Mashiyat Khan and Astor Jones October 22, 2023

Introspect of the youth After a long day of school and rehearsal, senior Bella Murtoff and college freshman Elli Scheinman engage in a lighthearted conversation as they pull through the drive-thru for...

Marcus Takes the Heat

Marcus Takes the Heat

Students communicate their struggles and triumphs in hopes of beating the heat.
Imaan Malik and Astor Jones September 6, 2023

It’s been a rough start to the school year for some students, who’ve struggled adapting to August’s extreme heat while balancing extracurriculars.  “The heat, it feels suffocating,” sophomore...

Theatre performs Murder By Poe

Varsity theatre looks into Edgar Allen Poe's stories in their latest performance
Astor Jones and Abby Steiner October 21, 2022
The varsity theatre class performed Murder By Poe last weekend in the blackbox theatre Sept.15-18.