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Edward S. Marcus High School 
Location 5707 Morriss Road
Flower Mound, TX, United StatesInformation Type High School Established 1981 School district Lewisville ISD Principal Gary Shafferman Grades 9–12 Color(s) Red and Silver Mascot Marauder Website mhs.lisd.net Edward S. Marcus High School is one of five main high schools in the Lewisville Independent School District, Texas. The school opened in 1981 and was the second high school in the district. It services students who live in northern Flower Mound, Highland Village, Double Oak, Lewisville, and Copper Canyon.
Marcus' mascot is the Marauder whose imagery mimics the Texas Tech Masked Rider. There have been four different costumes for the mascot, the most recent introduced in 2004.
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Academics
Marcus High School was named a National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education in 1994–96.[1]
The school newsmagazine, The Marquee, has a long history of awards both local, state and national. In 2007 and 2010, it won the Lonestar Award for sustained excellence from UIL and has received ILPC Stars for the last ten years running, including five Gold Stars. In 2009, the publication was ranked the 7th Best Newsmagazine in the nation at the JEA/NSPC convention in Washington D.C. In October 2010 and 2011, The Marquee was named the second best newspaper in Texas at the TAJE convention in San Antonio.
The Marquee won a CSPA Silver Crown at the 2011 Columbia Press Association Convention in New York City.
Athletics
The Marauders football team made it to the 5A-division II state championships in 1995 and 1997, winning in 1997. Every year, Marcus has two rivalries in football. "The Mound Showdown" is the game against Flower Mound High School, and is a new rivalry since the opening of Flower Mound High School in 1999. The 2005-2006 school year was the first time that the game was played in Texas Stadium. The second rivalry is "The Battle of the Axe", played against Lewisville High School. This rivalry is the more historic of the two, and the main rivalry, dating back to when Marcus and Lewisville were the only two Class 5A high schools in the Lewisville Independent School District (LISD). When Marcus opened, The Colony High School also opened but was in Class 4A. Marcus Ice Hockey, not UIL sponsored, won the State Championship in 2005-2006, and a City Championship in 2009-2010.
Marcus Boys, won the Texas UIL Conference 5A State Basketball championship in March of 2011 by defeating Garland Lakeview Centennial High School, 40-38 in Austin, Texas. Junior Forward Marcus Smart was the Tournament's Most Valuable Player and Senior Forward Connor Taggart joined him the State All Tournament Team. Smart and Junior Guard Guard Phil Forte were named to the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC) All State Team. Their season record was 39 and 1. Coach Danny Henderson was named the Dallas Morning News Area Coach of the Year and Marcus Smart was named the Texas Gatorade Player of the Year.
The girls soccer team won the Texas state championships in 2005.[2] The boys soccer team capped off a perfect 30–0 season by winning the 2007 5A state title defeating Plano West, 3–2. Marcus won its second straight Texas Class 5A State Championship defeating Klein 3-0 in 2008. [3]
Also, the boys and girls cross country team has had multiple district and region championships, and the girls have won state many other times. Boys have gotten second many years but have yet to win a state championship. Craig Lutz, the junior who won nationals in 2010, also goes to this school. Craig Lutz is the 2009 nike nationals champion, the 2009 state champion in cross country, the gatorade cross country runner of the year for Texas, has been ranked in the top 5 nationally for the past two years, and has never been out of the top 5 for a cross country meet except for once his frosh year. Some of his personal bests include a 4:09 mile, 8:58 2 mile, 14:34 (fastest time in 2009 for cross country in the nation) 5k and a 30:49 10k.
Marching Band
The Marcus Marching Band is directed by Ms. Amanda Drinkwater.
In 2006, 2008 and 2010 the Marcus Marching Band placed first at the University Interscholastic League State Marching Contest. They have competed at state four times now; the first being in 2004 when they placed 12th. The Marcus Band is the only band in LISD to ever win a state title. In 2007 the Marcus Band received first place at the Bands of America Regional in Arlington, Texas, as well as the Bands of America Super Regional in San Antonio, with their show 'Botanika - A Garden Fantasy'; and, again won The San Antonio Super Regional in 2010 with their show "Illuminaries" with a total score of 93.70. In 2011 the Marcus Band received 1st place at the Bands of America Regional in Conroe, Texas, with their field production entitled, "Vanity Fair". In 2009, the band did exceptionally well at their first BOA Grand Nationals performance, placing fourth overall, with a total score of 94.50, and winning the Music Caption with their show "A Midsummer Night's Dream".
The Marcus Drumline is a 10-time National Champion, winning the marching drumline competition at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) in 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, and 2009. In November of each year, The Marcus High School Drumline is host to The LoneStar Classic Drumline which has become the largest drumline contest in the world. In the Fall of 2010 over 80 high schools performed at the LoneStar Classic.
Feeder schools
Public elementary schools serve an area that feed into Marcus include:[4]
- Bridlewood
- Flower Mound
- Heritage
- Highland Village
- McAuliffe
- Prairie Trail
- Timber Creek
Public middle schools that feed into Marcus include:
- Briarhill
- Downing
- Lamar
References
External links
- Marcus High School Home Page
- Marcus High School Band
- Marcus High School Choir
- Marcus High School Theatre
- Marcus High School Football
- Marcus High School Ice Hockey
- District calendar for LISD
Categories:- Educational institutions established in 1981
- Flower Mound, Texas
- Lewisville Independent School District
- High schools in Denton County, Texas
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