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 […]
Marion Foundation Grant Funded iPad Keeps VMS Choirs in Tune
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 […]
Marion Grant Supports New VMS Tenor Saxophone
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 […]