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Volume 30 • Issue 6 • April 8, 2016

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Positive effects after district wide fundraiser

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Junior Destination Imagination team discusses success

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Documentary made about cross country coach’s adversity

Edward S. Marcus High School • 5707 Morriss Road, Flower Mound, TX 75028

The Marquee Staff EDITOR IN CHIEF Rachel Ramirez MANAGING & SPORTS EDITOR Darci Walton DESIGN EDITOR Anna Kate Hutton Photo & cover vanessa davis Senior Alex Jackson, at third base, tags the base for an out and quickly turns to throw the runner out at first for a double play. The Marauders played Hebron at home on March 16. The Pack’s next game is tonight at Mckinney Boyd.

PHOTO EDITOR Vanessa Davis ONLINE EDITOR & BUSINESS MANAGER Jacob Fontaine

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GRAPHICS EDITOR Taryn Welch NEWS & FEATURE EDITOR

News

Sanika Sule

BEHAVIOR ISSUES An in-depth look at this year’s discipline challenges and effects on the school

ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR Katie Burton OPINION EDITOR Cara Crocker

Feature

CREATIVE EXPRESSION Juniors organize outlet for peers to get involved in art, fashion and music

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Michelle Mullings, Brady Pierce, Keegan Douglas-Davis PHOTOGRAPHER Keegan Douglas-Davis Nick Fopiano

COLLEGE BOUND Senior football commits discuss preparation for their future sport careers

TECH SAVVY The best apps to download for optimal productivity in life and school

Bailey Crocker, Andrea Garza,

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Entertainment

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ADVISER LaJuana Hale PRINCIPAL Gary Shafferman The Marquee newsmagazine is a student-generated publication of Marcus High School. It is produced, edited and maintained through the efforts of the school’s advanced journalism class. The Marquee is designed to serve the school and community as a forum for open discussion and student expression.

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Marquee News Briefs

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The fight of security vs. privacy Despite Apple’s refusal to assist the investigation, the FBI successfully unlocked the iPhone associated with the San Bernardino, California shooting on March 28. The FBI worked with a third party to collect the data. It is rumored that the third party is Israeli tech company Cellebrite, but the FBI has not released the identity of the third party or what data was found on the phone.

The tool used in this investigation allowed experts to bypass the iPhone security within a week. This allowed the phone to be unlocked without compromising any data.

Back in February a federal court ordered Apple to help the FBI unlock the phone. This decision opened a global discussion of privacy versus security.

With the recent development in the case, the Justice Department is now asking the court to vacate the previous order of Apple’s assistance.

In response, Apple released a statement criticizing the government’s initial request for their involvement.

While they said they will continue to assist law enforcement in future cases, they plan to increase the security of their products to prevent attacks on data.

Terrorist attack that shook the world The Brussels airport reopened April 3, almost two weeks after the attacks on the city.

Terrorist group ISIS claimed the attack on Brussels, Belgium, that killed at least 35 people, including four Americans, and wounded up to 270 others. There were two explosions at the Brussels Airport which were shortly followed by a third at Maalbeek Metro Station.

There were four bombers in total and three were captured by CCTV cameras at the Maalbeek Metro station. The airport explosions were caused by suicide bombers Ibrahim el-Bakraoui and Najim

Laachraoui. Ibrahim’s brother was not captured by the cameras but has been named responsible for the attack on the metro station. The third airport bomber is still unidentified though he can be seen in the film.

As is the case with many tragedies, the internet played a crucial role in the hours following the attacks. #PrayforBrussels spread throughout social media to show love and hope to the city. The federal government of Belgium declared three national days of mourning and the nation participated in a moment of silence on March 23 at noon local time.

New nominee for the Supreme Court

DESIGN nick fopiano

President Barack Obama nominated appeals court judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court on March 16 to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia.

However, Republicans in the Senate have already said they will not hold confirmation hearings to vote on the nominee until a new president is elected.

The Supreme Court is now evenly divided between conservatives and liberal, which means there could be more 4-4 decisions coming. In the case of a tie, the lower court’s decision is upheld and no precedent is set. Filling in a new judge will help tip the scale. However,

Republicans believe that an argument over confirmation in an election year would be too politicized.

President Obama commented on their refusal by pointing out that in past and present Supreme Court vacancies Merrick Garland’s name frequently came up. Obama says that he picked “one of America’s sharpest legal minds” and hopes that the senators will look further into confirming him as justice.

“I’m doing my job. I hope that our senators will do their jobs, and move quickly to consider my nominee,” Obama said. april 8, 2016

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Fundraising for a local cause

School raises money for Children’s Advocacy Center Story bailey crocker

During the school’s “Money Madness” fundraiser, the school donated to The Children’s Advocacy Center. At the CAC children are able to speak alone with trained interviewers about abuse they may have had in their homes. If a child makes an outcry of abuse during the interview, the child and their nonoffending family members are invited to enter free counseling and therapy programs to bring healing to the family.

Each year Superintendent Dr. Kevin Rogers’ student advisory picks a project to hold during the school year. Last year, they chose the painted parking spots for seniors and another year they picked Mr. Marcus. This year, however, they wanted to give back to the community by holding a campaign that they called “Money Madness.”

According to student council adviser Gina Karbs, each high school got to pick their own charity to raise money for. Both Hebron and Marcus decided to do the Children Advocacy Center, while Flower Mound, Lewisville and the Colony helped PediPlace, which gives healthcare to uninsured patients. Karbs said that the principal Gary Shafferman chose to raise money for the CAC. “I think it means more to people when they’re trying to raise funds for something they can see,” Shafferman said.

Shafferman said that the CAC is given money to fund certain events but they don’t have the extra money to make the place look nicer or more comfortable for children. The center will be using the money the school raised to add on a new building to their Lewisville office.

Soon, more members of Denton County community will be able to seek help.

Overall, the whole feeder system raised approximately $9200 while Marcus individually raised about $4000.

According to senior class president and student council representative Landon Plunkett, the CAC was glad that the school held the fundraiser.

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project highlighted what the CAC does for the community,” Plunkett said.

The planning for the fundraiser, according to Karbs, took about a month.

The school’s three advisory representatives, Plunkett, senior Parker Mitchell and junior Havin Bradley went and met with the principals on each campus to talk to them and make sure that they were willing to participate.

The “Money Madness” campaign lasted two weeks in February and the student advisery council designated a project for each week. One week of the campaign the student council sat in the cafeteria and sold raffle tickets for lunch on the roof with Shafferman.

On April 29, each principal from

Marcus’ feeder schools will eat lunch during school on the roof of Marcus with the winner of every school’s individual raffle. The students will be speaking with the principal of their school while eating pizza, courtesy of the student council.

The other week was the duct taping.

This idea was submitted by Jennifer Mattingly, principal of McAuliffe, who was also duct taped to the wall. While Shafferman said that he didn’t really enjoy being up on the wall for two and a half hours he had a fear that he would have to use the bathroom, it was worth it to him.

“It’s always good for kids to see that you’re willing to do something for a good cause, so I thought that was a great idea,” Shafferman said.

Student Council officers, Landon Plunket and Parker Mitchell, sponsor Gina Karbs and Principal Gary Shafferman pose after raising $2600 with their duct tape fundraiser.

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Pathway to a new diploma

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Endorsements change students graduation plans Story bailey crocker

In years past, most students graduated with the 4x4 plan, or four core classes all four years of high school. Now the state has given more options to students so they can individually tailor their diploma to fit their specific strength or interest areas through the House Bill 5.

Students have to pick their endorsement at the end of eighth grade and sophomore Kelly Rowe says that this is too early to choose. While they move through high school, however, students are able to update and change their pathways. Rowe said that she started with arts and humanities because she wanted to be an actress. Though she wanted to change that by her sophomore year she decided to stick with arts and humanities. She didn’t want to have to make up credits for a new endorsement course. She says that this is a downside to the new schedules.

“I feel like it puts a damper on my education because I can’t do what I want,” Rowe said.

Freshman counselor Natalie Melton said that most students are still academically focused, which the counselors prefer. Those students are following the multidisciplinary and STEM, or science, technology, English and math, endorsements. The other three, arts and humanities, business and

industry, and public services, are more elective oriented. “[The counselors] feel like we are helping the students understand the importance of starting with an academic endorsement just to keep every future door still open,” Melton said.

