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The summer basketball camp will he held June 3-7, 2013
ARKANSAS PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE 2013-2014 MEDIA RELEASE |
Marion School District participates in the Arkansas Public
School Choice Act of 2013. The Act allows parents to
apply for admission for their child to attend a school in
any district beyond the one in which the parent resides.
The law established a numerical net maximum limit on
school choice transfers each school year from a school
district, less any school choice transfers into the school
district, under this section of not more than three
percent (3%) of the school district’s three-quarter
average daily membership for the immediately preceding
school year. If a student seeks to attend a school in a
nonresident district, the student’s parent shall
submit an application to the nonresident district
with a copy to the resident district.The application must be
on a form approved by the Arkansas Department of
Education. The application must be postmarked no
later than June 1 of the year in which the pupil would begin
the fall semester at the nonresident district. The School
Choice Act does not require a school district to add teachers,
staff, or classrooms, or in any way to exceed the requirements
and standards established by existing law.
Any parent residing outside the Marion School District
that desires to send their child to the Marion School District
beginning with the2013-14 school year may obtain an
application in the superintendent’s office located at
200 Manor Street. Applications do not have to
be resubmitted for students currently attending
Marion Schools under the School Choice Act. This notice
is prepared in accordance with the Arkansas Public School
Choice Act of 2013.
Kenneth Jackson shows students at
Marion Intermediate School what Blues is all about.
The musician visited each of the music classes at MIS
and talked about the Blues and its history as he prepared
for his concert at the school.
Thank you to everyone who participated in the
Marion Athletic Boosters' Fundraiser!
MJHS Football Players take time out of their
busy schedules to share the love of reading
with Avondale Students!
Teoni Miller (on the floor) plays the part of Maria
during the rehearsal for the MHS Drama Department's
upcoming spring presentation "Death by Dessert".
Standing (from left) are Brenda Holt, Katelyn Burt,
Carolina Sanchez and Breyunna Danner. The play
will be in the MHS cafeteria on April 30 at 6:30 pm.
The menu for the night is lasagna and dessert.
Tickets can be purchased from the Drama department.
Our Marion National Junior Honor Society has just
gone to the dogs!
See the Photo Gallery link to the left for more
pictures of their visit to the Marion Animal Shelter.
Angela Beggs, a junior at MHS, has been awarded $100
as first place winner in the county in the
Young American Creative Patriotic Art contest sponsored
by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veteransof Foreign Wars.
Local sponsor is the Marion-WestMemphis Ladies Auxiliary
to VFW Post 5225.
Pictured are (from left) Miranda Rippart, MHS art teacher;
Angela Beggs and her winning art work;
and Julie Cockrill, Patriotic Art and
Youth chairman of the Auxiliary.
Marion High School was well represented at the recent
HOSA State Conference in Hot Springs.
Winners during the competition were (from left)
Hanna Betts, 2nd place in epidemiology;
Erin Abram, 2nd place in medical assisting;
and Kayla Peoples, 1st place in medical assisting.
See below for the HOSA state pin designed by MHS
students. It took honors at the competition and will be
on the cover of next year's conference program!
The faculty at Marion Elementary School and the MHS
Cheerleaders went all out with a Benchmark Blitz
to get 3rd graders ready and excited about the test.
See the link on the left for more pictures
and information.
CAP (Career Action Planning) conferences at Marion Senior
and Junior High Schools this week show students and their
parents where the students stand academically in their
college or career planning. CAP counselors meet with the
families to discuss the students' progress, test scores,
and to help plan college or career paths
for the students to follow.
Representatives from Mid-South Community College
were also on hand to help MHS students plan
their future academic path.
Marion School District celebrated National Pi Day, March 14,
2013 in a variety of ways--
MMS students proudly wore their Pi Shirts!
MHS students in Mrs. Creekmore's room enjoyed
chicken pot Pi(e) and chocolate Pi(e)!
MMS's Mr. Mitchell got Pi(ed)!
Marion High School teachers Suzanna Thompson,
Kim Kantola, and Jeannette Skipper rock the pep
rally for End of Course celebrations and to get
students psyched for the upcoming
state standards tests.
Kirsten Wreyford appears very happy with her
daughter's,Hadley Hooper, work at
Marion Intermediate School.
