Marion Giant families,
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb has ordered all schools to be closed for the rest of the school year to fight the global coronavirus pandemic. Together, let’s all do our part and make a difference in this important fight!
While school is closed, our principals and teachers are offering enhanced home learning activities that students and families can choose to keep the learning growing at home.
Spectrum is offering 60 days of free home internet service to Marion residents.
To qualify, you must live in an area that Spectrum supports, you must not have an internet connection through Spectrum and you must have a student living in your household.
Due to continued uncertainty and concern surrounding coronavirus / COVID-19, Marion Community Schools has decided to cancel our annual Kindness Rally that had been set for April 3.
The monetary costs associated with waiting any longer to make this decision, with deposits for rented equipment due soon, was one of the factors in our decision in making this announcement now.
On April 6, Gov. Holcomb extended the stay-at-home order issued for all Hoosiers through April 20, and ordered non-essential businesses to cease all non-remote business. Grocery stores and pharmacies remain open, and restaurants can continue pick-up and delivery. Only essential travel is allowed.
Because of the school closure on Feb. 27, 2020, due to poor road conditions caused by snow and ice, a make-up day will be added to the end of the school year.
The last student day is now set for May 26, 2020. (May 25 is Memorial Day, so there will be no school that day.)
(This is the third closure of the year; the first coming on Nov. 19, 2019, for the Red for Public Ed rally, and the second on Feb. 6, 2020 due to weather and road conditions.)
Little Giants Preschool open enrollment applications will start on March 2.
This weekend, hundreds of students from our region will gather here in Marion as part of the Indiana Music Education Association’s 31st annual Circle the State with Song festival.
All Allen Elementary families, please plan to join us for our next Allen Family Night from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Jan. 16 here at the school. There will be fun activities to participate in together, and Second Harvest will also be here to distribute food to anyone who needs it. We hope to see you here!