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VOLUME TWENTY-FOUR {ISSUE SEVEN} APRIL 9, 2010

MARQUEE newsmagazine

page 3- Select AP testing moved from Trietsch Methodist Church to school auditorium page 14- Boy’s basketball team’s epic venture to state falls seconds short by a basket page 21- Staff editorial supports continuation of grading policy with minor adjustments

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{4} ID tags Students will not be required to wear ID tags on lan-

yards next year after administration decides by luke swinney and carley meiners

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{7} Baseball Winning streak comes to a halt as the boys struggle

to get back into the playoff race. by erryn bohon

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{15} Days in life Student body and class presidents are profiled,

alex mehlhaff

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lajuana hale

principal gary shafferman

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AP testing moved to auditorium

Several tests will be administered on lapboards due to high enrollment, teachers and students voice concerns over decision story By Devon miller Due to the large number of students taking AP exams, five different AP exams will now be administered in the auditorium rather than Trietsch Memorial Church, where the exams were given in the past.

Students will take the US Government, US History, English Literature and Comprehension, English Language and Composition, and World History exams on lapboards, which look similar to the top of a desk, in the auditorium seats. Testing coordinator Brenda Glidewell said that the auditorium was a suitable alternative to Trietsch.

“We did a practice run and I sat in the auditorium chair and the lapboard fits perfectly on the armrests,” Glidewell said. “There’s plenty of room to spread out papers and take the test.”

Despite Glidewell’s reassurance, some teachers say they are worried about the change in testing locations. AP English III teacher Jennifer Forthun said she is worried photo by sarah quinn that many aspects of the auditorium could In the auditorium, students will be spaced out and given lapboards. Teachers like Jennifer Fortnegatively affect students taking the test. hun worry that the different environment will not put students into “testing mode”.

“The temperature is often not ideal,” Forthun said. “The lighting is not good. Students Other students like the idea of lapboards.

“It’s always bothered me that the stuare not sitting in an actual desk which is the Junior Zach Nienhuser said he is looking fordents had to walk over to Trietsch when the way we practice writing and multiple choice ward to using lapboards and testing in the audiweather is bad or when they’re late,” Loughall semester long. I don’t think everyone’s torium because the auditorium and a lapboard borough said. “They’re in one area and the going to get into exam mode as easily as if are more casual than a table in a testing room. test is administered one way instead of in they were in a small testing room.”

“Desks are intimidating to me,” Nienhuser seven or eight different ways with different To prepare her students, Forthun said she said. “They create stress in my mind. I enjoy proctors doing different things.” will take them to the auditorium and allow the idea of a lapboard because it’s a bit more Taking the exams at Trietsch required them to take multiple choice tests and write relaxed. It’s kind of like I’m doing homework a proctor for each essays on or something.” individual testing lapboards.

Though there are varying opinions on the room, with a ratio of Though “I think that once we get past the auditorium, AP US History teacher Rob Doyle about 15 students to AP English idea that the test is going to hapsaid it’s not fair to judge the situation before one proctor. In the IV teacher pen in there...then it’ll all be okay.” the students have actually taken the test. auditorium, LoughKaren Loll -Karen Loll, AP English “I’m going to trust that the administrators borough said four or said she is Teacher have good planning,” Doyle said. “I’m going to five proctors could also worassume that it’s all going to work out. I think manage the whole ried about the students will be prepared going in and it group. Hiring fewer the effect doesn’t matter what the seats are like or what proctors saves the the new the desk is like. I don’t think the environment school money and guarantees that only one environment will have on her students, she is going to affect the scores at all.” method of giving the test will be used. said she feels the students will adapt to the The students will be spaced five feet apart Students also have concerns about taking situation and perform well on their tests. to prevent cheating and give them space to exams in the auditorium. Junior Britt Ousley “Change is always stressful,” Loll said. take their exam. Loughborough said that as said he feels the school should have looked “But I think that once we get past the idea long as the students aren’t sitting beside each at other locations, such as other churches that the test is going to happen in there and other and are prepared the change in venue and the gym. He also said he is worried practice and we discuss how to handle takwon’t be an issue. about the amount of distractions. ing the test in our laps, then it’ll be okay.”

“It’s still the same testing procedure,” “There will be lots of dropping of lapOther schools, including Flower Mound Loughborough said. “You’re just in a large auboards,” Ousley said. “They’ll slide underHigh School, have taken AP exams in audiditorium as opposed to a smaller room. It’s still neath other people and you’ll have to crawl toriums for years. AP Government teacher up to the adults to proctor. It’s still up to the kids and get them and go down rows to get anyDorrie Loughborough said she is more comto take the test ethically and as long as they do where and there will be a lot of messing fortable with the idea of taking the exams in that I don’t think it’s going to be a problem.” around.” the auditorium.

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New rule requires carrying ID tags STORY BY CARLEY MEINERS AND LUKE sWINNEY Unlike some feeder middle schools that require students to wear ID tags on lanyards, principal Gary Shafferman has decided Marcus students must carry their IDs at all times but not necessarily on lanyards next year.

While never a concrete plan, rumors circulated that all students would have to wear their ID tags around their necks during the 2010-11 school year. This new rule would follow the lead of both Lamar and Downing Middle Schools, which each require their students to wear lanyards. However, Shafferman decided that worrying about ID tags would waste valuable time.

“Our big fear is that it would take all our time just disciplining kids for not having their IDs,” Shafferman said. “I am going to require that students will have to have their IDs to check out library books, to buy lunch, and to get into sports games. So they’re still going to have to learn to carry them.

I’m just not going to make them wear it on a lanyard.”

Even though they won’t be in view all the time, Shafferman said he wants a way for students to prove they belong in the building. If questioned, students will be able to pull our their IDs. “If I stopped a student in the hall and asked them, they’ll have to prove they’re a Marcus student,” Shafferman said.

“I don’t know all of (the students), and other people don’t either, so we need a way to make sure everyone in the building is supposed to be there.”

Teacher Kelly Sudderth said she preferred the original plan of wearing ID tags on lanyards because it would help identify students from visitors.

“Lanyard would be better for the school because then

you know a student is supposed to be on campus,” Sudderth said. “If every student is supposed to have a nametag on, and then one person doesn’t have one, we’ll know that person needs to be removed.”

Currently, faculty members are supposed to wear ID tags at all times and any visitors must check in with the office and get a temporary visitor ID. If students were required to wear theirs, everyone supposed to be in the building would have a visible ID. “If they’re not in view, there’s no way for us to know who has one or not,” Sudderth said. “I thought the whole purpose of wearing them was for the safety. If they’re not in view, I don’t think it will make for a safer situation.”

Sophomore Melody Vidmar said both plans have their flaws. While she realizes ID tags might increase safety, she said they’re not worth it.

“I don’t think anyone is really trying to sneak into our school and if someone was trying to sneak in, we have security already,” Vidmar said. “The fact that students have to prove themselves that they belong here with a lanyard, that’s kind of dumb. Only carrying them instead of wearing them around our necks is better, but I’m really bad at remembering stuff so that’ll be a problem for me.”

Initially wanting a way to know that everyone in the building was supposed to be there, Shafferman said he’s found a happy medium. By making students carry their IDs instead of wearing a lanyard, he said it keeps the school safe and eliminates distractions.

“I’m not even doing a good job at wearing my ID all the time,” Shafferman said. “I don’t want to waste time disciplining students for not having their IDs versus them being in class and getting an education.”

Health care overhaul compiled by jasmine sachar After a year of bitter congressional debate, public outcry and much media coverage, the health care reform bill reached the desk of President Obama on March 23 and was signed into law. Changes in the system will take place gradually over the next decade, but many people still aren’t sure what the new law means for them. Here’s a quick look at what the law contains and how it will affect students, families and faculty.

In a nutshell:

- The law extends health insurance to the upwards of 30 million Americans who currently have none.

- The law establishes a government-run insurance plan available for purchase for those who are not covered by their job or don’t want to be covered by a private insurance company.

- It forbids insurance companies to drop coverage of people with pre-existing conditions or drop coverage all together for sick people.

- Americans who do not purchase some form of insurance coverage by 2014 will face a $695 fine per year.

- Small businesses with over 50 employees will have to provide insurance for them or face a fine. There are now affordable ways with which these businesses can purchase plans.

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For the record: - The law states that no public funding will be used to cover abortions.

Insurance, including the government run program, will only be offered to citizens or those here lawfully.

The cost of health: - The bill has a price tag of $940 billion over the next decade.

- Democrats say that it will decrease the deficit by $164 billion over the next 10 years and pay for itself within the next 20. Republicans argue that it will instead plunge the country further into debt.

How it will affect students and families: - Kids will now be able to stay on their parents’ insurance plan until they turn 26.

- In 2014, households earning $250,000 or more yearly will see a rise in Medicare taxes.

- Middle to low class families will receive subsidies when they buy insurance.

