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Marcus High School's Online Newspaper

The Marquee

Marcus High School's Online Newspaper

The Marquee

Alyssa Schmidt

Alyssa Schmidt, Online Editor in Chief

All content by Alyssa Schmidt
Vegan victim

Vegan victim

Alyssa Schmidt, Online editor in chief April 14, 2015

“Hey, Alyssa. Did you hear about the vegan, the atheist and the Crossfitter that walked into a bar?” an obnoxious male that shall remain nameless said. I roll my eyes. Of course I’ve heard this...

Nick Chase and mother Tamara Castaneda celebrate after winning a total score of 7500 points in a regional ACDEC competition.

Chasing Perfection

Alyssa Schmidt, Online editor in chief April 8, 2015

Tamara Castaneda walked into the Main Street Bread Baking Company in Grapevine to meet her son, graduate Nick Chase, for brunch. He had abruptly chosen to stop going to college, and she was going to ask...

Colors in a crayon box

Colors in a crayon box

Alyssa Schmidt, Online editor in chief April 7, 2015

Toys litter the floor of my brother’s living room. Three babies crawl and toddle around. Hannah, the oldest, giggles as she hands the toy to her brother, Harrison, who’s barely a year old. His twin...

Cayetana played Sons of Hermann Hall on Saturday Feb. 21. Cayetana is (from left to right) Augusta Koch, Kelly Olson and Allegra Anka.

[Photo] Runners in the Nerved World Tour: review

Alyssa Schmidt, Online editor in chief February 23, 2015

Columbus, OH natives The Sidekicks play Dallas for the first time at Sons of Hermann Hall. The lead singer is Steven Ciolek.

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[Photo] Vegan freak: Spiral Diner & Bakery review

Alyssa Schmidt and Alex Helm, Online editor in chief and Copy editor February 3, 2015

The Sketti and Meatballs was made with homemade marinara sauce, meatballs and topped with cashew Parmesan and pesto and side of garlic toast.

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[Photo] American hustle

William Legrone, Managing editor November 12, 2014

Vegan freak: an introduction

Vegan freak: an introduction

Alyssa Schmidt, Online editor in chief November 12, 2014

I’m going to come right out and say it. I’m vegan. I can’t hear your gasps but I know you’re shocked. I understand. Being vegan is a strange lifestyle change. Some people may say I’m a freak,...

Elizabeth Pool (front, middle) with her adopted father, Ken Pool (left), her mother, Sarah Pool (back, middle), and her sister, Cara Pool (right) at a football game. The Pools adopted Elizabeth two years ago from Casa Hogar in Mexico.

A tortured childhood

Alyssa Schmidt, Online editor in chief November 11, 2014

Beatings were a common part of Elizabeth Pool’s childhood. When she was 6 her parents divorced, then the beatings became daily. Her mother, Marlena, would come home from the restaurant where she waitressed,...

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[Photo] San Antonio restaurant serves more than just food

Darci Walton and Alyssa Schmidt, Sports editor and Online editor in chief October 25, 2014

Jesse Stauffer shows off his app and one of its features - self destructing tweets. Users can time tweets to delete themselves.

There’s an app for that

Alyssa Schmidt, Online editor in chief October 8, 2014

He typed out the email. Read over it. Made sure everything was perfect. It was a long shot, but he knew he had to try. It had taken him hours to find the email address. People like Mark Cuban, a billionaire...

AP Government teacher Emily Worland goes over the Supreme Court during class. Worland's goal is to educate her classes on government operations to decrease political apathy.

[Photo] Birthday Ballots

Austin Rickerson, Editor in chief October 8, 2014

AP Government teacher Emily Worland goes over the Supreme Court during class. Worland's goal is to educate her classes on government operations to decrease political apathy.

Mr. Shafferman takes ALS ice bucket challenge

Mr. Shafferman takes ALS ice bucket challenge

Alyssa Schmidt, Online editor in chief September 3, 2014

Principal Gary Shafferman was doused with three buckets of ice water yesterday as he accepted the ALS challenge in front of the school. He was nominated by three different campus groups. However, he...

Senior Ryleigh Tyson holds a sign thanking everyone for helping her self confidence.

Door opens for last time

Senior holds open S Hall door a final time
Alyssa Schmidt, Online editor June 5, 2014

The majority of the student body may not know her name, but they do know who she is. She has many different names. She’s been called the S Hall girl or the door holder. She’s even been called an angel...

Varsity girls' soccer commit to colleges

Varsity girls’ soccer commit to colleges

Alyssa Schmidt, Online editor February 6, 2014

Five varsity girls' soccer players gathered in the gym yesterday to sign to the schools of their choice. Meg Smith - Northeastern State University Taylor Brem - Oklahoma University Taylor Durham...

Pudding and life

Pudding and life

Alyssa Schmidt, online editor November 11, 2013

Recently, I watched the most soul-crushing commercial I have ever seen. A father and a son sit at their kitchen table, each eating a pudding cup. The father tells the boy that he really loves pudding....

Jaime Riggle, her husband Darryl and friends tailgate on Sept. 6 before the home football against Arlington High.

Family moves tailgating location due to construction

Alyssa Schmidt, Online editor September 20, 2013

For the past three years, Jamie Riggle, an attendence clerk, her family and friends have used the back parking lot as their official hangout spot. Every home football game, the Riggles gas up their Marcus-themed...

Four-year-old Lydia Hood and two-year-old sister Kiera pose with Goofy in Disney's Magic Kingdom

Lydia Hood goes to Disney

Alyssa Schmidt May 2, 2013

History teacher Jesse Hood watches his daughter’s bright red hair swish behind her as she skips down the street in Disney World’s Magic Kingdom. Four-year-old Lydia Hood’s mesmerized eyes go from...

Major League leaves their Hard Feelings behind

Alyssa Schmidt February 7, 2013

The Marquee sits down with Major League, a band out of New Jersey, to discuss the album Hard Feelings and what the future has to hold for them. Today is Thanksgiving. Nick Trask, Brian Joyce, Matt...

Second look at school security

alyssa schmidt February 7, 2013

School administrators have been meeting to review security measures after the school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut. "My reaction was shock and then, as probably anybody who works in...

Duel in the pool

Alyssa Schmidt December 11, 2012

The LISD Natatorium is packed with people. Swimmers line up along the pool deck shoulder to shoulder for the biggest duel meet of the season. Posters which show faces of the seniors cover the back wall....

The Swellers

alyssa schmidt October 29, 2012

People young and old stand waiting for doors to open. Some wear shirts of newer pop-punk bands while others wear clothing that’s reminiscent of old school punk rock.  Roadies unload equipment such...

Gone but not forgotten

Gone but not forgotten

alyssa schmidt September 20, 2012

The halls have seemed a little emptier this year without one of the school’s busiest teachers. Longtime teacher Marcie Cooley passed away due to pancreatic cancer on July 5, 2012.  Cooley graduated...