Last Wednesday's board meeting is uploaded to our school's YouTube page. To view the presentation by COOP Architects please click the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0qAgPUNsOo&t=3s.
***UPDATE/CHANGE - Next Monday's Jr. High Football game will be in Freeman. Marion's Jr. High Game is scheduled for October 9th, at 7:00PM (under the lights!!!).
Lady Bearcat volleyball will be in action tomorrow night (Marion)...7th/8th will start at 4:00...5th/6th - 5:00...JV at 6:15 with varsity to follow.
Cross Country - They race in Freeman (golf course) on Wednesday!!! This event will be at 1:00PM and it would be fantastic if you could swing by to support them!
Volleyball triangular (varsity only) will be at Feeman Academy starting at 5:00 on Thursday.
Friday's football game is Freeman's Homecoming. Also will be senior night and parent recognition. Parents are asked to be there by 6:35PM (free attendance for parents).
If you have a Key Fob not being used, we would appreciate if you could please return it to the school. If you would like to be a supervisor/volunteer for after-hours activities, please see the new information pertaining to that. Please also be advised that if you child(ren) want to participate, we do need paperwork for them as well: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2501/MPS/3473272/Facilities_Use_Agreement-Key_Fob.pdf.
Good afternoon, as a reminder, there will be a special school board meeting tonight at 6:00PM in the music room. To be fully transparent, our board agenda (see attached) has COOP Architects presenting their master planning recommendations to the school board (for the first time). Tonight's meeting is open to the public/community, but IS NOT a public meeting to outline or propose any "next steps" for building or building updates. In working with COOP Architects, we have been working soley in a committee setting (two of our school board members, Jared and Jennifer, being part of that committee)...Tonight will be the first time that the entire Marion School Board will hear the the architect's professional opinion on possibilities for school/building improvement. The Marion School Board will further discuss these findings/recommendations at Monday evening's regularily scheduled board meeting with plans to set up larger-scale public meetings to inform/obtain input/answer questions/present a vision for the community to hopefully support. We don't want this to hinder your attendance if you were planning to come, yet, wanted to make sure that there wasn't any confusion on the meeting's overall purpose. If you have further questions, please call Mr. Brian Brosnahan at the school, 605-648-3615 or on his cell at 605-376-1909. Thank you!
Hope you all had a great Labor Day Weekend! There is a special school board meeting tomorrow night at 6:00PM in the Marion School music room. Please check out the latest Marion Minute for more info/updates! The kids got a little involved as well, which was super fun!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ7CfoWHzm4
The Marion School District no longer uses PaySchools for online payments. The School now uses RevTrack. The RevTrack link is on the right side of the page by the pictures on the top of the page. You will need to create an account first. To make a lunch account payment you will need your family ID# which will be on your lunch statement, or you may call Amanda at 605-648-3615 ext.0 or email her at amanda.feilmeier@k12.sd.us for questions.
Elizabeth P. in 9th grade was awarded "Lifter of the Summer". She attended 18 days of the summer lifting program during that time she improved her squat by 50 lbs. and her bench by 10 lbs. Elizabeth received a $25 Scheels gift card for her accomplishments. Great job Elizabeth.
Due to a scheduling conflict at West Central, the Bobcat soccer game scheduled for today has been canceled.
Good afternoon, the Marion School will be updating its procedures on after-hours gym/weight room usage starting on Tuesday, September 5th. Please go to our school website, www.marion.k12.sd.us and find the "Facilities Use INFO" on the right side of the homepage, OR visit https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2501/MPS/3473272/Facilities_Use_Agreement-Key_Fob.pdf to go directly to the letter and necessary document(s). If you have questions please feel free to reach out to Mr. Brosnahan at the school 605-648-3615 or email him at brian.brosnahan@k12.sd.us.
Augie Twilight Cross Country Meet Update- Due to the heat expected this Friday. Augustana has decided to adjust the start times and race distances for the JV races.
The updated schedule is below:
6:40 PM – JV Girls 3K
7:10 PM – JV Boys 3K
7:40 PM – Varsity Girls 5K
8:10 PM – Varsity Boys 5K
8:40 PM – College Women 5K
9:10 PM – College Men 4 Mile
Wanting to communicate - Tonight's volleyball game, in Marion, will not be live-streamed. We are unfortunately going through some internet upgrades and are unable to have the bandwidth necessary to have it pushed out to the public. We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause but hope to have the issue resolved before our next home game. Thank you!
