On Wednesday, May 1st the Class of 2019 gathered in the Marion High School Auditorium surrounded by parents and family to witness their classmates receive prestigious honors, awards, and scholarships to continue their education. Students were recognized for a multitude of honors ranging from Top 10 Scholars, to Honor Society Members, to Foreign Language Awards. […]
The Marion Alumni Association was founded in 1878 and is still going strong after 140 years! The Foundation has helped keep track of historical information about Marion schools through the years. Some of the oldest pieces are composite panels of graduating classes from 1893-1922. The Foundation is seeking funds to professionally restore and preserve the […]
Longtime elementary counselor and coach Ron Thomason continues his work of helping students even after his passing. Ron began as a school counselor at Mentzer, Starry, and Emerson Elementaries in 1989 and continued as the elementary counselor at MISD until 2004. He also was a track, cross country, and wrestling coach at the middle school […]
Marion High School Alum, community leader, and school board member Dennis Trout ’66 unexpectedly passed away on February 15. To carry on the legacy of Dennis ‘Barney’ Trout, the family has created a memorial fund to establish a scholarship to graduating high school students who plan to seek an apprenticeship through the Plumbers and Pipe […]
A total of 17 bricks were engraved on the Wall of Support. Those engravings are listed below. The wall is located in the school district’s administrative office wing on the south side of the high school and pays tribute with nearly 600 memorials, honorariums and achievement highlights. For a donation of $300 or more donors […]
Mike Combs was dedicated to supporting his children and athletics at Marion High School. He coached Marion feeder teams for softball, basketball, baseball, and football for many years and volunteered in many capacities for Marion junior high and high school track, football, baseball and basketball. In 2017, he was recognized at the Iowa Girls State […]
It all started over 170 years ago when the first school opened in Marion Township in 1841 on the north side of 7th Avenue. It was a simple log building surrounded by tall prairie grass with Mr. Higbee as the sole teacher. A four-room, two-story Union School opened 13 years later in 1854 and was […]
Chester (C.B.) and Lula Vernon moved to Marion in 1926. C.B. had been appointed superintendent – a position he held for more than 30 years. Among his many accomplishments, C.B. was the first educator with a Ph.D. in the entire secondary school system for the State of Iowa. He and Lula has three sons. The […]
