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Marion Community Schools was informed Friday, Oct. 30, that three students who were last at Frances Slocum Elementary School on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 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 Thursday, Oct. 29, that a student who was last at Justice Intermediate School on Monday, Oct. 26, has been diagnosed as COVID-19 positive.  

In connection with this positive case, 10 other students were determined to be school-related close contacts and have been informed and instructed to quarantine. (Click here for current COVID-19 quarantine information.)

Marion High School is proud to be a finalist for the AP-TIP IN Affiliate of the Year Award.

The winner of his year’s award will be announced Nov. 6 in a recorded ceremony to be released at 10 a.m. that day. The ceremony will also honor the program’s Teacher of the Year honorees.

MHS students consistently outperform state and global averages on Advanced Placement tests, and several students every year earn AP Scholar honors.

>> Click here for a look at the 2019-20 AP results from MHS 

Marion Community Schools was informed Monday, Oct. 26, that a staff member who was last at Marion High School on Thursday, Oct. 22, has been diagnosed as COVID-19 positive.  

In connection with this positive case, 1 other staff member was determined to be school-related close contact and has been informed and instructed to quarantine. (Click here for current COVID-19 quarantine information.)

Marion Community Schools was informed Wednesday, Oct. 21, that a staff member who was last at Justice Intermediate School on Friday, Oct. 16, has been diagnosed as COVID-19 positive.  

There were no school-related close contacts identified, so no further quarantines were required. (Click here for current COVID-19 quarantine information.)

Marion Community Schools has been informed that a person who was in contact with Marion staff and students during the week of Oct. 4 through an educational partnership has been diagnosed as COVID-19 positive.

In connection with this positive case, 2 Marion staff members and 4 Marion students were determined to be school-related close contacts and have been informed and instructed to quarantine. (Click here for current COVID-19 quarantine information.)

Giant Online Academy students of ALL grades (K-12) are welcome to come in and get their picture taken any time between 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 28 at Marion High School's Walton Center lobby. Enter Door 19. Parents who bring their students should wait outside in their cars.

>> After photos are taken, you can view and order your photos here 

The Marion High School JROTC Raider Team traveled last Saturday, Oct. 10, to Hobart to compete in a regional competition hosted by last year’s All-Army Raider National Champions. The Hobart Brickies have been the Giants’ principal competitor for several years at both state and national championships.

With the Giants still feeling the sting from being edged out of both the Indiana and national Championship titles by 1 second in both cases last year, the Giants were looking for vengeance, and they brought it, toppling the Brickies and coming home victorious.

Marion Community Schools was informed late Tuesday, Oct. 13, that a staff member who was last at Allen Elementary School on Monday, Oct. 12, has been diagnosed as COVID-19 positive.

In connection with this positive case, 3 other staff members and 7 students were determined to be school-related close contacts and have been informed and instructed to quarantine. (Click here for current COVID-19 quarantine information.)

Marion Community Schools was informed Wednesday, Oct. 7, that a student who was last at McCulloch Junior High School on Thursday, Oct. 1, has been diagnosed as COVID-19 positive.

In connection with this positive case, 13 other students were determined to be school-related close contacts and have been informed and instructed to quarantine. (Click here for current COVID-19 quarantine information.)