- Medicaid, the program already in place that provides health insurance to the poor, will be given to people up to 133% of the poverty level.

- Wage taxes will increase from 1.45% to 2.35%.

Sources: The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, CBSnews.com

photo by taylor thomas Next fall, students will be required to carry their ID’s with them at all times. Unlike middle schools, Marcus students won’t have to wear them on lanyards.

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New school times start next year Story by lauren rose

National Merit Finalists

Photo by mark turnbull The National Merit Finalists this year are (from left) Parth Mirani, Jocob Oller, Tyler Caldwell, Shameer Dhaliwal, Kole Franklin, Rachael Apfel, Shelby Bookout and Lillian Haynes. Kaushik Kannan is not pictured. The finalists took the PSAT Team class in the fall of 2008 and made a score of 215 or higher.

The high school day will begin earlier by 30 minutes for the 2010-2011 school year according to a decision made on March 8, at the Lewisville ISD Board of Trustees meeting. High school will start at 8:15 a.m. and end at 3:30 p.m.

Elementary and middle school days are also affected by the time changes. Elementary school days will be from 7:50 a.m. to 2:50 p.m., and middle schools will be from 8:45 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

The board made these changes to save an estimated $500,000 annually on bus services through Durham School Services, according to Molly Fox,

Lewisville ISD communications specialist. The bus drivers will now be able to run consecutive routes picking up elementary, high school, and middle school students without needing additional drivers.

Fox also said that LISD is facing an approximately $18 million budget deficit next year and believes that the time changes can benefit the schools, students and faculty.

“This was an important cost saving measure without affecting classroom instructions,” Fox said.

“The cost savings will go towards instructional programs and salaries due to growth.”

Classroom parties stir up trouble Class celebrations grow fewer as administration tightens policy Story by KATE O’TOOLE Students may have noticed a recent crackdown in classroom parties in the current year. There are new guidelines for class festivities, which require teachers to get their parties approved by Principal Gary Shafferman.

Although the administration is starting to focus on this issue, Principal Shafferman said that these new rules are to enforce the district and state policies. The district and state rules include distributing other food while school lunch is in session, and to ensure that foods have nutritional value and are store-bought. Shafferman said that he also gets complaints from teachers who say they do not have enough time to teach fully yet they ask to throw parties.

“I’m just following the policies,” Shafferman said. “My issue is more the messes the food make and that I can’t regulate whether it’s brought in from home or store-bought. I can’t watch all this, so then we just say there are not any parties.”

Shafferman said although he initially set the policy of no parties, he has made exceptions as long as the parties fit into the teacher’s curriculum and are thrown in the cafeteria or D110. English teacher Debbie Brininstool is known for having a Great Gatsby party at the end of the semester for her students. She said that although it is gracious for Shafferman to offer these options so she can have her party, it doesn’t work with her lesson.

“I have to have my classroom,” she said. “It’s not just a sit and eat food day. We’re analyzing song lyrics, we’re looking at a power point, and we’re looking at all sorts of

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materials that are just not available in D110.”

Junior Rachel Walsh, who is in Brininstool’s class said that she is disappointed they are not having the Great Gatsby party, but said that it isn’t what school is about and that the new rules seem to be beneficial so far.

“It’s upsetting as I would love to have a party,” Walsh said. “But you don’t come to school to party, so it does make sense.”

Shafferman said that his main concern is safety for the students. Although he is still debating over the party and food issue, he said he finds it worrisome when students and adults bring food and drinks into school as he doesn’t know what is actually in the containers.

“I don’t want everybody to suffer because some people make mistakes,” he said. “I don’t want that to be the case. I’m thinking through the food thing, but the parties really need to tie into the curriculum. I think a fair plan would be one party a semester, but you still would have to follow school district rules.”

As for Brininstool, she said she is okay with the policy Shafferman has put into place and that even though her students are disappointed, she just can’t do the Great Gatsby party.

“I don’t have time to spend days just having parties,” she said. “I have to have an academic focus and part of my academic focus included food elements.

If I have to balance between the academics and the food, the academics are going to win.”

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When life begins rolling downhill Passion for longboarding leads to life threatening brain injury However, this was not the case for Jackson, whose Ripping his favorite sweater, the paramedics quickly at- brain injuries only contintached monitoring equipment to his chest. Seconds later, he ued to worsen. Over the was rushed to the hospital for what his family thought would next few days, the contube a simple evaluation. Little did they know, his injury would sion kept getting increasingly larger, and doctors soon become life-threatening.

Days earlier, junior Kyle Jackson and his friend, junior soon discovered that his Kirk Allen, spent the afternoon surfing the concrete hills of bridge vein – responsible the Highland Shores area on their longboards. On this day, for the draining of fluids they decided on a new venue: Excaliber Drive, located in from the brain – had been severed and the midline of Highland Village.

Mounting his new longboard, Jackson ascended the his brain had shifted 14 milsteep road, while Allen skated a few paces ahead to observe limeters to the left. His once the action. After a successful first ride down the hill, Jackson small contusion had turned into an acute subdural heattempted the feat a second time. There wouldn’t be a third. photo by allison PRZYBYSZ “I don’t remember any of it really,” Jackson said. “I guess matoma, a usually fatal conI lost my balance of some sort at the bottom of the hill and dition.

Junior Kyle Jackson displays his newly stapled head wound post surgery on March 26.

A week after the acJackson suffered severe trauma to the brain after a long boarding accident that left him fell off and started tumbling.” near death.

At the bottom of the hill, Jackson lay surrounded by a cident, the family was visited by Dr. Bruce Mickey, a pool of his own blood.

Allen, watching from a distance, skated the rest of the world-renowned brain surgeon. It was Mickey who decided tors. There were so many get-well cards and a couple balthat surgery would be necessary to remove any damaged way down the hill to his friend. loons – just gifts supporting me and that was kind of nice.”

“I’ve seen one of my friends fall on that hill before and it brain matter and the blood clot from Jackson’s brain. He Tracy said she was surprised by the support her son rewasn’t that bad,” Allen said. “That’s what I thought for a sec- would also be removing a piece of Jackson’s skull tempoceived from his friends. ond – that he was going to have all these burns (but when) rarily in order to relieve the pressure from the swelling of “It was really pretty amazing considering teenage boys, to I went up to him and he wasn’t responding or anything, and his brain. Dr. Mickey estimated Jackson would be at home me, don’t usually care about anyone but themselves,” Tracy there was blood coming out the back of his head, I was just within the next two to three days. said. “But these guys were there for him and really wanted While his midline to support him and show him that they cared. It was really like, ‘Oh my God.’” had shifted back to a Remembering his cell phone was touching.” still dangerous, but re“My friends have really showed me in the car they had parked at the top Jackson said he is especially grateful to one friend in parassuring 9 millimeters, ticular: Kirk Allen. of the hill, Allen quickly searched for that they care about me.” another blood clot had Jackson’s. After contacting 911, he di“If it wasn’t for him, I (probably) would have bled to -Kyle Jackson, 11 formed in the same rected an onlooker to Jackson’s home death.” area it had once been to notify his mother, Tracy Jackson, of Jackson said his days of longboarding are over, and his removed. The doctors the accident. Tracy said she initially mother said she is relieved he came to that decision. Tracy thought her son had been in a car accident because she told him that if he had a seizure then he would die because said for kids who plan on attempting sports like longboardnoticed his car was missing. Eventually, she learned other- his brain would explode due to all the blood. The doctors ing, precautions need to be taken in order to avoid accidents decided to operate a second time where they would now wise. such as her son’s. She said Jackson’s accident probably could “Someone said that he was on his longboard. So I thought have to remove a three-by-four inch piece of bone flap from have been avoided had he been wearing a helmet.

‘It’s not going to be that bad,’” Tracy said. “But when I came Jackson’s skull, but this time it would stay out for a period of “I think a lot of kids think they’re invincible and that notharound the corner and saw him laying there, just laying there three months. Two days later, he had a seizure. ing bad is ever going to happen to them,” Ms. Jackson said.

“It was weird at first because in the hospital, when they “Something like (Kyle’s accident) makes you realize that huin a gigantic pool of blood face down. I just thought, ‘Oh, that first did the surgery, the brain was actually swelling, so it man beings are really resilient but also really fragile.” didn’t look too good.’”

Moments later, an ambulance arrived and quickly trans- swelled out (of my skull).” Jackson said. “I would put my Jackson recently underwent a third surgery to replace ported Jackson to Parkland Hospital in Dallas, a medical cen- hand on it and it would be squishy.” the bone flap doctors had removed. Though he won’t be purJackson remained in the hospital for 24 days, during suing the long-board anymore, he said he plans on living his ter specializing in brain trauma. That night, doctors assured Jackson and his mother that he was only suffering from a mi- which time he spent 21 days in the Intensive Care Unit life a little more cautiously from now on. nor brain contusion and a subdural hematoma – blood clot. (ICU). During his stay, Jackson said he was visited numer“It makes you realize that you can die in an instant,” JackHe should have been out of the hospital in a couple days. Af- ous times by family, and especially friends. son said. “I’m not going to say that I’m going to be more care“My friends have really showed me that they care about ter all, according to his doctors, nine out of ten people would ful with every single thing I do, but I will realize when someme and my family also,” Jackson said. “I had so many visihave recovered within that amount of time. thing in front of me is bad and when I need to step back.”