Melton doesn’t see a big change in what the 9th and 10th graders are

“I feel like it puts a damper on my education because I can’t do what I want.”

-Kelly Rowe, Sophomore pursuing versus what the older students pursue. Melton said that though the student paths seem to be similar to the juniors and seniors, the counselors see students switching around a few classes.

“I like the idea of giving more flexibility to students to tailor their diploma to their unique strength areas and interest areas,” Melton said.

Rowe says that the program is still a work in progress. The process of career cruising and picking classes still confuses

her and many of her friends. She said that the counselors try to help, but they might not have enough time to help everyone.

“I feel like a lot of students just get discouraged like ‘Oh, my counselor’s not gonna care about me personally because they have so many other students to take care of,’” Rowe said.

According to Melton, the counselors have found that the program can also be overwhelming to parents because “there’s really no ‘one size fits all model.” The parents are mainly stumped by how each of the five different endorsements work.

Therefore, the counselors have decided to gear the programs towards STEM and multidisciplinary when talking with large groups because those are the academically based diplomas, which parents might understand better.

However, Melton says that she doesn’t think the program is going to change soon because it is just getting started. Melton said she wants to see how colleges will react once they are admitting students with this diploma. The counselors don’t know how it will turn out, says Melton, but they are interested and excited for the outcome.

On the other hand, Rowe says that she wished they would have stayed with the 4x4 plan.

“I feel like the graduation plan that juniors and seniors follow is just much easier,” Rowe said.

Freshman, sophomore opinions on new endorsements

74%

73%

65%

61%

Believe they have not been given enough information from the school about the new plan

Have not or will not change their endorsement

Easily found a plan that fit their skills/ abilities

Think the plan they chose will better prepare them for their future

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*Polled out of 300 students* april 8, 2016

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Glued to the screen

Administration ties student behavior to technology story rachel ramirez

This year, the number of disciplinary incidents has increased over previous years according to Principal Gary Shafferman.

With the constant integration of more and more technology each year, Shafferman says he has found an increase in communication between students. He says this has caused more drug related incidents, distractions in the classroom and distribution of inappropriate content than he has in the past.

“It’s not that it’s unusual for me to have problems, it’s unusual for me to have such a large number of problems,” Shafferman said.

Whether it’s a confirmation text for a bathroom drug exchange or simply an app that is just a bit more captivating than the lesson at hand, faculty all over the school seem to find technology at the root of their disciplinary issues. Because

of this, national internet safety consultant Katie L. Greer will give a presentation in the MAC on Wed. April 13 for parents in the feeder system regarding student Internet activity.

“I will tell you one thing I’ve learned

activities to be leaders for their peers.

He wants students to call others out and encourage them to better the school.

“If you see it, we all have a responsibility to not so much narc on each other, but report it,” Shafferman said.

“If it’s a concern to you and you don’t want this school to be that way, you If it’s a concern to you and should let us know.”

English teacher Stefanie you don’t want this school Napolitan says she has had some of to be that way, you should her students approach her, fed up with the behavior of their classmates. let us know.

She said students should be speaking Gary Shafferman, Principal up and having these conversations with their teachers when they witness behavior they don’t agree with. over the last month at least is that we’re “I think they should stand up and not this special group that’s having be a leader,” Napolitan said. “I actually these problems. It’s happening all over,” challenge my students that are [well Shafferman said. “It’s happening on every behaved], ‘Hey, you have an opportunity campus in this school district.” here to make a difference. To show them Shafferman says it’s important for that this is a proper way to behave, to call those who don’t participate in these them out when they’re acting up.’”

Katie Greer Presentations Greer has been featured in USA Today, TIME Magazine, CNN and more.

- Freshmen: 8:30-9:15 a.m.

- Middle School: 9:30-10:15 a.m.

- Upperclassmen: 10:30-11:15 a.m.

- Sophomores: 2:15-3:00 p.m.

- Parent presentation: 6:45 p.m.

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This year, the school began a 10/10 rule. Students are not allowed to leave the classroom during the first 10 minutes or the last 10 minutes of the period. This rule began as a means to minimize students meeting up in the hallways or bathroom during class, sometimes to exchange illegal substances.

Sophomore Claire Hanlon knows this the campus about students in the behavior well and has witnessed it in some sophomore class. A stereotype has of her classes. She says she’s not so sure developed that labels this group of that the sophomore class is necessarily students as disrespectful, apathetic and worse than any other class, but rather even obnoxious. doesn’t make as much of an effort to avoid “It was just amazing,” business teacher getting caught. In one of her classes, she Elaine Berry said. “I’ve been at Marcus says she witnessed a student that would since 1983 and of course we’ve had a “blatantly” disobey the teacher’s requests couple of other classes that have been and display a lack of respect. a little out of sorts, but this one, I don’t “I feel bad for teachers at that moment think I’ll ever forget.” because it’s like, what are they supposed to Berry said that while she has met do to make them realize that what they’re many sophomore students who are doing is wrong?” Hanlon said. respectful, she encountered several Hanlon, an athletic trainer, says this problems last semester. Among the issues type of behavior is not uncommon in her grade, especially within sports. She says this disrespect is not I do think a lot of people in my reserved only for figures of authority, grade, I don’t know why, but but also extends to other students who may not fit in. it’s like they just don’t have “I do think a lot of people in respect for people anymore. my grade, I don’t know why, but it’s It’s kind of sad honestly. like they just don’t have respect for people anymore,” Hanlon said. “It’s Claire Hanlon, 10 kind of sad honestly.”

Another area of concern for both Hanlon and Shafferman is the she faced, she found she was frequently distribution of nude photos. In addition talked back to when correcting students, to abrupt texts filled with peach emojis they would tease and make fun of their (a not so subtle request for nude photos), peers and generally didn’t seem to want Hanlon says her peers will sometimes to follow the rules of the classroom. Berry approach a recently single male student said she had around four students in and ask for the ex-girlfriend’s nude the fall semester go to the Disciplinary pictures. To further avoid having to ask a Alternative Education Program (DAEP) female student for these photos, she says school. Others were sent to ISS. some students will collect various girls’ According to Napolitan, Berry’s pictures and distribute them to others. experience last semester wasn’t unique.

“You’ll be talking to a guy, and you’ll “The kids in the spring have been be thinking, ‘He just wants to get to know much better,” Napolitan said. “It’s maybe me,’” Hanlon said. “The next thing you [because] they’ve gotten a whole semester know comes the peach emoji.” under their belt on the big campus so they Since the fall, rumors have circulated seem more mature than the behavior I design taryn welch

was seeing in the fall.”

In her classroom, Napolitan has seen immature behavior similar to Berry’s and much of the same disrespect. In her almost ten years of teaching, she says her experience suggests the issues facing the school could be the result of combined factors.

“One year you just have a really rough year, and it’s just a group of kids that I don’t know for whatever reason seem to be badly behaved,” Napolitan said. “Some of it too can be just growing pains, not knowing what to expect at the freshman center. We want to have a more open approach to education and maybe some of these kids just weren’t ready for that yet.”

In the eyes of faculty and students, the problems do not reflect a majority of the student body, or even a majority of tenth grade students. School Resource Officer Thomas Fitzpatrick’s spent the past two school years in M9. While this is only his second year at the school, he finds it unfair to judge the entire sophomore class on the actions of a few.

“There’s I think 850 students that moved from 9th to 10th last year,” Officer Fitzpatrick said. “I would say of those 850 there’s a very, very small percentage I could probably count on one or two hands that actually caused problems.”

Both Shafferman and Napolitan agree that this kind of inappropriate behavior in the classroom doesn’t go unnoticed in the outside world.

“I do think you have to stand up for what’s right,” Shafferman said. “It’s not that we’re telling you what to do, but you’re hurting the team by doing that.

You’re hurting Marcus High School.” april 8, 2016

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Plutus Students create arts project to encourage creativity in youth story brady pierce

The lights flickered on, music drifted through the auditorium. Junior Mykal Kelly stood behind a curtain, nervous yet excited. He stepped out onto the stage dressed in a green cardigan, wire glasses and into the gaze of dozens of attendees.

