LISD postpones in-person classes
July 29, 2020
In-person learning will be delayed until at least Sept. 8 throughout the district. All students, including those who signed up for in-person or virtual plus learning, will start their classes remotely on Aug. 19. Senior and student body president Morgan Zimmerman said she respects the district’s dec...
LISD to offer in-person and virtual classes
Madi Olivier and Shriya Mukkavilli
July 13, 2020
LISD is planning to offer both in-person and virtual learning options for the upcoming school year, which starts on Aug. 19. The start date was pushed back a week to give the district time for online training and technical preparation. Parents will be able to begin deciding which learning option they want...
Photos: Celebrating spring sports
May 20, 2020
Students celebrated the spring sports seniors, whose last seasons were canceled due to COVID-19, on May 19 with a drive through parade in the student parking lot.
Crafts for a cause
April 28, 2020
Similar to many students in quarantine, junior Maddie Felan has been keeping herself busy with new projects. However, instead of spending her free time finding new hobbies, she’s decided to create a non-profit organization called All in for Children to help make masks for kids in hospitals. While...
Surviving quarantine boredom
April 28, 2020
The Marquee asked four students how they were staying busy during quarantine. Here's what they had to say:
Editorial: COVID-19 pandemic shouldn’t be blamed on race
April 27, 2020
Ever since the coronavirus entered the United States, it has forced widespread closures and caused drastic changes. With the outbreak affecting life as we know it, some have used the place of origin of the virus as a reason to act racist towards Asian Americans, specifically by using phras...
Beyond the location
April 27, 2020
Junior Maggie Ku sat in her classroom, listening to her friends’ conversation while working on her assignment. They were discussing how the Corona beer stock dropped when the topic of coronavirus came up. While filling in her answers, Maggie faintly heard one of her friends whisper to the othe...
Texas governor reopens retail businesses
April 27, 2020
Texas coronavirus cases peaked on April 22 — April 26, with zero shortages in hospital beds, according to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. Additionally, the state is projected to have 957 COVID-19 deaths by Aug. 4. In consideration of these projections, Gov. Greg Abbott plans to slowly reopen businesses. Abbott allowed retail businesses to offer ...
Marquettes postpone auditions, spring show due to COVID-19
April 5, 2020
The Marquettes are one of the many groups on campus that have had to cancel their spring activities, including their auditions for next year’s team. The tryouts were originally going to be held on April 7, but the group is hoping to reschedule them for a later date. “You have a picture in your head of what it's goin...