Parkview Kindergarten students spent a fun, fall day at Bloomsbury Farms!
Our next VMS FASTWORKS session will be on Thursday, November 7 from 5:30-7:00 pm in the VMS cafeteria. Fastworks is fun, free, and all are invited! This night out includes pizza dinner for the family, prizes, and fun for everyone. Register by Thursday 10/31 at BIT.LY/FASTWORKS.
REMINDER: There will be no classes on Friday, October 25! 🗓️
Ms. Junge's Senior English sharing their memoirs in the auditorium!
Our AMPED students have worked hard on 'Running Kindness Krew' shirts for Longfellow and starting on the Halloween and fall designs!!
Attention FMI families: Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on Tuesday, October 22, and Thursday, October 24. All students are off from school on Friday, October 25! #MISDInspire #MISDOwnYourFuture
Reading with your child is one of the BEST ways to help them succeed and become a reader! 📚
15-20 minutes of reading together each day can significantly impact your child’s learning. It’s a valuable way to prepare your child for the future! #MISDInspire #MISDOwnYourFuture
REMINDER: Please fill out our Needs Assessment Survey conducted by the Iowa Association of School Boards and share your thoughts. The survey takes about 9 minutes to complete, and all responses are anonymous!
Find the survey here: https://forms.office.com/r/YtMQmYnPCk
Preschool enjoyed their field trip to Kroul Farms today. They learned about cows, chickens, pumpkins, and so much more! #lesinspire #misdinspire
VMS was well-represented by Emerson, Bell, Julia, Dredan, and Chandler at State Cross-Country. Emerson got 9th with a new PR of 12:38 and Dredan ran a new PR of 11:26, moving him up to 2nd all-time best 8th grade boys time. Congratulations to all on a great season! #VMSInspire
Marion Independent School District is planning our second annual Mental Health & Disabilities Resource Fair for all area families who have students with disabilities, mental health issues, and/or other differences that may impact daily life. This event will be held Tuesday, November 19th from 5:30pm-7:30pm at Marion High School.
This will be an open house event with all community resource tables set up in the gym. In addition, this year we are partnering with LinnMar. LinnMar is collaborating with Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services to schedule informational sessions for families to attend during the open house event in our school auditorium.
Marion Transition Center meeting up with our friends from Linn-Mar, Cedar Rapids, and Prairie transition programs at GROW Kazimour Farm & Orchard.
THANK YOU to the over 60 readers who read to our students on America Reads Day! We loved hearing all your stories and appreciate you all taking time out of your day to share the joy of reading with our students. #lesinspire #misdinspire
The Hungry Wolf Bistro is open once a quarter at MHS to provide students an opportunity to learn about and try their hand at a variety of different restaurant-related jobs.
The Bistro was open again today for students to serve an upscale meal to staff members. Great food, great service, and even a surprise harmonica performance for the birthday girl!
Have you ever wanted to take an international trip with your friends? Mr. Mitchell is offering a trip to Rwanda (Africa) in June 2026. RSVP to the informational meeting at: https://rsvp.eftours.com/u8477hx
Building trades students are hard at work!
AMPED is getting ready to roll out a first time ever fall clothing options. To order, please click https://tinyurl.com/yte5944b
We will have the Halloween items ready by Halloween and the rest of the fall order will be done shortly after. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.
We are working on some possible laser engraved items also. We will put those out soon when we have a few ideas.
Store will close by 3:00 on Sunday.
Fundamentals of Design students visited DeNovo Marketing and Advertising Agency, NewBo Market Start Ups and RAYGUN. Connecting our leaning to the world of graphic design! Owning their future!!!
On Tuesday evening, around 150 students and their families attended “Own Your Future” night at MHS. Co-sponsored by MHS and Kirkwood Workplace Learning Connection, the event included a future planning presentation from Mr. Kettmann, 10 college and career seminar options for students to choose from, and an info fair with over 25 reps from local colleges, training programs, employers, and military. Many thanks to everyone who made this event possible!
October 17 is #AmericaReadsDay! 📚
We encourage everyone to celebrate by picking up a riveting book from their school or local library. Whether it’s a new title or an old favorite, today is an opportunity to get into the habit of daily reading!
#MISDInspire #MISDOwnYourFuture