He was ready to present his passion to the room. This was the first show of the Plutus Project, and he was just getting started.

The Plutus Project, named after the Latin God of wealth, is a collaborative expression effort that was originally constructed by Juniors Kelly, Ben Williams and a later addition of Ethan Brown.

The three shared equal roles in the development of the project.

Over the past several months, these three have been planning an event with the intention of allowing other students to express their creativity to a larger audience.

“It’s a collective whose main objective is to create an outlet for kids to express their creativity through fashion, art and music,” Williams said. For him, this is a great outlet.

Williams saw the opportunity to use his passions to show others how to use theirs.

“I’ve been entrenched in music my whole life, it’s a passion that I’ve always had,” Williams said.

Plutus is divided into several shows, each having its own purpose. These shows will take place periodically throughout the year. The first show, focused on apparel, happened on March 12.

“There’s a lot of kids who have a lot of talent, but no way to get it out,” Kelly said.

“Our goal is to give them a place where they can.”

The three juniors said they have an intense enthusiasm about creative expression and showing people their art. A proud supporter of up and coming designers, Williams was eager to assist with the fashion portion of the project. He was approached by Kelly in January.

Williams said that he believed the first show was okay, but there could’ve been improvement and he is confident that Plutus is going nowhere but upwards.

“I know that there’s creativity going on in the building, and there’s stuff that should be shared that is worth sharing,” Williams said.

In addition to fashion, the first show also featured musical performances.

Junior Knyada Thomas and senior Jaylon Thomas both rapped during the second half of the show. Through Plutus, the two said they were able to express their true passion.

The group behind Plutus expects much higher attendance and much better reviews for future events. The next event

It’s a collective whose main objective is to create an outlet for kids to express their creativity through fashion, art and music.

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will take place around the end of the school year. It will also feature a student art gallery, to appeal to different crowds.

Music will also be a bigger part of the next show, with more artists planned to attend an overall larger and better show.

For junior Ethan Brown, music played a big role in his involvement with Plutus.

Having been interested in electronic music for several years, Brown was eager to contributes his talents and turntables as Plutus’ DJ. “Music really had an impact on me.”

Brown said. “I got my turntables a year ago and I’ve been making music since.”

Williams wants other people, not just high school students, to feel motivated to express their ideas and passions.

The ideals behind Plutus are to incorporate every student, whether they be poor or wealthy, male or female. The group believes that everyone should be allowed to express who they are and their creativity in a judgement free environment.

“It’s bigger than me and Mykal,” Williams said. “It’s about expression.”

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60 Seconds

Scott Hinsley, Science

compiled rachel ramirez 1. What is one thing most people don’t know about you?

“I actually performed a wedding ceremony for some former students that met in my class.”

2. If you could be a kitchen appliance, what would you be and why?

“I would be an espresso machine just because I love espresso and coffee and everything about it, like one of the legit Italian espresso machines, not some little cheap one.”

3. What would you do in life if you knew you couldn’t fail?

“How about like invent a fusion energy source that the world would have like a free environmentally friendly energy source?”

Juniors Ben Williams, Ethan Brown and Mykal Kelly are three of the original creators of The Plutus Project.

Williams and Kelly have been organizing this project for months now and Brown DJ’d at the March fashion event over Spring Break.

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4. Who’s your man crush?

“It’s tough. Mr. Crump’s going to get offended if I don’t say him. Hovde might get jealous if I don’t mention him as well, Alright, it’s not a real person, but it’s Archer from that cartoon show Archer.” april 8, 2016

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Juniors compete in Destination Imagination Global Finals As they sat observing the big stadium around them, juniors Grace Cabuena, Katie Kelton and Madison Cook were astonished by the amount of people attending the Destination Imagination Global Finals convention. Over 16,000 people were present, coming from all across the globe.

Knoxville, Tennessee was just a few hours away for Cabuena, Kelton and Cook, but it was a long flight for the people attending from other countries.

When the parade for each country started, the girls saw Japan, China, England, Russia and many other countries in the procession. Each country was represented by a group of competitors wearing cultural clothing and others were creative with their costumes, such as creating duct tape outfits in their countries colors. For the U.S., 45 states were represented at the competition, and the girls were proud to be there representing Texas in their challenges.

••• Destination Imagination, DI, is a creativity-based competition that offers challenges to different groups.

The categories include fine arts, service learning and STEM, areas focusing on science, technology, engineering and math. Each group has a team of three or more people that work together in competitions.

“It’s basically learning about how to work in a team and to get to solutions without going the way that’s the most obvious,” Cabuena said.

Kelton has been in DI since she was in second grade, Cabuena has been in it since third grade and Cook since she was in seventh. When competing, the girls use mhsmarquee.com

their long-term friendship to help them in their competitions. From elementary to high school, these girls have spent hours every week to prepare for their competitions. After years of working together, they have learned to build off of each other and use that to help them advance in their competitions.

“We’re basically just a close knit family at this point,” Cook said. “We know each other’s strengths and weaknesses. We can pull on each other’s talent to create the best thing possible.”

Their Team Manager, Terri Guthrie, started the team about 10 years ago when she moved to Texas. Cabuena joined the team when her mom found about about DI and thought it would be good for her to join. Kelton joined after she moved to

Texas from Florida and wanted to find a good activity to help her find friends.

Cook became a part of the team when Cabuena encouraged her to join.

“I love working with kids and being involved in a program that teaches and enriches kids, so it was a natural fit for me,” Guthrie said. “It is a program I am still excited and enthusiastic about after all these years.”

To prepare for the competitions, the girls meet almost every Sunday to practice together with the team. Guthrie holds these meets to help the girls get prepared for whatever their next contest may be.

“Most of our meeting time is spent with the team on their feet acting and creating props, and discussing and evaluating solutions,” Guthrie said. “Our

photo submitted Junior girls participated in a Destination Imagination competition in Knoxville, Tennessee, where they worked together in team building projects. Many of the girls joined the club while in elementary school. design taryn welch

meetings are active and very loud affairs.”

During these meetings, the team will rehearse improv situations that could possibly be given to them during the competition. They practice incorporating random elements into each scene and how to add it to the improvisation. They also practice their instant challenges by doing two minute skits to help get them warmed up for their competition.

The girls, along with two other LISD students, compete in improv competitions.

In February, they competed at the regional competition. They were in a improvisation, called Close Encounters, where they had to act out a four minute skit, with only two minutes to plan.

Having done so many practices before this, the girls felt prepared but also nervous, which comes with being in a timed competition.

The girls’ scenario was an Antarctic research station and they had to deal with the situation given to them. Each team competing in the competition had a different scenario and the girls’ situation was dealing with an endless swarm of bugs. To resolve the scenario the girls worked elements such as angels and an explosion into the scene to help them place first in their division.

Every year since third grade, the girls have placed first in the regional competition, and placed in the top three in state, which allowed them to go to the global competition in Tennessee.

“It’s really fun interacting with people from different cultures and seeing how they take on the same challenge as us and seeing how they can respond,” Kelton said.

Even though they’ve been given the opportunity to go to Globals Finals every year, they were only able to go during middle school due to the lack of funding in high school. The girls plan to go once again during their senior year as a senior graduation from DI. Along with meeting people from different countries at nationals, there is also pin trading between the groups.

Some pins are rare and the groups can swap pins to collect rare ones.

“You get to see everyone’s new ideas and then fight for the rare ones that haven’t been seen in awhile,” Cook said.

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At Destination Imagination conventions, the girls solve complex problems, partake in improv challenges and interact with people from around the country. This program encourages them to gain lifelong skills.

It’s basically learning about how to work in a team and to get to solutions without going the way that’s the most obvious.

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own pins when they go to the regional competitions to start their trading. Over the years pins have been Cinderella themed, all of the Disney princesses, Winnie the Pooh themed and more.

“I have a towel of them,” Cabuena said. “It’s not the most efficient way to carry them but there’s a lot of them. It’s what I’m stuck with.”

