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Marcus High School's Online Newspaper

The Marquee

Marcus High School's Online Newspaper

The Marquee

Austin Rickerson

Austin Rickerson, Editor in Chief

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Unlikely beauty pageant

Unlikely beauty pageant

Austin Rickerson, Editor in chief April 14, 2015

As I staggered back to the kitchen from the dining room, the 50-pound tub of dirty dishes in tow, I saw the two cashiers out of the corner of my eye, gossiping about some girl at school while twirling...

Junior Calla Hamlin meets President Bust at Penn Station in Southlake. Hamlin has also met him at the store's Flower Mound location, her place of work.

Executive cheesesteaks

Austin Rickerson, Editor in chief April 7, 2015

Junior Calla Hamlin put on her black visor and yellow shirt as she prepared to go to work, just as she always did. But as she got in her car and cranked the engine, something was different. She was...

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.

Birthday Ballots

Austin Rickerson, Editor in chief October 8, 2014

This year AP government teachers Carey Petkoff and Emily Worland are promoting voting among their 18-year-old seniors by celebrating birthdays in political style. On their birthday, students will receive...

Piecing together perfection

Austin Rickerson, sports editor, writer April 29, 2014

All he could hear were the insults being hurled at him by his other third grade classmates.  Fat. Stupid. Wuss. Each may have been a single word, but they felt like a ton of bricks to their target. He...

Golf team members win at district, advance to regionals

Golf team members win at district, advance to regionals

Austin Rickerson, Sports editor April 1, 2014

All 10 players lined up on the green. Their purple shirts waved in the breeze, the motto “Play to the Max” stamped on the left side of the chest. Though they weren’t wearing the traditional red and...

Marcus Smart receives three game suspension after shoving fan

Marcus Smart receives three game suspension after shoving fan

Austin Rickerson, Sports editor February 10, 2014

Former varsity guard Marcus Smart, now a sophomore for Oklahoma State University, was suspended yesterday for three games by the Big 12 Conference for shoving a fan during Saturday’s 65-61 loss at Texas...

Keeping New Year's resolutions

Keeping New Year’s resolutions

Austin Rickerson, Sports editor January 13, 2014

            The beginning of the New Year is a time to look forward to the future and picture how it should be. It’s a time to make personal changes and try to live better lives. It’s...

Life after Death

Austin Rickerson, sports editor October 29, 2013

The memories of that August night are fuzzy. The four grams of cheese heroin, a mixture of heroin and Tylenol PM, he bought in Flower Mound. A blur. The ride back to the Colony after snorting two of the...

Top gymnast learns new skills, contemplates Olympic dreams

Top gymnast learns new skills, contemplates Olympic dreams

Austin Rickerson, Sports Editor October 15, 2013

It’s a countdown. Each passing moment brings freshman gymnast Cooper Winiger closer to attempting a Rudi Out, a skill he has never tried before. To say it’s difficult would be an understatement. A...

Students allowed to bring new café items to class

Austin Rickerson, Sports editor, writer September 13, 2013

When the new café opens in the library on Monday, students will be able to take purchased food and drink items to class. Principal Gary Shafferman said that this will be a privilege, not a right. Shafferman...

A different kind of family

A different kind of family

Austin Rickerson May 10, 2013

It wasn’t just a typical dinner at the Whataburger in Decatur for security guard Walter Coates and his wife, Doris. The burger and fries may have tasted the same. The Styrofoam cup and orange accented...

Old people problems

Old people problems

Austin Rickerson, Writer May 3, 2013

iPhones. They may be simple gadgets for the average teenager to use, but I have learned through hours of agonizing pain and repetitive teaching that the same can’t be said for adults. Forget raising...

Girl Scout raises awareness for local animal organizations

Austin Rickerson March 22, 2013

  Four years ago, Senior Lauren Gariss and her family adopted a dog named Lucy from a local shelter. Gariss can still recall when she first set eyes on the young Rottweiler mix, with its brown and black...

Sushi unwrapped

Austin Rickerson February 27, 2013

Sushi has become a trendy new food in the last few years. With the addition of Sushi Yaa in Highland Village, typically expensive sushi has grown in popularity even more among teens. The Marquee compares...

Ultimate Frisbee Update

austin rickerson November 13, 2012

After winning state in 2011 and placing third in 2010 and 2012, standards are high for the ultimate Frisbee program. The main season is actually March through May. However, this year’s ultimate team...

Football Season Recap

austin rickerson November 12, 2012

Overall Record: 4-6 Date                                                                      Opponent                                                                                          ...

Golf team prepares for upcoming season

Golf team prepares for upcoming season

austin rickerson October 30, 2012

The fall golf season is in full swing. Head coach Kerry Gabel said the season is going well and that he is very pleased with both the boys’ and girls’ teams. So far the boys have placed highest in...

Passing down the number

Passing down the number

austin rickerson October 17, 2012

It wasn’t until the car ride back from the doctor's office that it hit him. Tears streamed down Cole Erwin’s face as realization set in. His junior year football season would never be. No touchdowns....