The Marquee

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Editor’s note: this story includes interviews by The Marquee from spring 2020, unpublished due to the pandemic.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...

Inching forward

Pandemic, isolation impacts sophomore's mental health

Muna Nnamani • April 13, 2021

Editor's note: This story was part of the April 6, 2021 in-depth package that won honorable mention for online in-depth packages in the 2022 ILPC contest. Last spring, sophomore Caroline Lehmann...

Lost connections

Sophia Craig and Shriya Mukkavilli • April 12, 2021

Editor's note: This story was part of the April 6, 2021 in-depth package that won honorable mention for online in-depth packages in the 2022 ILPC contest. The pandemic has taken a toll on students’...

Column: Hardly a STAAR test

Garrison Acree • March 10, 2021

Editor’s note: This story won honorable mention for print personal opinion columns in the ILPC contest. December, 2019. I’m taking the freshman reading STAAR test in the gym. There’s a rug...

Seen and heard

Student group pushes for inclusive curriculum

Shriya Mukkavilli • March 9, 2021

Editor's note: This story won second place for print news features in the ILPC contest. It also won second place for feature stories in the 2022 NFPW At-Large contest. LISD SEE, or Students for...

Fashion forward

Senior rediscovers himself during quarantine

Muna Nnamani • March 2, 2021

Editor's note: This story won honorable mention for print features in the ILPC contest. It also won superior for online feature stories in the 2022 TAJE Best in Texas contest. As senior Jaelon Dennis...

Bisexual student dates while closeted from parents

Madi Olivier • February 25, 2021

Editor's note: This story was part of an in-depth package of our Feb. 12, 2021 issue , which won first place for print in depth news/feature package in the ILPC contest. It was also a finalist for...

True colors

Junior reflects on coming out to friends and family

Shriya Mukkavilli • February 23, 2021

Editor's note: This story was part of an in-depth package of our Feb. 12, 2021 issue, which won first place for print in depth news/feature package in the ILPC contest. It was also a finalist for series/project...

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...

Still kicking

Garrison Acree • February 17, 2021

Editor’s note: This story won honorable mention for online sports news stories in the ILPC contest. The date is Jan. 9, 2021. It was frigid on the soccer field. The contrast between the athletes’...

Finding pride

LGBTQ+ identity increases among teens

Madi Olivier, Sophia Craig, and Shriya Mukkavilli • February 16, 2021

Editor's note: This story was part of an in-depth package of our Feb. 12, 2021 issue, which won first place for print in depth news/feature package in the ILPC contest. It was a finalist for series/project...

Review: ‘Soul’ is a heartwarming instant classic

Pixar’s newest film delivers one of the best stories of 2020

Vaibhav Sridhar • February 2, 2021

Editor’s note: This story won third place for online entertainment reviews in the ILPC contest. When I was stuck at home this past winter break, quarantined for a good part of the two weeks, I...