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Day in the Lives

compiled by carley meiners photos by becca dyer

The Marquee looks into the daily schedules of candidates who won class president and student body elections student body president Allison Riding

6:00 AM ALLISON TIME Allison goes to Seminary every morning at 6 a.m. She arrives at school around 8:30 every morning.

junior class president Zach Carlson

senior class president Lexi Page

8:00 AM

sophomore class president Sean Campbell

LEXI TIME

8:05 AM

Lexi arrives at school to go work on deadlines for MOB. 7:00 AM

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During third period, Allison goes off campus to get things ready for Teacher Appreciation.

10:23 AM LEXI 12:40 PM TIME

4:20 PM

Sean arrives at the bus stop at 8:05 everyday to get to school.

ZACH TIME

Zach arrives at school to lift weights for football.

ALLISON TIME

ALLISON TIME

5:30 PM

Leaves from A lunch to go prepare for AP test in LEAP.

ZACH TIME

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Zach’s hardest class is Algebra II with Mrs. Hazlewood during second period.

12:09 PM SEAN TIME

On certain days of the week, he arrives to work at Marble Slab.

Campbell’s hardest class is Pre-AP Geometry with Mrs. McNamara.

Right after school, Allison goes straight to work at Ousley Vision Center.

5:00 PM

LEXI TIME

Goes straight from school to Life Time Fitness to work out.

Allison is an officer in English Honor Society. She is also in clubs such as Circle of Friends. She recently participated in the Circle of Friends Prom.

Zach is in football and all Pre-AP classes.

He is also in DECA, a marketing club.

Last week he attended DECA day with the Dallas Stars. He said if he doesn’t have to work then typically he goes home and “chills”.

Lexi is an officer in English Honor Scoiety. She is also historian of Science Honor Society. Next year she will be Assistant Producer on MOB.

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SEAN TIME

6:00 PM

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During wrestling season Sean stays after school till 6:00.

This will be Campbell’s second year as a class officer. He said the most nerve racking thing about elections was waiting to see if he won.

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Showcasing their artsy ‘Skills’

Students use knowledge from career classes to compete in state contest

story by Jasmine SACHAR PHOTOS BY SARAH QUINN

paying attention to directions as well as I should have,” Venable said. “We were supposed to have 20 words on the actual ad, but it seemed so over the top.”

The senior spends hours trying to finish his Senior Chelsea Sherwood returned to the state comseven-second computerized animation, frame petition for the second time this year. Last year, her by frame. In it, a cartoon boy sits alone at a table, submitted illustration, a vectored Native American playplagued by creativity block. This character taps ing the flute, was the state runner-up and almost went his pencil furiously against his temple in a des- to nationals. Points were lost, however, because of the perate attempt to generate some kind of idea. Then, judges’ interpretation of the flute as a “peace pipe”. the pencil sinks into his head. Upon pulling it out, Sherwood’s finished project, which also won a blue the boy’s imagination bursts from it. ribbon at state this year, is a water-colored underwater In this case, the cartoon boy mimics the artist, 3-D fantasy scene, inspired from the 1954 American Dale Jackson Career Center student David Ven- monster film “Creature from the Black Lagoon.” In able, who often faces similar problems. And the the illustration, the creatures try to tame and capture unfinished seven-second animation handed in was a giant sea horse. Ocean growth and shells scatter the enough to land him a blue ribbon at the Skills USA floor. Both the creatures and the sea horse are intricatestate competition on March 27. It received a near ly drawn and detailed with micropen and pop out from perfect score of 99/100. the pale blue sea backdrop.

“I felt surprised but I felt proud of myself,” Ven“Just being able to express yourself in pictures and able said. “It’s the sort of thing where I felt very actually creating something that others can appreciate, confident in the idea bejust makes me happy,” hind it and that was reasSherwood said. “It’s surance saying ‘Yes, the fun too, just to see “I was like, ‘You know what? I just want idea’s good.’” where you can go with to design something that I would like’, Skills USA is a comthings.” and I just had fun with it.” petition comprised of Both Sherwood

- David Venable, 12 both onsite team and and Venable learned individual competitions their competition held between career center students at regional and skills from taking the three Advertising courses at state levels. Categories range from 3-D animation to DJCC. Venable is now in the fourth and final semeswelding, and students use their experiences from ter, a sort of internship program where students do DJCC classes to compete. more hands-on work for actual clients.

Along with submitting an animation to the com“(For) kids all over that need a like-minded stupetition, Venable competed in an onsite competi- dent base, it’s perfect,” Venable said. “The kids that tion for advertising and design on the district level draw in class, the kids that are in Art Club that are so in February. In a room with other local career cen- very passionate about it, it’s a room filled with those ter students, Venable was given three hours and a people. You learn from the teacher quite a bit but you prompt: create a logo and magazine ad for fictional a also learn from each other so very much.” restaurant called Tsunami Sushi. A novice to compeSherwood, who plans to pursue graphic design in tition in general, Venable was nervous. college and hopefully free-lance advertising and design “It started out stressful but then it got to the point later, credits her skills to the laid-back enwhere I was like ‘You know what? I just want to de- vironment of the advertising classroom. sign something that I would like,’ and I just had fun “If they feel like doing stuff on the comwith it,” Venable said. puter, the can do that,” Sherwood said. “If Venable placed third overall, and because a high- they feel like doing traditional art, they er placing competitor dropped out, he also was able can sit around the table and draw or waterto compete at the state level two weeks ago. At the color or paint. You’re treated as adults in state competition, the students were told to create there. It’s cool because you get to choose an ad for salt in the style of a “Got Milk?” ad. Venable where you want to go said he didn’t fare as well as he hoped. with things and grow in “It was a mixture of the prompt along with not that area.”

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Deadly Sins

CONTRIBUTORS: LAUREN ROSE AND SAMANTHA DRAPER

With appearances in pop culture and classic literature such as “The Chronicles of Narnia” and “The Divine Comedy”, the Seven Deadly Sins have left an iconic mark on Western civilization. The Marquee examines the mark left by the Cardinal Vices in context of Marcus High School and society in general.

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The Marquee asks three Marcus students what they think about the seven deadly sins and their prevalance at Marcus.

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Students are very materialistic and are constantly wanting more. Life has become a competition to see who can make the most out of it, while making the most money, At Marcus this is very apparent and can be seen in many aspects. A lot of students do not think of others; they only think of themselves. Material things are the only things that matter to some students here at Marcus, which can be seen through students’ designer clothes, and high price cars. Students have an excessive desire for the latest and most expensive things, also known as greed.

There are many students involved in honor societies and other programs that require service hours.

Students that are involved in these programs usually do not do the service work to benefit others; they only do it to benefit themselves. At Christmas everyone asks for expensive things instead of thinking of others and providing them with the necessities of life such as clothing or food that they may not have. Throughout time people get more greedier and need the latest things to appease their wants. Why not walk in someone else’s shoes who is less fortunate than all of us and find out what a real necessity it.

Desire is a human characteristic that is felt by all individuals throughout their lives. It is, in fact, desire that ultimately fuels human society. Desire for money, desire for power, or in some cases, desire for sex. That’s right, I’m talking about lust. Although lust is looked down upon in out society it is inevitable to avoid. High school is packed full with young adults like myself experiencing the most hormone packed days of our lives.

As I walk through the halls of Marcus, every day I see couples holding hands, sharing a hug, or a brief kiss. I speculate why the two are together, and often conclude it is largely due to lust. While companionship is rewarding and has various benefits, having a relationship in high school is just something teenagers must deal with in efforts to gain a greater goal. Even those with much to lose will gamble everything to satisfy their lust. Take Tiger Woods for example, one of the most successful athletes. He is a role model for millions of children, yet he sacrificed his reputation and integrity to fulfill his sexual urges. Former president Bill Clinton is no stranger to the 4th deadly sin, as Monica Lewinsky will vouch. Although lust is considered “a deadly sin” it is clearly a human trait that cannot be ignored.

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Santiago Delgadillo, 11 A very funny man once said, “love looks through a telescope; envy through a microscope.” The desire of having something that someone else has can be very infectious, and if one focuses too much on things that they don’t have, instead of the wonderful things that they have been blessed with, they are looking through a microscope. To be truly happy with what you have, you should look at the big picture and not focus on the small things that you lack.

So why is the grass always greener on the other side?

