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[3] NEW ADDITIONS The Shops at Highland

Village plan to add Whole Foods market. story austin rickerson

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cover design hailey painter

entertainment editor courtney clubb

sports editor sydney sund

business manager hailey painter

feature [8] OVERCOMING POTS Junior diagnosed with

disease that affects heart and nervous sytstem. story alyssa schmidt

entertainment [16-17] STUDY TIME The Marquee finds

different venues fit for study groups. story marisa charpentier

sports [18-19] PLAY BALL Baseball and softball teams begin season. story miranda chiechi

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Deadly Decisions event to be held to discourage drinking and driving story ben horton

like to be under the influence of alcohol. There will also be a special guest speaker that will talk to the student body about Breaking News: Passenger dies in automobile crash. the dangers and harm that come with taking part in illegal Fifteen minutes pass. The same headline again. And, again. activities.

In fact, every 15 minutes, an individual dies as the result of Friends of Rachel officer senior Olivia Barr is helping drunk driving. with organizing the day. She said she hopes to get all grade March 20, 15 days prior to prom, levels to assist with the day. the school is going to hold a day entitled “I think it will make a Deadly Decisions. The program is huge impact because people I’d be willing to bet that every intended to help change students’ don’t realize how quickly minds about how they should act on the someone can be gone,” Barr parent would be willing to pick night of April 6. said. you up if you call them instead This will be the first time since 2009 Mullin also said he that the school has held an alcohol recognizes how a day like of getting into a car, drunk. prevention event to this extent. this can change a person’s Jason Mullin, Asst. Principal Students of MOB, The Marquee, life. He has taken part in Student Council and Rachel’s Challenge a drinking and driving are helping to organize and put on the program at his previous entire day. school. He said they had “The goal of the program is to make success in having the kids stop and think,” Assistant Principal Jason Mullin said. program shed light on the effects of driving under the “So many young people, high school and college age, don’t influence of alcohol. realize the magnitude or the gravity of the situation until “When you think of the students that we have lost in the way after.” last year or two, it carries a lot more weight when it is one of Through the day, students will witness a mock car crash our classmates,” Mullin said. “It puts it in perspective.” and use Impairment Goggles that will help show what it is Mullin said he wants students to rethink what they do on

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Use of alcohol by teens kills about

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Teens and drunk driving children were killed in drunk 211 driving crashes in 2010.

62% were in the car with the drunk driver.

1 in 5 teens binge drink.

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prom night.

“A lot of people drink on prom night,” Mullin said.

“I would hope that they are smart and that they don’t put themselves behind the wheel… Even if it is just a couple of blocks, they are still putting themselves and others at risk.”

There are other precautions about this kind of a situation that students can take to prevent drunk driving, according to Mullin.

“I’d be willing to bet that every parent would be willing to pick you up if you call them instead of getting into a car, drunk,” Mullin said. “Don’t ever risk it. If you think you are a little bit, you probably are a lot. It’s a lot easier to figure it out beforehand, instead of when you are sitting in jail or have someone dead next to you.”

Senior Tyler Burger witnessed what happens when someone drinks and drives.

“One time, I saw a driver under the influence crash.”

Burger said. “I thought it was such a stupid mistake for him to make.”

Though the program will only last one day, Barr said she wants the thoughts and memories of Deadly Decisions to last forever.

“If it can stop one person from drunk driving, or even drinking, that would be awesome,” Barr said. “It is a really big thing that we are doing, but if it could impact one person, that is one less person hurt.”

1 in 3 8th graders have tried alcohol People who start drinking at a young age are 7x more likely to be in a crash involving alcohol.

Drunk driving costs each adult in the U.S. around $500 per year. www.madd.org/statistics/ design courtney clubb

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NEWS

New additions to come to The Shops

photo jordan richards story austin rickerson Since The Shops at Highland Village were constructed in 2007, much has changed. Rumors have recently begun swirling about more speculated changes to The Shops at Highland Village due to new ownership and supposed increased rent prices.

Although some rumors are false, like that of Victoria’s Secret closing, recent closures and openings in the shopping center are affecting students and others in the community.

One confirmed change is an incoming Whole Foods market.

Laura Carstenson, the principal of leasing for the Shops at Highland Village, said she was excited for the future of the shopping center.

“There is a dedicated team in place, and we are excited for the future,” Carstenson said.

Although additions will be made, other businesses have also closed down in the past few months. Due to these closings, rumors have sprung up about alleged increased rent under a new ownership.

Senior Nicole Whyte worked at the American Eagle in Highland Village until it closed down shortly after Christmas.

She was offered the option to transfer to another store location, such as the store in Southlake. Whyte accepted the offer and still works in Southlake. However, not all employees received this offer. Whyte said she doesn’t like the idea of the current overhaul happening to the shopping center.

“All of these stores are closing,” Whyte said. “It’s like, how can they expand while these stores are closing? It makes no sense to me.”

Senior Emily Sparks, who also lost her job at American Eagle when it closed, said she doesn’t like the direction the shopping center is headed either. Sparks was also offered a chance to transfer to another American Eagle but decided not to continue with the company. She said moving to a different location would have been too much of a hassle.

“I hadn’t been with the company very long, and if I moved stores, I would pretty much be starting over,” Sparks said.

Contrary to the gossip currently circulating, former American Eagle manager Jaime Coe said rumors about increased design amanda collen

rent are not true. She said she wasn’t given a specific reason for the store closing down. Carstenson denied that the rent increased but said that the shopping center was sold last July and is under new ownership.

“Ownership has every interest in maintaining their existing retailers along with attracting new ones,” Carstenson said.

“As far as the closures, they bring new opportunity.”

It has become official that a new Whole Foods store will be built on the corner of 407 and 2499 in The Shops at Highland Village. To accommodate the 38,000+ square foot building, Coldwater Creek and the Coldwater Creek Spa next to Victo-

ria’s Secret will have to be demolished.

Junior Brittany Diaz, a vegetarian for seven years now, said she was excited to shop at the Whole Foods store since it provides a better opportunity for fresh and organic foods.

“To some degree it’s good,” Diaz said. “I think it will provide good opportunities, but you also have to know what you’re buying and if it’s going to make a difference.”

Students can expect to start shopping at Whole Foods sometime in early 2014. In addition to the Whole Foods market, a Lucy Voss boutique will open next to Patrizzio’s.

Carstenson said that other lease agreements are in the works.

Whole Foods location and special features: Victoria’s Secret Available

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FEATURE

Sets of fraternal twins given identical names story alyssa schmidt

photos kady kohankie and jordan richards

Currently, the odds of having twins in America is 1 in every 30 babies. The likelihood of having two sets of twins with the same names that go to the same school is probably much less than that. But that’s just what happened to seniors Abby and Hannah Olson and seniors Abby and Hannah Gregory.

The twins first met during the summer before fifth grade. The Olson’s mother emailed

Abby and Hannah Olson are fraternal twins, and they said even though they fight a lot, they still love each other. Being twins affects them constantly in their daily lives.

For as long they can remember, they said that they’ve always been together.

They’ve been looking for ways to show their independence and individuality their whole lives.

“We take our own cars to school, and we don’t drive together,” Abby said. “We like being able to be independent, and I don’t want to have to rely on her.”

Growing up, they moved eight times for their dad’s job before moving to Highland Village. Constantly switching schools, they did not know many people and were grateful to have each other.

“It was really nice to always have a friend,” Hannah said. “Especially on those summer days when we didn’t know anyone at all.”

Growing up as a twin means sharing almost everything. Because of their circumstances, they’re always making sure everything is fair and equal.

“We have to get the same amount of gifts,” Hannah said. “And when we unload the dishwasher, one has to unload the top and one has to unload the bottom.”

The Olsons say that they are always being compared, whether it be personalities, interests or school performance.

“Teachers will compare how nice one is compared to the other one,” Abby said. “Or if one of us made a better grade in one class than the other.”

Generalization is one of the hardest things about being a twin, according to the Olsons. They said that they have always been Abby and Hannah, never just Abby or just Hannah. They are looking for a little break from each other while they go to separate colleges.

“It makes you feel like you’re not your own person,” Hannah said. “When I go to school it’s going to be weird because no one will know I have a twin.”

