
Introducing Ms. Grace Farrell. VPA is excited to present Annie Jr. Friday, March 3rd and Saturday, March 4th in the Marion Performing Arts Center at 6pm. Tickets are now on sale through the VPA main office or email ballison@msd3.org. Tickets will be $5 each.


Introducing our Mr. Warbucks! Annie Jr. Friday, March 3rd and Saturday, March 4th in the Marion Performing Arts Center at 6pm. Tickets are now on sale through the VPA main office or email ballison@msd3.org. Tickets will be $5 each.


VPA is excited to present Annie Jr. Friday, March 3rd and Saturday, March 4th in the Marion Performing Arts Center at 6pm. Tickets are now on sale through the VPA main office or email ballison@msd3.org. Tickets will be $5 each.
We will be highlighting different cast members from the show. So check our page each day to see all of our talented kids in the cast of Annie Jr.


In honor of Random Acts of Kindness Day, February 17, 2023, we are asking our VPA families to participate in The Great Kindness Challenge-Family Edition! All you have to do is click on the picture below and choose 10 random acts of kindness to do together as a family. Once you've completed 10 tasks, comment on this post with the word "Done!" by February 21. The tasks can be completed any time between now and February 21. After commenting, "Done!", your family will be entered into a drawing for a family game night, complete with pizza and a board game! *If you’d like to be included in our Facebook photo album, please submit a picture of your family completing the challenge to: bsutton@msd3.org.
To print out the check sheet visit: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mFa6r-LxKrZBFNnRrcl02hzYs-e9yvv7/view?usp=share_link

The Supporting CAST meeting for tonight (Tuesday, February 7th) has been rescheduled to March!


Good afternoon, Patriot families. Due to continuing hazardous travel conditions, all Marion School District campuses will be closed on Friday, February 3, 2023.
This will be an AMI day for students. Junior high and high school students should check Google Classroom for their assignments. Magnet school students should complete Day 4 of work from their paper AMI packets, which were sent home earlier in the school year.
While all district campuses and offices will be closed, teachers can be contacted between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Thank you, keep warm, and stay safe!


Good evening, Patriot families. Due to continuing hazardous weather conditions, all Marion School District campuses will be closed on Thursday, February 2, 2023.
This will be an AMI day for students. Junior high and high school students should check Google Classroom for their assignments. Magnet school students should complete Day 3 of work from their paper AMI packets, which were sent home earlier in the school year.
While all district campuses and offices will be closed, teachers can be contacted between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Thank you, keep warm, and stay safe!


Good afternoon, Patriot team,
Due to continuing hazardous weather conditions, all Marion School District campuses will be closed on Thursday, February 2, 2023. This will be an AMI day for students. Junior high and high school students should check Google Classroom for their assignments. Magnet school students should complete Day 3 of work from their paper AMI packets, which were sent home earlier in the school year. While all district campuses and offices will be closed, teachers can be contacted between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Thank you, keep warm, and stay safe!


First-grader Devina Bonds reading to Mrs. Henson's kindergarten class. Devina earned this opportunity through gaining 20 punches on her Punch Card for showing good behavior in the classroom! She is a former student of Mrs. Henson.



Our Supporting CAST is offering a nice treat for your special valentine at VPA! Order forms and money due by Friday, February 3rd!


Thanks to the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. for distributing PPE Kits to our 5th-grade girls! We appreciate their commitment and service to the community!


Honor Roll Assemblies today


Make plans to attend our next Supporting CAST meeting!


Honor Roll Assemblies!


It was a GREAT DAY at VPA! We love our students and we hope everyone has a great holiday break! Please click the link to see ALL the photos from today!! There are over 100 pictures included!
https://photos.app.goo.gl/EVpXuGw4izRdRdPQ7

Thank you to ALL of our amazing Supporting CAST volunteers and our awesome parents! Our annual Cookie Swap was a HUGE success! A special shout out to Cindy Selden for donating our to-go containers so that the teachers could grab all of the goodies!



Don't forget - our "Cookie Swap" is tomorrow! Baked goods and cookies can be dropped off in the car rider line or in the main office. Thank you for making this an exciting event for our VPA staff!


Kindergarten PROP time fun!





Don't forget about our Cookie Swap this Wednesday for VPA faculty and staff! We are asking families to donate cookies or baked goods.


Pajama Day this Friday!