Simple, humans always want what they can’t have. We are always going to be jealous of the girl in first period with the brand new Lexus, and that kid who lives in the million-dollar house with his brother. But why don’t we take a closer look at the other side, that kid that lives on his own probably never sees his parents who are too busy working to pay for the expensive lifestyle that the family is used to living. And that new Lexus that girl just got, mom and dad are going to be paying for that for at least another five years. In foresight, those kids that you envy might envy you just as much. When you look at the bright side of things, your lawn isn’t as brown as you make it out to be.

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The History of the Seven Deadly Sins Story by Shameer Dhaliwal The Capital Sins, or more commonly known as the Seven Deadly Sins, can be traced back as far back to the early 5th century. The Greek ascetic Evagrius Ponticus (ca.

345-399) was believed to have been the first to identify the Capital sins, which were originally eight instead of seven. The eight included gluttony, impurity, covetousness, anger, dejection, ennui, vainglory, and pride. In the late 6th century, Pope St. Gregory I refined this list into the seven we know today.

These Seven Deadly Sins began appearing throughout Western culture soon after, compiled by Joey Ulfsrud and Ashley solari

notably in Dante Aliegheri’s allegorical epic, The Divine Comedy, Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales and Edmund Spenser’s The Faerie Queene. Modern examples incorporating the Seven Deadly Sins include C.S Lewis’ Narnia series and the film “Se7en”.

Although they are never listed in the Bible, the Sins do appear individually throughout it. It is also important to note that the Seven Deadly Sins were technically not believed to have been sins, but rather inclinations toward committing sin. In that sense, the label “vices” would be more appropriate.

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Gluttony is the opposite of moderation; gluttony is to take everything in excess.

America is, according to the World Health Organization, the most obese country in the world, with 30.6% of the country being considered obese. So, it is evident that America is no stranger to gluttony. America also has rampant vices, which are evident in its culture and society, including addiction to alcohol, sexuality, and even video games.

Through these excesses, the consumerism of America is made all the more evident. All these things simply point to the fact that America is extremely guilty of gluttony.

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Wrath is a strong and fierce anger. Negative reactions can lead to temperamental arguments or have led to historical events such as the Holocaust. Wrath is still seen in the community by violence, rape, and assault. According to a 2008 CBS news study, 90,000 women reported they were raped in the United States while another 75,000 went unreported. When reacting to any situation it is up to the person to choose their emotions accordingly. Before reacting impulsively with anger, each person must choose a better emotion to keep the peace.

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ride

Said to be the root of all evil, pride often leads the person to easily commit any of the other sins. In biblical history, Lucifer was removed from heaven because he believed he would be a greater god. Pride has been portrayed since then. America is known as being one of the most prideful countries in the world. Pride is difficult to identify as a sin, partly due to many believing that pride is not sinful, and also due to the scarcity of statistical evidence.

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Sloth is the indulgence of a person’s laziness, and the avoidance of work. Yahoo! news reported that nearly a third of children in the entire world are designated as “couch potatoes,” signifying that they are seated, watching television, on the computer, or are playing video games for over 3 hours a day.

The study surveyed 70,000 children from over 30 nations, and the results show that slothfulness is a problem with all of the world’s young people. It is evident here at Marcus as well, with many of the students not turning in homework, or calling in sick to school or work, all for some extra playtime.

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Cinderella story ends in heartbreak Last second overtime loss finishes boys’ season, crushes state hopes PHOTOS BY ALLISON PRZYBYSZ

CAPTIONS BY LUKE SWINNEY

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Senior Jacob Holden shows his emotion after the boys’ 45-43 semifinal loss to eventual state champions Fort Bend Bush.

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1. Head coach Danny Henderson (center) and assistant coach Kenny Boren (to his right) yell in frustration when officials only put .3 seconds on the clock after a Marcus timeout. The team trailed 45-43 with enough time to get one quick shot off. 2. Senior cheerleader Mallory Blaylock leads the Marauder fans in a “Go, Marcus Go!” chant.

With school released at 1 p.m., hundreds of students made the drive to Austin. 3. In the .3 seconds remaining in the game, sophomore Marcus Smart made a quick catch and release from about 20 feet away, but it was well short. Henderson consoles a devastated Smart as the final buzzer sounds. 4. Sophomore Phillip Forte dribbles down the court right before halftime where the team trailed Fort Bend Bush 23-19. Forte led the team’s eventual 4th quarter comeback with three consecutive three-point shots.

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Sophomore Marcus Smart shoots a free throw during the semifinal game. “The atmosphere was great,” Smart said. “Just being able to go out and play with my teammates was amazing. It obviously hurt to lose, but it made me realize how we have such a great opportunity to be back next year and hopefully win.”

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Seizure changes abilities

PHOTO BY NATHANIEL KATZ Junior Devon Wallace bats against Lewisville on March 24, contributing to a 7-5 win.

Story by ALEXANDRA MEHLHAFF Devon Wallace, age 12, stands staring at her father with a glazed look in her eyes. Her father, Terry Wallace, stares at his daughter and repeats the question. “What color shoes do you want for the tournament? Red ones of white ones?” Devon mumbles as the seconds tick by. Her attempt to answer the question leaves her father confused. After about 20 seconds, Devon’s focus finally snaps back into place and her eyes clear up and she is able to speak clearly. Her father is silent as she simply responds with, “I’ve been trying to tell you about this.”

Devon was diagnosed with partial epi- the fast track towards softball success. lepsy during eighth grade after experienc“My dad convinced me to try to throw ing similar seizures during seventh grade. right-handed one day,” Devon said. “It didn’t It wasn’t until she had one while her father feel completely awkward so we kept going asked her about softball shoes that Devon’s with it and practiced six months, about a 100 problem was brought to the surface. She balls a day. I have now been throwing rightunderwent many different tests, such as the handed for one-and-a-half years now and I acsleep deprivation test. Finally, the doctors tually received a scholarship playing softball diagnosed her partial epilepsy, and Devon to Arkansas.” soon discovered how quickly it could affect Devon’s father watched over her quick her life. progress. He helped her through the tests Since she was five years old, Devon she had to undergo, through the frustration had been an active player of softball, both of pitching and finally watching her triumph on school and select teams. She quickly as she slowly takes her steps towards a succlimbed her way through teams, gaining cessful future. experience and recognition from teammates “It has been tremendous,” Mr. Wallace and friends. However, the seizure she had in said. “She’s surprised us at how well she’s seventh grade soon took its toll. progressed. It’s been a little over a year now, “I was at practice one day and I was just and she can actually throw as hard and as far having trouble throwing and we couldn’t right-handed as she could left-handed. We figure out why,” Devon said. “We spent two couldn’t be any happier.” years trying to fix it. (The seizure) changed Besides playing softball in college, Devon my mechansaid she wants ics. My brain to continue folcouldn’t connect lowing her ca“My brain couldn’t connect with my with my arm to reer aspiration arm to throw correctly anymore.” throw correctly of becoming -Devon Wallace, 11 anymore. After I a pediatrician. got on the mediHowever, after cine, the seizure going through stopped happenthis experience, ing, but I still couldn’t throw.”

Devon is considering putting a spin on her Devon fought through frustration during eventual career dreams. her eighth and ninth grades. With her arm “I have thought about neurology now,” not responding the way she needed, Devon Devon said. “The doctor I went to see worked considered quitting. However, during sopho- on neurology for kids so I’ve been thinking a more year her father came up with a simple lot about that. It would have been so easy to solution that would help Devon get back on just give up and stop. It’s been a trip.”

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Doubles tennis hope to meet goals, go to regionals

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Story by NATASHA JORDAN AND LUKE SWINNEY It’s the same match-up it came down to last year. In 2009, their loss to Jesuit ended their season and state hopes. This year on March 30, the boys’ soccer team had a chance for revenge. But when the final whistle sounded, bodies fell to the ground and soccer players began to weep. Marcus boys lost to Jesuit 2-1.

Being only a sophomore, Caleb Richardson has two more years of Marauder soccer ahead of him, and he said he expects to continue to the state game next year.

“I am looking up to the seniors that we have right now and seeing how they are leading,” Richardson said. “I feel like they are role models.”

The girls’ soccer team faced a similar defeat during the UIL bidistrict game against Colleyville Heritage on March 23. Losing 1-0, the Lady Marauders’ season was over. Although this season was tough with a lack of practice fields, junior Haley Anderson said the team’s focus is beginning to get back on track.

“We’re kind of confident, but kind of nervous,” Anderson said. “We’re just now starting practice with the new kids coming on to the team next year. Even though there are not that many juniors, we all really want to go to state and we never really had that mentality this year.”

Hesitant start leads track closer to district meet Story By CARLEY MEINERS

Story By JASMINE SACHAR Despite setbacks due to rainy weather, tennis has won two of three tournaments they have competed in this spring.

Last fall’s district loss to Flower Mound is now history.

