
Good morning, the Marion School District will be holding their second community meeting tonight in the new gym to discuss the Master Planning process and vision for the district's future. The meeting will be called to order at 6:00PM with staff and school board members being available for facility tours from 6:00PM until about 6:50PM. COOP architechs and the Master Planning presentation will begin at 7:00PM in the new gym. We hope to see you there!

Washington DC/New York City trip parent meeting for 6-10th grade parents is scheduled for tonight, November 6, at 7:30pm. The meeting will be on line with the digital livestream available to view if you cannot make the meeting. If you have any questions please contact Denise Arbach at denise.arbach@k12.sd.us.

This week is JH and Varsity Basketball Cheerleading sign-up! Please find signup sheets outside the Middle/High school office. First JH Cheerleading practice will be this Sunday 12th at 1pm.
If you have any questions, please contact Tasha Olson.


FCCLA will be selling Zebra King donuts andCherry Bean Coffee on November 9, 2023, inthe Old Gym.
There will be NO pre-sales of donuts; it will be on a first-come, first-serve basis.
All proceeds will buy presents for the Turner County Angel Tree.


FFA members are fundraising until November 9th and would love your support. If you are looking to order fruit, cheese, sausage, nuts, or butter braids please contact a FFA member or email alison.knutson@k12.sd.us to get in contact with a member.


The Marion 6th grade band class went around the school on Halloween and played spooky Halloween music for the students between classes and played for the elementary lunch. They did a great job


Oral Interp. students that qualified for Regions on November 14th at Augustana Collage.


This weeks Marion Bears Powerade performers for BEAR PRIDE!
GO BEARS!


The Middle School and High School honor roll students. Great job to you all, keep up your hard work!



Marion Bears! Marion Bears! Marion Bears! (you'll understand more if you watch the Marion Minute). Hope you've had a great week, here is the latest Marion Minute with some updates and news happening here and around the school. If your child is in K-2nd grade and works with Mrs. Wieman, please return/participate in her new math and literacy initiative that she's put together, check out the Marion Minute for more info, she's worked very hard on some amazin, themed bags, focused on math and reading. Finally, the community meeting that was held on Oct. 16th is finally up and streaming on our YouTube page (sorry for the delay). Please watch it if you have some time...Also, our next community meeting will be held on Monday, November 6th. At 6:00PM-6:45PM that evening we will be offering facility tours with the meeting/presentation portion set to begin at 7:00PM. The format will be similar to the last meeting with a Q&A section planned at the end. Have a great weekend everyone -- BE ENGAGED AND RESPRCTFUL! BEAR PRIDE! https://youtu.be/SKKzy_wWQgA

The Phoenix football team will travel to Platte tonight for the second round of playoffs starting at 7 p.m. The game will be livestreamed on blackpantherslive.com.
Ticket prices for the playoffs (set by the SDHSAA) are $7 for adults and $5 for students.
Good luck Phoenix!


FCCLA JH Halloween Dance
When: October 27 from 6:30pm -9:00pm
Where: Marion High School
Cost: $2 or $1 if you bring a non-perishable food item
Snacks will be provided. We will be having a costume contest with prizes to be rewarded. You are still encouraged to attend if you do not want to wear a costume!


The 1st grade through 5th grade celebrated reaching their AR ( accelerator reading) goals. They played bridge tag and celebrated with a cookie!





Check out all of the pumpkins that were turned in for the elementary pumpkin painting contest!


If your child(ren) is participating in the elementary pumpkin painting contest in the Library your pumpkins need to be at the school tomorrow (10/24/23) morning by 8:00am. Please put your pumpkin on the stage in the old gym or find Mrs . Johnson. Thank you, Linda.

Congratulations to the FAM Boys and Girls State Cross Country Meet runners! The meet was held Saturday, Oct. 21 in Sioux Falls. The results are as follows:
Boys - Fourth place overall
Tavin Schroeder - 3rd
Finley McConniel - 5th
Jayson Allison - 92nd
Kolter Schmidt - 96th
Armando Miller - 98th
Girls
Estelle Waltner - 29th
Sieta Wiersema - 97th



Come watch some of our Marion choir take on the Stampede Game! Join us at the Denny Sanford Premier Center on November 22nd, at 7:05 to watch some girls sing the National Anthem. Follow the link to get discounted tickets and sit in the Marion section at the STAMPEDE!!



Football fans, if you are unable to attend the 1st round playoff game Thursday night vs. Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy, be sure to catch all the live action online from Ole Williamson field in Fort Pierre at https://gobuffslive.com/ or on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saBwiwgZGy0 – Kickoff is scheduled for 7 PM.
Good Luck Phoenix!


Good afternoon,
The Marion School District is looking for part-time kitchen help - Please call (605-648-3615) or email Mr. Brosnahan with questions. To apply, please fill out the "classified" application on our website (https://www.marion.k12.sd.us/page/current-openings) and email it him along with your resume and any letters of reference to: brian.brosnahan@k12.sd.us. Two MUSTS! 1. Must love working with kids! 2. Must love being part of a fantastic team that is vital to nourishing our students and staff for success! BEAR PRIDE!

Good evening, Here is the school board agenda for tomorrow night's community meeting. We hope to see you there!
