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The Marion High School and McCulloch Junior High School music departments plan to livestream their holiday concerts at the Walton Performing Arts Center.

Marion Community Schools was informed Monday, Dec. 7, that a staffer who was last at Frances Slocum Elementary School on Thursday, Dec. 3, has been diagnosed as COVID-19 positive. 

In connection with this positive case, 8 students were determined to be school related close contacts and have been informed and instructed to quarantine. 

Marion Community Schools was informed Friday, Dec. 4, that a staffer who was last at McCulloch Junior High School on Thursday, Dec. 3, has been diagnosed as COVID-19 positive. 

In connection with this positive case, 1 student was determined to be school related close contacts and have been informed and instructed to quarantine. 

Marion Community Schools was informed Wednesday, Dec. 3, that three students at Riverview Elementary School have been diagnosed as COVID-19 positive. 

At the elementary level, with the difficulty of enforcing consistent social distancing, Marion Community Schools utilizes cohorting (keeping groups of students together and avoiding cross contact as much as possible). Because of this, our plans have included quarantining entire classrooms in the event of a positive COVID diagnosis.

Marion Community Schools was informed Tuesday, Dec. 1, that a student who was last at McCulloch Junior High School on Monday, Nov. 30, has been diagnosed as COVID-19 positive. 

In connection with this positive case, 25 other students and 1 staffer were determined to be school related close contacts and have been informed and instructed to quarantine. 

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On Nov. 24, the Marion Community Schools Board of School Trustees approved the continuation of e-learning Fridays through the rest of the 2020-21 school year calendar, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The board had previously approved e-learning Fridays for the first semester.

All current 8th-graders are invited to join us for a look ahead at your pathway to graduation at Marion High School! 

This online event will take place at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1.

>> Click here at that time to join the event (or use the Google Meet code cbndexueko).

MHS Principal Keith Burke will be online with us for the welcome and introduction.

Marion Community Schools was informed Tuesday, Nov. 24, that a student who was last at Marion High School on Thursday, Nov. 19, has been diagnosed as COVID-19 positive. In connection with this positive case, 24 other Marion High School students and 1 staffer were determined to be school related close contacts and have been informed and instructed to quarantine. 

Marion Community Schools was informed Sunday, Nov. 22, that a staffer who was last at Frances Slocum Elementary School on Thursday, Nov. 19, has been diagnosed as COVID-19 positive. In connection with this positive case, there were determined to be no school related close contacts, so no additional quarantines were needed. 

Marion Community Schools was informed Friday, Nov. 20, that a student who was last at McCulloch Junior High School on Monday, Nov. 16, has been diagnosed as COVID-19 positive.  

In connection with this positive case, 11 other Marion Community Schools students were determined to be school related close contacts in a classroom or on an MCS bus and have been informed and instructed to quarantine.