Marcus High School's Online Newspaper

The Marquee
Marcus High School's Online Newspaper

The Marquee
Marcus High School's Online Newspaper

The Marquee
Hyunsung Na

Hyunsung Na, Online Editor

Hyunsung Na (he/him) is a senior and this is his third year on staff. He’s ready to teach and do his job. He’s forgotten what he really does but he’ll do it and he’ll do it with spunk. He has plenty of spunk and swag. Outside of school, he works at Learning Express, a toy store, where he does the job of an elf. Wrapping. Restocking. Helping. Elf. 

All content by Hyunsung Na
Oscar snubs

Oscar snubs

Hyunsung Na • May 1, 2023

I scavenged Twitter to find the most highly disputed Oscar awards and investigated both arguments as to why some nominees might’ve been snubbed or correctly lost.    Best Actor:  Winner: Brenden...

Chloe and Natalie White eat dinner with their family. The last time Chloe saw her sister was watching a Netflix documentary about flat earthers together at home. Photo submitted by Chloe White

Robbed of more time

Graduate details how drug use killed her sister
Hyunsung Na • March 8, 2023

Looking out the backseat window of her parent’s car, 2019 graduate Chloe White watched her father leaving the motel room. Tears rolled down the former Marine’s face as he walked back to their car,...

In his senior year, Michael is ranked a five star kicker by Kohl’s Kicking Camps.

Senior recounts journey as kicker

Hyunsung Na, Online Editor • November 14, 2022

Editor’s note: This story was a Top 10 Finalist in the 2023 NSPA contest for Sports Story of the Year. Deep sighs erupt from the stands as senior Michael Petro jogs onto the field. Fans are rarely happy...

The Giving Season

The Giving Season

How to help local nonprofits year round
Hyunsung Na, Kaelen Reed, and Emily Couch • November 4, 2022

The months of November and December mark the start of an annual surge of donations, a phenomenon known as — the season of giving. The winter holidays arrive consecutively all sharing one universal thing:...

Senior wide receiver Ashton Cozart recorded 108 yard and the only touchdown of the night for the Marauders.

Connection through the air

Football duo continues success a year after arrival
Hyunsung Na, Online Editor • October 6, 2022

Junior quarterback Cole Welliver can launch a football 50 yards down the field with his rocket arm, hitting receivers in stride. Senior wide receiver Ashton Cozart can turn any play into a touchdown with...

The Marauders are 0-2, before their matchup against the Trinity Trojans on 9/9/22.

Football Marauder Matchup: Trinity 9/9/22

Hyunsung Na, Online Editor • September 8, 2022

Starting the season 0-2, the upcoming home game against the also 0-2 Trinity Trojans on Sep. 9 at 7p.m. will decide which team will earn their first win of this season and which team will fall to an 0-3...

Joy was born to a hockey family in Canada and immersed into hockey culture at a young age.

Senior breaks career goals, assists points records

Hyunsung Na • May 7, 2022

After four years of playing on the Flower Mound Marcus Hockey team, Senior Griffin Joy finished his final Flower Mound Marcus FMM Hockey season, as the leader in career goals, assists and scores. With...

Bright colors and prints have become staples in Gio's wardrobe.

His own style

Clothes display sophomore's identity
Sophia Craig and Hyunsung Na • March 21, 2022

  8-year-old Gio Watson stood in the tall door frame of his mother’s room, in awe of the new purple and white blanket draped on his mom’s bed. He dragged the blanket down the stairs, all over...

Recent bills spark controversy about history education

Recent bills spark controversy about history education

Hyunsung Na, Aishani Raju, and Harrison Hamre • February 1, 2022

Editor’s note: This story was part of the Jan. 19, 2022 in-depth package that won best series/project in the Dallas Morning News high school journalism contest. It also won first place for in-depth...

Spare Time

Hyunsung Na • January 19, 2022
“This is what I loved doing. This was the thing I wanted to continue doing, and I have and I’ve loved it.” 
"The new “Cowboy Bebop” had an impossible task: satisfy diehard fans, while staying open enough to welcome new viewers."

Review: ‘Cowboy Bebop’ misses the mark

Hyunsung Na and Vaibhav Sridhar • December 7, 2021

Editor's note: This story was part of a portfolio that won superior print story portfolios in the 2022 TAJE Best in Texas contest. Individually, it won honorable mention for online entertainment reviews. When...

Madison Wilson, math teacher

Hyunsung Na • November 29, 2021

3 a.m. Math teacher Madison Wilson can finally feel her legs begin to rest. Her breathing starts to slow. She can finally rest. Only two hours later, Wilson jolts awake to her alarm. She reads the...

School, extracurriculars and other factors keep students and staff up at night.

