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The news site of Marquette High School

Marquette Messenger
The news site of Marquette High School

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Aaliyah Jackson, junior, fills up her water bottle at a drinking fountain. Water from this fountain and others was tested for lead and found safe for consumption.
Water Outlets Tested for Lead
Samantha Perz, Copy Editor • December 19, 2024
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Names of seniors who have committed to graduating hang in the Commons. Graduation announcers want to know how to correctly pronounce students’ names, so Freshman Principal Amy Sturges created a Google Form this year to collect voice recordings of students pronouncing their names for staff.
Admin Increase Focus on Name Pronunciations
Kaylie Horstmann and Tiona Merritte • December 17, 2024
Recorded pneumonia cases were 63.3% higher than the 5-year median for the month of November, according to the St. Louis County Department of Public Health. Symptoms of pneumonia include fever, sore throat, coughing and more.
Pneumonia Cases Increase
Anvi Talyan, Editor in Chief • December 11, 2024
In classes such as French 3, every student was present during class, which is the result of new guidelines for attendance set in place by Dr. Tracey Waeckerle. These guidelines were able to fix many attendance issues which had arisen from COVID-19.
MHS Attendance Rises Post-COVID
Tiona Merritte and Siddharth Sawant • December 10, 2024
Mario Navarro, sophomore, makes DIY notecards for his French 3 class’s travel unit with Alexa Pippin, French teacher. In this class, Pippin encourages students like Navarro to utilize AI like ChatGPT to practice writing and conversing in French.
Rockwood Switches From ChatGPT to Chat for Schools
Anvi Talyan and Kaylie Horstmann • December 6, 2024
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Seniors Henry Chen, Arush Singh, and Riley Gregory eat ramen together at Menya Rui after waiting in line for two hours.

STL Restaurant Gains National Recognition

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Junior Principal Kyle Devine scrapes snow off the sidewalks to ensure student safety. "We were able to get rid of a decent amount of the snow, but then obviously the hard kind of compacted ice is a safety issue, so we're just breaking it up before the end of the day,” Devine said

Students Return to School After Snow Storm

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A newly opened restaurant at 14051 Manchester Rd lets people can hang out and play their favorite nerd games. To find out more, watch this video about the family-friendly Dirty 20 Nerd Bar.

Dirty 20 Nerd Bar Opens to Game Enthusiasts

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Kahan says his biggest inspirations include Hozier, Mumford & Sons, and The Lumineers.

Album Review: Stick Season by Noah Kahan

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This Book Buzz invites Kelsey Smith, Spanish teacher, to talk with Ray Holmes, librarian, about the book "The House in the Cerulean Sea" by T.J. Klune.

Book Buzz: 'House in the Cerulean Sea' by T.J. Klune

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Many factors are causing a lack of teachers in areas like STEM, and the salary is one of the biggest. The average high school teacher in Missouri makes $51,720 a year. Between the highest, Alaska’s average of $85,420, and the lowest, Oklahoma’s average of $41,880, Missouri is on the low end.
Editorial: Fix the Foundations
GPA is unimportant; After other states lowered educator GPA standards, Missouri is now considering doing the same. However, this will not fix the issue of getting more teachers into classrooms.
Editorial Board • December 18, 2024
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According to the Journal of Neurolinguistics, 43% of the world is bilingual.
A Mon Avis
Siddharth Sawant, Business Manager • November 11, 2024
"Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story" received 12.3 million views during the first four days it was available on Netflix, according to Variety. Many true crime adaptations can be damaging to the families involved.
Monsters
Anvi Talyan, Editor in Chief • November 9, 2024
Girls tennis players work on their homework during a match. Students often juggle sports, schoolwork and other activities, and sometimes this load becomes excessive. Despite the pressure to be involved in everything, students need to prioritize a few areas they are passionate about to be successful.
Opinion: Students Don’t Need to be Sensational to Succeed
Samantha Perz, Copy Editor • November 8, 2024
Voter registration can be completed by visiting vote.org, which will direct visitors to the correct form based on state of residence. Wednesday, Oct. 9, is the last day to register to vote before this November's presidential election.
Editorial Board: Your Registration Counts
Editorial Board • October 2, 2024
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