Mom and daughter were taking a tour of the school
and the new gymnasium during the MIS Fourth
Grade Showcase. Students' projects were displayed
in thehallways for all parents to see.
Teachers were also on hand to talk with the parents.
Mom, Atrina Huntley, daughter and sixth grade student,
Mariah, and her dad, Bryant, brainstorm for an answer
during Marion Middle School's Social Studies Trivia
Contest. (above) However, it was Christopher
Blake (below, left) and his family who took first place
and won four tickets to a Memphis Redbirds game,
courtesy of FidelityNational Bank.
Abigail Austin (below, right) represented Team
Austin which took second place. Her family won a
$100 gas card donated by Flash Market.
5th graders at Marion Intermediate School studying the
Civil War got a first hand and up close look at
memorabilia as Civil War history buff and Tennessee
state representative Steve McDaniel spoke
at an assembly. The gun he isholding is a replica of a
.58 caliber Union muzzleloader.
Marion Middle School Spelling Champ, Claire Bunn placed
fourth in the Mid-South Spelling Bee out of 49 students
in the competition. Congratulations, Claire!
Senator Keith Ingram took time out of his busy schedule to
participate in "Read Across America" Day at Avondale.
Many other volunteers helped spread their love
for reading that day. We appreciate each and every one!
Over 300 Marion Junior High School students and staff wore
red for National Go Red Day.This day helps raise awareness of
women's heart issues. This campaign was sponsored by the
National Junior Honor Society chapter at MJHS.
Seymour (Aaron Gilmer) tries to reason with his
carnivorous plant, Audrey II, as the plant demands
to be fed. The scene is from the Marion High School Drama
Department's presentation of "Little Shop of Horrors."
Seymour (Aaron Gilmer, left) quietly sweeps the floor
of his flower shop as the object of his attention, Audrey
(Alexandra Blankenship, right) is verbally abused by her
"dentist boyfriend", Orin (Aaron Bloodworth, middle)
in a scene from MHS's "Little Shop of Horrors".
Reese Tabler waits for her dad, Scott, to pay for the
books she selected during the Book Fair at
Marion Intermediate School's Parents' Night.
For the second consecutive year through a special
project, students at Marion Elementary School
have produced artworks that see far advanced
for their tender ages, all under the watchful eye
of MES art teacher, Gail Fogleman.
MES Principal Joyce Liphford came up with the idea
last yearto decorate the school with the
children's artwork.
Student artists: on the front row (from left) are Glenys
Moore, Kiara Ledezma, Iszabelle Simmons, and
Makhia Trotter.On the back row (from left)
are Willy Zheng, Makenzi Chrestman,
Madison Smith, Olivia Green and Jaden Appling.
Students at Marion Intermediate School set a state
record for Jump Rope for Heart in 2011, broke
that record in 2012, and are believing
that they will set a new state record in 2013.
Donations are still being counted. We will bring you
the outcome when they are finished.
Dr. Debi Williams shows a large group of students at
Avondale Elementary School the importance
of brushing their teeth properly, all with the help
of a very large toothbrush and Nemo.
Marion Schools celebrated the 100th Day of School on
January 30, 2013!
Please click on the link to view photos of the fun.
A lot of fun is set for MMS Social Studies
Family Night Thursday,
February 28, in the cafeteria from 6:00-7:30 pm.
Trivia teams will be made up of families and students.
Questions will be on Arkansas and U. S. History. There
will be door prizes, prizes for the best teams, music,
lots of fun and refreshments. All MMS families
are encouraged to participate.
The school is also planning additional Family Night
events for this year.
Pictured are (standing from left) MMS Social Studies teachers
Sherri Luttrell, Melody Walker, Lucy Sislo, and Jeff Grinder.
Kneeling are MMS students (from left)
Kristina Lara, Ethan Underhill and Dakota Granger.
Mike Miller (right) and his daughter, Emerson (left) show
Emerson's 3rd grade classmates the 22-point rack from
a deer Mr. Miller harvested. These award winning antlers
measure 215 6/8 inches long. Mr. Miller shared his
knowledge of safe hunting and deer behavior.
Marion Junior High's National Honor Society held a
school wide campaign to raise awareness and fund
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis.
