Good afternoon, feel free to check out the latest Marion Minute (https://youtu.be/c-iWGhp8WNA). I apologize that it's longer than usual (20 minutes is by far the longest one to date) but I am striving to communicate some information at the end regarding Governor Noem's budget address and some concerns regarding her proposed "Education Savings Accounts" (which is a fancy name for Vouchers). This portion starts at around the 9:15 time...I urge you to educate yourself on this proposal and the negative impacts it has on public education. Please visit https://www.marion.k12.sd.us/o/mps/page/opposition-to-publicly-funded-vouchers for more information on all of this. To view the Governor's full budget of additions and cuts, all $72-million(ish) dollars, please go here: https://bfm.sd.gov/budget/budgets.html
Congrats to the All-Great Plains Conference Volleyball Team!
https://605sports.com/Burke,-Gayville-Volin-headline-all-Great-Plains-Conference-volleyball-selections-
The Bearcat Basketball teams will travel to Centerville tonight. Good luck Bearcats!
Livestream (all games): https://tornadoes.liveticket.tv/
4:30 JV Girls (2 quarters)
5:00 JV Boys
6:15 V Girls
7:30 V Boys
The Marion School District is hosting a blood drive on Wednesday, January 15th from 12:00PM to 6:00 PM in the new gym.
Your donation can save lives! ❤️ We encourage students, parents, and community members to come out and give.
Mark your calendars and help make a difference!
#MarionBloodDrive #GiveBloodSaveLives #CommunityEvent #SaveALife
🔬 8th Grade Science Today! 🌟
We explored Acids & Bases!
🔹 Acids (like lemon juice 🍋) release hydrogen ions and have a pH less than 7. They turn blue litmus paper red. 🔹 Bases (like soap 🧼) release hydroxide ions and have a pH greater than 7. They turn red litmus paper blue.
We also learned about the pH scale and neutralization (where acids & bases react to form water and salt).
Science is awesome! 😃
***UPDATE ON TIMES FOR FCA EVENT - We wanted to communicate a change of time for the FCA Christmas Caroling, Pizza, and Bowling Party tomorrow (Sunday, 12/15). If you'd like to participate, the group will now be meeting at 5:00PM (instead of 3:30PM) in the school parkiing lot. Hope you can make it!
Due to the winter weather, the Great Plains Conference JH girls basketball tournament in Avon scheduled for Saturday has been canceled.
Congratulations to Emma McConniel! Emma signed her letter of intent this morning to continue her education and play volleyball for Mount Marty College! Thanks to all who came an supported her today!
Pk-12 Music Concert Tonight! Even if you don't have kids involved, we'd love (and the kids may never admit it, but they'd like to see you as well!) to have you join Mrs. Epp and Mrs. Hentges as their choirs and bands get to show off their talents, musical growth, and festive cheer! We hope you can make it - It starts at 6:45 in the Old Gym!
Marion Fellowship of Christian Athletes Christmas Caroling, Bowling, and Pizza Party! 🎄🎤🎳🍕
Join us for a festive and fun afternoon of Christmas caroling, bowling, and pizza! The event will be held on Sunday, December 15th, and we will meet at 3:30 PM in the school parking lot.
If you're interested in attending, please contact Amanda in the office as soon as possible to let us know you'll be joining the fun!
We hope to see you there!
5th grade is ready for the Christmas Concert this week, are you?! December 12th, 6:45pm, old gym!
📣 Attention Bearcats Fans! 🐾
Pick up your FAM Bearcats team gear ANYTIME at the school!
🗓 Date: Monday - Thursday
⏰ Time: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
📍 Location: Marion School; Marion, SD
If you notice any errors or issues with your order, please contact Sun Gold Sports at 605-996-3218 (Ask for Dylan)
Thank you for supporting the Bearcats!🐾
Congratulations to Harli Ross for earning a Superior Rating in Storytelling this past weekend at the state oral interp competition!!!! All state qualifiers (Kolter, Harli, Claire, Domani, Avary, and Bailey) traveled to Sturgis this past weekend with Mrs. Luke to compete. She stated they all did a phenominal job and she's extremely proud of how they competed and represented Marion (and on a side note, members from our state group from last year made the cover of this year's state program)!!!
Reminder of tonight's Marion Carnival Fundraiser hosted by one of our senior's, Ms. Mackenzie Hall!!! All funds raised from the event will be given to Emily's Hope, a non-profit organization (from their website) "dedicated to removing the stigma of substance use disorder through awareness, education, and prevention; and removing financial barriers for treatment and recovery." Please visit www.emilyshope.charity for more information. Tickets will be for sale to play games and win prizes! Hope you can be there!
The Rebels girls and boys wrestling teams open this weekend!
Our 5th grade and 7th-12th grade band students went to the nursing home today to spread some Christmas cheer!
We are ONE WEEK away from our Christmas Concert! December 12th, 6:45pm!
Good morning! Here is the latest publication of the Marion School Newsletter! Lots of great things taking place every day in our school, please check it out!!! https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2501/MPS/5076390/November_Newsletter_2024.pdf
Chili Cook-Off Postponed to February 23rd
Due to a lack of interest and busy schedules, we have decided to postpone the Chili Cook-Off to after the holidays. We encourage you to sign up early for the rescheduled event. Please mark your calendars for February 23rd!
We look forward to seeing you there!
Thursday's basketball games will be streamed at the following sites:
Girls/Boys JH Basketball v. Ethan 4:00pm: https://youtube.com/live/8rTT2r0bwrM?feature=share
Girls JV/Varsity Basketball v. Parker at 6:15/7:30: https://youtube.com/live/hviKkksb4no?feature=share
Huge Congratulations to Karley Luke!
Karley earned an impressive 3rd place in Employment Skills at the State FFA LDEs! This is an incredible achievement, and we are so proud of her hard work and dedication. Well done, Karley!
Keep up the great work!