In addition to collecting pins, the girls have created duct tape dresses to express

their creativity. It started from sandals in elementary school, and led up to duct tape dresses of the Disney princesses for Globals. Although these dresses weren’t made for the competitions, the girls enjoyed walking around in these dresses during their free day at the convention.

Destination Imagination has allowed these girls to receive benefits that will help them in the long run. In their senior year, they can apply for scholarships of $1000 by writing an essay that centers around the creativeness theme of DI. Although it ends after high school, the benefit from DI continues on after they’ve graduated.

“It teaches so many skills that’s just teamwork,” Kelton said. “Working with other people in high stress environments and also just communication skills.”

The girls have enjoyed their experiences of growing together.

“The Destination Imagination community is a fun, high energy, crazy group of people who love to work together, grow together and have fun while learning.” Guthrie said. april 8, 2016

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Moving forward

Documentary captures coach’s recovery s t o r y sanika sule

prayed for him and his faith.

Although Telaneus survived, his recovery would be long and arduous. The lack of oxygen caused serious brain damage, affecting everything from his memory to his personality. When he returned to coaching, it was as if he had lost much of his experience. His brain damage had not only caused him to lose touch with his coaching style, but with his emotions as well. He found it difficult to empathize with his students.

Telaneus said that the first few years after the heart attack were the most difficult. The only way he could rebuild himself as a coach was by referring to old notes and records that he kept.

While Telaneus was making progress with his physical recovery, he was unsure if he would ever be able to regain his old style of coaching.

“I’m still learning,” Telaneus said. “I’m not there yet, probably never will be there, but I’m having fun.

••• In December, Heart of Marcus was released.

The documentary captured several moments that the team shared. Telaneus and Brown agree that one of the most emotional parts was when the girls won state in November. They initially thought that they had come in second for the second year in a

Fourteen years ago when cross country and track coach Steve Telaneus suffered a heart attack at a meet, his chances of survival were slim.

For 33 minutes, no oxygen went to his brain. For 33 minutes, he was dead. Then his heart started again.

Now his story of recovery has been made into a documentary and shared throughout the community.When cross country news site Texas MileSplit was covering the school’s cross country team, some of the student’s parents shared Telaneus’ story with them. The documentary team approached Telaneus about telling the story about his heart attack and recovery. Initially, Telaneus was not taken with the idea. He didn’t see any value in rehashing past events.

“I’d rather stay out of the spotlight and let the people I coach get the credit,” Telaneus said. “They’re the athletes, they’re the competitors. That’s who’s more important.”

After setting some parameters, Telaneus agreed to do the documentary. As a captain, senior Payton Brown was interviewed.

She said that Telaneus had discussed his heart attack with the team before.

“He would bring it up sometimes,” Brown said. “He would tell us about how hard it was with all of the brain damage. I guess for us we just wanted to accomplish the goal (winning state) more for him, just knowing how happy it would make him, knowing that he can be a good coach and he is a good coach.”

••• In 2002, Telaneus stood alongside his son as he cheered on his team. As he shouted words of encouragement, Telaneus collapsed.

A crowd gathered and found that his heart was not beating. An ambulance carried Telaneus towards the hospital, but his condition did not improve. His heart lacked a pulse and his brain was deprived of oxygen. As minutes ticked by, Telaneus’ chances of recovery dwindled.

In the ambulance, medics were able to locate a pulse, but Telaneus remained in a coma in critical condition. His wife thought she would have to make funeral arrangements. p h o t o keegan douglas-davis As his church began praying for him, Coach Telaneus poses next to the Girls Cross Country teams regional trophy. The girls went on to win state Telaneus came out of his coma. He this year after thei reginal victory. credits his recovery to those who mhsmarquee.com

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row, but they soon realized that they had won.

“Honestly I started crying when I watched it again,” Brown said. “It was already hard to believe that we had won state because that had been our goal even since last year and so finally watching it and realizing that yeah we won state, it was just really fun, and I’m going to remember it for the rest of my life.”

The girls’ win at state has only made them work harder. They are motivated to repeat the series of wins that the school has seen in the past. Brown said though she is graduating this year, she is confident that Telaneus’ coaching style will lead to more victories.

“It just made all of us realize that we can accomplish all of the goals that we set,” Brown said. “For Coach T it made him realize that he can be as good of a coach as he wants to be.”

For Telaneus, hearing what his students had to say about him in the documentary was touching as well. Both Brown and

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“Whether what it’s what I used to do or what I can do now to be a better coach, I’m still learning, I’m not there yet, probably never will be there, but I’m having fun.”

-Steve Telaneus another senior captain, Maddy Reed, said much of their drive to win came from their motivation to make Telaneus proud.

“It made me a little teary watching [the documentary],” Telaneus said. “I appreciate that a lot. I don’t want them to put that pressure on themselves. I was incredibly appreciative of them.”

Since the documentary was released, the community has given Telaneus its support. Telaneus said that several old friends reached out to him after its release.

“They just let me know that they were out there and they were supporting me and love me,” Telaneus said. “That was kind of cool to reconnect with some people.”

The team’s state championship demonstrates that Telaneus is regaining much of his coaching style, however he is unsure if he will ever return to his previous level. Since his heart attack, Telaneus continues to have residual problems, but finds support in his team, family and faith.

“I have circumstances in my life that are harder because of it, but it is what it is,” Telaneus said. “God is good, carried me before, carries me now.”

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photo submitted Below: Coach Telaneus gives a pep talk to Ashton Hutcherson following the conclusion of a meet. Hutcherson is a senior on the girls cross country team. april 8, 2016

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Prescription opiate abuse grows

CDC releases new guidelines for prescribing opiates story Sanika Sule photo vanessa davis

Following the rise of prescription drug abuse, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, issued new guidelines to doctors for prescribing opiate painkillers.

The new recommendations accomodate cancer patients and those receiving end of life care, and advise doctors to prescribe low doses when necessary in other cases. The CDC estimates that 1.3 million Americans are dependent on or abuse prescription opiates, and 40 people in the United States die each day due to an overdose on prescription painkillers.

“I hope it decreases the use of opiates overall,” pharmacist Ashley Gonzales at Children’s Medical Center said. “I have heard that that isn’t really the case quite yet. It may take a while to really see the effect of the changes that have been made.”

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), over the counter and prescription drugs are the most abused substances after marijuana and alcohol. In 2015, the NIDA reported that 12.9 percent of twelfth graders take prescription drugs, and in 2014, 26.3 percent of adults aged 1825 used a psychotherapeutic drug, such as antidepressants, for non-medical or recreational use.

Timothy Trail, the coordinator of the Student Abuse Resource Center (SARC) at UNT said he has seen an upswing in prescription drug abuse on campus. While alcohol and marijuana are still the most mhsmarquee.com

commonly abused substances, he has seen an upward trend of usage of prescription medications such as opiates as well as benzodiazepines, like Xanax and stimulants such as Adderall.

“Over the years there is more and more and more [prescription drug usage], and that’s mainly because doctors are prescribing it more and more and more,” Trail said.

“I hope it decreases the use of opiates overall. I have heard that that isn’t really the case quite yet.

It may take a while to really see the effect of the changes that have been made.”

Ashley Gonzales, pharmacist

Student resource officer Mike Anderson said that the most frequently abused prescription drug on campus is xanax.

Anderson said that because Xanax is frequently prescribed and easy to obtain it is prevalent on campus, but stimulants such as Adderall are a close second. Anderson said that different drugs on campus warrant different punishments. Opiates and stimulants are considered to be scheduled narcotics and would be felonies with just one pill. Xanax is classified as a dangerous drug, and becomes a felony when a student is in possession of a certain amount.

“The problem is that we’ll see students that have a prescription for it and what they’ll do is is they’ll give it to other kids that don’t,” Anderson said. “We don’t see a lot of that but it does happen. And I’m wondering how much we don’t see it or don’t catch it.”

Although prescription opiates and other medications are frequently used for their intended medical purposes, their addictive properties are often just as strong as illicit drugs. People that have been prescribed painkillers such as Hydrocodone have reported taking as many as 45 pills a day due to an addiction, according to a testimonial given on WebMD. In psychology teacher Amanda Vara’s classes, students did research over prescription and over the counter drugs, their physical effects and how they DESIGN Katie Burton

can alter consciousness.

