Augie Twilight Cross Country Meet Update- Due to the heat expected this Friday. Augustana has decided to adjust the start times and race distances for the JV races.
The updated schedule is below:
6:40 PM – JV Girls 3K
7:10 PM – JV Boys 3K
7:40 PM – Varsity Girls 5K
8:10 PM – Varsity Boys 5K
8:40 PM – College Women 5K
9:10 PM – College Men 4 Mile
Wanting to communicate - Tonight's volleyball game, in Marion, will not be live-streamed. We are unfortunately going through some internet upgrades and are unable to have the bandwidth necessary to have it pushed out to the public. We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause but hope to have the issue resolved before our next home game. Thank you!
Below are the livestream links to watch the Lady Bearcats for the final day of the Hanson Earlybird Tournament.
Hanson Earlybird VB Court A
https://youtube.com/live/PlB3X5fTphI?feature=share
Hanson Earlybird VB Court B Bracket
https://youtube.com/live/7-5rHAt_W6U?feature=share
Good luck Lady Bearcats!
The Bobcat Soccer game scheduled for Thursday, August 24th at West Central has been postponed to August 31st due to the forecasted temperature.
Soccer will not have practice on Thursday. They will practice on Friday from 4pm-6pm.
Below are the livestream links for the volleyball matches at Hanson for this evening.
Court A:
https://www.youtube.com/live/4wbzZHQFXNQ?feature=share
Court B:
https://www.youtube.com/live/6ewLaL2tr1M?feature=share
Good luck Bearcats!
SOCCER SCHEDULE CHANGES: Tomorrow's game against West Central will be moved to Thursday at 5:00. Because of injury they will not have enough players for a JV game so it will only be a varsity game. Only the varsity roster will travel. We have scheduled a JV game that will follow our Varsity game at Dakota Valley this Saturday. All soccer players will travel on Saturday. Freeman Academy will pickup Marion players at 8:30 at the school.
Couple of reminders: School starts Monday!
- We can't wait to see everyone! We do have a shortened day and dismiss at 1:30 Monday.
- The Phoenix football team takes on Burke tonight at 7:00PM in Freeman, hope to see you there cheering on our student-athletes!
- The Booster Club is selling gear. Please check out their store if interested: https://printwithpress.com/collections/bearcats-phoenix
- Special Board meeting on September 6th, at 6:00PM. Check out the Marion Minute below for more information specific to that meeting and its importance.
- Gym is being re-roofed next week/week and a half. Please stay away from the NE corner of the building while they work (more info on the Marion Minute). Appreciate your help with this!
- A 4th Marion Minute with some important information is linked here...Please take a look and stay updated! Have a great weekend! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjUz-4jq25A
The JV soccer game on Saturday at Sioux Falls Christian has been cancelled due to forecasted high temperatures. We are looking to reschedule We will let you know as soon as we find out.
The football cheerleaders are looking for Halloween decoration donations for the homecoming dance on Friday, October 6th, 2023. Check out the attached flyer!
Bobcat JV soccer on Saturday vs. SF Christian, 2:00 pm
Admission is $5.00 adults, $3.00 students (K-12)
Directions to SF Christian Soccer Field: – I-229 to the Cliff Ave. exit. Go south on Cliff Ave. to 69th St. Turn left (east) and go ¼ mile to the entrance to our school. The soccer field is directly south of the main entrance.
Livestream link: https://youtube.com/@ChargerNationSfc
Check out the latest Marion Minute...Have a great weekend!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1U-ttmto3hQ
Good afternoon...Hope you're having a great day! Here are some items that we would like to communicate to keep you as informed as possible.
- School Starts August 21st. Early release at 1:30PM that first day.
- Lunch menus and bus routes/times should be out next week.
- School supplies - Another BIG thank you to the B&P group for donating essential school supplies! Your teachers have thess for students in their classrooms.
- ***NEXT WEEK - Please stay out of the building after 4:00PM (exect any practices...all week) as Dave will be refinishing floors. This is a massive job and the more we can support him with an empty building, the quicker he's able to get finished.
- Please check out the Marion Bears Store. It closes Sunday night at 11:59PM - https://cfpromo.chipply.com/marionbears/store.aspx
- Please check out the Phoenix gear store if interested - https://phoenix-fb-23.itemorder.com/shop/home/
-The school will be re-roofing the new gym starting sometime (as of now) the week of the 21st. Wanted to communicate that this project will be taking place. If you'd like to connect about this project, please call/email Mr. Brosnahan.
- ATHLETIC PASSES - Family pass = $50, Senior Citizen = $20, Single Pass = $35. Please visit the main office to purchase (available starting on Monday Aug. 14th.
Thank you and have a wonderful weekend/Turner County Fair Week! BEAR PRIDE!
Coach Besseman has moved Cross Country practice for Friday, August 11th to 6 a.m.
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