A variety of scholarships are awarded each year to graduating seniors from Marion High School and Marion Home School Assistance Program. At Senior Awards Night on May 12th the Foundation was proud to announce 31 scholarships worth over $40,000 to Class of 2021 graduates in support of their educational goals. Graduates were gifted Marion Foundation […]
During the Rotary District 5970 Conference the first weekend in May 2021, former MISD Superintendent Dr. Bill Jacobson was recognized as the recipient of the Service Above Self Award, an internationally competitive award. This is Rotary’s highest honor and recognizes Rotarians who demonstrate Rotary’s motto, Service Above Self, by volunteering their time and talents to […]
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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 […]
Congratulations to Morgan Paige, Marion High School Class of 2010, for joining the University of Kansas women’s basketball staff as Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator! Morgan was a basketball and volleyball standout at Marion High School who went on to a successful college and professional career. She was inducted into the MHS Hall of Fame in 2017. […]
Attention MISD families with students currently in fourth through eighth grades including Marion home school students- early registration for The Jacobson Institute closes on Thursday, April 9, 2021! What is The Jacobson Institute? The Jacobson Institute equips students with innovation and entrepreneurial skills that are critical for young people to have now and for the […]
In the Fall 2020 Marion Grants Foundation Grants cycle the Marion Independent School Foundation and Alumni Association awarded $2,394 to Logan Vander Wiel and Jonathan Dyrland from Marion High School to purchase two iPad Pros, Apple Pens and protective covers for the choir and band directors to use for instruction. The iPads were needed to […]
The Marion Independent School Foundation and Alumni Association is pleased to announce a grant of $1,500 from our Spring Marion Grants Cycle awarded to Friends of the Marion Public Library to support the Dolly Parton Imagination Library program. This partnership promotes early reading habits and encourages a lifelong appreciation for literacy and learning. This photo […]
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 […]
Estol R. “Jip” Fleming began his baseball career serving as star pitcher on the Parsons College baseball team from 1947-1951. After serving in the United States Army and being honorably discharged as a Corporal, Jip pitched for the Fulton (KY) Lookouts, an affiliate of the Washington Senators. Jip was employed at Rockwell Collins beginning in 1954, until retiring […]
