Marion Public School

Congratulations to the Marion Seniors on their Senior Project Presentations! Last night, the presentations were given first to the community and then later to judges. Following are the list of seniors and the projects they worked on throughout the year: Emma McConniel - Distracted Driving Mock Car Crash & Assembly Hailey Stahl - Pink Night & Breast Cancer Patient Outreach Hayden Schmidt - Rebuilding a Pickup Dominic Sperling - Rebuilding a Dirtbike Kaleb Karels - Building a Motor Turner Konda - Creating a Video Game Skyler Cadwallader - Graphic Design of Mental Health Posters & Mental Health Outreach Finley McConniel - Banking Internship Mackenzie Hall - School Carnival & Opioid Addiction Fundraising/Outreach McKenna Odman - Tattoo/Piercing Internship Keaton Preheim - Painting a Vehicle Caden - Rebuilding a Motorcycle Caleb - Training a Horse Ashton - Youth Basketball Camp

Our seniors are thrilled to present their Senior Projects today and are also relieved to be nearing the finish line! These presentations represent months of dedication, creativity, and perseverance. We invite the public to join them for this final round before their projects go before the judges starting at 6:00. Here is the schedule for the public this evening: 4:20pm – Emma-Business Tech room, Turner-Math Room, Dominic -Shop. 4:40pm – Finley-Business Tech Room, Hailey-Math Room, Kaleb-Shop. 5:00pm – Ashton-Business Tech Room, Mackenzie-Math Room, Hayden-Shop. 5:20pm – Caden-Business Tech Room, McKenna-Math Room, Keaton-Shop. 5:40pm – Skyler-Business Tech Room, Caleb-Math Room.

The Senior Capstone Class will present their Senior Presentations tonight at the Marion School on Monday, April 14, 2025. The public is invited to the first round of presentations beginning at 4:20. Following is a complete schedule: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14-XMaWSz1F8qvxL-bDwHlM8ODKR2SbtHdCWOfhsFxfQ/edit?usp=sharing

Congratulations to Finley McConniel! Finley signed to run both cross country and track at Dakota State University.

The 2025 Marion High School Prom Grand March will be held Friday, April 11, 2025 at 6:30. Livestream of the event will be available: https://youtube.com/live/GVWlzmJ5hlk?feature=share

We wanted to again send out a reminder that the Marion School Board's April meeting has been moved to Sunday, April 13th. It will be at 6:00PM in the music room. Please spread the word if you'd be so kind...Here is the current agenda for that event: https://5il.co/3dalu Have a great weekend everyone!

Senior Spotlight on Turner Konda!

***April Board Meeting Change - Due to an activity conflict, the Marion School Board has decided to move its upcoming meeting from Monday the 14th to Sunday evening (April 13) at 6:00 PM in the music room. This change has been made to ensure there are no additional school-related conflicts, allowing all who wish to attend the meeting the opportunity to do so. Thank you for your understanding and support.

I know you don't want to miss the 5-12 Band and Choir Spring Concert tonight! 6:45 pm in the New Gym! #sneakpeek #seeyouthere

I was just contacted by our representative for Jump Rope for Heart. We are six students away from completing Finn's mission, which would involve leading the state of South Dakota in rural schools. You do not need to raise any money; log in and be willing to complete the challenge. Please help us reach our goal of being #1 in the state! Anne Pankratz

Check out the link below for information on the Dallas Brass concert at the Marion High school new gym on Wednesday May 7th at 6:30pm. During the day, the Dallas Brass will be rehearsing with out Marion and area schools music students. They will preform a piece with this world class ensemble during their concert. You do want to miss out! Link to the Dallas Brass Ticket Information: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2501/MPS/5512927/Dallas_Brass_Poster-Marion_HS.pdf See who is coming for a great musical experience!! https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_ImceDRv_pAw3s5B6UHVWxO8LFO7JiCY?usp=drive_link

Senior Spotlight on Dominic Sperling!

Check out our latest Marion Minute: https://youtu.be/LZx061ANU9E Items discussed on this Marion Minute include: COOP info, Kid's Night - Stampede Hockey, Dallas Brass (link for more info or QR Code included), Bid opening for upcoming school renovation project, Yearbooks, Elementary fun day, NHS Banquet, State Testing, Choral/Band Music Concerts, Prom... Freeman Courier Link noted from the video (may need to copy/past into your browser): https://www.freemansd.com/2025/04/05/marion-will-not-submit-proposal-statement-explanation/ Stampede Hockey Kid's Night: https://fevo-enterprise.com/event/StampedeKidsNight25 Link to the Dallas Brass Ticket Information: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2501/MPS/5512927/Dallas_Brass_Poster-Marion_HS.pdf

It's concert week! Please plan on attending the 5-12 Band and 7-12 Vocal Spring Concert on Tuesday, April 8th at 6:45 pm in the New Gym!

Good afternoon, the March edition of Marion's Newsletter please click here to read/see: https://5il.co/3cq2j Have a great weekend everyone!

🎉 Huge congratulations to the Marion Middle School Oral Interp. team! 🎉 A big shoutout to these incredible students for their outstanding performances: 🏆 Brielle – Superior Plus 🏆 Faith & Breton – Superior 🏆 Brooklynn – Excellent Plus Your hard work, dedication, and talent truly shine through! We are so proud of each one of you! Keep up the amazing work! 💪👏 #MarionMiddleSchool #OralInterp

5th & 6th grade band students had a great day yesterday! There were 200+ students making music, what an amazing sight!

Last weeks Powerade Performers! Great job students, keep up your amazing hard work at helping others! Kindness goes far!!

🎭 Marion Play Students Present: "Death of A Hot Sauce Salesman" 🌶️ Join us for an exciting and unique theatrical experience! The Marion Play students are preparing for their performance of "Death of A Hot Sauce Salesman". Showtimes: Saturday, April 5th at 7:00 PM Sunday, April 6th at 2:00 PM Ticket Prices: $5 for non-Marion students $6 for adults $2 for seniors (65 and up) Don't miss out on this spicy murder mystery performance! Get your tickets and enjoy the show. 🎟️

Here is the link for the 5th-6th Honor Band performance. https://www.youtube.com/live/C77E-TFgEXw