An annual collaboration between the Marion Independent School District and the Marion Independent School Foundation is taking shape this week, and over 200 local Marion families will benefit. The Holiday Giving Project was started by a small group of Marion Independent staff members over thirty years ago. They adopted a small number of families and […]
During spring of 2023 Longfellow Music Teacher Olivia Freesmeier submitted a funded Marion School Foundation grant to purchase a digital piano to replace their old broken one, supporting their vibrant elementary music program. “The piano has made our daily songs and lessons rich with harmonic support, and the student are thrilled to get to sing […]
During spring of 2022 Longfellow Elementary teacher Jenni Ringwald and the preschool team submitted a funded Marion School Foundation grant to purchase new classroom rugs. Staff had recently taken a class which stressed the importance of having plain rugs for large group time so the students can have their own space but also won’t be […]
The Marion Independent School Foundation & Alumni Association is exited to share that we recently received grant funding in the amount of $6,150 from GreenState Credit Union for three projects during the 2021-2022 school year. Funds will support the following initiatives: *Families and Schools Together (FASTWORKS), which offers a mix of virtual and in-person monthly […]
Marion Independent School District (MISD) students and volunteers were doing their part to help replace some of the trees lost in the August Derecho. During the month of May, twenty trees were planted at Marion High School, Vernon Middle School and Longfellow Elementary thanks to a $2,500 grant from Iowa DNR’s Trees for Kids program. […]
???????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????’???? ???????????? ???????? ???????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????? ????????????????! Join us in celebrating these heroes by nominating a teacher who has positively influenced you (or your child) this year. We know it’s not been an easy year navigating the ever-changing nature of Covid-19 and a delayed start to the school year due to the 2020 August Derecho. […]
The Marion Independent School Foundation and Alumni Association is pleased to announce a grant of $1,500 from our Spring Marion Grants Cycle awarded to Friends of the Marion Public Library to support the Dolly Parton Imagination Library program. This partnership promotes early reading habits and encourages a lifelong appreciation for literacy and learning. This photo […]
With support from Pearson, the Langdon & Nikki Olson Family and others the Marion Independent School Foundation and Alumni Association provided a new book to every PreK-4th Grade student in our district before spring break. Participating schools included Longfellow Elementary, Starry Elementary and Francis Marion Intermediate. Marion Foundation staff worked closely with teachers and library […]
On October 6, 2020 staff and board from the Marion Foundation met at Farmers State Bank for a check presentation. Farmers State Bank showed their support for the Marion Independent School District by sharing an annual gift to the Marion Foundation of $6,000 and a gift of $12,500 as part of $50,000 total given to […]
Hills Bank awarded $1,082.66 to the Marion Independent School Foundation & Alumni Association in June. The funds were collected through this year’s Classroom Cash program, which allows Hills Bank customers to designate Marion Independent School District as their district of choice. Then a percentage of debit card purchases are donated to Marion schools at no […]
