Marion Visual and Performing Arts Magnet

We're excited to share the activities going on in the Marion School District with our Patriot community! To learn more about what is new and what is ongoing, check out this video ...

With the new school year starting in just a few weeks, the Marion School District is urging qualifying families to sign up for the service as soon as possible. Families can app...

The Marion High School Patriot Pride Marching Band will set out for Washington, D.C., on July 2 with a traveling party of 158 students, parents, and directors. The band will be pe...

The Marion Patriots Activities Network (MPAN) continues to grow, as does the interest in its product. More than 50,000 viewers tuned in to 81 unique livestream events during th...

For the past three years, it would be hard to admit that Marion's student-athletes aren't looking bigger, faster, and stronger. This spring, people finally took notice. The Nati...

The Marion School District will observe summer hours through Friday, July 14. During this time, offices across all campuses will be open from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Thur...

The Marion Junior High Band has 74 members attending Dixie Band Camp this week at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway. This is the largest contingency that Marion has had...

Rural students in the Marion School District will have access to meals this summer, thanks to a new program approved last month by the USDA. Under the program, the Marion Schoo...

NOTE: The following article originally appeared in the June 2023 edition of The Administrator Newsletter , a monthly publication of the Arkansas Association of Education Admi...

Drawing on its strong depth of educational leadership, the Marion School District will have four new building principals for the 2023-24 school year. The Marion School Board appro...

Marion School District seventh graders will have a whole new look and feel for their school in the upcoming 2023-24 school year, as the building breaks away from Marion Junior Hig...

A packed house was on hand Thursday at Southern Bancorp Stadium for commencement ceremonies for the Marion High School Class of 2023. A total of 289 Marion seniors participated...

The confetti rained down at Herbert Carter Global Community Magnet Monday morning, as students and staff learned that their school has become only the third school in the state to...

Nearly 300 Marion High School graduates will participate in the 2023 graduation ceremony, set for 7 p.m. Thursday, May 25, at the Marion football stadium. Admission to the even...

The Marion School District is honoring some of its highest achievers with the announcement of its 2022-23 Teachers of the Year. Through votes of school staffs, one Teacher of the ...

Thirty-two teams will descend on Marion this week starting on Thursday for the 2023 Class 5A state baseball and softball tournaments. The action kicks off on Thursday and Friday...

For the second year in a row, the Marion School District has been honored with the “Best Communities for Music Education” designation from The NAMM Foundation for the district’s o...

The May 1 deadline for families to sign up for School Choice is almost here, and any family interested in attending the Marion School District in the 2023-24 school year is encour...

Free athletic physicals are now available for all Marion School District students who are participating in school athletics. Physicals are required for all students who plan to pl...

Marion High School was one of only 100 schools in Arkansas to earn reward money from the state as a result of student achievement gains on 2022 standardized tests. MHS received...