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The Marquee

Marcus High School's Online Newspaper

The Marquee

Marcus High School's Online Newspaper

The Marquee

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Nine dim lights

Nine dim lights

Kaelen Reed May 1, 2023

A festive buzz surrounds senior Tiana Mazisyuk, who uses they/them pronouns. Students are anticipating plans for the upcoming winter break. Whispers of putting up Christmas lights, hanging mistletoe and...

Minority religions in Flower Mound

Minority religions in Flower Mound

Harrison Hamre May 1, 2023

Minority religions in North Texas such as Judaism and Islam make up only 4 percent of the population, with Christianity taking up 78 percent. The Muslim and Jewish populations in Dallas are estimated...

Stepping into the spotlight

Stepping into the spotlight

Muna Nnamani April 24, 2023

As sophomore step team captain Jaida Johnson’s boots scuffed against the gym floor, she fought the panic in her stomach. The panic had been rising all morning. At home, when she skipped breakfast...

Students recount racist behaviors

Muna Nnamani and Aishani Raju April 24, 2023

We interviewed students of color about experiences that they have had in the community because of their race. From coping with daily alienation to handling racism, they share their stories below.   June...

Students of color discuss racial struggles

Students of color discuss racial struggles

Muna Nnamani April 24, 2023

Racism has been an issue in the U.S. for generations, and it often finds its way into schools. Just this month, the n-word was spray painted on Allen High School’s Black quarterback’s house. His...

Parent opinion

April 21, 2023

LISD introduced the Elementary Rover Patrol Program this year, which rotates officers between elementary schools. A new tip line was also created for elementary school families to report suspicious...

Locked doors

April 21, 2023

*All statistics from a poll of over 350 students by the Marquee A key part of Abbott’s change to school safety is the requirement that all outside doors on Texas schools remain locked during school...

Emergency Response

April 21, 2023

LISD currently observes the Standard Response Protocol as its emergency response plan. It refers to five courses of action in an emergency: secure, lockdown, evacuate, shelter or hold. In the case of...

Securing our safety

Securing our safety

Muna Nnamani and Owen Oppenheimer April 19, 2023

After the Robb Elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas last spring, Gov. Greg Abbot mandated school safety measures for districts statewide in a letter to the Texas School Safety Center on June 1. As...

How to get help

April 18, 2023

Fentanyl is highly addictive, but seeking medical help and emotional support can help combat substance abuse. Nicole Hoffman, the clinical director at Roots Renewal Ranch, works with teen girls and their...

How fentanyl works

April 18, 2023

Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid originally created to help patients with chronic pain. Because the drug is not found naturally, it latches onto brain receptors more tightly, which can quicken its effects. When...

How fentanyl is disguised

April 18, 2023

Fentanyl comes in a powder form from China, and much of that is sent to Mexico. There, that powder is pressed into pills and made to look like pharmaceutical drugs — Xanax, oxycodone, hydrocodone, or...

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