Although they are looking forward to being separated for awhile, they said that they’re glad that they are twins because of the experiences they’ve been able to have. They said that they are close in their own way, and they will miss each other when they leave for college.

“When we go to college, we’ll be leaving around the same time, and we’ll be graduating together,” Abby said. “It makes us closer because we get to go through the same life experiences together.”

Abby Olson

Hannah Olson

Favorite Ice Cream: Chocolate

Favorite Ice Cream: Peanut Butter

Favorite movie: The Parent Trap Favorite Book: To Kill A Mockingbird

Favorite movie: Pitch Perfect

College: Midwestern State University

College: University of Arkansas

Future Occupation: Nurse Practitioner/ Physicians Assistant

Future Occupation: Speech Pathologist

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Favorite Book: 13 Reasons Why

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the summer camp where they would be staying and asked specifically for Abby and Hannah to be separated. The Gregory’s mother emailed the same camp asking for Abby and Hannah to be kept together. When they arrived at camp and saw the cabin posting they found that there was another set of Abby and Hannah, at the same camp. The camp had accidentally mixed the Olsons and the Gregorys up. Since then, the Olsons and Gregorys have been to elementary, middle and high school together.

Abby Gregory

Hannah Gregory

Favorite Ice Cream: Mint Chocolate Chip

Favorite Ice Cream: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

Favorite movie: The Proposal

Favorite movie: Finding Nemo

Favorite Book: Fahrenheit 451

Favorite Book: To Kill A Mockingbird

College: #1 choice A&M

College: #1 choice A&M

Future Occupation: Dentist

Future Occupation: Biomedical Engineering

Fraternal twins, Abby and Hannah Gregory said they are pretty much always together.

They both play in band. They both have the same friends. Thankfully, they don’t share the same room, they said. The Gregorys said that being twins has brought them closer than the average siblings, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t any bumps in the road.

“We have much needed breaks, but when she’s gone, I miss her a lot, and she misses me a lot,” Abby said.

Both twins are very much involved in band.

Hannah just recently went to a state competition Abby, however, did not.

“She didn’t make state, but I did, and she came and watched me,” Hannah said. “I was really sad that she didn’t make it. I think I was more sad about making it than happy because of that.”

When the twins were little, their parents dressed them up in matching outfits usually just in different colors. In third grade, their mom said that they broke her heart when they

decided to start wearing separate outfits. But they still have to coordinate.

“When we get up in the morning we have to tell each other what we’re wearing or else we’ll sometimes end up wearing the same thing,” Hannah said.

One day the twins accidentally grabbed the wrong jackets, which had all of their friends confused.

“I accidentally wore her jacket which says Hannah on the back and she wore mine,” Abby said. “So many people would come up to us and say, ‘Wait, I thought you were Abby’ or ‘I thought you were Hannah.’”

Not much separates the two besides the fact that Hannah is in Spanish Honor Society. But they said that they enjoy spending time with each other, as long as they can have time to themselves as well.

“We get in fights, but being twins, it’s almost like we’re forced to make up,” Hannah said. “I could be mad at her that morning but when I get to band I’m so excited to see her and tell her something funny that happened in class that day.”

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‘Coming Home’ photos michele papa

The winter guard perfor med their show “Coming Home,” about immigrants coming to America from Ellis Island on Feb. 23 for an NTCA competition.

Top Left: The Marcus Winter Guard stands in one of their opening poses. The compeition took place at Mansfield High School.

Top Right: Senior Kendall Kleid rotates her rifle six times and waits to catch it. Kleid is the captain of the guard.

Middle Left: Freshman Devin Denkoff wanders across the floor with her luggage. Rifles, sabres and flags were used in the show.

Middle Center: Senior Madison Sartor dances with her rifle. Sartor has one of many solos in the show.

Middle Right: Seniors Madison Sartor, Caitie Beecher and Kendall Kleid form part of the rifle line.

Bottom Right: One of the flag features displays Senior Kokey Ring dancing with her sabre. design courtney clubb

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Striking down the competition

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Aubri Mihay, 9 compiled maddy ermenio photo ben horton

If there is a film being made about you, what would it be called and what actor would play you?

“It would be called “Secret Life of the American Cheerleader” and the actor would be me.”

If someone asked you to give them a random piece of advice, what would you say?

“Don’t eat too much and workout a lot.”

What skill do you want to master?

Girls’ bowling team advances to regionals story anna middleton Junior Megan Morrison held her bowling ball. She curled her fingers around the heavy sphere and began to step forward, counting in her head. One, two… her arm swung behind her.

Three, four… the ball curled off of her fingertips and made its way down the lane. The smooth sound of the ball rolling down the waxed floor made Morrison’s opponent stare. She watched as the 12 pound ball clattered with the remaining pins. Morrison smiled and looked up at the scoreboard. The three digits gleamed in her eyesight, 171. It was the highest score she had ever achieved.

“I ended up going against the best person on the team, and her average was like 200 versus my average of 120,” Morrison said. “I ended up beating her in the first game.”

The girls’ bowling team is first in the district and will compete in the regionals tournament this month. They got this honor by winning all but one of their games this season.

“There are a couple other really good teams, and it’s exciting,” junior member Bill Hall said. “We are going to see what happens and hopefully they will win a couple of their first matches.”

Hall said that he got interested in bowling when he was cleaning out his garage with his father and found bowling balls lying around. His father had bowled when he was in high school. Hall said that when his father took him out to bowl, he had so much fun and was able to improve his skills.

Hall said that the most exciting moment for him this season was when the boy’s team tied with Flower Mound, which was the top district team.

“Tying the best team in the district is really good since their bowlers have better averages than us,” Hall said. “No other team has come close to tying them.”

Other team members, such as Morrison, are also excited for this upcoming date. This is Morrison’s first year on varsity and her second year bowling for Marcus. She said that after trying out a few clubs her sophomore year, she stuck with bowling because it was a sport that everyone could enjoy.

“It’s like a whole different group because you don’t really get to see those people at school as much,” Morrison said.

“You make friends and get to see them there.”

Other members think this club is good for making new friends, including sophomore Oksana Braun. Braun’s father is one of the coaches of the bowling team. She has been bowling personally for eight years and has been on varsity since her freshman year.

“We really grow together, not individually,” Braun said.

“We bond and rely on each other.”

According to Braun, the team’s scores are improving since last year. Last year the bowling team went all the way to state, but both Morrison and Braun have made their highest scores ever this year. Braun’s highest score is 242.

Braun believes that there is more teamwork in bowling than other sports because it is a sport that isn’t as stressful and team members have fun while competing. However, Braun said bowling isn’t all fun and games.

“A lot of people are saying bowling isn’t a sport and it’s easy to bowl,” Braun said. “It really isn’t.”

To train for games and to practice, the team meets up at AMF after school on Tuesdays from 4:30 to 6:00. According to Braun, the approach is key to one’s bowling skill. Hall says that aim and being consistent are the most important things to focus on when bowling. Morrison said that balance is also a big deal to bowlers since they want to use heavier bowling balls.

“I have a bowling ball and its 12 pounds,” Morrison said.

“You have to train yourself to get a bigger pound ball because that way you can knock more pins down.”

Also, different techniques in bowling can help bowlers receive higher scores. New team members learn a three to four step formation that is used in professional bowling. On the third or fourth step, the bowlers swing their arm back and let go of the ball. After learning the basic step formation, bowlers can learn techniques to hook or curve the ball.

“Last year I was introduced to all the techniques because I didn’t know anything,” Morrison said. “I would just walk up there and throw it.”

Hall said although bowling isn’t a sport with much physical demand, it does take a lot of practice and focus to get better at it.

“It is a sport,” Hall said. “More of a recreational sport than a professional sport, but it’s still a sport.”

“Winning the Olympics.”

Who is your inspiration and why?

“Jesus because he knows everything.”

If you were on death row, what would your last meal be?

“Spaghetti and Funyuns.”

If you could breed two animals together to create a new animal, what would it be?

