Basketball: Marshall Boys 1-2 in Holiday Tournament

Statesmen see tough fights in Joe Cascio Classic Holiday Basketball Tournament.

The Marshall High School boys basketball team finished the Joe Cascio Classic Varsity Holiday Basketball Tournament at 1-2 over three games held Dec. 27 to 29. In game one, the Marshall boys basketball team suffered from a slow start and a tough draw to lose their opening game against a good J.E.B. Stuart Raiders team. The Statesmen were unable to dig themselves out of a deep hole and came up just short against a Raiders team seeking revenge for a loss to the Statesmen earlier in the season. Stuart came ready to play and opened up a 17 point half time lead. The Statesmen found themselves trailing by 12 at the end of the third period before finally kicking it into a higher gear in the final six minutes of play. Marshall poured in 27 points …

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Marshall Boosters Continue Christmas Tree Sale

Proceeds from trees, wreaths, garlands, ornaments benefit school's athletics, organizations.

Marshall Students Raise Money for Children of Fallen Officers

There are several ways the community can donate to the "Keep Calm and Honor On" campaign.

If you happen to see a Fairfax County Police helicopter hovering over George C. Marshall High School on Thursday, don't be alarmed. It's all part of the school's "Keep Calm and Honor On" campaign, benefiting the children who have lost a parent in the line-of-duty. Marshall's DECA chapter is collecting donations and selling T-shirts to help distribute 250 "honor bags" for these children, who will visit Washington in May during National Police Week. Additionally, the DECA chapter will collect donations at Ledo's Pizza in Falls Church from 4-11 p.m. Monday (today). Just mention "DECA/COPS" and 20 percent of your purchase will be donated to "Keep Calm and Honor On." A second community fundraiser will be held from 2:30-9 p.m. Dec. 11 at Lava …

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Coaches Needed at Marshall High

Statesmen looking for spring heads of sports teams.

The 2012-13 sports season will be underway soon, but George C. Marshall High School, along with many other Fairfax County Public Schools, can use a little sports coaching help. The Statesmen have a full roster for the fall and winter seasons, activities director Joe Swarm said, but has spring openings for softball, boys lacrosse and girls tennis. Interested in a job? Contact Swarm at 703-924-5412 or joe.swarm@fcps.edu To see coaching openings at other FCPS schools click here. 

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Vote for Madison, Marshall in Best High School Contest

Patch Readers' Choice pits the two Vienna schools against other Fairfax County schools; vote now!

Speak Out: What's Your Best Advice for Graduates?

Tell us what Marshall and Madison graduates should know as they step out on their own

We've all sat through graduation speeches (and other graduation-related remarks) that were painful. Painful is a kind adjective. My own high school principal, at a National Honor Society candle lighting, compared us all to geese and tadpoles. Not a flock of geese, or a family of toads -- just the animals themselves. I don't remember much about the speech other than students rolling their eyes and parents sneaking glances to see if the woman was serious. But more often than not, each of us also has that one piece of advice -- whether from a speech to a crowd or in a private note from a treasured advisor -- that sticks; words that are visited time and time again as you pass through life's phases. Words you keep. What was the best graduation …

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Marshall, Madison Seniors To Graduate Today

Ceremonies planned at Constitution Hall, Robinson High School

The Class of 2012 at Madison and Marshall High Schools will graduate today. The Marshall High School ceremony begins at 10:30 a.m. at D.A.R. Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. Across town, Madison High School students will walk in cap and gown at 4:30 p.m. at Robinson High School. Their guest speaker is Timothy Buckley, school counselor this year at  Thoreau Middle School and a former counselor at Madison High from 2002-2011. Check Vienna Patch later in the day and throughout the weekend for continued graduation coverage.

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Mozart

4:47 pm on Friday, June 15, 2012

The largest high schools in FCPS, such as Westfield and Robinson, never graduate at Constitution Hall because their class sizes are too large. However, Madison's class was not too large to graduate there. Distance may have also played a role in FCPS's thinking - Constitution Hall is closer to schools like Langley, McLean and Marshall than it is to Madison.   more ›

Madison Ranks 15th in Local Challenge Index

Vienna school scores high on local list of Washington Post rankings

Madison High School came in 15th among Washington area schools on Washington Post education reporter Jay Mathews annual Challenge Index.  The index score is the number of college-level tests given at a school in 2011 divided by the number of graduates that year. Also noted are the percentage of students who come from families that qualify for free and reduced lunch (Subs. lunch), an indicator of poverty, and the percentage of graduates who passed at least one college-level test during their high school career, called equity and excellence, (E&E). More than 170 public and private schools are on the local list; 1,900 are included nationally. Marshall High School, which was named No. 3 in Virginia by U.S. News & World Report, earned No. 54 on…

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Marshall High School Named No. 3 In State

Madison is eighth on U.S. News & World Report's rankings of best high schools in Virginia

Vienna's Marshall and Madison High Schools are ranked third and eighth respectively in Virginia in rankings of the best high schools by U.S. News & World Report. George C. Marshall High School also went on to earn the No. 55 spot on the organization's national list. Madison ranked 129th nationally, according to this year's report. They were among the 21,776 U.S. public high schools reviewed and one of 96 Virginia schools to make the list. Neighboring Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST) has been ranked the second-best high school in the country and the best high school in the state of Virginia The School for the Talented and Gifted in Texas was selected as the top school in the nation. The School of Science and …

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Ryan McElveen

8:59 am on Thursday, May 10, 2012

Although all of our FCPS schools deserve this high ranking, I am glad that the work of Marshall's administration, teachers and families over the past decade is being recognized. Proud to be a Statesman!   more ›