ATTENTION FAMILIES: Starting Friday, May 28, meals will no longer be delivered to virtual students. The 7 days of meals provided the week of May 25 will cover students through the end of the school year. If you have any questions, please contact our child nutrition department at 870-739-5100, ext. 10112.
Parents:
If your child has medication in the nurse's office, it will need to be picked up from the nurse by 3:30 on June 2nd. Medications not picked up by a parent are not saved over the summer for next school year and will be disposed of after June 2nd. Also, please remember that medications must be picked up by a parent and they cannot be sent home with students.
If you have any questions, please contact the nurse on your child's campus.
Congratulations to MHS art students Dixie Buie, Amelia Johnson, Anna Roberts, and John Williams for being selected as finalists in the 2021 Congressional Art Competition! Their work was selected from among more than 200 entries from 30 schools in east Arkansas.
To read more, click here: https://www.msd3.org/article/469730
Weekly COVID update 5/17-5/21
Staff reported positive for COVID-19 : 0
Staff quarantined due to exposure to COVID-19 : 1
Students reported positive for COVID-19 this week: 2
Students quarantined due to exposure to COVID-19 this week: 16
Total staff positive for COVID-19 since 7/24/20: 102
Total staff quarantined due to exposure since 7/24/20: 291
Total students positive for COVID-19 since 7/15/20: 265
Total students quarantined due to exposure since 7/15/20: 2640
The Marion School District will not offer a virtual instruction program for grades K-12 for the 2021-22 academic year. Marion School Board members voted 7-0 Thursday, May 20, to approve a recommendation from Superintendent Glen Fenter to end its current version of virtual programming at the conclusion of the current school year.
“We have learned many things during the past year,” Fenter said, “and one of the most important lessons is that a virtual-based educational model does not work well for the majority of our students. We are committed to providing the most-effective learning environment possible, and we know that our students learn best when they are physically present in a classroom, with a dedicated, talented teacher leading the effort.”
To read more, click here: https://www.msd3.org/article/467358
ATTENTION FAMILIES: Starting Friday, May 28, meals will no longer be delivered to virtual students. The 7 days of meals provided the week of May 25 will cover students through the end of the school year. If you have any questions, please contact our child nutrition department at 870-739-5100, ext. 10112.
5/20/21
Marion School District received notification of the following COVID-19 positive cases today:
1 student
Close contacts have been notified and are following quarantine guidelines set forth by the Arkansas Department of Health. For the privacy of all students and staff, Marion School District will not be sharing any personal information publicly. We remain firmly committed to providing a safe environment and will follow the guidance provided by the Arkansas Department of Health, CDC, and the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Taher Inc., the company that manages food service for the Marion School District, is now hiring! Would you like a job that helps feed hundreds of students? How about a schedule with no nights, weekends, or holidays? If you like working in a fast-paced environment with great teammates, a part-time position with Taher, working in the Marion School District, might be perfect for you. Visit the career page on the Taher website to apply. Link here: http://www.taher.com/
Congratulations to the following athletes on making the 2021 Tennis team!!!
5/19/21
Marion School District received notification of the following COVID-19 positive cases today:
1 student
Close contacts have been notified and are following quarantine guidelines set forth by the Arkansas Department of Health. For the privacy of all students and staff, Marion School District will not be sharing any personal information publicly. We remain firmly committed to providing a safe environment and will follow the guidance provided by the Arkansas Department of Health, CDC, and the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.
According to state guidelines, special education records must be destroyed six years after a student is dismissed, graduated, found ineligible, or if the records are no longer useful in making educational decisions. Under these guidelines, special education records of Marion School District students who graduated, transferred to a different district, had their services end during the 2014-15 school year will be shredded beginning June 4, 2021. Parents have the right to review and request copies of these records before they are destroyed. Students also have the right to review/copy records if they are 18 years or older. Any parent or former student who would like to review and/or pick up their special education records should contact the Marion Special Education office at 870-739-5100 before June 4, 2021. Please note: These records are not the student’s permanent records – they are only special education due process forms and records.
For more, visit: https://www.msd3.org/article/465025
The Patriot Pride Marching Band will take the field in style this fall, thanks to the recent purchase of state-of-the-art contras, baritones, mellophones, and percussion equipment. Follow the link to read more: https://www.msd3.org/article/464091
Weekly COVID update 5/10-5/14
Staff reported positive for COVID-19 : 1
Staff quarantined due to exposure to COVID-19 : 0
Students reported positive for COVID-19 this week: 2
Students quarantined due to exposure to COVID-19 this week: 28
Total staff positive for COVID-19 since 7/24/20: 102
Total staff quarantined due to exposure since 7/24/20: 290
Total students positive for COVID-19 since 7/15/20: 263
Total students quarantined due to exposure since 7/15/20: 2624
5/12/21
Marion School District received notification of the following COVID-19 positive cases today:
1 student
Close contacts have been notified and are following quarantine guidelines set forth by the Arkansas Department of Health. For the privacy of all students and staff, Marion School District will not be sharing any personal information publicly. We remain firmly committed to providing a safe environment and will follow the guidance provided by the Arkansas Department of Health, CDC, and the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.
IMPORTANT REMINDER FOR MAGNET SCHOOL APPLICANTS: If you have not yet completed registration for the 2021-22 school year, please be sure to do so by June 1, 2021. Registrations not completed by that date will be voided.
Also, please remember that the deadline for families to request a transfer to another magnet school is also June 1, 2021.
For more information, call 870-739-5100. Thank you!
5/11/21
Marion School District received notification of the following COVID-19 positive cases today:
1 staff member
Close contacts have been notified and are following quarantine guidelines set forth by the Arkansas Department of Health. For the privacy of all students and staff, Marion School District will not be sharing any personal information publicly. We remain firmly committed to providing a safe environment and will follow the guidance provided by the Arkansas Department of Health, CDC, and the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Congrats to MSD teachers Christie George and Kelly Phillips for being recognized as "Best-Mannered" teachers by the National League of Junior Cotillions, Arkansas Delta Chapter!
Click here to read more: https://www.msd3.org/article/458242
"When we look back at the heroes of this tumultuous time, it is clear that teachers will be among those we honor as our society's most valuable players. ..."
Special thanks to U.S. Senator John Boozman for the speech he made last week in recognition of Teacher Appreciation Week! The speech was entered into the Congressional Record, and is pictured below.
Congratulations for MHS seniors Malea Barlow and Meredith Whited for being recognized as part of the annual Scholastic Honors Day hosted by Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson and First Lady Susan Hutchinson. Follow the link below to watch the full video of this year's honorees. To skip at head to the Marion honorees, go to 5:21 for Malea, and 1:07:10 for Meredith!
https://youtu.be/LbDfO4y3yp8
5/10/21
Marion School District received notification of the following COVID-19 positive cases today:
1 student
Close contacts have been notified and are following quarantine guidelines set forth by the Arkansas Department of Health. For the privacy of all students and staff, Marion School District will not be sharing any personal information publicly. We remain firmly committed to providing a safe environment and will follow the guidance provided by the Arkansas Department of Health, CDC, and the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.