About us

The Marquee newsmagazine is the nationally and state recognized student-generated publication of Marcus High School in Flower Mound, TX. It is produced, edited and maintained through the efforts of the school’s advanced journalism class. The print edition is published monthly and our web edition is updated daily. The Marquee is designed to serve the school and community as a forum for open discussion and student expression.

The Marquee has a long history of awards both local, state and national. In 2007 and 2010, it won the Lonestar Award for sustained excellence from UIL and has received ILPC  Stars for the last ten years running, including five Gold Stars. In 2009, the publication was ranked the 7th Best Newsmagazine in the nation at the JEA/NSPC convention in Washington D.C. In October 2010, The Marquee was named the second best newspaper in Texas at the TAJE convention in San Antonio.

The Marquee won a CSPA Silver Crown at the 2011 Columbia Press Association Convention in New York City.

The Marquee encourages letters to the editor as a part of its mission to educate, inform and provide an open forum for debate. All submisisons must be signed. The staff reserves all right to edit all material.

If you would like to exchange papers with us, send us your publication at

5707 Morris Road Flower Mound, TX 75028.