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Marquette Messenger
The news site of Marquette High School

Marquette Messenger
The news site of Marquette High School

Marquette Messenger
Emily Chien

Emily Chien, Associate Editor

Emily Chien, senior, is the associate editor for the Marquette Messenger. Besides newspaper, she is a part of Key Club, RSD Lives, DEI, and more. Outside of school she loves creative writing, art, dance, and hanging out with friends.

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Seniors, Abhiram Permareddy (right) and Raj Gudavalli (left), analyze the votes for the Missouri Senate election and share their insights for the presidential race projections.

First-Time Voters Share Insights on the 2024 Election Results

Emily Chien and Eli Ferguson
November 6, 2024
Maggie Caskey, junior, founded the True Crime Club. Caskey enjoys listening to true crime podcasts in her free time and is currently listening to season one and episode two of the“Serial.” The episode is called “The Breakup” and is about the disappearance of high school senior Hae Min Lee.

[Photo] WHO DONE IT?

Samantha Perz, Copyeditor
November 8, 2024
Aash Pammi, junior, and Henry Chen, senior, shake hands after a pickleball match, demonstrating sportsmanship.

Local Pickleball Tournaments Bring Students Together

Emily Chien, Associate Editor
October 5, 2024
Anagha Mandadi, senior, is the teacher aide for an ASR 2 class. Next to the sinks, she measures agar for Dr. Cathy Farrar to use for her science classes. The administration suspects that blockages in the science wing drains are causing a foul odor.

Foul Odor Disturbs Classrooms

Emily Chien and Eli Ferguson
September 25, 2024
Tristan Chambliss and Will Kozeny, juniors, along with Corbin Garrett, sophomore, use their phones during lunch. Since lunch falls within the Tech Green Zone, technology use is permitted.

Tech Red Zone: Phones Banned From Classrooms

Emily Chien and Tiona Merritte
August 28, 2024
Robin Craig, language arts teacher, has students in her Ac Lab to work together on projects. Ac Lab is a 90-minute period where students can catch up with missing assignments and tests.

Ac Lab Homerooms to be Assigned by Grade Level

Emily Chien, A&E Editor
May 25, 2024
Blue Bell ice cream has arrived in St. Louis-area grocery stores. The brand originated in the South and is popular among many students and teachers. Their vanilla is their most popular flavor.

[Photo] Get It While It’s Cold

Kate Jesperson, Opinions Editor
May 6, 2024
Shelly Justin's Black Literature class creates posters for Black History Month. Throughout the semester, the students will read literature written by Black authors. A similar class is the topic of controversy in the Francis Howell School District.

[Photo] Editorial Board: In Defense of Black Literature

Editorial Board
February 12, 2024

MTC Present Senior One Acts

Emily Chien, Aubrey Lacavich, and Angel DiSalvo
January 31, 2024
Kabir Ghura, senior, stands at the front of the class, holding the microphone, eager to share his jokes. Ghura won first place in the stand-up comedy competition, and one of Rob Durham, creative writing teacher's, book.

Class Clown

Emily Chien, A&E Editor
January 14, 2024
Ivy Wang, sophomore, talks to Sneha Deo, sophomore, in Room 220. This is the same room where Model United Nations meets, one of Wang's fondest activities from 2023.

Community Reflects on 2023

Eli Ferguson and Emily Chien
January 4, 2024
Proposition 3 was voted on in the November 7th ballot.

Proposition 3 Passed by Voters

Hailey Neuner and Emily Chien
November 8, 2023
Attendants perform Dandiya on Saturday, Oct. 14, in the Gujarati Samaj of St. Louis in Hazelwood. Dandiya is a folk dance from Gujarat, India, that is performed during Navratri. The event in held every October for two to three weekends.

Garba Event Celebrates Indian Culture

Emily Chien, A&E Editor
November 2, 2023
The prestigious 1 in 200 award certificate. It's displayed in Mrs. Sanazaro's debate room, hung on the middle of the bulletin board.

Speech and Debate Wins Recognition from National Association

Emily Chien and Hailey Neuner
October 6, 2023
Apple flavored products are popular this time of the year. Some of the products shown above are the Waterloo Spiced Apple Sparkling Water, Califia Farms Apple Crumble Oat Milk Coffee Creamer, and the Trader Joe's Caramel Apple Mochi.

[Photo] Families Bond Over Apple Traditions

Eli Ferguson, Features Editor
October 4, 2023
Sean Schierbecker, guitar teacher, models basic chords during a lesson to his fourth-hour students. Schierbecker is self-taught on the guitar.

Teacher, students share journeys to learn guitar

Emily Chien, A&E Editor
September 20, 2023
Frau Kimberly Hotze teaches students in a combined class of German 2 and 3. This will be Hotze’s last year teaching, as she is retiring to pursue other passions. She has taught German at MHS for 31 years.

[Photo] MHS’ Last Original Teacher Retires

Justin Small and Claire Lowder
May 22, 2023
Running with the ball, Ava Talley, junior, scored one goal against Parkway West. Talley has 4 points this year and has scored 2 game-winning goals.

Girls Soccer Team Goes Undefeated At Conference

Emily Chien and Justin Small
May 10, 2023
The military donation boxes are located in each grade level office. Donations will be collected by the Chick-fil-A Leadership Academy from Monday, April 24 to Wednesday, April 26.

Chick-fil-A Leadership Academy Gives Back to Military

Brooke Eck and Emily Chien
April 24, 2023
Students are starting to react to the trends of gun violence in our country. Schools, teens, and children all across the nation are alert of this issue.

Students join National Walkout in Protest of Gun Violence

Emily Chien, Staff Reporter
April 24, 2023
Author Jaer Armstead-Jones met with students during Black History Month to talk about his book "My Invisible Father."

Local Events Celebrate Black History Month

Aarushi Bute and Emily Chien
February 15, 2023
Schrappen following his New Year's resolution by journaling.

New Year, New Goal, and New Self

Emily Chien, Staff Reporter
February 6, 2023
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