“Our off season’s awfully small,” coach Kelly Langdon said. “When you’re young, you bounce back from that kind of stuff pretty easily.”

The team tennis format of the fall is over and tournaments are based on the totaled score of individual players.

Senior captain Whitney Hobson said that her season is going particularly well and hopes to advance to regionals. She and her doubles partner sophomore Jordan McDaniel have only lost three matches this season at press time.

“Regionals, it is a good experience,” Hobson said. “It’s really intense competition. I want to play some better people than in our district. That makes me determined to go.”

On March 26, the team competed in what Langdon called the team’s “biggest test”, a tournament in Allen against several West Texas schools. They placed sixth out of 32 teams.

The district tournament was held April 7 and 8.

“I think we’ve got a good chance of making it pretty far,” McDaniel said. “Our district is definitely not as hard as some others.”

Season play ends with soccer defeats

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Failing to meet expectations Sophomore Nick Felan intercepts a pass for a break away which led to Marcus’ first goal and tied the game 1-1 against Plano East during the second period. Marcus played well but ended up losing their game to the Panthers late in the third period 3-2.

Sweat beats down her face as she positions herself at the starting line. Five more seconds to go. The shot fires and the race is on.

Senior relay runner Rachael Apfel has been on the track team since her freshman year. For three years in a row she has made regionals. Today she will compete at Goldsmith Stadium in the Marcus Invitational. Apfel said this week will determine how district will be next week.

“This week we’re hosting the meet so we decided who to invite and we invited pretty much everyone who is going to be at district,” Apfel said. “So this week will pretty much show us how we are going to do next week at district.”

Many seniors graduated last year so coaches have been working on creating stronger athletes. Coach Brad Brevard said things started slow early in the season.

“We’re finally getting a little more speed,” Brevard said.

“We haven’t been as fast as we were in the old days. But it kind of looks like the girls have a pretty good shot at district championship, and the boys might be able to slip up into third or fourth. We’ve won 49 district championships (both boys and girls), so we have a really good tradition. We need to keep coming together as a team and work to get our numbers up.” design by maria heinonen

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Playoffs ahead, team narrows focus able to overcome the various age differences.

“I feel like we have varsity level players on varsity,” As the Lady Marauders warm up in preparation for Tumilty said. “When they’re out there on the field, they their first district game of the season on March 25, aren’t allowed to be freshman, sophomores, juniors or songs like Kesha’s “Tik Tok” and the Lion King theme senior... Age shouldn’t be a factor, it’s ability.” song blare throughout the stadium grounds. That While age can contribute to instabilities among night’s opponent was Lewisville, and the girls were team members of any sport, Tumilty said the players looking confident. have done a good job of assimilating with each other.

Consequently, after a 5-0 defeat of Lewisville’s “It’s difficult to have a 14-year-old out there with an Farmers, the Lady Marauders furthered their winning 18-year-old, but I think that the upperclassmen have streak with a 7-0 win against the Southlake Carroll done an excellent job of making the freshmen feel like Dragons on March 27. While the Dragons have proved a part of the program,” Tumilty said. “I have had nuto be tough contenders in the merous parents (of freshpast, coach Christy Tumilty said men) comment on that, so “Right now we’re doing pretty the small yet competitive district that’s a real credit to the upwell since we’re friends on and is the team’s main concern. perclassmen.” off the field.” ”All of our district games are Junior Courtney Flanery -Courtney Flanery, 11 big because we only play ten,” said getting everyone on Tumilty said. “I think that’s why the same page took time, last year, in the regional quarterbut it’s now paying off. finals, we were playing a team “The age difference from our own district.” hasn’t really affected our performance in district,” Tumilty said the team’s success will depend on a Flanery said. “It’s just a matter of getting everyone in consistent performance throughout districts, despite sync. Right now we’re doing pretty well since we’re the fact that the girls don’t play together regularly. friends on and off the field.”

“In a lot of ways we are the same (as last year) With a 2-0 district standing so far, Tumilty said she because we brought back so many players,” Tumilty hopes to continue advancing through district in hopes said. “It’s interesting because they don’t play together of making playoffs. year round, you have to get that chemistry back.”

“You have your ultimate goal, but you have your The 2010 team roster primarily consists of juniors, goals along the way that you have to set to keep yourin addition to a total of nine freshman, sophomores self focused,” Tumilty said. “You have to reach those and seniors. However, Tumilty said the team has been goals so you’re ready when you make playoffs.”

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Photo by allison przybysz Senior Heather Foust pitches against Lewisville on March 25. Marcus won the game 5-0. The game was initially scheduled for March 24, but was cancelled due to weather conditions.

Beginning success lost with time Teamwork needed to recover seven-game winning streak STORY BY ERRYN BOHoN

Photo BY SARAH QUINN Junior pitcher Michael Gill awaits a pitch at Rangers Ballpark on March 8 against Keller High School. Marcus won 8-7, bringing their current district record to 2-3.

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“You can do it your way. If you lose, we’re doing it my way.”

Pressure builds as head coach Art Senato prepares the team for the first inning. With the current record 2-3 in district, the next few district games will determine whether the season will end successfully or not.

After a seven game winning streak early in the season, the boys have now lost seven of the past ten games. Senato said the team doesn’t rely on just one or two players to carry the team, but instead on the team’s chemistry and teamwork.

“During our seven game win streak, our best players did not perform that well,” Senato said. “We kept getting somebody different coming up with a big game that helped us win.”

He also said the team does a lot of team building exercises and has a mental skills coach come to the school two to four times a year to work with the guys.

“I believe that this is very important because there is so much failure in baseball,”

Senato said. “And there are times when (the team) does not deal with failure very well.”

Senior pitcher Brode Boyd, who also occasionally plays centerfield, said that the season has not been going as well as it should be, and the team is not living up to their expectations.

“Our defense has been breaking down during games,” Boyd said. “And we haven’t had that big hit when we really needed it, but if our pitching goes well and so does our defense, it should all work out.”

Boyd said that the team hopes to go as far as they can into the playoffs and reach their ultimate goal of becoming state champions.

Until then, he said the team needs to bring up their game.

“In our first district loss against Southlake, we did not support our pitcher when he was doing really well and we did not get any big hits,” Boyd said. “In the Coppell game, we played pretty well but our pitching let us down at the beginning.”

Boyd said that the coaches are upset with the outcome of the team’s performance right now, but that they also have every right to

be upset.

“They will continue to push us, but they have already worked more on conditioning, changing the line up, and changing practice up,” Boyd said. “They are going to do everything for us to perform the way we should be.”

Junior pitcher Michael Gill said that the team had a rough start. He said that they are solely worried about statistics and they are struggling at hitting and fielding because they are afraid to fail.

“The first district game against Coppell was frustrating because I personally could not do anything to help the team except hitting,” Gill said. “We couldn’t get the runs we needed. We didn’t play like a team and the coaches are getting frustrated.”

Like Boyd and Gill, Senato said he hopes that the team will come together soon so they can finish out the season with a winning record like it started.

“I have a saying that I have used on a tshirt which I may need to bring back,” Senato said. “It says, ‘One of us is not as strong as all of us.’” {the marquee} APRIL 9, 2010

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Grabbing a slice from local pizzerias Story by natasha jordan

Photos by mark turnbull

Over spring break, the Marquee staff ventured to four local pizza restaurants in search of not only the best pizza but also for a great atmosphere as well. At each of the four restaurants, the supreme pizza, or a pizza similar to a supreme, was ordered. Keeping the pizza the same allowed for a variable to be consistent, providing an assessment that could be as accurate on rating as possible.

Pizza They don’t sell pizza by the slice anymore, but the small pizza is worth the cost of about $10. This pizza contains pepperoni, sausage, onions, green bell peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes, and red bell peppers. Z Pizza is the healthiest of the four due to their use of organic ingredients.

Atmosphere This new restaurant has a fresh atmosphere with a sense of a casual yet upscale feel.

The employees were kind and the pizza was served at the quickest rate of the four.

Pizza They do not have a common supreme pizza, but the closest item on their menu is called a Contadino, which contains peppers, salami, corn, Italian sausage, roasted green bell peppers, onions, cheese and red bell peppers for $10.49 for a personal pizza.

Pizza The twelve inch slice of pizza which hangs off your plate and has all the works: cheese, sausage, pepperoni, mushrooms, green peppers, black olives and onions is worth the price of $3.51.

Pizza The pizza tasted very similar to Nick’s pizza and had similar toppings as well. The service was slow and the employees were not the friendliest. You are better off driving down the road for the same pizza, faster delivery, and the same price.

Atmosphere The atmosphere was casual but acceptable for a quick bite of pizza with a hint of Italian spoken in the kitchen. This family-owned business is located on Justin Road.

Atmosphere Located just down the road from Nick’s Pizza and Pasta, the atmosphere was more upscale in decoration, giving off more of an Italian feel with its mural of an Italian city.

