Marion High School JROTC Cadet Alysa Yancey has qualified to compete in the 2021 Junior Air Rifle Marksmanship National Championship to be held Jan. 21-23 in Griffin, Ga.
Yancey earned her spot by competing in a regional qualification match while shooting as a member of “The X Count”, a club marksmanship team based in Fort Wayne. Yancey, who shoots in the precision category, was a member of a four-person team that qualified to advance to the national championship.
Marion Community Schools was informed Friday, Jan. 8, that a student who was last at Marion High School on Wednesday, Jan. 6, has been diagnosed as COVID-19 positive. In connection with this case, 10 students were identified as school related close contacts and have been informed and instructed to quarantine. (Click here for current COVID-19 quarantine information.)
The Marion Giants E-Sports team is headed into the state playoffs, and the schedule has been announced. We invite you to cheer on your Marion Giants virtually. Our Smash Bros. and Rocket League teams are both participating in the championship this year.
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Round #1 (Super Smash Bros.)
Marion vs. Madison Grant
Jan. 12, 4:30 p.m.
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MARION HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING CORPORATION:
The Board of Directors of the Marion High School Building Corporation (the “Corporation”) will meet for a special meeting on January 12, 2021, at 5:00 p.m., local time, in Room 2-7 of the Marion High School located at 750 West 26th Street, Marion, Indiana. Some or all of the members of the Board of Directors of the Corporation may participate in the meeting via teleconference or videoconference.
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MHS students who need items from the Key Club Caring Closet but have not been able to pick them up this week because of e-learning days, you can pick up items in Room 2-46 from 10 a.m. to noon on Friday, Dec. 18. Send an email to Ms. Vermilion (mvermilion@marion.k12.in.us) so that she will know what types of items you need.
Marion High School will be on a special schedule already for final exams today (Wednesday, Dec. 16) due to the 2-hour delay:
Like so many things, school music competitions have taken on a new look this year.
This fall, band and choir students across the state were asked to submit videos for solo and ensemble and organizational competitions held each school year by the Indiana State School Music Association.
Marion High School musicians earned several gold awards as part of the ISSMA Fall Virtual Assessment.
“Even in the middle of a pandemic our band students have risen to the challenge of producing quality music,” said Marion High School band director Josh Huff.
Congratulations to Marion High School senior Evelyn Detamore, who has been named a 2020 Lilly Endowment Scholarship winner!
The Lilly scholarship recognizes academic success, along with leadership and civic involvement.
The scholarship provides coverage for tuition and book fees for Indiana colleges/universities. The nomination and selection process for the Lilly Scholarship locally is handled by the Community Foundation of Grant County.
Congratulations to Marion High School / Marion Regional Career Center Business Professionals of America (BPA) team members Lucia Persinger, Leah Hoeksema, and Annika Sharlow and their coach, Cathy Griffin, on their success at the BPA Regional Leadership Conference.
These performances earned each of them the opportunity to compete at the state level in March.