Marion Public School

You are all invited to a soccer pep rally on Friday, August 11 at 6:30 pm in Sterling Hall on the campus of Freeman Academy. They will be serving grilled hotdogs, taverns, chips and drinks – donations will be accepted to help support the soccer team. Come out to meet the players, coaches, and be there for the reveal of our new Freeman Academy Bobcat soccer uniforms.

Good afternoon - Reminder that open house is today from 1-7PM. Please bring all paperwork (including Free/Reduced forms) necessary for registration. We ask that you come into the school through the west doors (exterior doors to the main gym) and enter the music room for school photos. From there, please see the registration tables in the hallway. Hotdogs, chips, water, cookie will be served (at no cost) from about 5:00 - 6:30/6:45pm. We're looking forward to seeing everyone! Second, I-29 Sports has set up a Marion Bears/school spirit store. You're welcome to take a look and order, if interested. The store will be open until 11:59PM on Sunday evening. Any orders will come directly to the school and we'll make arrangements to deliver items to you. Please visit https://cfpromo.chipply.com/marionbears/store.aspx to check out what's available! Have a great rest of your day! BEAR (Be Engaged And Respectful) PRIDE!

Sneak peak of our current Varsity and JV volleyball players along with our future players. The Varsity and JV Volleyball teams hosted a volleyball camp for two evenings for grades 1st-6th. Oh the fun they had!

Attention Dual Credit students. On Monday August 7th, Mrs. Timmerman and Mrs. Yusella will be at the school to set up dual credit classes and pass out laptops to dual credit students from 11:00am-1:00pm. The rest of the laptops and Chromebook will be passed out to students during Open House on August 8th, 1:00pm-7:00pm.

Good morning! This is a reminder that ALL sports physicals need to be turned into the main office before your child(ren) can participate in any sport activities, this includes practices. If you need a physical form you can click the link ( https://5il.co/1ws90 for English, https://5il.co/1ws8u for Spanish) or come into the main office Monday- Friday 8:00am-4:00pm.

Hello everyone! If you saw the Marion Minute, these ladies were referenced! The FMF Cheerleaders brought home the 2023 trophy (for the second straight year!)! Additionally, three cheerleaders earned All-American cheering medals! If you see them, please recognize their phenomenal efforts/hard work and congratulate them! Great work ladies!

Good afternooon! If you have some time, please check out the second edition of the Marion Minute. Have a great weekend everyone! - Mr. Brosnahan https://youtu.be/8yGXEES8pXU

Good afternoon. The Marion Business and Professional Group will be providing school supplies for all Marion students! Items that will not be included will be backpacks, P.E. shoes, clothing, rest mats, headphones, and calculators. Follow the link below to view what your child(ren) may need. https://5il.co/20qfi

The Marion After Prom committee is in need of volunteers to help their fundraiser of directing traffic at the Turner County Fair. We have multiple shifts on Tuesday, August 15 and Wednesday, August 16. Please contact Jen Weber at 605-351-6654 to sign up for a shift.

For all students grades 9th-12th for this upcoming school year, football practice starts August 3rd in Freeman 4pm-6pm. We highly encourage all students to partake in the amazing atmosphere of the Marion, Freeman, Freeman Academy Phoenix football team. Equipment students need: Cleats. Equipment provided: Helmets, shoulder pads, practice and game uniforms. On August 10th, a scrimmage will be held in Freeman from 7 PM-8 PM. All students and parents are welcome. The coaching staff is excited for the upcoming season and to see our athletes excel, as well as our seeing our great fans back in the stands!

There are only 7 days remaining on the Spirit Wear stores. Spirit Wear will be ordered in time to have them for the first football game! Please help support our teams by visiting our shop! Bearcat Spirt Wear Store : http://fancloth.shop/TV8QE Phoenix Sprit Wear Store: http://fancloth.shop/BSHWB

Summer Bear Tracks has 4 classes left. The dates are July 25th and 27th , and August 1st and 3rd. The times are 9am-10am and 11am-12pm. Please have your child(ren) come to the time you originally signed them up for. If your child(ren) can not attend please contact the teacher they are working with.

The Marion School District is surplusing library books. If anyone is interested in purchasing please contact the Crystal in the Business office by email or come to the main office. Crystal will need a written offer. Please contact her at crystal.longe@k12.sd.us.

Good afternoon, Mr. Brosnahan here. There was some incorrect information found within the Bear Care letter that went out in the back-to-school registration packets. I apologize for any confusion but wanted to communicate a couple of changes: 1. Bear Care start date will be the second day of school, August, 22nd...NOT the 21st as noted. 2. Bear Care will be available until 6:00PM...NOT 5:30PM as noted. 3. Friday's are available for an additional $20/day. Please communicate with Amanda Groth regarding monthly schedules and she will bill accordingly. 4. Marion-enrolled preschool and junior kindergarten students are WELCOME to attend Bear Care on their scheduled school days, and are also welcome Fridays. Please let the Bear Care Director, Amanda Groth, know if interested in this option. Thank you! Mr. Brosnahan

There will be a special Board meeting on Monday, July 24th, at 7:00 am in the teachers' lounge. The meeting is open to public comment, if you would like to attend. Below is the link for the Marion School District proposed budget for 2023-2024 school year. https://5il.co/1zx9z

Reminder registration packets were sent out in the mail today Monday, July 17th. Please bring them completed to the Open House on Tuesday, August 8th 1:00pm-7:00pm. If you have any questions please contact Amanda in the main office at 605-648-3615 ext.0.

Open house is on August 8th 1:00pm-7:00pm. During this time your student will take their school picture, turn in registration packets, meet teachers, set up lunch accounts, pick up schedules and laptops. If you have any questions please contact Amanda in the main office at 605-648-3615 ext.0.

Good morning! Please check out "The Marion Minute" on our YouTube channel. It' would be fantastic if you'd be willing to share this channel as well! We're going to strive to film The Marion Minute from time to time for updates, information, and news coming from our great school! Please check out the first edition at your leisure. It is a bit over 10 minutes , but includes some extremely important information about registration/packets, Marion's open house, Marion's Bear Care, and more! Thank you! The link for the video can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BtewbyQdrc

Good afternoon, the Marion School District currently has the following coaching positions open. Please contact Mr. Derrick Lehr at derrick.lehr@k12.sd.us or Mr. Brian Brosnahan at brian.brosnahan@k12.sd.us. Thank you for considering and we look forward to possibly hearing from you! 2 - Junior high (JH) football Head varsity boys basketball Head JH boys basketball Assistant JH boys basketball 4th-6th boys basketball Assistant wrestling 2 - Assistant track

The SDHSAA mandatory summer activities moratorium will be July 1-7. No school-sponsored or affiliated activity may take place during that time period.