Atmosphere This restaurant was by far the most upscale and lavish. Seeing the wood-fired oven they cook the pizzas in gives not only a homey feeling but one of Italy as well.

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Top 10 rainy day activities COMPILED BY JOEY ULSFURD GRAPHICS BY AMY HILLBERRY

PHOTOS BY NATHANIEL KATZ Sophomore Andrew Mogollon stresses over his assignment in Mr. Poe’s English II class.

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Though it may sound like an odd thing to do on a day stuck inside, cooking can be a rewarding thing to do. Even if the corned beef doesn’t end up being as good as you would have hoped, there is always the option of ordering pizza in the end, still with the pride of a full day’s work.

Run out and grab a great book and start reading it. Get out there and grab the Lord of the Rings trilogy or do your best to chronicle the entirety of a Harry Potter book. Don’t freak out if you come out of reading a book, and happen to be a little more cultured.

Board games are horrendously unappreciated. The board games that are based on luck, surely, don’t deserve any more appreciation than they get, but games like Clue and Monopoly deserve a lot more than to be grouped up with the game Life. Not only that, but these games are really good at making time fly.

Why stay inside if it is refreshingly cool and wet outside? Snag a swimsuit and get out there, already! The rain will be cool, and will be more refreshing than your pool at this time of the year. Also, you will be viewed as weird by all of your neighbors, free of charge! Keep a watch out for thunder and lightening.

Tivo was definitely made for rainy days. Sitting on the couch, watching your favorite show, or going through reruns of “Whose Line is it Anyway” is just another great way to spend a rainy day, especially if you are joined on the couch with a bag of potato chips.

The Internet exists to be explored. Billions of webpages flood the net with an overwhelming amount of information. Surfing sites like Wikipedia or About.com is a really good time killer, and you might actually learn something interesting.

Sleep is the best, healthiest way to recharge the human body, and it is definitely one of the best things to do on a rainy day inside. Students always complain about how tired they are, and this is a good way to fix something like that.

There aren’t many excuses to go and sit down in a different building to watch a giant television. But one of those excuses is the storm billowing outside. Heading out to the AMC to catch that new Gerard Butler movie early in the day will net you matinee price as well.

Sometimes the best person to spend time with on a rainy day is Mario.

Getting your game on is not only a great way to kill time, but it also helps hand eye coordination. Just taking the time to turn on the 360 will increase your finger strength, which is just icing on the cake.

A sofa fort is a fortress formed from the strongest of two materials, couch cushions and blankets. Created to keep all malevolent forces out, and also to create the ultimate lair for the safekeeping of awesome. Such a power of greatness in the world can only be powered by one thing---the power of friendship.

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Feeling tense?

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With AP tests quickly approaching, The Marquee surveyed 100 students to find what stresses them out and how they cope.

Top 5 Causes of Stress 1.Schoolwork

is the leading cause of stress in our students, as 69% of surveyed students specifically said school, grades and homework stress them out the most. With the giant workload some teachers give, especially to upperclassmen in AP classes, it’s no wonder students can feel overwhelmed.

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survey taker summed it all up in one word, “DRAMA.” Social interaction is a big part of high school and in turn causes students to stress. It may seem silly in the long run to worry about whether Bob still likes Sue or has moved on to Cindy, but these social relationships keep school from being just classwork with grades.

though it can sometimes be helpful, the pressures parents put on their kids is more than enough to cause teens to stress. Whether it’s preparing for college or succeeding at an extracurricular, parents pressure their kids (sometimes unknowingly) to perform their best.

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some students worry solely about their grades and friends, many also have an extra element to add to their stress – work. The extra hours students put into their jobs on top of worrying about school is enough to stress anybody out.

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students who said school stresses them out also said extra-curriculars do too. The hours required for these activities, especially ones like band and athletics, which involve many after-school hours, make it difficult for students to straighten their priorities and focus on their grades.

WORKING OFF THE STRESS

Only 7% of surveyed students said they exercise to relax and de-stress.

DID YOU KNOW? One cardio exercise session usually generates 90 to 120 minutes of relaxation response and also decreases electrical activity of tensed muscles, which helps relieve anxiety and stress.

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best of the unknown Some of the best parts of pop culture are the parts most people don’t know about. Underground bands, small-budget films, websites run by small businesses and TV shows with smaller audiences all have their merits and many of them have things that popular media doesn’t. The Marquee takes a look at the cream of the unknown crop.

television show: Psych

REVIEW BY KATE O’TOOLE

Looking for the unpredictable in television? Check out the hilarious USA series Psych. The main character is Shawn, a fake psychic who helps the Santa Barbara Police Department with cases. While this may sound similar to The Mentalist on CBS, Psych came first and is considerably lighter.

Although Shawn is not a psychic, he is a real detective who was taught by his father to pay attention to detail.

Instead of focusing on the victim, the show follows Shawn’s talents for finding small details to solve the case. Meanwhile, it showcases the interactions between Shawn and Gus, Shawn’s best friend, who knows that Shawn is lying about his abilities. Although season four just ended, Psych will be back on in the summer. In the meantime, you can catch up by watching the series online or on DVD.

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website: Spill.com REVIEW BY TAYLOR ROSS Spill.com is not your average review site. Sure, they have the standard podcast reviews and news on the entertainment industry, but they have something not a lot of websites have: connections. Now that sounds useless with Facebook and Twitter, sites which are based on the connections between people, but Spill has something that Facebook doesn’t. Has anybody sent a message to Mark Zuckerman of Facebook and had him respond like a friend would? No. Admins

usually don’t care about the users, only the money they can make from them. Spill.com, does not.

The content, which is incredible for being such a small business, is not what draws fans in. It’s that the users are treated like family by the admins rather than being left to connect with others on their own. No other site does that.

No other site really cares. Thus, a website could not be more highly recommended than Spill.com.

band: The Summer Obession REVIEW BY DEVON MILLER After a breakup and a four-year hiatus to explore other projects, The Summer Obsession got back together and is planning to release Believe Nothing Explore Everything, the follow-up to their 2006 album This is Where You Belong.

Though This is Where You Belong failed to make an impact on the Billboard Top 100, the varying musical styles of each song and the catchy lyrics make the album worth a listen, especially in preparation for the new album.

This is Where You Belong starts out with the upbeat love song “8 AM,” which sets a summery tone for the rest of the CD. Though the music is light and happy, the lyrics have a melancholy vibe to them that creates a clever contrast which sets them apart from other groups. As the album progresses, The Summer Obsession continues to capture the listener’s attention with a mix of cheerful songs like “Melt the Sugar” and heart-wrenching ballads like “I Miss You.” The CD is good from beginning to end and is worth the $10 price.

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movie: A Serious Man REVIEW BY PATRICK IVERSEN

Larry Gopnik’s wife is leaving him for his best friend.

His son is smoking pot. His daughter is stealing money for a nose job. His brother-in-law is sleeping on the sofa. His gun-nut neighbor frightens him. A student tries to bribe him and blackmail him at the same time. God forbid this man visit a doctor.

“A Serious Man”, directed by the Coen Brothers

(“Burn After Reading”, “There Will Be Blood”), is a modern adaptation of the Book of Job. Gopnik, spends the movie trying to find an answer for why God continues to beat him down. The message the movie sends is that to survive God’s body blows with a hopeful outlook is to truly live life. It’s hard not to come out of this movie without a fresh perspective on life.

dishing out the facts...

The Marquee talked to Cafeteria Manager Laura Wilson and found out the most popular food items served at the school. See how much you know. Answers are upside down at the bottom.

1.What is the most popular item bought?

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3.How much money does each line make per day? a. $ 275 b. $ 325 c. $ 450

5.Approximately how much more money does the pizza line make than the regular line? a. $500 b. $750 c. $200 answers: 1.c, 2.b, 3.b, 4.a, 5.c

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Food crackdown, negative impact Classroom parties at Marcus have suddenly diminished thanks to a recent crackdown by Principal Gary Shafferman.

His new policy requires teachers to submit a letter detailing how the party they want to throw will be incorporated into the curriculum. Although we understand Shafferman is doing this for the safety of the students, we feel that the new rules are too strict and there are other problems more pertinent to the school than food parties.

In addition to teachers having to justify their parties, they can only have it in either room D110 or the cafeteria. Not only is it inconvenient for the class to bring all their food to these specific rooms, but it also interferes with the teacher’s lesson plans. If the parties are in the teacher’s curriculum, they may want to lecture and teach as well as enjoy food. The teachers cannot teach to the best of their abilities if they are away from their classroom and materials.

Also foreign language classes like French and Spanish normally have food parties on their country’s holidays. The new policy now sets one culture day for all language classes.

This rule limits students on learning and actually celebrating holidays pertaining to the country and language the student chose to take. The food and culture day each language class gets lets students go beyond learning the language.