“A weiner dog and a unicorn and I’d call it a corndog.” the marquee march 1, 2013

photo abby janeway Junior Megan Morrison begins to bowl at a match at AMF Bowling Alley in Lewisville. The girls’ bowling team advanced to regionals. design sydney sund and courtney clubb

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FEATURE

Adjusting to new normal

Junior adapts to life after rare diagnosis that affects heart, nervous system

now looks forward to opportunities to learn new things on the like the whole world expects you to be perfect.”

At the end of the day, Jessica said that she wouldn’t change days that she is able.

“I definitely value my life much more,” Jessica said. “I a thing.

The rhythmic beeping echoes throughout the room. Junior “I tell myself, ‘God gave me POTS for a reason,’” she said. “I Jessica Gibson rolls onto her side, glancing toward her alarm see so many people who can’t do basic things, and it makes clock across the room. She flickers her weary eyelids and me thankful for what I have. Now I think, ‘I can go learn don’t know what it is, but because of it, I’ve been able to help other people. I’m grateful that it changed my life.” stretches her stiff joints. She wonders whether today will be something, I can go do something,’ and I appreciate it.”

It’s the little things in Jessica’s life that have changed since a good day or a bad day, but she can hardly tell the difference

anymore. She feels heavy, exhausted and achy, but this is the her diagnosis. She said that she has realized that in comparison to the big picture, homework, drama and other small concerns new normal to her. In fact, it’s how she starts off every day.

Jessica was diagnosed with POTS – postural orthostatic aren’t worth worrying about.

“I’ve learned to stop stressing and stop tachycardia syndrome – caring about things that are so insignificant,” last summer and has been Jessica said. “I used to stress out about the working to overcome the tiniest things and get so frustrated. Now I symptoms ever since. POTS I wake up feeling like a person don’t stress about things of little importance.” is a condition that makes does at the end of a really bad day, Jessica’s mother Marga Gibson’s reaction changes from a horizontal to the diagnosis has been full of mixed to a vertical position much Women are and I have to take it from there. emotion. more difficult for the heart. more likely to get “It was pretty rough to hear,” Marga said.

When a healthy person Jessica Gibson, 11 “It’s emotional as a parent because you never stands, their vascular tone, POTS than men want to see your kid sick. You feel so helpless, heart rate and cardiac output all increase. Jessica’s body has difficult making these but it has allowed us to be vulnerable and broken. She’s opened necessary adjustments while standing up, so simple activities up more and allowed me to understand the person she is.”

Even through bad days and the struggle to get well, Marga can make her heart rate skyrocket. of POTS patients are women “Just walking up the stairs will increase my heart rate 30 to said that Jessica has still remained positive. Her attitude is 40 points from what it already was,” Jessica said. “I get dizzy one of taking control of her own life.

“She is an inspiration to us,” Marga said. “She never and tired. My energy is gone.”

Jessica went from doctor to doctor for months, searching complains. That to me is so incredible. She has a determination for answers to her seemingly disconnected symptoms. She that I think most people don’t see.” out of every teens is affected by POTS Jessica said that she’s been able to help others with health constantly felt fatigued, dizzy and achy and suffered from chronic migraines, nausea and blurry vision. The many issues because she knows what they are going through. She medical procedures she underwent vary from having 16 tubes knows how they’re feeling physically and understands what POTS patients use they’re experiencing emotionally. of blood drawn to undergoing the tilt table test.

She can provide emotional support and help them find The tilt table is a device that rotates a person from a horizontal to a vertical position and allows doctors to evaluate ways to relax. She’s even met another student who has the person’s changes in vital signs. This was the moment of recently been diagnosed with POTS and has been able to act truth for Jessica. Her heart rate jumped 30 points when the as a mentor to the person.

“People go through a lot of different things in life,” Jessica table lifted Jessica to an upright position – a red flag that she as much energy to stand up as normal people had a form of dysautonomia, a disorder that can affect the said. “That doesn’t mean you’re alone. You don’t have to feel functions of the heart. It was then that the doctor informed Jessica and her family of her disease.

“I was happy because I finally had an answer after the months of [what] I had been dealing with, but I was frustrated at the same time,” Jessica said. “I knew it was a lifestyle change.”

Adjusting to her new life hasn’t been easy. Jessica has made major changes in her diet because of how sensitive her stomach has become. Eating basic foods that contain gluten or dairy products can cause nausea, stomach pain and migraines.

On top of changes in her diet, she also receives medical care for three hours three times a week at a clinic in Dallas.

She practices biofeedback, a process that trains Jessica to control her own heart rate and relax her muscles. While lying down and listening to calming music, she watches a stagnant line on a computer screen in front of her. The line directly corresponds with her breathing, and the goal is to move the line beneath a certain point to calm her heart rate.

Even though beginning new treatments and practicing a new lifestyle has been a rough transition, Jessica said she takes it one day at a time.

“After a while, you forget how it feels to just feel normal because this is your new normal,” Jessica said. “This is the way you have to live. I wake up feeling like a person does at the end of a really bad day, and I have to take it from there.”

Jessica said that she is grateful for the diagnosis because it has changed her outlook on life. Once a student who photo courtney clubb complained about school, she is now thankful for the days that she feels well enough to attend. Once or even twice a Junior Jessica Gibson is adjusting to life after being diagnosed with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS). She was diagnosed last week, Jessica will have to stay home due to her illness. She summer and is now working to overcome effects like constant fatique, dizziness and nausea. design sydney sund march 1, 2013 the marquee story maddy ermenio

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Mr.

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The second annual Mr. Marcus pageant brought a full crowd of students to the auditorium on Friday, Feb. 22 to watch 13 senior boys compete for the title and a $200 scholarship. All contestants participated in an opening dance number and talent competition, as well as a swimwear and formal wear category.

Senior Dylan Schmidt sings in the talent portion of the competition. Schmidt came in second place.

Seniors Ben Johnson and Dan Stafford perform in the opening routine of the pageant. The competition consisted of 13 competitiors.

Senior Zac Codding shows off his swim suit in the swimwear portion of the pageant.

Senior Sam Karnes performs during the talent portion of the competition.

Karnes opened with the song “Beautiful” and ended with “Thrift Shop.”

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Senior Sam Karnes celebrates after winning the Mr. Marcus pageant. As the winner, he was awarded a $200 scholarship. design hailey painter

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Bullying and conflict on Twitter have prompted The Marquee to analyze the darker side of student social networking.

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Making it awkward Students use hashtags to target, bully others through Twitter story marisa charpentier A blue background flickers onto the screen. The telltale bird appears next to the web address. The cursor blinks, waiting for 140 characters that could say anything. Jokes, quotes, fun facts, personal attacks. Soon enough, the page is filled with these posts and hashtags, all of which are out in the open for anyone to read.

According to Twitter’s website, over 14 million tweets are made each hour. A site that took more than three years to reach a billion tweets now sends more than this number every three days. With the increase in usage comes an increase in students’ inappropriate behaviors.” cyberbullying.

Inappropriate posts can not only create issues with colleges “I kind of define it as people being unnecessarily rude over social networking or just over the internet,” junior Bridget but also with the law. Earlier this school year, a student was Price said. “Most of the time it’s something that they would be arrested due to his Twitter post.

“People just tweet about everything,” Gaskill said. “People too scared to say to their face.”

Price said she commonly sees offensive tweets on Twitter. just tweet whatever they want, and they think nothing is going to come from it.”

Although people don’t always In 2010, the Library of identify targeted students in Congress started working to their posts, hashtags can make preserve every public tweet ever the target clear. Recently, Someone just calls them out on it created since Twitter first began students have begun using the and makes fun of them. It just goes in 2006. Breaking news is often hashtag “subtweet” to do this. reported on Twitter first, so this Senior Brianna Gaskill said from there. archive of tweets can help keep she often comes across this Bridget Price, 11 track of such events as well as hashtag. nation-wide opinions of them.

“It’s indirectly talking to These archived tweets are not someone without tagging them or anything but knowing that they’ll definitely see it,” Gaskill limited to news sources. They also include tweets from others, even students. said.

So far, the Library of Congress has archived over 170 billion Gaskill said if the subtweet is meant in a mean way, it can tweets and, according to CNN, it is trying to make these tweets be considered a form of bullying.

According to Counselor Cheryl Richey, mean-spirited posts accessible to researchers and others.

