We cannot stop our mouths about Mrs. Sudbury's ELA classes! They recently began studying Early American Literature and learning about Puritans. Today, she took a moment to step back in time today in order to introduce them to the novel The Crucible which they also began reading today.
Battle of the Brains!! Principal Scott and Asst. Principal Mrs. Clay test out one of the new teen makerspace games!
Hooray for Friday! Because it's library day! Every Friday Ms. Sturghill does story time. Today's story was about birthdays and the feelings brought on by special days. Students explored why and how birthdays are celebrated along with making wise choices as we celebrate one another as well as ourselves. If you have a birthday this month, remember that you are special. Happy birthday!
Come out and watch MHS tennis team "ace it" on August 26th!
MHS Lady Patriots Basketball team is accepting donations to support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital . Click the link to help these ladies make an impact.
https://fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR/Walk/Walk?team_id=311610&pg=team&fr_id=15539
Mrs. White's FACS classes studied the impact of individuality and self-concept. They created self-portraits detailing how they see themselves and what their interests, hobbies, and habits look like.
Mr. Herren's Robotics class has been studying engineering design. Today, the students built robots using instructions. Soon, they will be designing their own robots and building them without instructions.
Tryouts for MHS Quiz Bowl will be August 28th in Rm. AC-105 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Questions will be much like trivia. Make sure you have a dependable, punctual ride home. See you there!
Last Friday, Ms. White's Biology and Honors Biology students built carbohydrate models (glucose) out of play-doh and toothpicks. Then, they worked together to combine their monosaccharides into disaccharides to demonstrate the process of dehydration synthesis.
And the Lucky Duck of the week is.....AMANDA WHITE!!
Come check out the volleyball team jamboree on Thursday, August 22nd from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Fidelity Bank Arena.
Students had a blast in Ms. Starkey's Biology class learning how proteins fold by making protein keychains using beads to represent amino acids and braiding and twisting to show primary, secondary, and tertiary protein structures.
MHS will have ACT English tutoring Saturday, August 17, from 9:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. Students may sign up in room 124 of the English Department.
MHS librarian, Ms. Sturghill, has been diligently working to make sure that every student is familiar with the school library and what it has to offer.
MHS is proud of our students for having met and exceeded their achievement goals. Awesome job, Patriots!!
English Lang, the final frontier!! Exploring Rhetorical Analysis with Mrs. Cleek!
Marion High School Lady Patriots softball team will have tryouts Thursday, August 8, at 3:45 p.m. Make sure you bring the necessary equipment. Also, make sure you have documentation of a recent physical. Good luck!!
Madeline Duncan, a senior at Marion High School, is a member of the 99th Composite Squadron in the US Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol. On August 14, she advanced and earned her sixth set of stripes and became a Cadet Technical Sergeant. Part of her training included an advanced dual flight on June 3, when she flew a Cessna 182T Skylane aircraft to and from Blytheville, AR.
Congratulations Madeline!
Congratulation to 2023 MHS graduate Devin Wright on being selected as this year's winner of the Elizabeth Gill Scholarship. The $1,000 scholarship was made possible by the family of Ms. Gill, the Marion teacher who passed away in 2022. Devin will attend ASU-Midsouth this fall, majoring in nursing. He plans to eventually transfer to Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. He is pictured here with Dr. Glen Fenter, Marion superintendent.
ATTENTION MARION FAMILIES: Did you know that students in the Marion School District who qualify for REDUCED price meals can now eat school meals for FREE? To see if your student qualifies for this program, fill out the online application here: https://tinyurl.com/467v24fd. (Paper applications are also available at each school and the district Central Office.)
Additional information about the Free and Reduced Meal Program can be found here: https://www.msd3.org/page/child-nutrition
Thank you!
