The Marion School District in cooperation with the Cornbelt Educational Cooperative and Head Start is please to announce a preschool screening scheduled on  Wednesday, March 29th for all children ages 3-5 years old. 
If you have a child between the ages of birth and 2 years , 11 months old and want a developmental screening completed, please contact Bridget Amundson, Birth to 3 Service Coordinator at Bridget.L.Amundson@usd.edu or call 605-357-1420.
The screening is the responsibility of the local school district and will be provided at no cost to all participating children. 
For further information contact Amanda Feilmeier, Administrative Assistant at the Marion School District. Please contact her at Amanda.Feilmeier@k12.sd.us or call 605-648-3615 ext.0.
Freeman Academy-Marion Girls basketball will play today at 4:00pm in Hurley vs. Viborg Hurley. 
Doors will open at 3:30pm to their gym. Fans should not expect to get in earlier as V-H will still have classes in session. 
Passes will again not be accepted. The prices have been set by the SDHSAA. $4.00 for students and $6.00 for adults. 
Good Luck Lady Bearcats! 
Below is the live link for tonight's game 
https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/viborghurley-high-school-viborg-sd/gamc4452b9ae2
Our First grader Henry has read so many books this year he has 100 AR points! Keep up your amazing work Henry! 

Today the Marion School had a Pep Rally to send off our wrestler to State and to pump up our Girls Basketball team for their Regions game tonight against Gayvile-Volin! Good luck to all. Go Bearcats and Rebel Wrestling. 



The City of Marion is looking for lifeguards for this summer and classes are starting soon to get certified. Visit https://www.embe.org/program/lifeguard-training/
Lifeguard Training - EmBe
Gain the skills you need to feel confident and capable as a lifeguard through our comprehensive training.
www.embe.org to learn more about lifeguard training and for dates and times the classes are offered. You must be 15 by the last day of the class you attend. The City reimburses 50% of the fee for the class if you lifeguard for them during the summer.
 
 
Listed below is the LINK for the Region Wrestling Tournament  tomorrow  our wrestlers will be wrestling in Salem for a chance to go to State the tournament starts at 9:30
https://www.youtube.com/live/pf-Y0vhtuFo?feature=share
Below is the LINK for the girls' region game vs, Gayville Volin. You have to have a subscription to watch the game on NFHS. NO passes will be accepted tonight and the prices are set by the SDHSAA as $4 for Students and $6 for Adults. The student Section Theme is BLACKOUT! The game starts at 6 come and support your lady bearcats and cheer loud!
https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/marionmenno-high-school-menno-sd/gam37176b2836
Good morning Marion,
The Regions Girls Basketball game scheduled for tonight against Gayvile-Volin, February 20th, 2023 at Marion will not be accepting student passes, family passes, or senior passes. The cost to get into the game tonight will be $6.00 for adults and $4.00 for all students. The game starts 6:00pm. Go Bearcats! 
The Marion Elementary will be participating in Dr. Seuss's Reading across America Monday February 27th- March 2nd. Our goal is to celebrate reading and foster the love for reading in all of our students. We will be finishing up the week,m Thursday March 2nd with Book buddies at 3:15 pm in the big gym. We are inviting you , another family member or friend to come and read with your child(ren) on Thursday March 2nd!  If you have any questions please contact Amanda in the Main Office at 605-648-3615 ext.0. Please see attached  document for the dress up days. 
https://5il.co/1pfzc  

To help send off our wrestlers and wrestling cheerleaders to the state wrestling tournament and fire up our girls basketball team for regions, we will have a k-12 pep rally tomorrow at 3:20 in the big gym. This event is open to the public.
Posted below is the LINK for the boy's game vs. Tripp Delmont Armor @ Centerville it is just a Varsity Boys' game and they will play at 7:30  
https://tornadoes.liveticket.tv/
LINK for tonight's game vs. Menno at Freeman Academy https://www.youtube.com/live/lN85_8E8aHE?feature=share
JV G-5:00 old gym not live streamed
JV B-5:00 new gym
 Varsity G-6:15
Varsity B- to follow 
There has been a schedule change for tonight's game. GJV at 4pm GV 5pm and BV to follow. Parents night and senior night will be Thursday at FA.
THERE IS NO B JV GAMES TONIGHT. 
Tomorrow, February 14th double header against Alcester-Hudson live links are below. Game times are 
GJV- 4:00pm
GV- 6:15pm
BJV- 5:00pm
BV- 7:30pm
Parents night will be announced between the Varsity games. Parents please be here by 5:45pm.
Go Bearcats! 
JV Games:https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/marionmenno-high-school-menno-sd/gam237a76b5e6
Varsity Games: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/marionmenno-high-school-menno-sd/gam7cd686a636
The 3rd grade class loving their new classroom books. Thank you for the donation. 

The Marion 4th-6th grade Boys Basketball team! Keep up your hard work this season! 

Who needs Jersey Day when you can have Jersey/Jerzey Day!!! Love our kids and our school spirit! Have a great weekend, everyone!


The 6th grade Science class is learning about the phases of the moon. They made a project out of Oreos tracking the moon cycle. 


Below are the links for tonight's game against Dakota Christian. 
Only varsity will be streamed. 
Varsity game times are Girls V 6:15pm Boys V 7:30pm.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sbaly2xsZ4
LiveTicket: https://acdc.liveticket.tv/index.php?page=girls-basketball-game&id=31685
Basketball game schedule for Thursday, February 9th at Dakota Christian
Girls JV 4pm
Boys JV 5pm
Girls V 6:15pm
Boys V 7:30pm.