“You’re putting it in writing forever and ever and ever,” on social networking sites can affect targeted students’ selfRichey said. “So be smart.” confidence.

On Twitter’s website, a section entitled “Think Before You “I think their self-esteem just hits the bottom if you think that your friends don’t love you…or somebody’s saying nasty, Tweet” advises users to ask themselves “Is this worth it?” when tweeting. The section asks those arguing over Twitter to ugly things about you,” Richey said.

Other hashtags have also surfaced to target individuals. think: “What do I gain if I continue to engage in this conflict?”

Hashtags like this are often started by one person and then Price said that not thinking before Tweeting is an issue among become more popular as more and more students begin using students.

“I can’t count how many times I see people who are like them.

“Someone just calls them out on it and makes fun of them,” ‘I didn’t mean what I said,’” Price said. “But once it’s on the Gaskill said. “It just goes from there. They can go back and internet, you can never take it back.”

Richey said students often notify parents or counselors forth on it.”

Although an option is available to make one’s Twitter about issues with mistreatment of friends. Faculty can then account private, many accounts remain public. This makes deal with the issue by visiting with parents and the instigators the tweets of such accounts public information accessible to without revealing who originally notified faculty about the problem. anyone.

“You all are really good at taking care of each other,” Richey “It’s important to remember that colleges, universities and even businesses now have staff hired for them to monitor said. “I’ve had students say, ‘My friend’s being bullied’ or ‘My next door neighbor, this is happening to her.’ I think we do a Twitter accounts,” Richey said.

Colleges can rescind their offers and scholarship good job at taking care of each other.”

According to Price, students can also help prevent the opportunities if they find students participating in inappropriate activities like drugs or alcohol and posting misuse of Twitter by thinking about whether or not the tweet these actions on social networks. Several years ago, Baylor really needs to be posted.

“Just think about ‘Is it necessary for me to say this?’” Price University revoked its offer to a Marcus student due to what said. “Is this going to be beneficial to anyone or is it going to she posted.

“They mean it,” Richey said. “They are serious about bring anyone down?”

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“Lol twitter drama… #whatsnew #ohrightnothing” “I hope the rest of your life is complete and total sh**.”

“I’m actually appalled at everyone’s ability to be so cruel to one another when tomorrow isn’t promised for anyone?”

“I’m sorry but you look like a retarded horse” “okay it went from harmless humor to unnecessary mean tweets…lets stop.” “hahahahahaha you are all fa**ots… #sophomoreprobs” “Stop complaining about your friends #noonefeelsbad #subtweet” “if you’re wondering why twitter is so negative maybe you should check your tweets.”

“Yikes girl there’s an art project on your face today” “marcus fans are the biggest joke....you guys are literally awful. great support”

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Senior recalls experience of peer bullying, alienation through social media Christian, they put her on a pedestal, and she had not lived up to their standards.

Junior Rebekah Perlin walks into first period and avoids As Perlin walked through the halls the next day and sat looking into the eyes of her classmates. She’s afraid that they through classes, none of the people who were tweeting about will know what was on Twitter last night. That they think it’s her would make eye contact or acknowledge what happened. true.

“People hide behind their social media,” Perlin said. “They Hopefully they won’t say anything about it, she thinks. can say so many things over Facebook and Twitter, but then She takes her seat and prays to God that everything will be when you see them in the hall, they literally avoid looking at okay. you. That was really frustrating to me.” *** She also realized that the When Perlin started high people who were saying things school, she said that she was about her over Twitter were finally allowed to join Facebook also people that she hadn’t and then Twitter and Instagram. spoken to or had a class with She said that she was so excited since middle school.

I just felt so attacked and that she was finally able to keep “They didn’t even know me targeted. I hated going to school up with what her friends were personally,” Perlin said. “That doing. But these same websites was really hurtful because if the next the day. are where she said the bullying you know me and see the way Rebekah Perlin, 12 began.

I interact with people then you It all started on Facebook, can say those things about me. where a classmate commented But the fact that they hadn’t something hurtful on Perlin’s seen me in two or three years status. Perlin privately messaged and then decided to lash out at the classmate and asked them to not say those things on me was wrong.”

Facebook and instead to her personally. The comments then Friend and senior Gabrielle Mower was there for Perlin transferred over to Twitter, which she did not use a lot at the when she was being bullied. Mower said that she was really time. She did not know about the tweets until her friends sent hurt because the bullying attacked her religion and beliefs. her screenshots of them.

“I think she handled it really well,” Mower said. “She’s so “I remember after that happened, I just felt so attacked and well rounded and I think people are jealous of that. Anytime targeted,” Perlin said. “I hated going to school the next the someone is mean to her she always ends up treating them day.” nicer.”

Her classmates were specifically tweeting about her as Girls’ Soccer coach Chad Hobbs said that recent drama on a Christian. Perlin said they believed that because she is a the teams led him to give advice on how to conduct themselves story alyssa schmidt

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positively on Twitter.

“I can’t tell them not to use it, but I expect them to not put out anything negative at all,” Hobbs said. “Once it’s out there, it’s out there forever, and it could hurt someone.” *** Perlin hears that the one who started it all will be at the meeting tonight.

Should I even go tonight? Are they going to confront me?

What do I say if they do?

Perlin’s nerves were on high alert when she arrived. She watched the door and waited for them to come in. Knowing that she won’t be able to focus on anything while they’re sitting across from her.

But the strangest thing happened, they ended up talking and reconciling.

“Now we’re actually friends...” Perlin said. “Everyone has those days where they need to lash out at someone and that day I guess it just happened to be me.”

Now a senior, Perlin said that it was her friends and family that helped to support her through the situation. She also said that although it was a negative time for her, what she learned turned out to be very positive.

“I asked God to teach me something from the experience, and it really did work,” Perlin said. “Since then I’ve tried to stop gossiping and not judging people at first glance or just by what I hear from other people.”

Perlin says that now, people hardly seem to remember what happened on Twitter. She said that everything in high school moves so fast, and her incident was just a blip on the screen.

“It’s just high school,” Perlin said. “Ten years from now, it’s not going to matter who gave you a dirty look that one time in your fourth period. What you’ll remember are the friends that really stuck by you.”

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Dust off your Flogging Molly albums and get your kilts out of your closets - it’s time to get ready for Saint Patrick’s Day. For most people, this day involves wearing green, watching a parade and maybe going to a party. However, most people don’t know why this holiday is celebrated, which is a day that honors Saint Patrick. Patrick was born in Britain, kidnapped as a teenager and then sent to Ireland as a slave. He escaped after six years and fled to Britain. There, he became a bishop and then a saint. Years later, he returned to Ireland, feeling God had called on him to bring Christianity to the Irish. In his life, he converted thousands of Irish to atholicism. Today, the world celebrates Saint Patrick’s Day to honor Patrick for his missionary work spreading the Christian faith. story

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34.7million people in the U.S. claim Irish ancestry.

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Shamrocks are the traditional symbol of Saint Patrick’s Day as well as Ireland. Patrick used them to explain the concept of the Divine Trinity when he was converting people. His followers began wearing shamrocks on their coats when feasting in Patrick’s honor. Shamrocks, especially four-leafed ones, are considered to be good luck if worn on Saint Patrick’s day as well.

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Patrick is also credited with removing snakes from Ireland while he was there converting people. However, this is a myth since there were never any snakes in Ireland. Since the snake is the biblical symbol for evil, some people interpret the legend to mean Patrick expelled evil from Ireland.

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Leprechauns actually have nothing to do with Saint Patrick’s Day. In Irish legends, leprechauns are thought to be grumpy little fairies whose job is to mend other fairies’ shoes. Because of the frequency in which they appear in Irish folklore, the leprechaun has become a symbol of Ireland.

When the Irish immigrated to America in the 1800’s, they brought the legend of the leprechaun with them.

Over time, the leprechaun was Americanized into a cheery, little green guy who made marshmallows for children’s cereal and eventually grew to become another symbol of Ireland itself. design/graphics sydney sund

83% of Americans wear green Why green? People wear green to pay tribute to Ireland.

