Voters approved a $31 million bond issue last year, enabling the district to move forward on a facilities plan that includes building a new elementary school, and auditorium and outdoor activities complex at Marion High School.
Mayor Nick AbouAssaly says Youth Advisory Council gives him another opportunity to hear residents’ voices
School District Social Worker Michelle Wilson has lead the project over many years and through the pandemic and after the derecho, she is seeing more need than before
Meskwaki Nation, the only federally recognized Tribal Nation in the state, is “against the use of Native American terms or images or symbols for sports or other marketing uses”
The students are renovating a new home after the first one sold in August
A new mascot costume will be unveiled Oct. 13 at Marion homecoming
While Eastern Iowa’s two largest school districts — Cedar Rapids and Iowa City — reinstated a mask mandate this week for all students, staff and visitors, other area districts are waiting for a decision from their school board or have decided to forgo a mask mandate for now.
The flags will help the districts stay in compliance with a new state law that requires every K-12 school to administer the Pledge of Allegiance on a daily basis and show the U.S. flag while the pledge is recited.
The home, at 330 Eighth Ave., is the first house renovated as part of the Marion “Community Build” program. The effort is a partnership involving the city of Marion, Marion Independent School District and the Linn-Mar Community School District. Under it, the Marion Economic Development Corp. buys deteriorating homes and students fully renovate them for sale to families with low-to-middle incomes.
The Marion Independent School District is adopting a new mascot of “Wolves,” pending board approval, after it received 57 percent of the vote by the community.
After spring sports were canceled in 2020, it’s tough to get a complete read on which Iowa high school boys’ …
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