More than 250 students made Christmas cards for
patients expressing their support and wishing the patients
happy holidays. Seven of MJHS's staff ran in the St. Jude
Marathon. The junior high raised $900 for St. Jude.
Marion School District's Choir teacher, Johnny Peoples shows
Marion Middle School 7th grade choir members how to use
their "head voice" through various exercises for singing
during a practice session last week. The students are
working on a piece
of music for a contest they will attend on March 1st.
This is the first year a 7th grade choir class has been
offered during the school day.
Carissa Lacy, principal at Marion Middle School, accepts a
check for $500 from Stella Blundell,
Circle N Markets/Nimocks Oil.
The donation is from the Educational Alliance
program sponsored by
Circle N Markets and Exxon/Mobile Oil Company.
The program gives grants to schools that focus on
improvements and encouraging students to pursue studies
and careers in the fields of math and science.
Claire Bunn (right),
Marion Middle School's Spelling Champion will represent
Crittenden County at the Mid-South Spelling Bee
March 2nd at the Al Chymia Shrine building in Memphis.
Crittenden County's third place winner, Katie Craft
was also from Marion Middle School!
MES Super B Store
Students at Marion Elementary School are given points
by any faculty or staff member at the school
when they show good behavior.
The Super B (for Behavior) Store
is open several times a year so the students
can trade their points for gifts for themselves,
siblings, parents or anyone they wish.
Congratulations to Patriot Volleyball Player, Zane Carter!!!
She has been selected to play in the
AHSCA All-Star Volleyball Match this summer.
She will play Wednesday, June 19th.
All games and matches will be played
in Conway this summer rather than Fayetteville.
Dr. Tom Kimbrell, Arkansas Commissioner of Education,
and Governor Mike Beebe made the announcement on
November 28th during an awards ceremony at the
Arkansas State Capitol that Alexia Weimer,
one of our Avondale Elementary Kindergarten teachers,
has been named the 2012-2013 Arkansas Teacher of the Year.
Marion Elementary students watch carefully as
Jason Goodbar,a parent and a Scout leader, demonstrates
how to care for our nation's flag including folding, unfolding
and displaying it on MES's flagpole.
The Arkansas State University Prize Patrol paid a visit to
Marion High School before the holiday break and
delivered a pretty big Christmas package to senior
Hayley Bigger. To her hugh surprise, the ASU
representative handed Hayley a University Honors
Scholarship worth more than $56,000 to the
college in Jonesboro. The scholarship includes all tuition,
and fees, as well as room and board.
Congratulations, Hayley!
Marion Elementary School second grade students showed
their patriotism during their Christmas program with
their rendition of "Merry Christmas to You from the
Red, White and Blue".
Simply singing was not enough for one student when
it came to MES students doing "Santa is the Man" during
their Christmas program. This young man showed
his fellow students how to play a mean air guitar.
What 2nd grade Christmas program would be
complete without
a visit from Santa?
As the finale of their program, students at MES signed as
they sang "I Wish for Peace".
Avondale Elementary School first grade students decked out
as elves sat patiently as their classmates talked to Santa (below).
Avondale Elementary School Kindergarten teacher, Alexia
Weimer shows her students how to walk like a
reindeer as they line up to see Santa Claus. It was also
pajama day for students and any teacher brave enough to
don sleepwear.
Marion Intermediate School fourth-grade students signify
Rudolph's red nose during their Christmas program.
The youngsters performed eight holiday numbers,
including "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch."
which included
a visit by the notorious Christmas spoiler.
Bonita Burton (2nd picture, right) gets down to make sure the edges
of the wrapping paper are straight before taping it to the box.
Becky Lawler (2nd picture, left) mans the tape dispenser for
Burton as the two wrapped a large gift during the Marion
High School Band Parents' gift wrapping fundraiser. Santa was also
on hand to make sure the wrapping was done to
his specifications.
All the students got into the waving arms part of the
Marion Elementary School's
second grade Christmas program rehearsal.
Donna Dillahunty, reading and language arts teacher at
Marion Intermediate School, and one of her
ace writing students, Andrew Hampton
were honored guests at the
Arkansas Council of Teachers of English and
Language Arts (ACTELA) during the
Arkansas Curriculum Conference in November.
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