“Young people seem to be interested in [studying the effects of drugs], so we spend a little bit of time with it,” Vara said. “A recurring theme would be addiction, and dependency for sure.”

It takes only two weeks for the brain to become reliant on a drug to operate normally, or become tissue dependent, when using opiates. In a survey conducted by the Foundation for a Drug Free World, it was reported that fifty percent of teenagers believe that prescription drugs are safer than street drugs. Trail said that many students do not realize the real risk of abusing prescription opiates.

“It’s the same problem with all [prescription medications],” Trail said. “It has a label of medication on it,” Trail said. “Of course it’s a medication, they just don’t understand the severity of it.”

Anderson that he has heard of students moving away from drugs such as marijuana and toward prescription medications. Opiates such as OxyContin are more easily concealed that other drugs, causing students to use them more.

“If you have a couple pills in your pocket nobody is really going to detect that,” Anderson said. “It’s small.

It’s easy to hide. That stuff is so easy to get.”

Trail and Gonzales agree that students most often illegally acquire opiates by buying them from peers who have a prescription. Gonzales said that other ways people are able to obtain prescription opiates are visiting multiple emergency rooms or physicians until they are given a prescription, or not filing the prescription through insurance so it can be filled at multiple pharmacies without detection. Gonzales said she has encountered a man trying to illegally obtain prescription drugs.

“We had someone come in with a fake prescription and we could just tell,” Gonzales said. “It wasn’t a physician’s handwriting, it wasn’t the correct terminology.”

To avoid addiction, doctors recommend frequent checkups to assess pain levels and the need for a prescription painkiller. Gonzales said that it is important to seek other forms of therapy such as physical therapy or acupuncture rather than risking an addiction.

Trail said that almost one third of the students who visit the SARC at UNT go voluntarily. Because each student is an adult, and he legally cannot force them to take certain actions, the main form of aid he can give students is advice.

“I treat them as a human being, as an individual, because everyone is a little different,” Trail said. “Once I’ve built that trust and a relationship with a person then it’s honestly just a matter of helping them recognize things that they already know. The ones who do come in, they either cut back or they quit.”

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Living life medicated Junior struggles with ADD and management of symptoms story Michelle Mullings photo vanessa davis

It had just been one of those mornings. In a rush, junior Carolyn Minton forgot to take her daily dose of ADD medicine.

She pushed through the day, until fourth period AP English.

During a timed AP multiple choice practice, she became fixated on the subject of one passage—the Four Color Theorem, which explains that to create a map with no borders of the same color touching, no more than four colors are needed. Because of her tendency to hyperfocus without her prescription, she only got halfway through the assignment.

“I ended up trying to disprove the math theorem in the middle of the test instead of finishing, so I ended up having to bubble C for 31 through 55,” Carolyn said. “On the back of my paper I was doing all these mathematical calculations.”

Carolyn said when she doesn’t take her medicine, focusing on important tasks is challenging.

“It’s just hard to accomplish things,” Carolyn said. “Because I’ll do one thing and then I’ll get distracted by another.”

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ADD medication like Adderall or Ritalin in an attempt to improve their focus in the classroom. People have even asked to buy Carolyn’s medication from her so that they can study. She says that while this is insulting, she understands the pressure to do well academically.

“It is really competitive at this high school, and when you’re really competitive, it’s just anything to get an edge,” Carolyn said.

“We may be among [students] smarter than like ninety percent of the nation. And what are you being compared to? The other kids in your grade.”

Carolyn’s mother, Sarah, a psychiatrist fears the risk of addiction in those who abuse prescription ADD drugs to study.

“I think that they can slip into abusing it, that would be the biggest risk,” Sarah said. “They’re learning to rely on the drug rather than learning how to learn in a way that’s effective.”

Carolyn says that when people abuse the same medicines she takes to function, it creates an unfair advantage.

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you. It’s like a kick in the face.” from topic ••• to topic. She “I go through all this Every day, Carolyn sits at a desk jumps up off of effort to get the same in her room to study. But unlike the couch and most students, instead of listening cheerfully offers opportunity that you to music or texting, Carolyn rids a snack. Then get, and then I’m back herself of all distractions. To get she talks about her symptoms under control while her multitude of at a disadvantage again, studying, she puts in earplugs and binders, folders and and there’s nothing I sits before her homework, staring lists—one dedicated can do to equalize that down at an exhaustive list of to every responsibility, assignments in dimmed lighting commitment and task. disadvantage, because and silence.

She plops down onto the I’m already taking this “In my room, it’s pretty much couch again, gossiping medicine to make me very quiet,” Carolyn said. “Even the distractedly. She springs slight hum of the T.V. downstairs up once more, stands on a equal to you. It’s like a is too much for me.” chair and spreads out her kick in the face.”

After Carolyn’s older sister was arms, preparing to explain Carolyn Minton,11 diagnosed with ADD in middle an extended metaphor. It’s school, their mother Sarah decided clear she hasn’t taken her to have Carolyn tested as well.

ADD medicine for the “I was pretty sure that’s what day. was going on,” Sarah said. “I was Carolyn says that hopeful treatment would make the height of the school a little bit easier.” chair represents a So in elementary school, Carolyn went to a psychiatrist. person’s natural ability to focus.

“A lot of it was like, tell me about school. Tell me about “Some people who are smarter your house. Do you have any pets?” Carolyn said. “She was just are a little bit taller,” she says. “And talking to me casually, because ADD is also a behavioral thing, then people who are not as smart—a bit she could notice if I would skip around.” shorter. But the taller you are, the better you Through her evaluation, the psychiatrist confirmed that perform.”

Carolyn had ADD. Soon after, she was put on medication-40 She then steps down next to the chair. mg Vyvanse every morning, 10 mg Ritalin if needed, as a booster.

“People with ADD, we may be just as tall as the She is given only a 30 day supply at a time, with no refills. When people on the chair,” she continues. “We may still she runs out, she has to see her psychiatrist and be written a new have the same natural intelligence as the people on prescription each time. the chair, but we’re at a natural disadvantage. The “Because people abuse it, it is so hard for me to get that whole reason we take ADD medicine is so that we medicine,” Carolyn said. can step up on the chair with a stepping stool to get ••• to where our natural ability is.”

It’s a slow weekend. On days when she doesn’t go to school, Carolyn is a completely different person. She switches rapidly

Sources : CDC & drugfreeworld.org

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Future of football

Seniors prepare for college football STory cara crocker

This fall football had a successful season, with ten wins and only one loss. The team has kept the Axe for nine years in a row, won the Battle of the Mound for two years in a row and earned a spot in the playoffs.

The MVPs for this year were Nate Hopkins as the Offensive MVP, Sam Morris as the Defensive MVP,

Kaden Smith as the Team MVP, Troy Elliott as the Offensive Line MVP and Andrew Fitzgerald as the Defensive Line MVP. Below are highlights some of the MVPs of this football year and how they’re getting ready to play college football.

Kaden Smith, Stanford Senior Kaden Smith received an offer from Stanford his sophomore year, before some students even think about going to college. Smith however was proud to make this decision for his future.

“It’s a decision that’s going to affect the rest of my life,” Smith said.

“It’s definitely a relief and [I’m] excited because I chose a good school.”

Smith has been on varsity since he was a freshman which gave him the opportunity to experience football with older peers.

But along with playing rigorous sports comes injuries. Smith had ACL photos vanessa davis surgery on Jan. 21 and does physical therapy every day to help regain Waiting for the ball to be snapped, Kaden Smith (TE) strength and mobility. prepares to run down the field for a play. The Marauders battled against the Allen Eagles for a regular district game.

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is, I might have to redshirt, which I wouldn’t mind,” Smith said. “But if I do rehab well and it goes as planned then possibly some playing time.”

Although he knows he will probably be unable to play for his first year, Smith has hopes for a successful career in his later years at Stanford.

Smith is aware that the biggest difference between high school and college football is how he’s going to be able to manage his time. College football will take up much of his time during the day, especially when he’s studying for classes.

“Between meetings, practice, watching film and schoolwork, I have [little] free time a day,” Smith said. “I’ll really have to plan out my day well and be ready.”

