In honor and in celebration of the late Congressman and Civil Rights activist John Robert Lewis, a group of community citizens has organized to plant a commemorative tree. The tree is a sugar maple tree, which grows to spread its beautiful canopy like an umbrella, exemplifying the wide reach and influence of John Lewis. The public is invited to attend this memorable event.
Kendall Elementary School's picture day is set for Monday, Sept. 14.
Onsite students will have photos taken during the school day.
Giant Online Academy students are welcome to come in and get their picture taken between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Parents will wait outside in their cars, students will be escorted in to have their photo taken and then brought back to the parent.
>> After photos are taken, you can view and order your photos here
Get in the Giants spirit this Homecoming week! (Both onsite and online students are welcome to participate!)
Monday (9/14): Dress Your Best Day - as fancy as you want to be - because it's Picture Day at Kendall!
Tuesday (9/15): Neon Day - wear your favorite bright colors!
Wednesday (9/16): Wacky Wednesday - wear your clothes inside out, backwards, add crazy socks, etc.
The Community School of the Arts is excited to kick-off a new community event this Friday, Sept. 11, downtown. Chalk The Block is an event created to bring the community together to beautify the downtown square. Chalk will be distributed Friday evening, and will be available at downtown businesses for the month of September.
All onsite students will have at-home e-learning days every Friday during the first semester. More information about e-learning Fridays can be reviewed below.
(Giant Online Academy students: This e-learning information does not necessarily apply to you. GOA teachers will continue to provide instructions for their students. If you have questions about Friday expectations for your GOA student, please contact your teacher.)
For e-learning day there will be 5 assignments:
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Marion Community Schools has made the following changes to the 2020-21 school year calendar, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic:
Tonight, the Marion Community Schools Board of School Trustees approved our baseline plans for onsite and online learning for the 2020-21 school year. Please check out our Frequently Asked Questions page, which has links to the individual plans for onsite and online learning, which contain much more detail.
Five teachers have earned special recognition as this year’s nominees and recipients of the Mary Clark Hanley Teaching Excellence Award.
The nominees are an exclusive group that personifies excellence. They were selected by their respective principals or coordinators. The 2019-20 nominees are:
Weekly updates:
>> Click here to view the 9/2 weekly updated from MCS
(scroll to the bottom to view previous updates)