Green Bandana Project is a suicide prevention program in its 4th year at Marion High School its 2nd year at Vernon Middle School. Participating students are trained by local crisis prevention experts to support peers who have mental health struggles. Once students pass the training they are provided with a green bandana to wear on […]
During fall of 2021 Vernon Middle School music teacher Kari Scherbring submitted a funded Marion School Foundation grant to purchase an iPad and Apple pen for the Vernon Middle School choirs. Per the application, the new larger iPad and pen will be used, “for playing accompaniment tracks for rehearsals and performances, creating rehearsal tracks for […]
During fall of 2021 Vernon Middle School music teachers Jennifer Adams and Michelle Waymire submitted a funded Marion School Foundation grant to purchase a new tenor saxophone for the middle school band. Per the application, “The tenor saxophone fills in the sounds of the lower voices of our concert band and is an instrument that […]
In fall of 2021, Vernon Middle School 5-8 Vocal Director Kari Scherbring submitted a Marion Grants application to purchase a 12.9 inch iPad Pro, Apple Pencil, and Smart Keyboard Folio for choir, show choir and the musical at the middle school. Although music students at Vernon would benefit from this significant upgrade replacing an 8 […]
During fall of 2021 Vernon Middle School 8th Grade Literacy Teacher Nadine Bellinger wrote a funded grant to the Marion School Foundation to purchase two digital cameras for middle school yearbook student use. The cameras will give Vernon students more ownership of the yearbook and allow them take photos to share with families through social […]
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 […]
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. […]
Iowa Giving Crew started as a group of friends from the Cedar Rapids area who banded together to do some good in our local communities. Their mission: raising funds and marshaling resources within our collective networks to serve those in need throughout our community. Iowa Giving Crew first partnered with the Marion Independent School Foundation […]