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andrew fitzgerald, texas Growing up watching college football in Texas put a drive in senior Andrew Fitzgerald towards the sport.

Now he’s getting to play football for one of his favorite teams. With Austin four hours away, he’s happy his family will be able to come to most of his games.

“I’m most excited to be playing college football,” Fitzgerald said. “Having watched it my whole life and now I get to play in it is something I’ve always wanted to do.”

Playing for a national audience is different than playing in front of a high

school, and Fitzgerald knows the type of spirit it takes to be prepared for this time of audience.

“I’m not going to lie I’m going to be pretty nervous that first game,” Fitzgerald said. “But I think as the season goes on I will get the feel for things.”

To get ready for next year, Fitzgerald is committed to getting into shape.

“I work out at a facility called Steadfast four times a week and do different things on my days off,” Fitzgerald said. “I’m on a food plan where I have to eat six meals a In his defensive stance, Andrew Fitzgerald (DE) gets day worth 5000 calories.” ready to block his Keller High School opponent.

nate hopkins, connecticut

After breaking through a tackle, Senior Nate Hopkins runs the ball down the field for a Marauder touchdown. Marcus defeated Lewisville.

When senior Nate Hopkins was offered an opportunity to play football for the University of Connecticut, he wasn’t sure if the school was a good fit for him. But after he was given more time, Hopkins saw that he chose the best college for him out of any other.

“I feel like this is where I’m supposed to be at, out of every place I could’ve gone to,” Hopkins said.

When Hopkins visited UConn, he was able to spend time with the players.

The main difference Hopkins has seen from college and high school football players is the distinction between

the types of players.

“It’s a lot faster, everybody’s big, everybody’s strong,” Hopkins said. “It’s more about specific skill, not much about just raw talent anymore.”

Although the level of skill for the players might be different, he says the practices before games aren’t as difficult for the players to help get them prepared.

“The further you go in football, the practices get lighter because they want you to be as ready for gameday as possible,” Hopkins said. “The practices are going to be easier but everything else is going to be harder.”

Troy Elliott, arkansas state For Senior Troy Elliott, one of the main reason he’s excited to start college football is the fans. The cheers from the stands help pump up the adrenaline during each play. Committing to Arkansas State has given Elliott high hopes for next year.

“I expect to win and also get a great education,” Elliott said.

For Elliott, college football is going to give him a team experience much different than high school football. His college competitors show a skill-set different than there is present in high school.

“Everyone on the team has proven they deserve to be here,” Elliott said.

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He is nervous for the transition between high school and college football, but has high expectations.

“I do my workouts they sent me,” Elliott said. “I also do some of my own work to truly prepare.”

Elliott’s summer will consist of a lot of running and weightlifting to get fully ready for the football season. For Elliott, the winning tradition of Arkansas State heavily stood out from other colleges.

Having the opportunity to be committed allows him to set expectations for himself.

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Theres an app for that story ANdrea garza

1Password

myHomework For the average high school student, balancing homework, extracurriculars and much needed studying is always a challenge.

With the myHomework app, staying organized in an efficient way is no longer another thing to be stressed about. The app can manage a school schedule and any assignments can be entered efficiently. Students can even set up reminders about the upcoming assignments or organize them by priority The calendar feature keeps track of deadlines and tests. myHomework is a great alternative to the traditional notebook planner and easy to keep up with since most teenagers have their phones on them at all times.

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With technology being used in the classroom, students have to keep up with several different accounts for websites, emails and other online resources. Remembering usernames and passwords can be quite the struggle.

With the app, 1Password, you can keep track of an unlimited amount of usernames and passwords on as many devices as you’d like. Syncing the devices doesn’t use the cloud, so you don’t have to risk someone hacking into it. Clicking on that “forgot your password?” button will now be a thing of the past.

Photoshop Fix The free Photoshop fix app is perfect for photographers and Instagram lovers. With professional photoshop utilities, retouching pictures to perfection is simple. The app contains tutorials and guides that assist in figuring out how to use it as well as a portrait sample to practice on. An image can be warped, sharpened, smoothed or have its contrast adjusted.

The possibilities seem endless. This app does require an Adobe account, but if you don’t have one already then no need to worry. Signing up is simple and free. So post those amazingly retouched photos to Twitter and impress your followers.

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Waze There has been several navigating apps that have been developed since the unveiling of Apple maps years ago, but not all of these apps were created equally. Waze has taken the forefront as one of the most useful free apps available to smartphone users, and a growing user base it only will continue to grow in usefulness.

Started in Israel nearly 10 years ago, this navigation app is fueled by a community of users that notify other drives of traffic, accidents, or any other hazard that could inconvenience drivers. If you going on a long car ride, Waze will get you there one of the fastest and safest ways possible.

Dark Sky Living in Texas, it can be difficult to predict the weather from just watching the news or looking at Apple weather. However, Dark Sky might become your weather predicting best friend.

Powered by local radars that find weather statistics for your exact location, this app can tell you when it will rain or snow up to an hour in advance, so you’re free to walk the dog and know you’ll stay dry. In addition, there is a feature that will plan your outfit so you can always be ready for whatever weather Texas throws at you.

Forest Staying focused while doing homework or studying seems to be a universal struggle. For 99 cents, the Forest helps keep that motivation up in a way that’s cute and helpful for the environment. This app allows one to set a timer for how long he or she needs to stay focused, and during that time, a virtual tree grows.

Exiting the app to play games or view social media, results in the tree’s death. If you successfully stay within the app for the set time of focus, the tree lives and is added to your virtual Forest. Each tree successfully planted gives you 500 points.

Points are redeemed for different species of virtual trees or saved up to have a real tree planted in India or Zambia.

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WolframAlpha Stress from too much math homework can seem never ending. For a payment of $2.99, download the Wolfram Alpha app that calculates everything from algebra to calculus. With all the things it can do, this app is definitely worth the money. It contains a wide arrangement of other helpful functions as well. It can assist with subjects such as history and health science with its database full of numerous models, methods and algorithms. Its multiple applications can give information on almost anything. This app has been in the making for years and continues to be updated with new material. School just got a little less stressful.

Wunderlist Do you have 99 projects and they are all due tomorrow?

Wunderlist might be the app for you. Designed originally for busy students, this app allows you to create mutiple to do lists to get everything done. Reminders and due dates can be set to receive push notifications straight to the lockscreen of your phone, and these due dates can be shared with other app users to create more accountability.

In addition, Wunderlist’s organization system ensures you can create a list for any aspect of your life, whether it be movies you want to see or people you need to call.

Offered for free on the Apple Store and Google Play Store, this app is good for anyone who is looking for an easy alternative to keeping a planner and staying organized

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MASH, the beloved game of childhood that was played everywhere from the

playground to the waiting areas at restaurants is back and better than ever. Why risk the uncertainty of the future when you can discover what life has in store in a matter of minutes?

DIRECTIONS: In the box provided, draw a spiral for a random amount of time and then count the lines across to determine the magic number that will tell your future. This number will decide how many spaces your pen will travel before you cross that option out of your future. Continue to use the magic number until you are left with one item per category and voila, behold how your life will unfold.