Inspiration for this color choice comes from Ireland’s nickname, the Emerald Isle. It got this nickname because the landscape is green nearly all year round. People also wear green to avoid being pinched. information from historychannel.com march 1, 2013 the marquee

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Guide to ask someone to prom

With prom just around the corner, The Marquee decided to provide unique ways to ask one’s significant other to prom. Here are some ways that will ensure a prom date and others that will probably lead to a night of watching movies on the couch.

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Fortune cookie fantasy

Catch your future date by surprise by asking her when she’s least expecting it – during mealtime. You can make om ? your own fortune cookie from a recipe online and slip a note inside asking your companion to prom. You can even customize the back of the paper fortune with lucky numbers and a key word or phrase: “say yes,” “date” or “prom” to be straightforward. The lucky numbers on the back of the paper can be “04-06-13,” the date of the prom, or even an anniversary. Once you’ve prepared your fortune, go out for some Chinese food, bring along your own fortune cookie and give it to her once she has finished eating. She’s sure to see a fun prom night ahead of her.

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Message in a bottle

This classic move is sure to please. Make your own scroll out of paper and write out your note to her, but be creative with it. Try to make your note more than one sentence long. Simply writing “Will you go to prom with me?” won’t cut it for this project. If you need ideas, writing an acronym poem can be your go-to solution. For example, if her name is Amy, you could say “A is for always making me smile, M is for melting my heart, Y is for your never-ending love.” After you’ve written your heartfelt letter, song or poem in ink, roll up the scroll and tie it together with a ribbon. Place the scroll inside the bottle and plug it with a cork. You can place this special delivery inside her mailbox. You’ll be sure to dodge an S.O.S.

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Put it in drive

If writing a heartfelt letter or baking seems a little unrealistic for you, speak to your girl in your own native language: through cars.

Get a remote control toy car and attach a note on top of it asking your significant other to the prom. Think of a clever way to put it, like “Wheel you go to prom with me?” or “You auto go to prom with me.” Place the car on her front doorstep, ring the doorbell and hide in a place where she can’t see you. Once she comes to the door, start to move the car around and make her chase it a little bit. Once she finally catches the car and her breath, you can come to the door and see her reaction for yourself. If executed properly, this stunt will get your date’s engine revving. the marquee march 1, 2013

Cute

Girls like those cheap, pink stuffed animals from stores like Walgreens and Kroger. If you want to be cute with your prom invitation, all you need to do is rehash your Valentine’s Day leftovers. Make sure whatever you ? prom do involves eye-searing amounts of pink and red. Don’t bother with anything she may actually like. Just think of the most stereotypical definition of the word “cute” possible and aim for that. Get her the biggest and most inconvenient stuffed animal imaginable because there’s nothing a girl about to go to college loves more than a huge item meant for children. If she doesn’t immediately fall head over heels for you, then try using the Candy Method as well.

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What better way to make a girl fall in love than to bake for her? It’s time for the guys to go out of their comfort zones and prove that not only women can succeed in the kitchen. Some of the easiest things to make for your girl are cupcakes and pizza. Once you’ve prepared the food of your choice, allow it to cool before you decorate it. You can spell out your special message – “PROM?” – using edible ingredients like icing or pepperoni to make sure she gets the memo. Whether you’re a pro chef or you don’t know the difference between a teaspoon and a tablespoon, this option is doable. If you insist that cooking isn’t your thing, you can buy premade cupcakes or a frozen pizza and add your own personal touch.

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Candy is best used along with other methods, especially the Cute Method. The combination of overpriced candy with a dazzlingly pink stuffed animal will be more than enough to win the heart of any girl and convince her to go to prom with you. If she doesn’t seem swayed by this completely fantastic display, then add more candy and more pink as necessary. Feel free to pile on enough candy with notes that say “PROM?” on them to cause a sugar-based aneurism. Good examples of the candy method include giving her a 10 foot long chocolate bar with a note inside the wrapper, or throwing gumballs at her that have “PROM?” written on them in sharpie. If a girl still doesn’t want to go with you, then move on to the Classic Method.

Classic

Sometimes all a prom invitation needs is a dash of the good ol’ days, back when guys drove classic cars and dates happened exclusively in dance halls and sundae shops. The movie Grease is a great documentary of America in the past, so teens these days could take a lesson from it. Guys, slick back your hair and break out your leather jackets. Sometimes, the best way to ask a girl out is just to ask her out. No fancy frills, just a point blank invitation to the hottest dance in town. However, don’t be surprised if that girl you’ve got your eyes on turns you down for being uncreative. Sometimes you just can’t win.

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The best way to ask a date to prom is by doing something no one in their right mind has ever done before. A regular example F5E-ET4 of the “creative” approach would be writing “PROM?” on your date’s windshield. However, this has been done so many times that it should neither be considered creative or an acceptable way to ask a person to prom. Instead, branch out and really go the extra mile. Instead of writing an invitation to prom on your chest, simply get it tattooed on there. Not only is it creative, it also makes a real statement.

For the rest of your high school career, you’ll be remembered as “that guy.” If tattoos aren’t your thing, then go bigger and better. Rent a hot air balloon and land it on her front yard.

When she comes outside, have a barbershop quartet sing your prom proposal to her. If it isn’t big, you might as well never have asked her in the first place. The way you ask out your date is clearly the only part of prom that matters. design/graphics tori allmendinger

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SCOOTER’S COFFEE & YOGURT With its coffee menu and warm atmosphere, Scooter’s is a perfect place to crack open the books.

A wall lined with yogurt dispensers sets this coffee shop apart, but the ambience is definitely that of a café. With free wi-fi and electrical outlets, Scooter’s is meant for studying. Tables can be pushed together to fit large study groups, and the menu provides options for everyone whether it be breakfast burrito and smoothie lovers or parfait and tea drinkers. Unlike other coffee vendors, Scooter’s does not have an overwhelming coffee smell. Customers can leave without smelling like they’ve been drinking caffeine all day. However, the prices are just as expensive as some other coffee shops. A small blended coffee can cost around $4.00. Although not very large, Scooter’s is relatively quiet and not usually busy. Late night studiers shouldn’t plan on staying too late, though, because the shop closes at 9:00 p.m.

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When tests are near, Starbucks becomes home to many Marcus students. The coffee smell, soothing music and large tables are perfect for group study sessions. But when the crowds come in, students

TOM THUMB CAFE When it comes to studying, Tom Thumb probably isn’t the first place that comes to mind. However, the new Tom Thumb on 1171 contains a designated café area that can fit the needs of most studiers. Ample seating options are available, including booths, tables and cushioned chairs, and calming music hums in the background. One unique feature, a stone-lined fireplace, adds to the warm and home-like atmosphere. A TV sits above the fireplace, but the volume is usually low and shouldn’t be too distracting.

The food options are endless. Every grocery store food item is available as well as a Starbucks and a café that sells meals and desserts. Studiers can plan on staying late because, unlike other study venues, this place is open until 1:00 a.m.

JAMBA JUICE For students looking for an alternative to caffeine to stay awake for their cram sessions, Jamba Juice is the perfect study hangout. With a variety of drinks from Strawberry Surfrider to Bananberry smoothies, this juice café has enough variety to meet all students’ needs. Also, energy shots can be added to drinks to help late night studiers continue to study past dark. Although the café closes at 9:00 p.m., not many customers come in the evening, so students should be able to focus without many distractions.

Different seating options are available from bar seating to large tables. The fresh smell of mixed fruits adds to the clean and relaxing atmosphere of the café. Although rather soothing, Jamba Juice can also be noisy due to the sound of the blenders. The delicious taste of the smoothies, however, should make up for the volume.

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PALIO’S PIZZA CAFE Although not usually associated with latenight cram sessions, Palio’s can actually meet the needs of most study groups. With an endless pizza menu, an ice cream bar and free refills, this pizzeria is a great study location. Healthy options like salads and veggie pizzas are also available to help students eat right and stay focused.

To avoid being distracted by customers eating during the dinner rush, students probably want to have their study sessions on the outdoor patio.

If the weather is nice, studying outside can help students relax and get some fresh air. Lighting is available outdoors, so customers can stay late into the night, even as late as 10:00 p.m.

may end up fighting for table space. To prevent such battles, The Marquee has scouted out some ideal study venues that accommodate both students appetite and study needs.