This crackdown on parties is not only too strict but unnecessary. There are more severe problems at Marcus than just food parties, such as drugs or harassment. Parties are not part of teachers’ daily curriculum and when teachers choose

to have them, it is a reward after working hard and learning the majority of the semester. Now, these rules seem to make teachers stressed.

One of the concerns Shafferman has addressed about food is that it attracts bugs and makes a mess. But teachers are ultimately responsible for their classrooms and making sure the students clean up after themselves. Teachers stay in their classroom the majority of the day and will not tolerate a mess to be left in their rooms. They will probably be more concerned with keeping their classrooms clean rather than in the cafeteria or D110.

Teachers also are responsible enough to monitor food in their classrooms. If food is interfering with their lessons, they won’t allow food. After all, a teacher’s job is to teach and not to throw food celebrations. When the rare occasion comes to have a party, it is nice for the teacher and the students to take one day off of learning.

Parties are not only good mental health breaks, but they can be great learning tools. All classroom festivities that are thrown tie into teacher’s curriculum. When having a party involving food that pertains to the teacher’s subject, students find it more memorable. Students not only have fun but they learn more about the country, book, or time period they are studying by being interactive.

The recent enforcements on parties have seemed to make teachers not go to the extra lengths to throw celebrations.

Now, students are missing out on fun learning opportunities

that make school memorable. On the rare occasions when we have a party, we should be able to keep the festivities in our classrooms and eat without compromising safety. Shafferman and the administration should reconsider their new guidelines for parties and focus on other school issues.

FUTURE PARTIES IN THE CAFETERIA...

WOW, THIS PARTY IS AWESOME..NOT. THIS FOOD TASTES LIKE CARDBOARD. WAIT IT IS CARDBOARD!

I WANT THE OLD PARTIES BACK.

Improvement in grading policy The issue surrounding equality and fair balance in grading among teachers in the same department has recently become a hot topic among students. The concern stems from the idea that certain teachers grade, assign homework and even teach curriculum differently than their fellow departmental teachers. This causes an imbalance in difficulty levels between classes. While this issue hasn’t fully been fixed, the subject departments’ efforts over the last few years to relieve the situation should be applauded.

Communication between teachers is crucial when it comes to how the curriculum is taught. At the height of the disparity problem, department heads realized there was not nearly enough interaction within each department to ensure classes were moving along at similar paces. To fix this, the department teachers now meet together about every other week to evaluate how far ahead or how far behind a particular teacher is with the curriculum. Teachers are now more aware of when they need to slow a class down so the classes

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will be prepared for the same midterm or final. A simple enough plan, but one that has gone a long way in narrowing the gap between individual teachers.

The difference in how teachers grade is another matter entirely, and is a bit more complicated. The disparity in grading difficulty is less of a problem in Advanced Placement classes, mainly because e very AP teacher is teaching and grading towards how the AP tests will grade. By using the College Board’s testing style as a rubric, AP teachers are much more likely to grade along the same lines as each other. Regular classes, however, don’t have the same luxury. Because they don’t have a set goal to teach to like the AP test, the grading tends to be more uneven. To fix this, the departments (especially the English department) have taken up a sort of peer editing. Occasionally the teachers will bring in copies of papers that they have edited, and their fellow teachers will ‘grade’ their editing for consistency. This serves as a sort of self-check to ensure that the grading styles among

regular teachers don’t differ too much. Again, it’s another small step that has paid off significantly in keeping class difficulties even.

Yet there still remains the issue of homework loads, and students certainly have the right to be concerned about this.

Teacher styles vary greatly, and some teachers simply prefer to give less homework than others. But when GPA and class rank are at stake, the teachers should be giving the same amount of homework as everyone else. Instead of simply eliminating homework, the departments should try to find a happy medium. They must determine a set amount of homework per week, and make sure teachers follow.

The system isn’t perfect, of course, but there is no denying the progress the core departments have made over the last few years. The real need for improvement lies with the regular courses, but establishing a rubric and continuing the constant communication within the departments should continue to diminish the problem.

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LETS GET ECONOMICAL

Work opens a new perspective

Life’s a ride

You shall not pass

Music for the girth

Last year, the seniors went to Life’s a Beach. This year, the senior class gets to thank their lucky stars, heading to Six Flags instead. Riding the Batman is way superior to any of the subpar food or service found at the old Life’s a Beach joint. Either way, you’ll be filled with the taste of vomit. At least Six Flags is fun.

Using the restroom should definitely not be a restricted affair. Let’s give a round of applause to all of the teachers who understand that students are responsible enough to use the restroom on their own. Face it, students are all young adults and will be living on their own in only a few years. Let them get use to restroom freedom.

In the month of March, iPods were rewarded for eating breakfast. In a competition between Marcus and Flower Mound, whichever school could eat the most breakfast food by the end of March got free iPods as rewards.

They are still adding up the numbers but that was glorious.

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SHLEY “BUTTERS” OLARI

Think twice before major decisons Ashley Solari Her eyes shut as a tear ran down her cheek. She looked down at the letter and read the line, “Love Mom.” It was the first time in 16 years she had heard from her birth mother.

Ever since I came to high school, I have sat back and watched classmates around me get pregnant. I would say that, for the most part, teenagers in high school are not capable of supporting themselves, let alone another being.

Students that find themselves pregnant are living in their parents’ house. Their parents pay for the groceries in the house, the clothes on their backs and any other necessity in their life. Having to make the serious decision that will affect a baby’s life is a difficult one and one that should be considered carefully.

Ever since I could form opinions, I have been a strong believer that abortion is wrong. I learned in a research paper from seventh grade the severity of the procedure. It is a traumatizing experience that seems like an impulsive decision and a quick solution. There are many better alternatives to pregnancy such as keeping the baby and seeking help or looking for adoptive parents.

I agree that pregnant teenagers struggle financially on their own so they panic when they find themselves pregnant.

They fear that they will not have the money to pay for the

baby’s basic needs or the physical help from family members or friends to help raise it. Aid such as WIC, Women with Infant Children, pays for all of the baby’s basic needs.

Another way people can seek help is asking those close for assistance. Families generally are okay with baby-sitting.

Keeping the baby and seeking help will not be an easy lifestyle but is a better choice than abortion Adoption is another great alternative. Generally, mothers who turn to abortion are not financially or emotionally stable enough to support a child but there are plenty of stable families that are looking to adopt. It would be amazing to be able to give an infertile woman the gift of life. Even if the mother gives their baby up for adoption, she can choose to have an open adoption so that she have the chance to watch their child grow up. As adoption agencies, it is their jobs to ensure that the baby goes to a stable home. Considering adoption is a better alternative.

I looked back at Samantha Murphy. She looked up from her note and our eyes locked. We bonded over a note that changed her life. It was then, in the summer of 2007, that I realized if her mom had chosen to get an abortion rather than give her up for adoption, I wouldn’t have the best friend I have today.

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The main thing I have learned in my life has been that time is money. My parents and my teachers have told me that I should learn to make responsibility my priority and that some obscure view of integrity in relation to homework from school. But when time is money, its hard to throw any more time away on homework, when I have already invested so much in school.

What I personally have learned about the value of the dollar and responsibility is that my time is worth $7.25 an hour, before taxes, of course, and that my time should be worth every cent. Therefore, after eight hours of $7.25, school is getting a good $50 worth of work out of me every day. When I invest this $50, which is a lot of money for me, I expect a return of equal amount. For the same reason that a movie should be good enough to justify the ticket price and time spent, my education should be worth $50/day.

Besides that $50 investment, however, it is commonly stated by teachers that their students should have about 1-2 hours of homework a night. That extra time is actually equivalent to $7.25-14.50, given there is only one class worth of homework. Now, whether or not the $50 dollar investment in school is worth it or not, I am still being charged the extra homework time, time I could spend working, and actually earning money.

Why would I burn $7.25 finishing a daily grade for class, which only counts for 10% of my grade, anyway? I could work in that time, or I could play video games or watch television, which are worth the time and money I spend on them. Work actually gives me the return of capital, while video games and television give me the return of entertainment. School’s return is harder to detect.

Education is invaluable to me. I am not saying school isn’t worth the investment, I am saying that after $50 of time spent, we shouldn’t have homework. Especially not if I will be paying property taxes heading to my school district for the rest of my life. There goes time and money, down the drain, for 10% of my grade. This is why I don’t do homework.

For students, every hour spent comes out of their wallet.

Homework is not an assault on free time; Homework is an assault on capital.

I hold no grudge against a teacher who gives me homework, I actually respect all my teachers, and I expect them to give me the respect to understand that my time isn’t worthless. Free time isn’t just something for students to spend lazily. Free time, for many students such as myself, is an investment that comes from the knowledge of responsibility and the value of a dollar.

