hey changed your          diapers, walked you to the bus stop, and helped you with your homework. But what if your parents also went to high school with you? This is the case for 13 students at MHS.
Marion Dennis, foods teacher, has been working at MHS for 13 years. Two years ago, her daughter, Kyndra Dennis, junior, enrolled.
“It makes it really convenient,” Marion said. “It helps me be more aware with what is going on in her school.”
She said it makes it easier to be in contact with teachers and guidance counselors. Kyndra said she doesn’t really care her mom works here.
“Apparently, she talks about me in her classes, but I don’t mind,” she said.
“If I forget my lunch, I can just go to her room and get money,” Kyndra said.
Dennis isn’t the only student with a parent who works at MHS. Joe Grimes, junior, has a parent that works here too, his mom.  Barb Grimes, the junior secretary, has been working at Marquette for two years.
“At first it was kind of weird because she’d know about everything,” Joe said. “But now I’m kind of used to it and it doesn’t matter.”
There are pros and cons. He said his mom can call him out if he forgets anything. But she knows all his grades.
“I think it’s great,” Barb said. “I can always keep track of him and it’s a great connection to him and the kids.”
She also said having the same schedule makes it easier.
“I can be more accessible to him,” Barb said.
But Joe isn’t the only one who shares the hallway with his parents. Mia Schweain, sophomore, does too. Her dad, Eric Schweain, Environmental Science and Biochemistry teacher, has been teaching at MHS for 19 years. He also helps coach the football team.
“Freshman year it upset me because I thought everyone would judge me,” Mia said. “But this year, it doesn’t bother me.”
She was worried about what people on her sports team would think.
“In sports, I don’t want people to think I’m here because of him,” she said.
Having her dad at school does make it easier. If she needs to get a paper signed, she can just go up to his room.
“I’ve had teachers tell my dad I talk a lot,” Mia said.
Her dad, Eric, said he is very proud of her.
“Marquette is a very big school so while I do see her sometimes, she still has a sense of autonomy,” Eric said.
He said there are several advantages. Some of the obvious ones are that she can see him anytime for a signature or just to talk.
“Marquette is a great school and I am proud to send my children there,” Eric said.