Good morning and happy Monday! The Marion School District is truly grateful for the incredible support we receive year-round from our local businesses and community members—it means so much to us! Last Friday evening, our staff came together for a holiday outing at Dave and Buster’s in Sioux Falls, enjoying a fantastic night of connection and camaraderie. We’d like to extend a heartfelt “THANK YOU” to the local and surrounding businesses for their generosity in donating amazing gifts and prizes for the event. Your support makes a meaningful difference—thank you, TO ALL, for uplifting our school, students, staff, and community!
Good morning Marion families,
Please have your student(s) check out the lost and found for any missing items. The lost and found table is located to the right of the front entryway. Any items that are not claimed by the end of the day on Tuesday, January 14th, will be donated.
Take a look at the posted pictures and encourage your student to grab anything that belongs to them by the end of the day on Tuesday. If you have any questions, please contact Amanda in the main office.
Thank you!
Good morning! The Marion School District has the following open positions: Head Custodian (**See asterisks in job posting on school's website, link provided), Part-Time Bear Care Assistant (this is our after-school/childcare program), Head Volleyball Coach (2025-2026 season), and JH/JV Golf Coach (for spring of 2025). Visit: https://www.marion.k12.sd.us/page/current-openings for more information!! Please consider joining our AMAZING TEAM/SCHOOL!
Good morning! Please check out Marion's December Newsletter...A great look at some of the month's events/highlights. https://www.marion.k12.sd.us/o/mps/page/marion-bears-newsletter
Free Parent Workshop see flyer attached.
Reminder about the Marion School Blood Drive on January 15th 12:00pm-6:00pm in the New Gym at the school.
Back to school and back to work! Stagecraft class jumped right into their first hour back in class working together to build some light boxes for the upcoming One-act play set!
Hello from the Marion School! We hope you had a fantastic break and wish you a Happy New Year! Just a reminder, school resumes at 8:00AM on Thursday, January 2nd. We’re excited to see everyone back in the building Thursday and are ready for a great second semester!
The home JV/Varsity Boys Basketball game v. Tri-Valley on Monday, Dec. 30 at 5:00/6:30pm can be viewed here: https://youtube.com/live/T4puhRLi1Nc?feature=share
The home JV/Varsity Girls Basketball game v. Corsica-Stickney on Saturday, Dec. 28 at 1:30pm/2:30pm can be viewed here: https://youtube.com/live/wYBAnhOeKbw?feature=share
The Marion School had a fun-filled week of learning, movies, and crafts! On Friday, all the elementary students gathered to watch a Christmas movie, enjoying popcorn, blankets, and pillows. The Grinch even made a special appearance in the morning to read a story to the students who were excited to meet him. The week wrapped up with festive winter classroom parties. The Marion School District wishes everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
On Friday, the Kindness Committee came up with a wonderful idea to host a breakfast potluck. There was an amazing variety of dishes for the staff to enjoy, all while spending quality time together. A heartfelt thank you to the Kindness Committee for making everyone feel appreciated and loved! Keep up the positivity and kindness—it's truly contagious
Good afternoon, feel free to check out the latest Marion Minute (https://youtu.be/c-iWGhp8WNA). I apologize that it's longer than usual (20 minutes is by far the longest one to date) but I am striving to communicate some information at the end regarding Governor Noem's budget address and some concerns regarding her proposed "Education Savings Accounts" (which is a fancy name for Vouchers). This portion starts at around the 9:15 time...I urge you to educate yourself on this proposal and the negative impacts it has on public education. Please visit https://www.marion.k12.sd.us/o/mps/page/opposition-to-publicly-funded-vouchers for more information on all of this. To view the Governor's full budget of additions and cuts, all $72-million(ish) dollars, please go here: https://bfm.sd.gov/budget/budgets.html
Congrats to the All-Great Plains Conference Volleyball Team!
https://605sports.com/Burke,-Gayville-Volin-headline-all-Great-Plains-Conference-volleyball-selections-
The Bearcat Basketball teams will travel to Centerville tonight. Good luck Bearcats!
Livestream (all games): https://tornadoes.liveticket.tv/
4:30 JV Girls (2 quarters)
5:00 JV Boys
6:15 V Girls
7:30 V Boys
The Marion School District is hosting a blood drive on Wednesday, January 15th from 12:00PM to 6:00 PM in the new gym.
Your donation can save lives! ❤️ We encourage students, parents, and community members to come out and give.
Mark your calendars and help make a difference!
#MarionBloodDrive #GiveBloodSaveLives #CommunityEvent #SaveALife
🔬 8th Grade Science Today! 🌟
We explored Acids & Bases!
🔹 Acids (like lemon juice 🍋) release hydrogen ions and have a pH less than 7. They turn blue litmus paper red. 🔹 Bases (like soap 🧼) release hydroxide ions and have a pH greater than 7. They turn red litmus paper blue.
We also learned about the pH scale and neutralization (where acids & bases react to form water and salt).
Science is awesome! 😃
***UPDATE ON TIMES FOR FCA EVENT - We wanted to communicate a change of time for the FCA Christmas Caroling, Pizza, and Bowling Party tomorrow (Sunday, 12/15). If you'd like to participate, the group will now be meeting at 5:00PM (instead of 3:30PM) in the school parkiing lot. Hope you can make it!
Due to the winter weather, the Great Plains Conference JH girls basketball tournament in Avon scheduled for Saturday has been canceled.
Congratulations to Emma McConniel! Emma signed her letter of intent this morning to continue her education and play volleyball for Mount Marty College! Thanks to all who came an supported her today!