This daily grade busy work is the biggest drain on many students’ wallets. The majority of students that I know who complete every daily grade don’t have the time for a job. No money to gather for college, no money to spend on fun, no money generated at all - for 10% of a grade. I have learned responsibility, how to be an adult, and what the value of a dollar is. In the end, I have learned that there is so much that I am asked to do that isn’t worth it; not because I am important, not even because I am busy, but because time is money.

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D. “Sometimes, different teachers are more lenient and take answers other teachers won’t.”

Dani Doak, Freshman

“No, some teachers teach better and grade on a more advanced level.

Other teachers just follow the basic curriculum and don’t look for much else.”

Bekah Hunt, Sophomore

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{OPINION} Tutor of all evil

Sorry, Pops

Students hate arriving at school early, for anything from tutoring to re-tests. So, obviously, students are super excited when they take the effort to get up extra early and their teachers are not even in their classrooms. It makes students even happier when teachers complain that we, the students, are not punctual.

The student parking lot is the biggest collection of awful drivers in this part of Flower Mound. So, when parents avoid their designated front entrance roundabout for the back entrance in the student parking lot, only problems can arise.

They aren’t avoiding any traffic and are causing problems for everyone trying to leave.

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Low-five Did you give someone a highfive today? Are you entirely confident in the cleanliness of your hand? You shouldn’t be, because the district is debating on what to do with the soap dispensers in the restrooms at the school. Firstly, the immaculate act of a hi-five is in danger, as is the health of all students at school. Secondly, that’s gross.

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Embracing my inner child Alexandra Melhaff

Its pink shining lettering reads “happy birthday!” as the little girl picks up the wrapped box. She is turning seven today. She slowly peels back the folded edges, taking her time instead of just ripping like an impatient toddler. She places the paper over to the side and stares down at a Malibu Barbie in a bathing suit. Her plastic smile stares back at the little girl. She looks up at her parents and their anxious smiles.

“Well? What do you think?” they asked in unison.

“I think it is too young for me. Dolls are for kids, not for me,” she replies like an adult. She pushes the doll away from her and crosses her arms, clearly disappointed. The parents exchange confused looks.

Not far from the festive airs of the birthday party, a 63year-old man rides on a scooter, honking a horn and shouting at the “little rascals” to “get out of the way”. His goofy smile reminds all of those in his path of a toddler getting to know the outside world for the first time. Many parents shake their heads and laugh. “For an old man, he sure has the mental state of a four-year-old,” they say.

He tries to hop around with the scooter but trips, he cries out in agony, “My hip!” People start to give worried looks, and then a wickedly playful smile crosses his lips. “Just kidding!” He laughs and slaps his knee as he watches the sur-

rounding faces transition from frustration to relief and finally happiness. Even at his age, he is still the little prankster he was at the age of 12.

I sit there thinking about these two very different people-one who wants to grow up too quickly and one who would give anything to stay in youthful bliss. An internal alarm clock is alerting me that my days as a kid are slowly starting to run out. Soon I will be in college, taking classes and trying to find time for an already dismal social life. When was there a deadline set upon our lives to dictate that we must become adults?

I do want to get older and take care of myself and be that responsible parent or adult, but at the same time I don’t want to give up the fun of youth. I still want to run through sprinklers in the midst of a Texas summer. I still want to spit watermelon seeds out in the lawn in hopes that they will sprout.

I still want to have fun, even if it means acting immature at times. When I look at these two people I know that I would, without a doubt, rather be the old man who is enjoying life to the fullest then the little girl who wishes she could grow up. I think people would miss out on so much if they force themselves to grow up quickly, and I for one do not want to miss a single hopscotch match.

C. “No, different teachers have different ways of teaching which gives them different ways of grading.”

Alec Little, Junior

“No, they have different opinions on answers. Some teachers look for more in-depth while others don’t.”

Zackar y Wynkoop, Senior

“I think teachers try to be consistent. Every teacher is an individual so they will teach it differently but we put into consideration that the students are fighting for class rank.”

Debbie Loughborough, Teacher

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Dollar bills in strange locations

Amy Hillberry

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I was up front at the cash register at my fast-food job, one fine summer morning, when I realized the silent and amazing observation, there were no customers in the lobby.

So, like any top rate employee, I decided to clean up a bit by picking up the broom and sweeping.

In the middle of my sweeping, the door opened and in walked little shenanigans in motion (pre-teens you might call them). They scurry up to the front counter and before I could walk back up to the cash register I saw that one of the little hooligans that was particularly sweaty take off one of his shoes and reached down to take out his money that was inside of the soaking wet shoe.

After he had ordered his food I kindly said “That will be $9.08”. As he handed me his damp ten dollar bill I was thinking to myself....”mind over matter...mind over matter.... mind over ew ew ew ew this is the nastiest thing I have ever touched in my life and I think it’s moving on its own.” The thing is when I started my job at the fast-food place I hated touching money and now I don’t care at all. It was the act of actually seeing where the money came from that freaked me out. Otherwise, I would have just took his money, questioning to myself why it was damp, but not going any farther than that.

So my question to you is, where do you put your money?

And would I as an employee get freaked out if I knew where it was? I’m being serious here. Researchers at the WrightPatterson Air Force Base in Ohio collected 68 dollar bills from people at a grocery store and a high school sporting event. According to Dr. Peter Ender, lead researcher, sixtyfour of the bills were contaminated with bacteria known to cause either serious or mild illness.

These contaminated bills are usually harmless in healthy individuals, but can still trigger serious illness in those with seriously depressed immune systems.

This paper money was also found to be contaminated with substance of fecal, respiratory, and skin origin. So the foot sweat of the bill I received could actually be the same sweaty bill in your pocket right now. By the way, bacteria and fecal mater are not the only things chilling out on money; cocaine is a dominant residue on bills. Overall, the more worn the bills, the more bacteria was found on them. In very old bills, the contamination rate was closer to 90 percent.

Am I grossing you out yet?

And now the question you might ask me is why am I still working there? I say that it is simple...mind over matter and continuous washing of hands. Life is full of germs. To be honest, I could not really be a true germophobe because I know that there are literally thousands of millions of germs on my skin at this very moment, in my intestines having a party and in my nose doing God-knows-what. So while the rest of the world is cringing with fear of little microorganisms I am going to go to my infested work, just like every other building, and serve food like any good employee does. See you around.

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rd annual tournament STORY BY SAMANTHA DRAPER

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The Habitat for Humanity club hosted its third annual Dodgeball Tournament, the largest fundraiser of the year for the club, on Saturday, March 27. Each year the tournament sparks student interest to help fund raise, as well as take part in the games.

Twenty dodgeball teams competed and raised over $1,100 for the Habitat for Humanity of Denton County. A few times out of the year, the Marcus club is invited to take part in house builds, which includes painting walls and landscaping.

When they aren’t helping participate in the builds, the club members organize other fundraisers throughout the school year to help the Denton County chapter.

Students from many school activities including cross country, football, baseball and Habitat for Humanity took place in the games. Each team had to pay a $50 entry fee that went straight to the total amount raised. Many students took it as an opportunity to have a friendly competition among sports teams.

Junior Mason Salazar, a part of Team Bet used this opportunity to play some dodgeball with friends as well as raise money for a good cause.

“It was a lot of fun. It was really easy to get into and the crowd was really great.”

Club sponsor Rob Doyle said that fundraising for the club is just as important as building the house itself.

“There are always a lot of people who want to build homes, but the money has to be raised somehow,” Doyle said. “We also had a lot of corporate sponsors for the tournament that offered a lot of prizes for the winning teams that we were thankful for.”

The Dream Team, compiled of both basketball and baseball players Phillip Forte, Marcus Smart, Justin Eaklor, Austin Perish, Matt Leadford, Dave Backus and Tanner Backus took the title of Dogeball Tournament Champions. With no practice prior to the tournament, the team worked together to win and to raise money for the club.

Sophomore and Dream Team member Tanner Backus thought it would be a good experience to take part in the tournament when fellow player Marcus Smart asked him to join.

“It was a good fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity. Thats a reason we decided to play,” Backus said. “And it felt good to win. No one thought we would because we are just basketball and baseball guys.”

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PHOTOS BY TAYLOR THOMAS AND KYLE ANDERSON 1. Eyeing their opponent, junior Preston Miller and senior Brode Boyd prepare for a victory during the Habitat for Humanity Dodgeball Tournament on Saturday, March 27, where 20 teams of 6-8 people competed to be crowned Dodgeball Tournament Champions. The money from the tournament will be donated to Habitat for Humanity of Denton County. 2. Juniors Matt Cross and Denton Ward, members of Team BET, hug after a victory in the second round of the tournament. 3. As he throws his dodge ball, junior Mikey Dumloa hopes to hit his opponent. 4. Sophomores Phillip Forte and Tanner Backus and senior Marcus Smart discuss a game plan after finishing a round. Their team, The Dream Team, went on to win the tournament. 5. Junior Craig Lutz winds up for a throw at an opponent.

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