Marion High School

It's time for cheerleading tryouts! The MSD Cheer Tryout Clinic for the 2021-22 school year will be Monday, May 3 through Wednesday, May 5, from 3:30-5 p.m. each day. The tryout date will be Thursday, May 6. The tryout clinic is mandatory, and participants will not be eligible to try out if they are not in attendance. If you are interested, fill out this form by Monday, April 26: https://bit.ly/3dbACUX

Free athletic physicals are now available for all Marion School District students who are participating in school athletics. Physicals are required for all students who plan to play junior high or high school during the 2021-22 school year. Consent forms and athletic physical forms are available in each school office. Students may also pick up a form from coaches. To view the full schedule for physicals, click here: https://www.msd3.org/page/athletic-physicals2

Important dates coming up for Marion High School seniors! Prom will be May 1, from 8-10 p.m.. at the MJHS Cafeteria. (Masks must be worn at all times, except for photos.) Senior Check-Out will be May 6, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the MPAC lobby. Graduation will be May 27 at 5 p.m. (The location and the number of guests have not been determined. More information will come soon.)

MHS Yearbook needs your help! We are collecting photos from the week of snow! If you have any you are willing to send us, please send to awesterman@msd3.org

Join the Marion Patriot Color Guard! Any student interested in participating in the program during the 2021-22 school year should attend upcoming clinics on April 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, and 22. Clinics will be held in the Junior High Band Room after school from 2:30-5 p.m. Color Guard is open to all current students in grades 8-11. For more information, contact Director of Bands Monty Hill at mhill@msd3.org.

We are pleased to announce Marion High School senior, Kandace Kirkman, has been awarded the #License2Howl scholarship for the fall 2021 semester! These students will receive the annual $5,000 award from the scholarship awarded through the #astatealumniassociation because of Arkansans who have purchased the #License2Howl plate. Congratulations! #PackPride

Due to a delay in delivery, the MSD Child Nutrition Department was unable to send meals home today. They will send meals home tomorrow. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Parents, The following information outlines the Aspire state testing schedule that the Marion School District will follow beginning Monday, April 5, 2021. Please take a few minutes to become familiar with the schedule that will be followed for your child(ren) in grades 3-10. ACT Aspire Testing Schedule - t.ly/0Omp Parents of face-to-face students: Please review the Aspire testing schedule. Notice your child(ren) will be taking one test a day during the week of April 5, 2021. Please keep this in mind when scheduling appointments during testing week. Parents of virtual students: You will be receiving a text and/or email asking you to take a very important survey. Please look over the Aspire testing schedule to help you decide how to complete the survey. This survey will give you 3 options to choose from in order to get your child(ren) tested beginning April 5, 2021. Please fill out a survey for each child in grades 3-10. We ask that you complete the survey by Monday, March 29, 2021, at noon.

Attention parents: Students in grades 3-10 will take the ACT Aspire beginning Monday, April 5, 2021, and ending on Friday, April 9, 2021. Parents of face-to-face students: A testing schedule for the week of testing for each campus will be provided on Wednesday March 17, 2021. You will find this testing schedule on the Marion School District website and a direct link will be shared via our Facebook pages. Parents of virtual students: A survey and a copy of the testing schedule options will be available for you on Wednesday, March 17, 2021. The survey will provide 3 options for how virtual students will be tested. You are asked to choose the option that works best for your student(s). This survey will be emailed and sent through a text to parents of virtual students only. If a parent of a virtual child does not receive this email or text, please call and speak to Jonnett Gammill at 870-739-5100. A testing schedule will be posted on the Marion School website and a direct link shared via Facebook.

Attention parents: The state-mandated ACT Aspire for students in grades 3-10 will take place on each campus in the Marion School District during the week of April 5, 2021. Details on what the testing schedules will look like for face-to-face and virtual students will be shared next week.

Attention parents: The state-mandated ACT Aspire for students in grades 3-10 will take place on each campus in the Marion School District during the week of April 5, 2021. Details on what the testing schedules will look like for face-to-face and virtual students will be shared next week.