Love of your life:

College:

Kanye West __________________ Emma Watson __________________ __________________

Hogwarts Yale __________________ __________________ __________________

DIY

Secret Superpower: Perfect imitation of anything you see ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Making snacks appear on command

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Draw spiral here: Mode of Transportation: Mini van Paddle board __________________ __________________ __________________

Place to call home: London __________________ __________________ Austin __________________

Number of kids:

Arch Nemesis: Kim Jong Un __________________ Kylo Ren __________________ __________________

BFFL:

__________________ __________________ None __________________ Nine

__________________ __________________ __________________ Beyonce Gary Shafferman

Occupation:

Pet:

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Story michelle mullings

Spring has begun, and that means concert season is in gear. Not sure what new band or artist to check out this month? The Marquee compiled a list of playlists full of catchy tracks to vibe to, along with upcoming concerts to suit your taste.

dancing the night away Genre: pop/dance

1. Warriors - Imagine Dragons 2. Run Boy Run - Woodkid 3. Follow Me - Hardwell 4. Victorious - Panic at the Disco 5. The Nights - Avicii 6. The Hurt - Diego Boneta 7. I Took a Pill in Ibiza (SeeB Remix) - Mike Posner 8. Don’t You Worry Child - Swedish House Mafia 9. surrender - cash cow 10. love me again - josh newman

upcoming concert: Edgefest, 04/30

Slow day? Sing along! With bands like Bastille, Panic! At The Disco, and KONGOS, this playlist is sure to pump up the mood. These top 40 favorites are perfect for getting through another school day or for jamming out at late night hangouts with friends. Whether it’s the motivational soundtrack for a solo run or your pre-concert hype playlist, these upbeat tracks will get you in the mood for a great time.

cowboy boots and sunsets Genre: country

upcoming concert: Thomas Rhett & Jason Aldean, 05/21

1. Die a Happy man- Thomas Rhett 2. Take your time- Sam Hunt 3. You Should Be Here- Cole Swindell 4. Burning House- Cam 5. Beautiful Drug- Zac Brown Band 6. Im coming over- Chris Stapleton 7. Back road song- Granger Smith 8. Stay a little longer- Brothers Osborne 9. Play it again- Luke Bryan 10. Break up with him- Old Dominion mhsmarquee.com

Grab your Whataburger and your ice cold sweet tea and jam out like a true Texan to this playlist including artists like Thomas Rhett, Cole Swindell and Luke Bryan. Kick back in your cowboy boots in the back of your muddy pickup truck to today’s top country hits. These songs are the ideal soundtrack for hanging out around a campfire with your closest pals or watching fireworks at the next town shindig.

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‘50s and ‘60s Jukebox

upcoming concert: A Hard Night’s Day, 05/6

Genre: oldies

1. The House of the Rising Sun - The Animals 2. A Day in the Life - The Beatles 3. I’ve Got a Woman - Ray Charles 4. I Can’t Quit You Baby - Led Zeppelin 5. Can’t Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley 6. Time of the Season - The Zombies 7. Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison 8. Revolution - The Beatles 9. Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival 10. Stand By Me - Ben E. King

Turn up the jukebox and do the hand jive to these vintage oldies. Rewind a few decades and take it back to busting new moves at the sock hop or swooning over the OG boy band, The Beatles, of course. Whether you’re remembering bowl cuts or hairsprayed pincurls, these songs are enough to spice up a groovy party. Enjoy the throwback to classics like Elvis Presley, Led Zeppelin, and The Zombies.

alternative sunny day vibes Genre: alternative 1. Black Memories- The Growlers 2. Daughter of a Cop- Elvis Depressedly 3. Thunder Clatter- Wild Cub 4. Sunset Lover- Petit Biscuit 5. You’ve Got It Wrong- Drowners 6. Us Kids- French Cassettes 7. Running If You Call My Name- HAIM 8. Love Will Tear Us Apart- Joy Division 9. Kill The Director- The Wombats 10. Happy Ending- The Strokes

upcoming concert: Say Anything and Mewithoutyou, 04/20 Rock along to unique alternative bands like The Wombats, The Growlers and Joy Division. These feel-good emo tunes are dedicated to the kids who have long left the Scene phase, but still proudly describe themselves as angsty losers. This playlist features upbeat music with moody lyrics, perfect for cruising around in the car with the windows down or exploring a nearby town with friends.

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Losing the dream Jacob Fontaine

@Jacobfontaine2

As I watched the light from the sun creep down my room walls, I sunk into my chair and sighed.

I knew my friends were out playing volleyball or at a party. I knew I shouldn’t be sitting at my desk on a Saturday night.

Yet here I was.

AP tests were in a week, and anything below a 5 wouldn’t appropriately show colleges how hard I had worked during the semester. Every college counselor stressed the importance of good AP scores.

And with finals around the corner, there clearly wasn’t time for fun.

My phone buzzed while turned over on my desk.

“Just another distraction,” I thought to myself.

As the sun finished setting, I evaluated my situation and realized it just wouldn’t

be suitable for me to go out that night.

With two more classes to study for and numerous flash cards to make for another upcoming test, I found comfort in skipping the social aspect of my weekend to put in hard work.

Then I heard laughter from street next to our house. Looking outside, I saw little kids laughing and chasing each other.

I immediately closed my notebook and called my friends to tell them that I would join them.

Our generation is given many labels, many of which have the connotation of laziness. Though technology might define our lives, it’s important to realize that the application process has taken away a label our grandparents and parents generation’s had as teenagers: fun.

Instead of going out on weeknights after finishing our homework, we begin the homework for our next class. Instead of going out to eat with your family, you need to get in that extra hour of studying.

Small sacrifices are made for overall high school success, but these small sacrifices begin to add up.

Though there are those who don’t give any effort, and those whose GPA is more important than their eating and sleeping, some students are ultimately forced to choose between living a fully obligated AP life or going to a college below their standards.

At the end of the day, many of us are missing out on much of our childhood

in order to fit society’s definition of successful. And this effect is only going to spiral unless something changes.

It’s my hope that within our lives education reform leads to putting less pressure on students. When capability is measured by standardized tests, we are forced to become one dimensional and miss out on so much that our parents and grandparents were able to experience.

Though balancing work and fun is an age old concept, it seems the balance has been altered against us.

Beyond the consequences of inadequate social interactions, looking at my age group holistically I also begin to wonder what we are working for. Our parents worked hard so we could have opportunities and enjoy our childhoods.

But if we neglect happiness in order to ensure our kid’s success as well, will recreation become a novelty?

As we strive to improve America by heightening the expectations of students, we are ultimately separating youth from many of the ideas have been associated with the American dream.

It’s the experiences outside the classroom that make us who we are. And these experiences should not all take place at a desk, even if the hard work you exhibit in high school requires some of them to.

Though hard work in high school is something that will always be important, enjoying your years as a teenager should be viewed as equally important.

boom bahs Things we like Giving back

Donut days

Access to Twitter

A big thanks to everyone who pitched in their quarters and dimes to support the Children’s Advocacy Center.

We met our goal and raised over $4000.

The third Friday of each month AVID has donuts for sale before school. For only $1 a piece, it’s hard to just eat one of these delicious donuts.

Plus it supports our school.

Many useful apps have been blocked on the school iPads but Twitter has seemed to outlast many. You can still keep tweeting and checking your feed while at school.

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Busy…again Keegan Douglass-davis @KNicoleDD

Friday after school seems to be the go to when high schoolers try to make plans. But for me Friday afternoon consists of riding two or more horses, cleaning tack, not answering any texts or calls and grooming any horses that don’t look perfect. And did I mention that the previous was only if I wasn’t already at a horse show? Which I leave for on Thursdays? And are most likely in a different state?

The next opportunity to hang out is Saturday, assuming I’m not at a horse show, which I most likely am. I probably will be hanging out with my parents, right after I get up at 6 am and repeat Fridays afternoon routine. But hey, feel free to join me, I always appreciate it.

Then friends try Saturday night, which is typically reserved as date night. Good luck explaining that one to the boyfriend,

he’s already jealous of the horse!

If they don’t give up then, they’ll try Sunday. Which, again, assuming I’m not at a horse show, is strictly reserved for church and family exclusive lunch.

And the afternoon? Yeah I’ll be doing homework from the time I get home to the time I go to bed.

If you take take out some words, this sounds like the weekend of hundreds of students, in fact, you probably know at least one of them. And if you ARE one of these students, you’re going to recognize the following reactions.

They tend to vary into three categories.

There’s the croaking toad, the offended ostrich and quite possibly the most common, the sassy subtweeter.

Let’s just start with the croaking toad.

You might also call this person the do-notdisturb conversation in your messages.

Because they just don’t understand that no matter how many “WYD” texts they send, your plans probably haven’t fallen through (since usually they’re mandatory and scheduled months in advance).

They also do you the favor of keeping you up to date on the play by play of every single aspect of their life, which is fine, but they get upset when you don’t respond before the two minute buzz on a text goes off. Which while a little much, is totally fine, until they cause your phone to totally black out.

Moving on, the offended ostrich.