Below are the livestream links to watch the Lady Bearcats for the final day of the Hanson Earlybird Tournament.
Hanson Earlybird VB Court A
https://youtube.com/live/PlB3X5fTphI?feature=share
Hanson Earlybird VB Court B Bracket
https://youtube.com/live/7-5rHAt_W6U?feature=share
Good luck Lady Bearcats!
The Bobcat Soccer game scheduled for Thursday, August 24th at West Central has been postponed to August 31st due to the forecasted temperature.
Soccer will not have practice on Thursday. They will practice on Friday from 4pm-6pm.
Below are the livestream links for the volleyball matches at Hanson for this evening.
Court A:
https://www.youtube.com/live/4wbzZHQFXNQ?feature=share
Court B:
https://www.youtube.com/live/6ewLaL2tr1M?feature=share
Good luck Bearcats!
SOCCER SCHEDULE CHANGES: Tomorrow's game against West Central will be moved to Thursday at 5:00. Because of injury they will not have enough players for a JV game so it will only be a varsity game. Only the varsity roster will travel. We have scheduled a JV game that will follow our Varsity game at Dakota Valley this Saturday. All soccer players will travel on Saturday. Freeman Academy will pickup Marion players at 8:30 at the school.
Couple of reminders: School starts Monday!
- We can't wait to see everyone! We do have a shortened day and dismiss at 1:30 Monday.
- The Phoenix football team takes on Burke tonight at 7:00PM in Freeman, hope to see you there cheering on our student-athletes!
- The Booster Club is selling gear. Please check out their store if interested: https://printwithpress.com/collections/bearcats-phoenix
- Special Board meeting on September 6th, at 6:00PM. Check out the Marion Minute below for more information specific to that meeting and its importance.
- Gym is being re-roofed next week/week and a half. Please stay away from the NE corner of the building while they work (more info on the Marion Minute). Appreciate your help with this!
- A 4th Marion Minute with some important information is linked here...Please take a look and stay updated! Have a great weekend! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjUz-4jq25A
The JV soccer game on Saturday at Sioux Falls Christian has been cancelled due to forecasted high temperatures. We are looking to reschedule We will let you know as soon as we find out.
The football cheerleaders are looking for Halloween decoration donations for the homecoming dance on Friday, October 6th, 2023. Check out the attached flyer!
Bobcat JV soccer on Saturday vs. SF Christian, 2:00 pm
Admission is $5.00 adults, $3.00 students (K-12)
Directions to SF Christian Soccer Field: – I-229 to the Cliff Ave. exit. Go south on Cliff Ave. to 69th St. Turn left (east) and go ¼ mile to the entrance to our school. The soccer field is directly south of the main entrance.
Livestream link: https://youtube.com/@ChargerNationSfc
Check out the latest Marion Minute...Have a great weekend!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1U-ttmto3hQ
Good afternoon...Hope you're having a great day! Here are some items that we would like to communicate to keep you as informed as possible.
- School Starts August 21st. Early release at 1:30PM that first day.
- Lunch menus and bus routes/times should be out next week.
- School supplies - Another BIG thank you to the B&P group for donating essential school supplies! Your teachers have thess for students in their classrooms.
- ***NEXT WEEK - Please stay out of the building after 4:00PM (exect any practices...all week) as Dave will be refinishing floors. This is a massive job and the more we can support him with an empty building, the quicker he's able to get finished.
- Please check out the Marion Bears Store. It closes Sunday night at 11:59PM - https://cfpromo.chipply.com/marionbears/store.aspx
- Please check out the Phoenix gear store if interested - https://phoenix-fb-23.itemorder.com/shop/home/
-The school will be re-roofing the new gym starting sometime (as of now) the week of the 21st. Wanted to communicate that this project will be taking place. If you'd like to connect about this project, please call/email Mr. Brosnahan.
- ATHLETIC PASSES - Family pass = $50, Senior Citizen = $20, Single Pass = $35. Please visit the main office to purchase (available starting on Monday Aug. 14th.
Thank you and have a wonderful weekend/Turner County Fair Week! BEAR PRIDE!
Coach Besseman has moved Cross Country practice for Friday, August 11th to 6 a.m.