CORNER BAKERY With a menu filled with sandwich and salad options, Corner Bakery at the Shops at Highland Village is an ideal lunch destination. However, this little café also makes for a great place to study. The rustic atmosphere and calming music gives customers a relaxed vibe. Large and small tables are available as well as outdoor patio seating and a few cushioned chairs. With a variety of seating, students will not need to fight over study space. Free wi-fi is also available as well as a variety of snacks. From chopped salad and iced tea to lemon bars and coffee, studiers can start with dinner and continue cramming for midterms with a late-night snack. However, study sessions can only last until 9:00 p.m. at this venue. Hopefully the quiet atmosphere will help students focus and be able to finish studying before closing time.

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This year is head baseball coach Jeff Sherman’s first time to step on the campus as a coach, but it is not his first time to step on the baseball field. He returns to the field and sees his old spot from his high school days, third base and short stop, from a whole new perspective. Memories from going to the school flood back to Sherman. Cheering from victories at big time games fills the field along with laughter from having fun in the locker room and on the field.

“Building that team chemistry-that’s the memories that I remember more than necessarily just playing the game,” Sherman said.

Coming back to a community he loves was only one of the reasons Sherman came back to coach his old high school team. He said another reason was how impressive the school’s teams are.

“When I was in high school, we won state championships,” Sherman said. “And now to this day we are fighting for state championships in just about every sport.”

As for on the field, Sherman said his favorite parts of baseball are competing and the mental aspect of the game.

“There’s never the same game, there’s never the same opportunity,” Sherman said. “It’s always something different, so it’s always a challenge.”

Sherman also played basketball and football for the school. He was not the only member of the Sherman family to be found on the field. His sister also played softball for the school and even has a drill named after her. After all of Sherman’s sweat and dedication in high school, he returns this season to take on the role of head coach and prepare for the 2013 season.

“It’s definitely a dream come true,” Sherman said. “I have so much pride in the program and pride in Marcus baseball.”

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Take me out to the ball game

Baseball team starts new season with new coach story miranda chiechi ‘The Pack’, a nickname the baseball players have given the team, sprints on and off the field after every play and every inning. With every hit and every catch, the team works together to bring victory not just to the team but to the whole school. This is the scene of the baseball team as they start their 2013 season.

“You’re going to see our kids play hard and playing the game right,” head baseball coach Sherman said.

Senior Glenn Pace said having a new head coach has brought new aspects like unity to the team. As well as a new head coach, training has prepared the team for this season.

“We went through strength and conditioning,” Pace said.

“Then we also went through the mindset of the game.”

Starting the new season, Sherman said his goal is to focus on continual improvement.

“Our team goal is just get better every day and understand the process, not the result,” Sherman said.

He said they are trying to go day by day and not focus on the win or loss but on the next game and maintaining a good work ethic. The ultimate goal is to win state, and Sherman said to get there, the team has to understand the process. Sherman also said he hopes to see a lot of energy for the team this year and bring a lot of excitement to the games.

“The more student involvement, the better it is for us to compete,” Sherman said. “That gives us more of a chance to win I think.”

Sherman said the team’s strengths are pitching and defense, and they’re working on building the experience of the players in games. In anticipation for the new season, senior Nick Lewis said he is excited to see how far they will go and to play with peers he’s known for a long time, but he is also bittersweet about this being his final season.

“We’ve known each other for so long, and next year we’re not all going to the same school,” Lewis said.

Even with 15 seniors leaving this year, Sherman said he is hoping to work on player development and prepare for future seasons with the school as one of their motivations.

This season is starting off on a good note. The team came out of their first tournament four and one. Even though they lost the first game of the tournament, they returned the next two days and won four straight games.

After seeing how well the team played against their five opponents, Sherman said he is encouraged for this season. He said he hopes to see the overall intensity of the team progress and improve as the season goes on and that they continue to have confidence in future games.

“We understand that we are not just playing or practicing every day just for Marcus baseball,” Sherman said. “We are practicing for the pride in the school.”

“ “ “The guys we’ve played with [are] with each other as much on the baseball field as we are in class, and it’s like a second M home, a home away from home.” arcus

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Softball team works to advance to districts story miranda chiechi The girls put black war paint on underneath their eyes as they prepared for the big game. Soon they would be on the field, fighting with their fellow softball sisters and taking small steps toward their goal - first to win district, then make playoffs and eventually make it to the state championship.

As the softball season starts, head softball coach Christy Tumilty said she hopes the team will do well in the tournaments leading up to district and then playoffs. She said the bitter taste left in the team’s mouth from not making playoffs last year has only motivated the team for the 2013 season.

“I’m really looking forward to all the girls just experiencing that success and making playoffs,” Tumilty said. “We have a lot of expectations, but I think we can fulfill them.”

One significant change Tumilty said is getting the team ready for success this season is the team’s relationship.

“Our team chemistry is a lot better this year so that is already helping get us on the right track,” Tumilty said. “I think that may be the number one thing that helps us be successful this year.”

Junior Kelly McGuire said she also sees a significant change in the 2013 softball team.

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“We are really energetic, really close - pretty much like a family,” McGuire said.

Senior Hannah Null says the training is harder this year and the team lifts weights, runs three days a week and has practice two days a week. She said she has high hopes for the team for her last season at the school.

Tumilty said the team is very strong in pitching and defense and is already improving in a weaker spot from last year which was scoring runs. With this season starting on a good note, Tumilty said she looks forward to the new season and hopes to continue the winning tradition of the school which is exactly what the team did when they won their first game on Feb. 13 against Rowlett High School.

Tumilty said the team was very excited and anxious to play after their preparation consisting of multiple scrimmages and practices. The game included several home runs, and the pitcher threw a no hitter which, Tumilty said, gave her a positive outlook on the new season.

The game was filled with strong hitting, but Tumilty said she hopes to improve the offense of the team and progress even more with getting runs in later games. Tumilty said that during the season, it is important for the girls to value the team and view each other as sisters.

“Sometimes we will get along, sometimes we won’t,” Tumilty said. “But in the end we are going to be a family, and we are going out there on the field. We are going to trust each other.”

“ “ “I think this year is our best year since I have been here, so I’m really excited for it.”

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Baseball players who have signed: Nick Lewis- Baylor University Matthew Holcombe- Howard Junior College Glenn Pace- Yavapai Junior College Trey Mound- Paris Junior College Austin Ozee- Colorado School of Mines

Softball players who have signed: Hannah Null- Abilene Christian University Kelly Johnson- St. Angelo State Maddie Heathington- Oklahoma Panhandle State University Dani Warne- Texas State University Jordan Gundersen- Grayson Community College

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Friendly reminders

A helping hand

More and more classes have begun to adopt the blended model of teaching. This modern take on the classroom and step into the 21st century will hopefully begin to spread to more subjects across more departments, like Math and English.

Kudos to those clubs and teachers who remind students about important events via text message and Twitter.

These simple and convenient updates are a great way to ensure that students stay up to date and don’t miss anything they need to know in 140 characters or less.

A big thank you goes out to teachers who are willing to put in the extra effort to aid students in class both before and after school with things like tutoring and review sessions. It is because of these heroic teachers that Marcus is able to remain a great center of learning.

Jordan Richards

Dear McDonald’s I walk into the greasy fast food chain. The Golden Arches gleam over the building. The wet floor signs are conveniently placed throughout the restaurant. Freshly deep-fried French fries sizzle in the deep-frier. An employee quickly runs over to dump the perfect amount of salt over the golden delicacies.

The golden buns are slapped on the frozen patties and then bagged for the customer.

I immediately know what I’m going to order: my usual. I approach the cash register and order the Number Two, two cheeseburgers with a large fry and a drink. Then I proceed to explain that I just want cheese and meat on the burgers.

Nothing else. After I pay, I do a follow-up routine with my sauce order, consisting of five containers of ranch. Every single time I am followed up with an employee telling me that it is against their policy and I’m only allowed two ranches. The amount of food I just ordered is practically impossible for me to consume with only two containers. How am I supposed to eat every single fry with ranch and have enough to dip my two cheeseburgers in?

