In spring 2021, Logan Vander Wiel, Marion High School Band Director, wrote a funded grant to the Marion Independent School Foundation to support the purchase of new band department folders. Using funds from both the Marion School Foundation and the Marion Music Boosters the band was able to purchase 100 brand new folders for the […]
Grant Funded Graphing Calculators Solve Problems
Graphic calculators continue to remain a required standard for millions of middle and high school students across the country, and the cost can be a hardship for students. In fall 2020 Roxanne Paulsen & Carrie Johnson at Marion High School requested Marion School Foundation grant funding to purchase 150 TI-84 graphing calculators and charging stations […]
Grant Funded TIP Welder Fills Gap
In spring 2021, Dennis Fleege at Marion High School wrote a funded grant to the Marion Independent School Foundation to support the purchase of a Miller Syncrowave 210 TIG welder, adding a second welder to the program. The original goal of this project was to double the amount of time students were able to use […]