Marion Public Schools

Important information for Middle School parents!

The Marion Cross Country Team traveled North to the Hanson Hills Recreation Area to compete in The Grayling Cross Country Invitational. Runners fought through sandy terrain with a combination of open blue skies and a beautiful wooded section. The ski slope backdrop behind the finish line proved to be too tempting. AFTER the races were over, this team attacked the hill and conquered it!

Here are our 7th graders enjoying their time learning as part of the CNET program at CTC.

JR/SR High Interventionist Openings

Regular Board of Education Meeting Agenda Monday, September 16 6:00pm

Twinning in kindergarten today! Go Eagles!!

Marion Athletic Boosters are looking for volunteers for Fall Concessions. Please Sign Up! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0849A9A62CAAF4C16-50690824-fall

Title 1 Parent Involvement and Annual Parent Meeting

The 6th Grade just finished up with their introduction to the 5 Themes of Geography; Movement, Region, Human Environment Interaction, Location, and Place, and are now exploring different types of maps. To illustrate a dilemma cartographers have, taking the surface area of a sphere and projecting it onto a flat surface, students tried to take an orange peel and flatten it out. Some students attempted to arrange small pieces on their desks, others tried to hammer out the edges to make their pieces connect, and a third group carefully removed almost the entire peel in one long piece. Though each method created a different type of distortion, the strategies used by students are similar to the popular world map projections we use today!

Special attention Marion Elementary parents. There will be planned road closures for Thursday afternoon during pick up, as well as Friday for drop off and pick up. Main St will be closed from Pine St to Clark St. What does this mean for parents? Please see below for drop off and pick up changes for students at regularly scheduled pick up and drop off time. Thursday 9/12 Parents coming from the West of the elementary school will need to use the detour going North onto N Case St, then East onto Wing St, turn South onto Lake Shore Drive, followed by turning West onto Water St. Follow Water St into the parking lot behind the elementary school. Please utilize the photo below for the flow of traffic and safety of students. Parents coming from the East of the elementary school will be able to turn west onto Water St from M66. Follow Water St into the parking lot that buses are normally parked in. Please utilize the photo below for the flow of traffic and safety of students. Transportation has asked that parents do not line up on Water St until approximately 2:40pm to allow for all of the buses to get out of the parking lot before traffic starts coming in. The parking lot in the front of the school that is normally used for pick up/drop off will be used for BUSES ONLY. Friday 9/13 Parents will need to drop off their students and pick up their students at the north parking lot (where buses normally park) utilizing the detours. Again the parking lot in the front of the school will be used for BUSES ONLY.

Saturday, 9/7, Marion Cross Country welcomed Central Michigan Homeschool Athletics, Farwell, Forest Area, Lansing Waverly, Cadillac, and Manton Schools as they competed in the Marion Steeplechase Race. This race is a bit different than a normal cross country meet; runners competed as teams of 3 and navigated around and over hay bales, logs, and tires throughout the 5k, 2mi, and 1mi fun run courses. Thank you to Lansing Waverly for continuing the tradition of joining us the day before the meet as we put the finishing touches on the course and to share in some running comradery. Marion Highlights 2nd Place Men's Varsity 2 Mile Team 1st place runner! Isiah Peterson (10th) 14:30 3rd place runner Jaden Kiger (11th) 14:50 12th place runner Jamie Knapp (10th) 25:38 1st Place Women's Varsity 5k Team 1st place runner! Bella Radtke (10th) 27:09 (scored with 2 ghost runners) MS Boys 2 Mile 31st place runner Lucas Euwema (6th) 18:00 43rd place runner Preston Teare (6th) 21:39 Full results can be found here: https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/239743/results/all

On Wednesday, 9/4, Crossroads Charter Academy hosted the first WMD Cross Country Meet at their new cross country course! Marion Cross Country enjoyed running new terrain. Shout out to all the Personal Records (PR)/ Season Records (SR) set! HS 5k Isiah Peterson (10th) 23:17 SR/PR Donna Mills (12th) 25:56 SR MS 2mi Brenden Miller (7th) 17:56 SR/PR Lucas Euwema (6th) 18:22 SR/PR Preston Teare (6th) 22:02 SR/PR Paige Vesey (6th) 18:25 SR/PR

High School announcements for the week of September 9

It has been brought to our attention there are some alarming posts on social media for Marion County High School. This matter has been investigated and that school, in a different state, was closed on 9/9/2024. This school should not be confused with Marion Public Schools in Osceola County. Thank you to everyone who has reached out to report this matter. Again, this reported tip is NOT for Marion Public Schools.

Mrs. Jones’ class has been learning about communities. The students, in groups, plan and design their own communities that will specialize in a certain product. The class will later on do some trading amongst each other’s cities and create laws that their cities have to follow!

The weather may be gloomy and chilly now, but sixth grade science classes of Mr. Seiter and Mrs. Deighton took advantage of the sunshine earlier this week to get out and use observation skills in a scavenger hunt for water. This activity kicks off their first big science unit. Congratulations to the winning pairs of Karter C. and Brady M. for first place and to Lucas E. and Lucy P. with RaeLynn E. B. and Emmalynn K. who were tied for 2nd.

Homecoming Cheer Clinic!

Class of 2027 Parents & Students: One of the longstanding traditions for Sophomore students is the opportunity to order and receive their class rings together as a class. We are excited to let you know that class ring week is coming up soon. IMPORTANT – Please look for your official class ring sizer package which will being arriving in the mail next week. This will assist you with determining your ring size and provides instructions on how to access Jostens class ring designer online. It also highlights this year’s promotional pricing and free gifts that Jostens will be providing to our students this year! On Wednesday, September 18th the Jostens team will be distributing order information and details to the Sophomore class followed by an email to parents explaining the class ring offering and how to place your order. Please keep an eye out in your inbox and open it for complete details on the class of 2027 ring program and deadlines to place your order. Please note that there are two different deadlines for placing your order. The online deadline will be Tuesday, September 24th and the in-school order day/deadline will be Wednesday, September 25th. These deadlines are important so you can receive the best price available, as well as the free gifts that Jostens will be providing to students on September 25th at school. If you have any questions, please call/text the Jostens team at (616) 330 – 2141 or email at studentkeepsakes@jostens.com

Dress-up days for both elementary and high school for Homecoming Week!

High School Weekly Announcements for September 3, 2024