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Junior Matie Wolkow pitches at a home softball game. She has had the jersey number 12 since she started playing at the age of 6.

What’s in a number?

Junior finds special meaning in jersey
Samantha Thornfelt April 30, 2020

Junior Matie Wolkow lives in sets of 12. It’s the number on the calculator she uses in Algebra II. It’s what she catches herself counting out when she counts out things in groups. It’s the...

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Senior Maddie Meiner high jumps 5 feet 8 inches at a meet her junior year, tying the school record.

Getting it done

Senior shares lifelong passion for track
Michael Minton April 29, 2020

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The Kids Kastle construction site is empty as local residents self quarantine due to a stay at home order. The community build days were postponed due to COVID-19.

Building memories

New Kids Kastle increases accessibility, builds community
Madi Olivier April 29, 2020

The reconstruction of Kids Kastle is one of the many events cancelled by the city of Highland Village, which recently issued an emergency declaration in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, cancelling...

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Junior Maddie Felan (left) recently started the non-
profit organization All in for Children with her brother, Nick Felan (center), and his girlfriend, Elizabeth Garcia Creighton (right). The group sews masks for children in hospitals.

Crafts for a cause

Junior starts non-profit to sew masks
Adriana Pueskens 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...

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Head Softball Coach Christy Tumilty and her daughter, senior Kamdyn King, at the 2019 Marquette Christmas show.

Live out loud

Coach reflects on being part of LGBTQ+ community
Ezra Gomez April 28, 2020

A couple walked the waxed white floors of the mall as the scent of over-salted pretzels wafted through the air. In the bustle of it all, they held hands without rings as their kids joined the overall commotion,...

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Sowing seeds of discrimination and racism only divide us as a community. In times like these, we encourage students instead to work to rise above these racists taunts that can hurt fellow students and neighbors.

Editorial: COVID-19 pandemic shouldn’t be blamed on race

Marquee Staff 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...

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The Flower Mound Sally Beauty Supply posts flyers announcing changes being made due to the COVID-19 pandemic on March 21.

Texas governor reopens retail businesses

Ayra Charania 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...

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Senior Marquette officer Bella Fortino leads her line onto the field to greet the players at the start of the Sept. 13 football game. The Marquettes recently decided to postpone their annual spring show and auditions in response to COVID-19.

Marquettes postpone auditions, spring show due to COVID-19

Madi Olivier 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...

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Denton County Judge Andy Eads issued a stay at home order for the county in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Denton County issues stay at home order

Madi Olivier March 25, 2020

Editor's note: This story was named an excellent news story in the 2021 TAJE Best of Texas contest. Yesterday, Denton County Judge Andy Eads announced a stay at home order for the county in response...

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In this podcast, The Marquee asks Flower Mound family practice physician Dr. Jack Johnson student-submitted questions about the coronavirus.

Podcast: Quotes from Quarantine – Episode 3

Local MD answers student-submitted questions about COVID-19
Madi Olivier March 23, 2020

Quotes from Quarantine - Episode 1  

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In this podcast, The Marquee asks Flower Mound family practice physician Dr. Jack Johnson student-submitted questions about the coronavirus.

Podcast: Quotes from Quarantine – Episode 2

Local MD answers student-submitted questions about COVID-19
Madi Olivier March 22, 2020

Quotes from Quarantine - Episode 1  

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In this podcast, The Marquee asks Flower Mound family practice physician Dr. Jack Johnson student submitted questions about the coronavirus.

Podcast: Quotes from Quarantine – Episode 1

Local MD answers student-submitted questions about COVID-19
Madi Olivier March 21, 2020

Quotes from Quarantine - Episode 1  

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