Most of the time I find a loophole in the system. I have my brothers go in and get two for themselves and then give them to me. But recently they have been catching me right in the middle of the act and have been rude about it. My plans had failed me, so I decided it was time to pull out the big guns. No one was going to stand in the between me and my ranch.

Little did they know I decided to email the head director of customer service the next day. I proceeded to type up a formal complaint. I didn’t expect much out of the email but a computerized response saying they would take it into consideration. I was wrong.

A couple of days later I got an email back from one of the customer service directors for the branch in North Texas. He thanked me for my response and told me that he immediately relayed my experience to the franchise owner of the McDonald’s where I was treated so poorly. The owner then called me personally and emailed me thanking me too. He told me that he was going to talk to his staff and find the source of this conduct.

A week later, I got two official letters in the mail from McDonald’s themselves. One was from the Director of Customer Service and the other from the franchise owner. Crisply folded and marked with the official logo in the top left-hand corner, the letters emphasized their appreciation of my response and told me that only their most valuable customers take the time to contact them about a restaurant experience. I’m glad to see they took my addiction very seriously.

I made an appearance about a month ago at the same restaurant I complained about. Anxious to see if anything had changed, I ordered my food. When I asked for my sauce, I was given it without any remarks. I asked for six that time to see how they handled it and was surprised when they gave it to me. I’m glad to see my complaint made an impact.

No one will ever understand my ranch addiction. That is why I had to stand up for myself and fight for what I can’t live without. Now I can fully enjoy my food with ranch on every bite and say “I’m lovin’ it,” and actually mean it.

The point is, don’t be afraid to fight for yourself. If something is wrong, do not be afraid to speak up. Your problems can range from human rights all the way down to your sauce addiction, but the important thing is to stand up and fight for whatever it is. design tori allmendinger

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Marisa Charpentier

All that jazz Nothing screams “women empowerment” quite like the term “Jazzercise.”

It’s the step-ball-changes, the air punches, the fast-paced jumping and the fierce voice of Beyoncé blaring through the speakers. It’s the combination of quick heel-toe movements, side kicks and the occasional jazz hand. More than anything though, Jazzercise is all about confidence.

When most people think Jazzercise, they think of middleaged women dressed in 70’s workout clothes bending and snapping to “Stayin’ Alive” and other classics. At least, that’s what I expected when I first heard about the class. But when my friend asked me to go to a session with her, I didn’t hesitate. I’m not much of an athlete, so I needed some way to stay active. And what better way to do so than by flailing around next to other equally unbalanced women?

It was a Tuesday night. I put on some Nike shorts, an old t-shirt and a pair of tennis shoes. As we walked inside the dance studio, I immediately felt out of place next to all of the women dressed in workout pants and sweatbands. As I looked around the room, I quickly realized I was the tallest one there. If it weren’t for my friend, I probably would’ve been the youngest one there too. We stood in the back.

The dancing started immediately. I was surprised to hear Bruno Mars ring out through the speakers, but I didn’t have much time to think about this oddity. The instructor walked onto the small platform at the front of the room. With a

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microphone attached to her head, she began to shout words of encouragement to us as she marched vigorously in place.

We followed her steps. Then as the music picked up pace, she started adding in different shoulder movements and a variety of side steps and jumps. Once again, we followed. Jump. Step.

Kick. Repeat. Easy enough, right?

But the steps progressively got harder. I frequently found myself using the wrong foot or hand than everybody else. I couldn’t seem to stay in rhythm. I even caught myself starting to sweat.

Somehow, I kept smiling. Each time we made it past a difficult step, the women would cheer or let out a loud “Yeah!”

As these cheers grew louder, I began to feel that Jazzercise wasn’t just a form of exercise. It was 30 minutes of therapy, encouragement and motivation all wrapped in one. We weren’t just burning calories. We were encouraging each other to keep moving. I left that night with a feeling of empowerment.

Although I was worn out physically, I felt the need to come back. I was addicted.

I continued to cut time out of my schedule of studying for Physics and reading my History book to attend sessions.

Although I haven’t been able to perfect my ability to complete the combination of step-hops and elbow slices, I have learned how to control some of my other moves.

But above all, I’ve learned that Jazzercise breeds selfassurance. With each kick and punch, your heart rate speeds up. With each correct step, your confidence is given a little boost. With every loud cheer, you’re encouraged to keep working harder.

Throughout my time as a Jazzercise student, I’ve realized that a little encouragement goes a long way. If you’re having a stressful day, sometimes that’s all you really need. Or if you feel disheartened by a lack of appreciation, Jazzercise is the perfect cure.

In a society wrought with stereotypes about dumb blondes and sandwich making, it’s hard to look past the idea that women are inferior. But I can’t help but think that if every stereotype was replaced with some sort of support, women would accomplish so much more. These discouraging stereotypes only hold us back. If every put-down was substituted by a “Yeah!” or some sort of cheer, maybe girls wouldn’t feel like they have to act dumb to be accepted. Girls need cheerleaders too. So maybe today it’s just Jazzercise. But with a little encouragement, who knows. Someday we might just rule the world.

“I think a lot of people are on Twitter, and they don’t talk to people in person, so they lose their social skills.”

“I think it causes a lot more drama than necessary. People post random stuff that no one needs to know, and it annoys other people.”

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OPINION The new layout of the cafeteria is confusing and frankly seems to be unnecessary.

Students are having more trouble than before finding the right lines for their favorite foods. Perhaps Marcus should adhere to the old statement: “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”

The announcements on school intercoms often seem loud enough to bust eardrums, especially for those unfortunate enough to be sitting under the intercoms during class. Maybe it would be more tolerable if the volume was brought down by a few hundred decibels.

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Final deadlines I’m not surprised that few people know the process and the amount of work it takes to produce an edition of The Marquee. They just read the paper; why should they care about the production? However, making an entire paper from scratch roughly once a month is no walk in the park, unless that park is filled with stress and screaming people who are trying to make an entire paper from scratch or something.

Sorry, I’m not very good at analogies.

My point is, making this paper is not an easy process. Stories have to be thought up, then assigned, then procrastinated on, then turned in, rewritten, turned in again and then depending on how good it is, rewritten over and over again until time itself seems to lose all meaning. That’s not even taking into account the photos that have to be shot and cropped, the designs that have to be thought up and revised no less than 50 times and the countless other things that could wrong at any step of the way, like choosing whether the table of contents is going to be one shade of blue or a slightly darker shade of blue.

Story deadlines are the latest date something can be turned in for editing before the entire paper-making process falls apart due to not having one single article in on time. Being so incredibly important as they are, deadlines are sometimes habitually ignored. However, there is no chaos on Earth worse than that of Final Deadline.

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Waste of space Despite being repeatedly renovated by various clubs, the Serenity Gardens in the building’s center remain in a state of perpetual disuse.

If no students will ever be able to use them, then the gardens should be made into something that is actually useful, like a compost heap.

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Final Deadline is the period of days in which a paper has to be completely finished and revised before it is sent off to be printed and then distributed to the Marcus student body. A good way to describe it might be to imagine a task suited for 30 professionals that is suddenly given to about eight teenagers. During this time, responsible editors such as myself find themselves utterly crushed by stress, like Indiana Jones would have been, had he not run from that boulder fast enough. That was probably the best analogy I could have thought of, and it was still stolen from something else.

In Final Deadline, there is more yelling in the Newspaper room than in a mid-sized music festival. It is a time where the people you thought were decent human beings reveal their true colors as completely irritating human beings.

Objects will be thrown at people during Final Deadline. We have one stress ball in the entire newspaper room and everybody wants it at the same time. A lot of us have lobbied to get a punching bag for use in Final Deadline. There’s also a megaphone in one of the cabinets somewhere, and it’s been used in the midst of Final Deadline more than once. It is not uncommon during this time to feel like you want to just curl up in the fetal position and never look at another page of text ever again.

You can often pinpoint the exact moment Final Deadline begins because someone will state something to the effect of “We’re going to have to delay the paper. There’s no way we can finish it on time.” As far as I know, we’ve never actually had to delay the paper, and we’ve always finished it on time, even if “on time” means five minutes before the paper is scheduled to go to print.

