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 […]
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#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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The principal opinion of “WAT”
By J1 Reporter Naomi Delkamiller Mrs. Susie Sullivan, current Marian principal and 1980 Marian graduate, does not remember Walk-A-Thon when she was a Marian student. “I don’t remember if we […]
Scary movie day: ‘One of the best Marian traditions’
By J1 reporter Molly Smith Students have various reasons why they bring in money for the Walk-A-Thon fundraiser, some girls say the free day and others reason it is purely […]
Students, staff work together to raise money
By J1 Reporter Rylee Gregg A variety of people in the Marian community participate in Walk-A-Thon and the Advancement-led fundraisers, but few know how they actually compare. Walk-A-Thon is well-known […]
Two-time theme of Color WAT could be here to stay
By J1 Reporter Maddie Genoways Despite all the intense showering and parking lot sweeping of Color Walk-A-Thon (WAT) 2017, Student Board brought back the colorful theme for a second run in […]
Homeroom teachers motivate students during WAT season
By J1 Reporter Mia Dunker When thinking of Walk-A-Thon (WAT), people tend to think of how students fundraise, but there are other people who are with them every step of […]
Subs struggle during Walk-A-Thon
By J1 Reporter Olivia Turkel The idea of substituting for a teacher during Walk-A-Thon (WAT) can be a daunting task. The chaos in homeroom around WAT can be an overwhelming […]
Spot the Walk-A-Thon difference
By J1 Reporter Olivia Ost If you have been wondering about the differences between the previous and present Walk-A-Thon (WAT) then you’re in luck. Despite having the same theme […]
Coffee cart disappoints
By J1 Reporter Sophie Stevens As the students of Marian woke up on Friday, Sept. 20, they woke up to a disappointing email. At 5:17 a.m all students received an […]
Struggles of collecting money for Walk-A-Thon
By J1 Reporter Grace Virgillito Throughout the month of September, each student and her family worked hard to achieve their goals for the annual Walk-A-Thon (WAT) fundraiser for Marian. The […]