Restless nights disrupt life

Hyunsung Na, Garrison Acree, and Vanessa Cardoso • November 29, 2021

According to The National Sleep Foundation, 57 percent of teens who use technology in their bedrooms suffer from insomnia.

Losing hours

Teens struggle with sleep
Shriya Mukkavilli and Hyunsung Na • November 29, 2021

As the school day starts, students shuffle into their first period classes. Many bring coffee or sugary energy drinks to help treat their lack of sleep the night before. This issue isn’t unique to this...

Senior receiver Dallas Dudley carries the ball across the field during the Mound Showdown game on Sept. 24.

Receiving the legacy

Receiver sets new record for most career yards
Hyunsung Na • November 22, 2021

This season, senior wide receiver Dallas Dudley has made his name known. With 1,153 yards from this season, Dallas has been instrumental to the team’s success. At the last game of the season at Plano...

Boyd prepares to hit the ball at the Lewisville game which the team won 3-0.

Over the net

Hyunsung Na • October 21, 2021

Editor's note: This story was part of a portfolio that won superior print story portfolios in the 2022 TAJE Best in Texas contest. Days leading up to the Sept. 10 volleyball district opener against Plano...

"There just haven’t been enough instances of characters with enough depth to make them feel like people rather than some token minority."

Column: Written as people

Hyunsung Na • October 21, 2021

Editor's note: This story won superior for online personal opinion columns in the 2022 TAJE Best in Texas contest. In my room sat this giant plastic box of toys. It was supposed to hold clothes but...

Senior Jaxxon Warren catches the snap in the game against Keller Central. The Marauders won 41-14.

Next man up

Hyunsung Na • October 19, 2021

Editor's note: This story was part of a portfolio that won superior print story portfolios in the 2022 TAJE Best in Texas contest. As Garrett Nussmeier’s backup last year, senior Jaxxon Warren hardly...

Coach Brittany Marshall claps enthusiastically for her wrestlers during practice.

Leaving the mats

Champion wrestler hired as coach
Hyunsung Na • October 14, 2021

Editor's note: This story won first place for sports stories in the 2022 NFPW At-Large contest. This story also won honorable mention for print sports feature stories in the 2022 TAJE Best in Texas contest. Newly...

Players from Marcus and McKinney clash in the the third quarter of the game on Sept. 3.

Marauders look to secure homecoming win

Hyunsung Na • September 10, 2021

The homecoming game tonight against Keller Central is one to watch.  Quarterback and senior Jaxxon Warren said he’s heard people discredit Keller Central’s 2-0 record but knows better than to underestimate...

Scout is one of the restaurants close to completion on the Riverwalk.

Riverwalk chapel opens, restaurants closer to completion

Madi Olivier and Hyunsung Na • May 12, 2021

Editor’s note: this story includes interviews by The Marquee from spring 2020, unpublished due to the pandemic. This story received honorable mention for print news stories in the 2022 ILPC contest. The...

Junior Griffin Joy (86) enters the offensive zone with FMM teammate, Miles Mcgarvey during their second game against Denton County which resulted in a 2-1 win for FMM.

Winning on the ice

Hockey team wins state championship after historic run
Hyunsung Na • April 6, 2021

Editor's note: This story was part of a portfolio that won superior print story portfolios in the 2022 TAJE Best in Texas contest. The Flower Mound Marcus hockey’s varsity gold team won the state...

Assistant Basketball Coach James Singleton instructs junior Christian Weddington during the game on Feb. 2.

Ball in a new court

Hyunsung Na • February 22, 2021

Editor's note: This story won first place for print sports feature stories in the ILPC contest. It also received fifth place for sports stories in the 2021 National Scholastic Press Association individiual...

"It was clear why I was targeted. I stuck out because I was Asian and that was that."

Column: Rebounding racism

Hyunsung Na • December 28, 2020

Editor’s note: This story was named an excellent personal column in the 2021 TAJE Best of Texas contest. It also won the Dallas Morning News high school journalism contest for commentary and first...

LISD's decision to replace Pre-AP classes with a new Honors course will save the district money and remove curriculum guidelines set by the College Board.

LISD to replace Pre-AP with Honors

Hyunsung Na • December 22, 2020

Editor’s note: This story was named a superior news story in the 2021 TAJE Best of Texas contest. Starting next school year, all Pre-AP classes in LISD will be replaced by new Honors classes....

A restored image of Edward S. Marcus will be included on the mural. In the sample above, the background is made up of maps of the old Flower Mound area and airplanes, representing the DFW airport’s historical significance.

If walls could talk

Mural celebrates 40th anniversary
Hyunsung Na • November 2, 2020

Editor’s note: This story was named an excellent news story in the 2021 TAJE Best of Texas contest. It also won honorable mention for news stories in the Press Women of Texas high school journalism contest. The...