When Final Deadline has ended and the paper has been sent to the printer, it’s as if the clouds have parted, a weight has been lifted and a choir of angels is singing, all simultaneously. There’s no better feeling than getting to say “goodbye” to the biggest source of self-inflicted stress in your life. Honestly, seeing all the people in hallways reading the paper and talking about it with their friends really makes me feel good to be involved with its creation.

When it comes down to it, Final Deadline is actually a relatively enjoyable process. I say “relatively” because it definitely ranks above “Chinese water torture” and “Going to a Nickleback concert” on the list of things I’d rather be doing on a Monday night. Despite all the problems that we go through as a staff during this time however, it really does feel great to be a part of something as awesome as The Marquee.

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“I think it is a negative thing because I know a lot of people who get into Twitter fights, and it just brings down their day. You can just fight anytime.”

Victoria Westermann, 11 the marquee march 1, 2013

“It can get people caught up in absolutely stupid remarks, like someone will tweet something like ‘I hate how he looked at me’ and everyone will think he subtweeted about them, and it starts a big argument.”

Jesse Peralta, 12

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“Kids go back and forth like they are having this conversation that seems private but is viewable by everyone including...family, friends, teachers and other people. So they should just have the utmost care and think twice before they post anything they wouldn’t want everyone to see.”

Dan Rosendahl, Spanish

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Amanda Collen

Directionally challenged The age of 15. A great year. The year a teenager longs for.

It’s the time when you are eligible for your driver’s permit.

When I was 15, I used to fantasize what it would be like to have my own car and drive around wherever I wanted with my windows down, hair blowing in the wind with my country music cranked up. I would pull in to the school parking lot and everyone would be looking at me, just like what happens in the movies.

Then, reality set in.

When I turned 16, I was ecstatic. I got my own car. It wasn’t an extremely expensive, jaw-dropping kind of car. But it was the perfect car for me, a bright blue Ford Focus with crank windows. Yes, crank windows do still exist. When I received the freedom of driving, all I could think about was how much fun I was going to have jamming to my music. Another thing is not having to match my schedule with my mom’s in order for her to take me where I needed to go. I imagined all these great times, but I never imagined facing driving difficulties.

I am directionally challenged to the extreme. My mom is the same way. I used to make fun of her when she would get lost in the middle of downtown Dallas, but I have realized it is no laughing matter.

About two months ago, this became apparent when I needed to get to the Las Colinas Polo fields for an ultimate Frisbee game. Usually I would carpool with one of my teammates.

However, this would be the first time I would have to drive there all by myself without anyone to help guide the way.

It was Saturday morning, and I was sitting in my car when I punched in, “Las Colinas Polo Fields” to my phone GPS. When it first showed a route, I thought I was going to get there with no problem, but I soon found myself in the middle of apartment complexes. They all looked the same. Light brown, five story buildings with scattered windows. I was afraid I would never find my way to the fields. My darn GPS let me down. I was feeling a panic attack forming inside of me. I hate being lost. It just doesn’t go over well with me.

Next I tried my iPhone. However, this wasn’t much better.

I found myself in a sticky situation in an overcrowded parking lot. And of course, I didn’t know what to do. I tried to turn around, but then I realized that I couldn’t. It was a one way. I maneuvered my car many different times trying to free myself from being trapped.

The next thing I knew, there was a middle aged man walking towards my car. Of course, I was about to have a nervous breakdown, but I cranked my window down, and I repeatedly said how sorry I was as my whole body shook. He said that I couldn’t keep turning around in the parking lot, and then I told him that I was just trying to find the polo fields. He kindly led me in the correct direction. It was literally next door to the parking lot I was trapped in. I felt pretty dumb. I will always be directionally challenged, so I am just relieved to know that there are kind people out there to help lead me in the right direction.

I will never forget the strange and unpredictable journey I took to eventually arrive at the polo fields. One may think driving is all fun and exciting like the way Hollywood puts it into our teenage minds. However, sometimes reality will kick in and ruin that fantasy. Like everything else in life, driving has its challenges. design tori allmendinger

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Students should stop to think before posting Carelessness when tweeting leads to easily avoidable legal, social consequences day will always come back to haunt the user.

The easy thoughtlessness of Twitter’s 140-character system In recent years, Twitter has become an incredibly popular creates a large, careless attitude that tends to encompass its platform for social media, perhaps even more than Facebook. users. When it comes to students, this carelessness can be However, this popularity also brings with it life-changing especially damaging. Universities often revoke admission consequences that can result from Twitter’s misuse. These and scholarship opportunities for inappropriate activity on consequences are serious. They can damage both students’ Twitter. This includes online harassment, as well as illegal daily lives and their lives for years to come. Twitter is a content. That picture of an alcoholic drink sent without dangerous network that can cause a thought will easily prove to be permanent harm. This is why devastating to students. Not only is students need to stop and think it illegal, but it also shows a lack of Businesses and schools carefully before posting to Twitter. self-control. Most students do not Bullying through social media is think before they tweet. With such make it a point to examine the nothing new. It has been reported on a short character limit, they see no Twitter and other social media over and over. Despite this, Twitter reason to. pages of anyone they are provides new ways in which people It isn’t just schools that students are able to harass and demean one will get in trouble with, but also considering. another. It could even be said that jobs. Businesses will refuse to hire a Twitter makes this sort of behavior student if they know the student has even easier to accomplish. a questionable presence on social With the simple and rapid nature of Twitter, users often media sites. This doesn’t just include blatantly illegal content. make tweets without thinking them through. They send tweets It could be something as simple as a tweet with multiple off into a space where they can be viewed by virtually anyone curse words. Businesses view this sort of behavior as highly and everyone. The offhand, rude tweets made by a student one unprofessional. It is unlikely that anyone who indulges in Staff Editorial

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this kind of tweeting will be able to maintain their job if their employers are aware.

Some people might argue that what is on their Twitter is nobody else’s business. At this point, that is simply not true.

Although students would like their online content to be private, anyone’s Twitter which is not explicitly set to private can and will be viewed by everyone. Businesses and schools make it a point to examine the Twitter and other social media pages of anyone they are considering. If a student doesn’t want their social media being scrutinized by some outside source, say, a newspaper for example, then they should learn that nothing is private any more. Even the content of private Twitters can be shared by those who are following it.

Aside from any legal consequences, students also need to consider the social issues of bullying through Twitter. Simply because harassment is occurring through an online medium does not make it any less harmful. Multiple suicides have occurred nationwide due to harassment through the Internet.

Perhaps students should ask themselves what it would feel like to be responsible for the harm of one of their classmates before deciding to engage in Twitter bullying.

The only way for students to end the continued harm of both themselves and their peers through Twitter is to think about what consequences will follow before they tweet.

Letter to The Editor: Gary C. Shafferman Principal February 7, 2013 To The Editor of The Marquee, I was recently interviewed for an article titled, “Caught in the Act”. I was contacted by a staffer to comment on the report that Marcus High School had the most discipline incidents involving drugs out of all LISD high schools. I made a clear point to the staffer that while this data was shared with me, it does not necessarily mean that Marcus has the biggest problem. In reality, all high schools have drug problems. Our school is actually no longer the district high school with the highest number of drug-related discipline incidents. It makes sense that these numbers will change from school to school throughout the year. The time which we had the most discipline, may have simply been due to catching the most students. It also might mean that our students don’t tolerate drug use and report other students using or distributing drugs.

It is important that we do not take issues with drugs or alcohol lightly. As I stated, we are doing many things to not only educate students about drugs, but to also promote good choices. As was stated in the article, we are going to vote on a motto which will signify the celebration of good choices by all our student groups and organizations. It will tie into our school motto, “Pride is Excellence!”

There must be an awareness of drugs and alcohol and how they can destroy lives when poor decisions are made.

We are working alongside Friends of Rachel, the Building Leadership Team, and the Principal Advisory Council to produce a campaign using our new organization motto to recognize Marcus as a school where we celebrate good choices. There is no doubt that we can’t do this alone. It must be students, staff, parents, and community working together to prevent bad choices and celebrate good ones.

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Sincerely, Gary C. Shafferman march 1, 2013

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