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Kindness Rally puts positive change in the spotlight

MARION (May 10, 2013) — Acts of kindness - and the positive change they can spark - were on prominent display at the Marion Community Schools Kindness Rally.

Marion High School's Bill Green Arena was packed for the first-of-its-kind event. Carnival games, including a bounce house, obstacle course, dunk tank and more, offered fun for all ages, and fair food, balloon animals and face painting added to the festive atmosphere. 

The highlight of the evening, though, came during the Chain Reaction Ceremony, when kids from all seven MCS schools carried paper chains that wrapped around the floor of the arena, signifying individual acts of kindness that have been done in their schools this year. It was a visual representation of the effect that those kind acts can have on individual lives, schools, and the whole community. 



McCulloch Junior High School students carry the paper chain representing acts of kindness done in their school during the Chain Reaction Ceremony at the Marion Community Schools Kindness Rally on May 9, 2013, at Marion High School. To see more pictures from the event, click here.


Also featured at the ceremony were MHS JROTC cadets, along with musicians from MHS and McCulloch Junior High School, speakers from MHS's FOR TAXII club, as well as district administrators.

Marion Community Schools hopes the focus on positive words and actions will help people remember that they can have a real impact on their world every day, even with a small, simple act of kindness.
 

On the Calendar

Here's a look at some of the big events coming up at Marion around the district.
(For more events, click here to check out the full calendar, where you can see events at one school building at a time or elect to see all events in the district. Just use the pull-down menu at the top of the calendar!)
 
  • Sing on the Green, "Legally Blonde," 7:30 p.m. May 17 and 18, 2013, Marion High School's Walton Center.
  • All-City Art Show, reception at 1 p.m. May 18, 2013, at Marion High School's Walton Center lobby. >>Read more here.
  • Class of 2013 Graduation, 2:30 p.m. June 9, 2013, at Marion High School's Bill Green Arena.
 
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Superintendent, MHS principal surprised with prestigious award

Marion Community Schools Superintendent Steve Edwards and Marion High School Principal Lennon Brown were surprised with the prestigious Sagamore of the Wabash award Thursday night at a staff appreciation ceremony. >>Read more here.
 

Now Hiring: Substitute teachers needed

In the spotlight: Dress code changes coming next school year


On Wednesday, April 10, 2013, the Marion Community Schools Board of School Trustees approved changes to the MCS dress code, effective in the 2013-14 school year.

Changes made include:
  • Pants, skirts, shorts, etc., can be any color. (They had previously been restricted to the colors black, khaki, navy blue, olive, brown and gray, and those restrictions remain in place until the end of the 2012-13 school year.)
  • Cargo pants/skirts/shorts, etc., will be allowed. (The rule against cargo pockets remains in place until the end of the 2012-13 school year.)
To view the 2013-14 dress code, click here. To view the dress code still in place until the end of the 2012-13 school year, click here.

2013 DCC swap information
 

IREAD-3 passage rates on the rise

At two Marion Community Schools elementaries, Allen and Riverview, a greater percentage of students has already passed the IREAD-3 test during the first round of testing this spring than had passed by the second round of testing after summer remediation last school year. >>Read more here.

MHS graduation rate tops state rate

Finalized numbers certified by the state have confirmed what leaders at Marion Community Schools had projected: The graduation rate at Marion High School has jumped again and is now higher than the state rate.

For the 2011-12 school year, the MHS graduation rate was 91.1 percent. That’s an 11 percent jump from the previous year’s rate, 81.9. But a slightly longer view reveals a more impressive accomplishment: The 2011-12 rate is a 57 percent increase since 2006-07, when the rate was 58 percent. >>Read more here