People with totally full schedules dread

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this person, because they usually pull the guilt card when you can’t hang out. As soon as you send “Im really sorry, I can’t :/” this person always acts like you’ve told them they’re related to cavemen and somehow resemble them. They stick their head in the sand and refuse to bring it out until you apologize so many times the words “I’m sorry” become your middle name. Legally.

And finally, the sassy subtweeter. We all know this person. If you say you don’t, it’s probably you. They’re the sneaky ones.

You think everything is fine, and you actually find yourself thinking, “Wow they’re so understanding of my situation!”

Until you check twitter. In 140 characters or less these people have somehow done a personality 180 turn leaving you going ‘huh?’.

To all of those people who are getting the short end of the stick I understand that it can be rather upsetting to have a friend that can only appear in rare circumstances, but understand that we genuinely want to hang out with you too.

I don’t know about you, but according to me, a friendship is about support without restraint, not constant communication and showing up on each other’s doorstep so you can post pictures of it on twitter.

It’s about maintaining a relationship with a person, no matter the distance, or amount of times they can’t hang out because of a prior commitment.

HEYS

Things we don't like parking stickers It’s a pain to scrape the bright orange stickers off your window if you don’t have parking pass yet. Maybe instead they could just put a warning slip under your windshield wiper.

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eportfolios Our colleges aren’t going to check for eportfolios, so why take time to create one? Not only that, but when everyone in the school tries to make them, the wifi crashes.

Staar Despite how easy STAAR may be they are still annoying.

You have to worry over the temperature of your assigned room and hoping that your stomach doesn’t growl.

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It’s only natural darci walton @darciwalton_ Boys, I’m going to be bold for a second and call you out here.

Insisting that periods are the worst thing that has happened to humanity is worth an eye roll from the entire female population. And all the “that time of the month” jokes are not funny and they never will be.

Yes we may be a little moody every once in awhile but most of the time the reason isn’t associated with menstruation.

It might be due to excessive amounts of math homework.

So please, for the love of all things good, stop making jabs at us girls about something we can’t control.

Guys, I promise you that if we had a choice we wouldn’t tolerate the three to seven days of pure misery from cramps, bad moods, acne breakouts and cravings

Dear Weather, I’ve never really asked for much, but please bring back summer and keep it like that.

Sincerely, Sebastian - Sebastian Penalillo, 9 @seppycups

for foods that will make all the previous symptoms even worse.

I’m sorry if our monthly gift from Mother Nature proves to be a little inconvenient for you, but we don’t want to hear about it. We hate periods more than you do because we actually have to suffer through them.

Periods don’t only affect our bodies, but also our wallets.

There are only five states in America that don’t place a tax on tampons, and Texas unfortunately is not one of those lucky few.

Feminine hygiene products are a necessity to every woman’s life but yet the government doesn’t see this necessity on the same level as other untaxed necessities such as groceries and medicine. Basically we are being taxed for being normal, healthy women.

And it’s not just the pads and tampons that we’re spending money on. Advil, Midol, heating pads and chocolate add to the expenses of being female.

Women on average have 450 periods during their lifetime, so we can’t simply not buy the products and go on our little merry ways.

And transporting these products, now that’s a whole other story.

We hide tampons literally anywhere we can. In sleeves, socks, Patagonia pockets, boots, shoes and secret backpack compartments. They’re so concealed

Sweet tweets Compiled andrea garza

the bathrooms at this school are giving me senioritis - Lauren Foutch, 12 @laurendfoutch

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you would think tampons are the secret government files of the JFK assassination.

Having to make every trip to the bathroom a covert operation is honestly so exhausting since periods are a natural part of every female’s life. It’s a sign of health, not one of doom that sparks World War III. And it’s not just peers that discourage mentioning menstruation, companies advertise hygiene products on the basis of being “discreet” and “comfortable”, but maybe some of us aren’t comfortable with being discreet.

I don’t understand why I have to figure out a way to utilize my outfit as a means to hide a tampon. It’s just a piece of cotton.

I’m mainly writing this because I am sick and tired of having to be silent and apologetic about natural occurrences in my body. I am very aware that not all boys are squeamish and immature on this subject, but I have run into far too many that are.

Women should have the right to discuss their bodies and cycles in any capacity they want without the fear of being judged.

So let’s start the reversal of the taboo by not having to find bizarre places to hide tampons and teaching boys that it’s okay to say the word “tampon.” Periods are a natural part of every girl’s life, they shouldn’t be shameful.

I thought you were bæ... turns out you’re just fam -Audrey Pace, 10 @aud_pace

Prom is April 23. Tickets are on sale during lunch Apr 13-15 for $75 and Apr 18-21 for $85.

- Student Council @marcusstuco

Netflix and chi---ck fil a - Kaitlyn Williams, 11 @Kaitlynw02

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Prescription drugs as addicting, harmful as recreational drugs STAFF EDITorial

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In years past when people used to talk about drug abuse, the focus was on street drugs like heroin and methamphetamine.

That’s no longer the case. Prescription drug use has increased over the past few years. Many high school students don’t realize that when they take a friend’s pills, they are just as addictive and dangerous as recreational drugs.

When people take prescription drugs without a doctor’s recommendation, they aren’t aware of the ingredients that are in the drug. Opiates like OxyContin are chemically similar to heroin, making them just as addictive. They have similar effects on the body and can cause serious neurological complications. Without meaningful and regulated use, OxyContin and other prescription drugs can lead to organ failure and even death. When people take opiates from their friends, even just from time to time, they increase the risk of becoming addicted to these medicines. Opiates are habit-forming, and prescription drugs can be gateways

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to heroin. If someone were to be taken off a drug like OxyContin, they might turn to heroin to help relieve feelings of withdrawal. When people start taking these drugs, they begin to need more and more to achieve the same high.

When someone takes a drug that is not prescribed to them, they don’t have the advice and regulations of a doctor or pharmacist. Patients are prescribed medication with their medical history in mind. When students take a pill from a friend, they run the risk of encountering dangerous side effects because of a lack of medical knowledge. This can cause harmful interactions with other drugs the person may be taking, even something as harmless as allergy or over the counter pain medication. By themselves, opiates can raise a person’s heart rate and cause other medical complications. Because the average person is not properly educated in bodily functions and drug use, the risk of problems arising from taking these drugs without a prescription is incredibly high.

Why do you think students abuse prescription drugs?

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“It has a lot to do with stress, or issues outside of school, or family issues. It can also do with being dragged into it by a friend.”

-Jack Slayden, 9

“It’s easier to get a hold of [prescription drugs], because they’re not technically illegal.

You can even get them from friends, or other sources. ” -Alexia Barnes, 12 DESIGN Katie Burton

Sometimes people take drugs without a prescription because they think it will help them do better in school or during a major test. The need to do well on an assignment becomes more important to them than the danger the drug may cause. In their minds, if their friend with the prescription takes the drug and is perfectly fine, he or she should be fine as well. Even ADD/ADHD medications that students use for studying, such as Adderall, can still be dangerous. Students often believe the misconception that taking the occasional study drug will not harm them, but because the prescription has not been written with them in mind, it is still dangerous.

Taking drugs like Ritalin even once can develop an addiction. Taking these medicines just to have a momentarily euphoric feeling or do better on one test isn’t worth the detrimental effects it can have on the body. Clearly street drugs are not the only dangerous drugs for students to take.

“ Students who abuse medication are either doing it because they’re stressed and pressured in their life, or they’re using ADHD medication to get ahead in their schoolwork.”

-Hailey Hollowell, 10

“Prescription drugs are abused mostly because they’re easily accessible.”

-Heather Lurvey, English

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Play Ball Compiled vanessa Davis

The 2016 Lady Marauder softball program is half way through the season with just a few more district games left. This year’s varsity squad only has three seniors, but a lot of young talent is moving on up through the program.

Coming in during the fourth inning, sophomore Billie McFayden grounds up a base hit and throws the runner out at first base.

The Marauders played Plano East for a regular district game.

Following through with her wind up, freshman Haley Herzig delivers a pitch to the batter from Plano East High School.

Herzig came in during the fifth inning as a relief pitcher.

Senior Lauren Huff , Third Base

The Marcus girls softball team watch closely as their teamates are up to bat during the third inning. Head Coach Christy Tumilty encourages her players to chant and cheer while in the dugout.

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