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The Marquee

Marcus High School's Online Newspaper

The Marquee

Marcus High School's Online Newspaper

The Marquee

Pitch Perfect 2 Review

Pitch Perfect 2 Review

Alex Helm, Copy Editor May 19, 2015

The pitches are back in the highly anticipated sequel to Pitch Perfect, and the movie does not disappoint. Pitch Perfect 2 follows the Barden Bellas a cappella group in their senior year. After publicly...

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Senior Matthew McClay holds his son in the hospital. He was born on February 12th at the Medical Center of Lewisville.

Father on board

Alex Helm, Copy editor April 8, 2015

Senior Matthew McClay sat in the chair next to the hospital bed where his girlfriend of two years, junior Chloe Fortune, laid. Both of their moms were in the small white room with them, eagerly anticipating...

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Love starts young

Love starts young

Alex Helm, Copy editor April 7, 2015

Over the past few years, the media has become more open to portraying characters in TV shows, books and movies as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. In AMC’s Halt and Catch Fire, the main character,...

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Juniors Bryce Osborne and Gabbi Morris have been dating for over a year and three months. They support each other by going to each other's lacrosse and golf tournaments.

Love isn’t black and white

Alex Helm, Copy editor April 7, 2015

Junior Gabbi Morris was speechless. A girl had just told her that she shouldn’t be dating her boyfriend, junior Bryce Osborne. But her reason why was what made Morris cringe. “I had an African-American...

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Salls looks on from the sidelines while her teammates train. She will play soccer next year at the University of Central Oklahoma, located outside of Oklahoma City.

Game changer

Alex Helm, Copy editor April 7, 2015

Senior Ally Salls sat on the bench on the side of the soccer field, watching her teammates practice. The girls were scrimmaging, yelling across the pitch to one another. One of the forwards shot the ball,...

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Seniors Jenny Hollowell (right) and Emily Plummer (left) were in colorguard for all four years of high school.

Flag phantoms

Alex Helm, Copy editor April 7, 2015

As the band played their final notes and the color guard caught their flags for the last time, cheers erupted throughout the stadium. The stands of the Alamodome were filled from bottom to top with parents,...

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LISD reacts to racial controversy at basketball game

LISD reacts to racial controversy at basketball game

Alex Helm, Copy editor February 20, 2015

Lewisville ISD is currently investigating an issue that occurred at a basketball game between Flower Mound and Plano East on Feb. 13. A snapshot appeared on Twitter depicting students on the Flower Mound...

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Singing to stardom

Singing to stardom

Alex Helm, Copy editor February 18, 2015

Senior Caroline Piper stood outside the doors, waiting nervously. It was almost her turn. Around her, people were talking, singing and reciting their lines. The room was buzzing with noise, but all she...

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New year, new tunes

New year, new tunes

Alex Helm, copy editor January 30, 2015

Say goodbye to last year’s music, and hello to the music of the new year. These new beats are sure to get music lovers out of an old-tune slump. Here’s what’s on The Marquee’s playlist. Female...

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Former substitute Joel Weber stands in front of his future home. He started his project this summer.

Small spaces

Alex Helm, Copy editor December 15, 2014

Former Briarhill Middle School substitute Joel Weber, nicknamed Tarzan by his students, stood looking out at the Nicaraguan community around him. He came to Nicaragua to experience a new culture and a...

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Let them look

Let them look

Alex Helm, Copy editor November 12, 2014

In the world we live in today we are expected to be perfect at all times. We must fit in and look like our friends. We must talk the same and act the same and go to the same parties. We must get perfect...

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