During the FASTWorks session on February 21st at Starry Elementary School, students crafted a delightful chalk drawing to show their gratitude for the program. FASTWorks organizes monthly family engagement activities at all four MISD K-8 schools. These events take place on-site at the students’ schools, offering both an engaging activity and a meal. The purpose […]
During spring of 2023 Starry Elementary School Counselor Kelli Johnson submitted a funded Marion School Foundation grant to expand and improve the existing social-emotional library at Starry elementary. This library is available to all Starry staff to address a large variety of topics that may present in kindergarten through 2nd Grade. One of the most […]
In September 2022, Starry Elementary School staff helped K-2nd grade students select a new book to take home for their home library. This is part of a Marion Foundation Grant funded project which provides all K-4 students with a new book each month for the 2022-2023 school year. This includes students at Starry Elementary, Francis […]
MISD Leader Awards are given annually by the Foundation to recognize District staff who go above and beyond for their students, colleagues, and the community. Staff are nominated and voted for by their peers to receive this award. “All staff in this school district work incredibly hard, and more than that, they care. This is […]
Congratulations to Marion Independent School Foundation & Alumni Association Trustee Carolyn Munson and her husband Larry who are Grand Marshalls for 2021-2022 Homecoming. Carolyn joined our board in 2017 and is part of the Marion Grants committee every year including serving as past chair. She will also be a part of our future Alumni Engagement […]
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 […]
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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 […]