REMINDER: Friday, March 5, will be a Virtual Day for all MSD students. This is being done to accommodate a district-wide Covid-19 vaccination clinic for faculty and staff. We thank you for your support in helping us work to provide the safest possible learning environment for our students!

Congrats to MHS for winning the College Board's AP Computer Science Diversity Award for the third year in a row! "The world of computer science needs the perspective and opinions of girls to help innovate, create, and design the technology of tomorrow.” Follow this link to read more: https://www.msd3.org/article/414032?org=msd

3/1/21 Marion School District received notification of the following COVID-19 positive cases today: 1 student Close contacts have been notified and are following quarantine guidelines set forth by the Arkansas Department of Health. For the privacy of all students and staff, Marion School District will not be sharing any personal information publicly. We remain firmly committed to providing a safe environment and will follow the guidance provided by the Arkansas Department of Health, CDC, and the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education. -- Kelly Fogleman, BSN, RN, NCSN School Health Coordinator 870-739-5140 (office) kfogleman@msd3.org

The Marion School District will pivot to a virtual learning day on Friday, March 5, to accommodate a second Covid-19 vaccination clinic for faculty and staff. The clinic will allow staff members who received their first shot on February 5 to receive their second dose. This is part of our continuing efforts to provide the safest possible learning environment for our students. Because of the challenges associated with the large number of doses of the vaccine, securing the appropriate personnel to administer the vaccine, and other logistical issues connected with a vaccination event of this scale, the Marion School District again opted to pivot to virtual learning for the day. Meals for Friday will be sent home with students on Thursday afternoon, along with the regular weekend meal distribution. Regular school schedules will resume on Monday, March 8. This process is a vital step in protecting the health and safety of both our staff and students. As always, we thank you for your patience and support as we continue to navigate this ongoing health crisis and this unprecedented school year.

Weekly COVID update 2/22-2/26 Staff reported positive for COVID-19 : 2 Staff quarantined due to exposure to COVID-19 : 3 Students reported positive for COVID-19 this week: 1 Students quarantined due to exposure to COVID-19 this week: 5 Total staff positive for COVID-19 since 7/24/20: 98 Total staff quarantined due to exposure since 7/24/20: 281 Total students positive for COVID-19 since 7/15/20: 246 Total students quarantined due to exposure since 7/15/20: 2466 -- Kelly Fogleman, BSN, RN, NCSN School Health Coordinator 870-739-5140 (office) kfogleman@msd3.org

2/26/21 Marion School District received notification of the following COVID-19 positive cases today: 1 staff member Close contacts have been notified and are following quarantine guidelines set forth by the Arkansas Department of Health. For the privacy of all students and staff, Marion School District will not be sharing any personal information publicly. We remain firmly committed to providing a safe environment and will follow the guidance provided by the Arkansas Department of Health, CDC, and the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education. -- Kelly Fogleman, BSN, RN, NCSN School Health Coordinator 870-739-5140 (office) kfogleman@msd3.org

Greetings Patriot Parents: If your student is virtual and in grades 3 through 10, please take a moment to complete a survey about the upcoming ACT Aspire state assessment. We'd like to hear from you as we begin preparations for this test. We appreciate your input. Click the survey link here --> https://forms.gle/11UV7vbtfMGvwefh8

Juniors and Sophomores (current 10th and 11th graders), The yearbook staff is recruiting for the 2021-2022 school year!! If you love photography, writing, being creative, or just want to help create memories, we would love for you to apply for our staff! Here is a link to the application https://5il.co/q0y3, but Ms. Westerman has some in her room in the humanities building, AA-161. If you have any questions, contact her at awesterman@msd3.org https://5il.co/q0y3

Ronald McNair was an MIT-trained physicist who specialized in laser research before joining NASA in the late 1970s. In February 1984, he became just the second African American to reach space, serving as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger. On January 28, 1986, he was one of the seven crew members killed when the Challenger shockingly exploded 73 seconds after liftoff.