Marcus High School's Online Newspaper

The Marquee
Marcus High School's Online Newspaper

The Marquee
Marcus High School's Online Newspaper

The Marquee
Kendall Cooper

Kendall Cooper, Copy Editor

Kendall Cooper – Copy/ Entertainment/ Sports Editor – Senior

Hi, my name is Kendall Cooper and I could not be more excited to be a part of such a wonderful staff this year. This will be my second year on staff and as an editor. My plan after graduation is to go to college in Florida, my home state. Besides journalism, my biggest passion is art. This year, I look forward to covering the stories that matter to the community and campus in an unbiased and truthful manner.

All content by Kendall Cooper
According to a Marquee poll of 300 students, 20 percent think that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs. Half are unsure.

Prescription prevalence

Teen prescription drug abuse affects community
Kendall Cooper • April 29, 2019

Editor's note: This story was a part of the in-depth package of our April 26, 2019 issue, which won best series or project in the Dallas Morning News high school journalism contest. It also won second...

Tiny moments

Kendall Cooper • April 26, 2019

It’s been three years since I met the boy that changed my life, and almost two years since we began dating. In many ways Brian and I grew up together. He took me on my first date. We went to see a movie,...

Legal consequences of prescription drugs

Legal consequences of prescription drugs

Kendall Cooper • April 26, 2019

Editor's note: This story was a part of the in-depth package of our April 26, 2019 issue, which won best series or project in the Dallas Morning News high school journalism contest. It also won second...

Last year, current senior Brett Hedges took a picture with his sister, freshman Brynn Hedges just after winning the game against Waco Midway High School. The win in round three of the playoffs allowed the varsity baseball team to advance to the regional semi-finals.

Brynn’s buddies

Siblings share strong connection despite disability
Kendall Cooper, Copy editor • April 2, 2019

The bell that ended second period rang throughout campus and the halls were flooded with students as usual. Senior varsity baseball player Brett Hedges was walking down the hall when he heard his sister’s...

Challenging taboos

Junior fundraises for local nonprofit
Kendall Cooper, Copy Editor • February 7, 2019

Food and shelter are usually the top priorities for those in poverty. While both are critical needs, people with low incomes don’t have access to other things often taken for granted, including feminine...

The enemy of the people

Kendall Cooper, Copy Editor • February 7, 2019

I’ve been a journalist for a relatively short portion of my life, however, it has been a part of some of my most meaningful moments and decisions. It has shown me how to open up to people. I was painfully...

The F-word — feminism

Kendall Cooper, Copy editor • February 7, 2019

The air smelled of ink on paper and the walls were completely concealed by books stacked from the floor to the ceiling. Sunlight that hadn’t been blocked by the buildings outside streamed its way into...

A year of music

Why the chart topping albums of 2018 had people in their feelings
Kendall Cooper, Copy Editor • January 9, 2019

Sweetener - Ariana Grande This year was inarguably the best year yet for Ariana Grande’s career and the worst for her personal life. She’s endured the death of her ex-boyfriend Mac Miller and...

Altering history education

Texas gains national attention for curriculum changes
Kendall Cooper, Copy Editor • December 11, 2018

The Texas Board of Education drew national attention in September when they released a list of historical figures to be potentially cut from the state’s curriculum. Hillary Clinton and Helen Keller’s...

Transgender rights are human rights

Kendall Cooper, Copy/Entertainment/Sports Editor • November 9, 2018

The conversation surrounding transgender rights and the government has been revisited as a result of a draft of a US policy change obtained by The New York Times. If this goes into effect, gender, in the...

The highs and lows

Kendall Cooper, Copy Editor • November 5, 2018

“Mom please,” I screamed until my throat hurt. My mom laid motionless on my parents’ bed. I begged her to show a sign that she was okay. Barely conscious, she couldn’t even open her eyes. My...

Junior Julia Campopiano digitally paints on her personal iPad by using her finger and the app Procreate. To find Campopiano’s YouTube channel search her name.

Doodles to digital

Junior shares digital art through YouTube channel
Kendall Cooper, Copy Editor • November 2, 2018

The American Airlines Center was packed with fans anxiously waiting for Panic! at the Disco to take the stage. Junior Julia Campopiano rushed around the stadium desperately trying to find a crew member....

Don't touch my hair

Don’t touch my hair

Kendall Cooper, Copy/Entertainment/Sports Editor • October 11, 2018

A brush yanked my head back as I struggled to not fall off the step stool. My reflection stared back at my mom’s in my parents’ bathroom mirror. My mom was attempting to straighten my stubborn curls....

Cleanups for a cause

Cleanups for a cause

Student groups collect trash
Kendall Cooper, Copy, sports & entertainment editor • October 7, 2018

Science Honor Society hosts Trash Bash Senior Shruti Mavuri walked through the campus parking lot, large trash bag in hand. The air smelled of fresh rain. Trash was strewn all over the lot, most of which...

Adopt An Athlete: John Brand

Adopt An Athlete: John Brand

Kendall Cooper, Copy Editor • September 4, 2018

As senior John Brand begins his third year on varsity football, he continues the Adopt an Athlete program for the third time as well. The program is for high school students on athletic teams to go to...

Our tips and tricks to help you succeed this testing season.

AP study guide

Our tips and tricks to help you succeed this testing season.
Kendall Cooper, Opinion Editor • April 26, 2018

Nick Fopiano

Before Skelton moved to FM9 he was an assistant principal at Downing Middle School and Lewisville High School.

Meet the new principal: Will Skelton

Kendall Cooper, Copy Editor • April 12, 2018

Will Skelton was announced as the new principal following Principal Gary Shafferman’s retirement in June. Skelton first started out as a teacher in Terrell Independent School District and is now finishing...

A girl, a game, a dream

A girl, a game, a dream

Kendall Cooper, Opinion Editor • February 27, 2018

The smell of Masala wafted from the kitchen when junior Mahika Kandanala’s dad, Venket, asked her if she would help him practice batting. In a large opening just inside the house’s front door, Venket...

Terror in Vegas

Father of junior witnesses deadly shooting
Kendall Cooper, Opinion Editor • December 12, 2017

10:05 p.m. Oct. 1 Las Vegas, NV The first shots were fired from the Mandalay Bay hotel and casino by Stephen Paddock. David Dennis, the father of junior Katherine Dennis, was enveloped in bright...

Bond stronger than state lines

Bond stronger than state lines

Kendall Cooper, Opinion Editor • November 2, 2017

I confidently walked into the second grade classroom in Little Rock, Arkansas that radiated new possibilities. In the back of the room, the class lima bean plants were in little plastic cups. A large window...

Sophomores Abby Welke, Ellie Conley, and Isabella Fortino take part in Twin Day for Battle of the Mound.

Impact of School Spirit

Organizations on campus aim to boost enthusiasm
Kendall Cooper, Opinion Editor • October 31, 2017

Recently, school spirit has been a prevalent topic of discussion among students and staff.  A lack of enthusiasm at pep rallies in previous years inspired a new push for school spirit on campus. This...

The Phasing Out of DACA

Kendall Cooper, Reporter • September 22, 2017

President Trump rescinded DACA on Sept 5. DACA is an Obama era government program that shields young, undocumented immigrants from deportation while providing them with work permits. According to...