
Becoming a successful quiz bowl team does not come easily.
You’ve got to spend time practicing – learning facts, answering questions, and doing enough repetition that answers come...

Want to watch Thursday afternoon's Class 5A state basketball final between Marion and Jonesboro in Hot Springs? Here’s the information you need to catch the 1:45 p.m. contest.
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The Marion School District is excited to announce an exclusive five-year stadium sponsorship with First National Bank of Eastern Arkansas.
As a result of the partnership, Marion's...

Based on new guidance issued by the CDC on Friday, the Marion School District is ending its mask mandate, effective Tuesday, March 1.
With this move, students and staff will have ...

Magnet School Selection Day for the Marion School District is coming soon!
Starting at 7 a.m., Saturday, March 5, families will be able to go online to select the magnet school th...

Marion High School sophomore Miller Owen was selected for the Arkansas All-State Band in auditions held on February 12.
This marks the first Marion Patriot Pride Band Member to ea...

When Marion School District students and staff return from Spring Break next month, they may have the choice of attending school with or without facemasks.
Marion Superintendent D...

When the Marion Visual & Performing Arts Magnet production of “Beauty and the Beast” takes the stage of the Marion Performing Arts Center on March 4-5, it is sure to be a spectacle...

The Marion School District is committed to ending hunger for students at home.
For the second straight year, any student that qualifies for free or reduced lunch can attend a food...

Following new guidance from the Arkansas Department of Health and the Arkansas Department of Education, the Marion School District is updating its Covid-19 safety guidelines.
Most...

The countdown is on for Arkansas’ May 1 School Choice deadline, and the Marion School District opened the application season by joining in the celebration of National School Choice...

It’s been a big month of news for the Marion High School band program, with major achievements by band members and some exciting opportunities on the horizon.
The latest news came...

At first glance, junior Anh Nguyen may seem like a normal high school student.
She has friends at school, she spends some of her free time on social media, and she listens to a di...

The Marion School District is mourning the loss of an educational legend this week with the passing of its longtime school board president, A. Jan Thomas Jr.
Mr. Thomas had been a...

The Marion School District will again utilize its innovative “hybrid” academic calendar for the 2022-23 school year, following approval of the plan by the district’s school board T...

At the start of the school year, the staff at Marion Junior High School knew they wanted to innovate their approach to student performance. They were coming out of a pandemic year,...
Fourth- through eighth-grade students at Marion Preparatory Academy have been busy this fall making senior citizens and veterans smile.
Marion students celebrated Veterans Day in ...

The holiday shopping season is here!There are two great ways you can support your community when you shop this holiday season.One of the best ways is to shop locally whenever possi...

The Marion Junior High School Band had a standout showing Saturday in Cabot during auditions for the Arkansas School Band and Orchestra Association Region IV Honor Band. A total of...

Marion School District students will keep warm and be well supplied over the coming months, thanks to the generosity of local citizens in a pair of recent events.
On Tuesday, Mari...