Articles Tagged: Marion Independent School District

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’ …