Students Walk Safely in Style
By J1 Reporters: Brianna Dovali and Anne Masek You pull into the Marian parking lot on a chilly Friday morning getting ready to walk for Walk-a-Thon (WAT). You see Marian […]
Monthly Archives: October 2020
#RollMarian
By J1 Reporters Lily Mausbach and Jill Williamson Two simple hashtags- #rollevens and #rollodds, can unite a class, but divide a school. The term ‘evens and odds,’ commonly heard at […]
Freshmen Experience a New Kind of Walk-A-Thon
By: J1 Reporters Bridget McGill, Lauren Montague, and Christina Tinley A stampede of excitement rushes out the door as the bell rings. A mob shoves their way through the halls […]
Walk-A-Thon Creates Controversy
By J1 Reporters Marin Krenzer and Elleiana Green Bombarded by first day jitters, the students of Marian sat in their first block of the year, nervous about new protocols for […]
Walk-A-Thon Car Washes Bring in Big Bucks
By J1 Reporters Kenzie Darrow and Avery Kinnison When it comes to raising money fast, the Marian sophomores and juniors know a carwash is the way to go! On Sept. […]
The Marian Community Stresses WAT Competition and Its Future
By: J1 Reporters Lucy Drexel and Sydney Schroeder It’s the fall of 1984. Honestly no one knows what’s going on other than the fact that you and your class just […]
Resilient fundraising in a Pandemic makes for an unusual Walk-A-Thon
By J1 Reporters: Bella Beck and Ashley Doehner Car washes, raffles, food nights, and mask and sticker sales. This variety of fundraisers were all run by students to raise money […]
Marian Girls Build School Spirit Despite Physical Separation
by J1 Reporters Jordan Moser and Melina Piperis It’s an early fall afternoon, and silence falls upon the East Gym. You’re surrounded by your classmates, who are eagerly anticipating the […]
An Unexpected Reward Shocks the Marian Community
By J1 Reporters Ashley Johanek and Kenzie Anderson It is Sept. 14 at 7:42 p.m. At 7:43, you get an email from Mrs. Susie Sullivan, the principal at Marian High […]
Walk-A-Thon Results in 2020 vs. Past Years
By J1 Reporters Danielle Carrol and Fiona Gautschi The East gym is filled with anticipation and excitement; the Class Officers are about to open the Walk-A-Thon (WAT) envelopes and reveal […]
WAT: Social Distancing Edition
By J1 Reporters Maddie Adam and Elise Moulton Marian’s tight-knit student body faced a social distance challenge on Sept. 18. New rules given by administration suggested that Marian students kept […]
Fundraising Continues During a Pandemic
By J1 Reporters Carli Ahsan and Maddie Auman In the midst of a global pandemic, Marian held its annual Walk-A-Thon student fundraiser. Students were instructed to follow COVID-19 regulations as […]
WAT Themes During a Pandemic
By J1 reporters Erin Connelly and Lilly Fuglsang Marian students have always been known to celebrate unique and creative traditions like Surprise Day and Field Day. Walk-A-Thon, the student-led school […]
Online Donations Affect 2020 WAT
By J1 Reporters Elizabeth Monzu, Shannon Monahan, and Sydney Witkowski Turning in forms and paper money was pushed to the background for Marian’s 2020 student-led fundraiser, Walk-A-Thon, due to COVID-19. […]
A Drastic Change in Marian’s Walk-A-Thon Tradition
By J1 Reporters Kathryn Stec and Audrey Van Dyke Marian’s Walk-A-Thon traditions flew out the door when planning this student led fundraiser around a pandemic; each of the classes had […]
WAT?! No Bake Sales?
By J1 Reporters Gigi Salerno and Grace Woodard The 2020 Walk-A-Thon made history; not only did it occur during a pandemic, but it was also the first year since at […]
Walk-A-Thon at Dawn
By J1 Reporters Liv Birnstihl and Anna Rasgorshek Normally at 7:50 a.m., students at Marian are arriving to school for class. But on Sept. 18, the first place juniors are […]
Tying Walk-A-Thon Into Field Day
By J1 Reporters Lucy Loughran and Bailey Kollasch Marian’s staff promotes the impact Walk-A-Thon has on Field Day every year, 2020 being no different, but Marian girls would be surprised […]
Marian Students Battle COVID While Blowing Bubbles
By J1 Reporters Chioma Aloziem and Eliza Turco Blowing bubbles during an airborne virus pandemic is problematic. With a motivational theme and the promise of bubbles, Marian students could not […]
M-Beats of September 2020
Sept. 22, 2020 by Haley Hoffman, Clare Degan, Lany Gregor
