Marion Public Schools

Thank you to the community for the wonderful support of our school library at the elementary and community library. Wanita Kampmueller emphasized the power of reading aloud at all ages especially young children and listening when being read to. She also presented the board with a gift (a Kate DiCamello book to read aloud to someone). An invitation was extended to everyone to join the Marion community Library at the presentation on Sept. 27 at 5:00pm at Old Mille Venue when the author of The Firekeeper’s Daughter comes to speak.

Every day counts! Students who miss school, miss out. Strive for Less Than 5 days absent this school year! #everydaycounts #StriveforLessThan5

The middle school volleyball game scheduled for Tuesday, September 19, against Walkerville has been canceled. The varsity volleyball game will still be played and will now start at 5:30.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to save a life? Well, wonder no longer. This Friday, September 22, 2023 from 10:00am-3:45pm, NHS is hosting a blood drive at Marion High School through Versiti. You must be at least 16 years old (with parent/guardian consent form); 17 and up, no form is needed. By donating blood, you will be helping to save a life or two, while only taking up a little bit of time from your day. Want to schedule an appointment? Follow this link: https://donate.michigan.versiti.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/153453 Walk-ins are welcome even if all appointment slots are taken!

The Middle School and Varsity Volleyball Games scheduled in Pentwater for Wednesday, Sept. 20, have been postponed to a later date. An update will be sent out once the games have been rescheduled.

Having completed a mini unit on science modeling, the scientists in 6th grade have moved on to investigating how water moves through our community. Check out the stations and simulations in the photos that gave students a closer look at water movement situations so they can model and share evidence with their fellow scientists.

Parents of Sophmores and Seniors, please read the provided documents about an upcoming meeting with Josten to discuss class rings and graduation materials.

Marion High School would like to proudly announce the Homecoming Court of 2023. Representing the Freshmen class is Chanel Polanco and Hunter Adams. Sophomore class representatives are Reagan Richards and Collin McCrimmon. Junior class representatives are Mariah Mendez and Cole Meyer. Representing the Senior class are: Bonnie Kiger, Lila Krchmar, Madison Sutten, Taylor Kruse (not pictured). Tucker Sigafoose, Quinn Scott, Gavin Prielipp and Logan Nobles.

Marion Families, Marion Elementary and Marion High School were placed in Locked Mode this afternoon out of abundance of caution for the safety of our students due to a potential outside threat. Locked Mode has been lifted in both buildings and school activities have resumed as normal.

We are about four weeks into school and the 7th grade Ancient History and 8th grade US History are studying hard for their Topic 1 Test. The 7th grade has discovered the Origins of Civilization and the 8th grade has reviewed (in a bit more detail than in 5th grade) the Early Americas and European Exploration. Pictured are the two classes reviewing by playing Kahoot team games.

Marion Cross Country traveled to Mesick on Wednesday, 9/6, to compete in the first WMD Jamboree. Part of the excitement of today is from running with schools from our conference and another part is due to the fact that no one on our team has run their respective distance the Mesick course before. It's always fun to get out and run somewhere new! Freshman Bella Radtke said this when asked how she feels about the first conference meet of the year, "I'm running for the fun of it today, just like every meet. If it wasn't for fun, I wouldn't be running." Like her, the Marion Cross Country showed up to run, in a downpour which broke for a time before settling on a steady drizzle-all the time staying focused on that spirit of fun. Athlete highlights: MS Girls: Ana Latoski 18th place 19:51 Abigail Havercroft 23rd place 24:00 MS Boys: Weslee Schlitter 15th place 16:51 Cole Euwema 18th place 17:39 HS Girls: Donna Mills-Foster 17th 28:48 Bella Radtke 20th 30:09 Aubri Uber 26th 32:10 HS Boys Mason Howell 22nd 22:26 Jadem Kiger 29th 23:03 Up next for Marion is our home Steeplechase meet on 9/9!

Marion Bands are starting the gourmet Coffee and Popcorn fundraiser for new uniforms, equipment, and instrument maintenance! See any band student between September 11-25 or stop by the table at the football game on September 15 to place your order.

Marion competed Wednesday at the Clare Invitational, running on a beautifully rolling, wooded course located on Mid Michigan College. We love this race as an early season meet because each heat is run coed and by grade level. They also run a 1.25 mi middle school race (great intro for new athletes). Speaking of new athletes, 6th grader Abigail Havercroft and 7th grader Weslee Schlitter ran the first race of their Marion Cross Country career with a 1.25 mile time of 13:51 and 9:17 respectively. Our 7th grade Veteran middle school runner Cole Euwema crossed the finish line at 10:07, almost a minute faster than last year and Ana Latoski ran an 11:11. This year we have four 9th graders who made the transition from a two mile run to the high school 5k. For their debut high school cross country race we have; Mason Howell who came in at 24:03, Isiah Peterson at 25:55, Bella Radtke at 30:04, and Aubri Uber at 31:19. Returning sophomore and co-team captain Jaden Kiger ran a 23:34, TWO minutes faster than last year! Finally, our returning junior and co-team captain Donna Mills-Foster topped last year's time by almost SIX minutes, finishing at 27:45!! This was an excellent first showing from the Marion Cross Country Team and I am excited to watch these athletes improve over the course of the season.

5th Grade Teaching Position Opening

Child Safety Expo

High School Menu for September

After a series of summer fun runs, this year's cross country season officially started with his year's Varsity Cross Country Camp. This included a few days of local runs around town, some conditioning exercises that brought back fond memories, and lots of team building activities. The camp concluded with the team's annual camping trip to Sleep Bear Dunes where we really pushed our endurance as we ran the two miles from our campground, across the dunes, all the way to Lake Michigan...and then the two miles back! In addition, the team participated in a cultural restoration service project aimed at preserving some of the over 200 antique varieties of apples once grown on the farms on the National Lakeshore. We can't wait to see what else this year's cross country season has to offer. If any other middle or high school student is interested in joining the team this year, stop by Mr. Mayer's room!

A HUGE thank you to Timber Rose for their generous donation to Marion Elementary. We sure do appreciate the support!

Ms. Russell’s class got to experience first hand the transformation of a monarch caterpillar into a chrysalis. This transformation is less than 5 minutes from start to finish. Thankfully with the help of a watchful Blake Lee, whom caught the caterpillar first turning bright green, the rest of the class was able to enjoy the experience. Needless to say, Ms. Russell’s life cycle science unit is off to a great start!

Reminder: tomorrow is "late start Wednesday". School will start at 9:00 am at the elementary; school will start at 8:50 am at the high school.