In fall 2021, MHS Special Education Teachers MacKenzie Schroeder and Hilary Hansen received a funded grant from the Marion Independent School Foundation to provide flexible seating, whiteboard tables, and standing desks for their department. According to a letter of support from Associate Principal Chris Raymond, “[These items] will help students better regulate and focus their […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
In fall of 2020, Elizabeth Pearson wrote a grant to the Marion Independent School Foundation to support the purchase of eBooks and audiobooks for Marion High School. The original goal of this project was to increase access for high school students to a variety of eBooks and audiobooks they could access at home, school, or […]
On Veterans Day we pay our respects to those who have served, including many alumni and others with connections to MISD. This holiday started as a day to reflect upon the heroism of those who died in our country’s service and was originally called Armistice Day. It fell on Nov. 11 because that is the […]
Congratulations to those who were recognized in the Marion Athletics Hall of Fame at the Homecoming Game on Friday, October 15, 2021. You can read more about these athletes by visiting the online kiosk at Marion High School or here. If you are interested in submitting a potential addition to the Hall of Fame visit […]
Dedicated to lifelong learning, John and Lawrence Giacoletto both achieved great success in their academic and professional careers. The Giacoletto brothers had bachelor’s degrees in Electrical Engineering and earned over two dozen patents over the course of their careers. John Giacoletto worked locally for what was then the Collins Radio Company. The Giacoletto Foundation seeks […]
Veda Mae Moore, friend of education, died on May 27, 2021. She was born in Springville, Iowa and graduated from Marion High School in 1950. Veda married C. Keith Moore in 1955, and to this union two children were born, Michele and Brent. She traveled widely, visiting China, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, Alaska, Scotland, England, […]
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. […]
