Monthly Archives: April 2018

Three receive Employee of the Quarter awards

Three Marshalltown Community School District employees were honored with Employee of the Quarter awards for the third quarter of the school year recently including Connie Reinert, Bob Rush and Elaine Johnson. Reinert is in her 17th year as administrative assistant … Continue reading

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Donation made to Franklin Elementary School in honor of former teacher

Friends and former co-workers of the late Ann Jass made a donation in her honor at the place where she impacted so many youth. A donation of $600 was made to Franklin Elementary School in Ann’s honor from the group. … Continue reading

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Bound for the U.S. Naval Academy

MHS senior excited for future in military  With every day she waited on a letter, Marshalltown High School senior Victoria Johnson thought her opportunity had passed for an appointment into the United States Naval Academy. But, that fateful day finally … Continue reading

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Ricochet group holds panel discussion, graduation ceremony

              The Lenihan Intermediate School leadership group Ricochet held a community leaders panel discussion and a graduation ceremony on April 5. Community leaders who were part of the panel included, Iowa Valley Community College … Continue reading

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Rogers family learning center focuses on STEM

Rogers Elementary School hosted more than 60 people for a family learning center night focused on STEM on April 5. Representatives from Iowa State University visited and talked with students and families about animals and their biomes. Students created 3-D … Continue reading

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MHS students participate in leadership summit

The Marshalltown High School Mentors in Violence Prevention group held their second Annual Leadership Summit on April 4 at Marshalltown Community College. There were eight different sessions offered including: suicide prevention; cyber bullying/sexting/social media; bullying and character; Human Trafficking 101 … Continue reading

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Two donations fund AEDs for elementary schools

Two separate donations will lead to automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) in all schools in the Marshalltown Community School District. The Iowa Heart Center Foundation provided a donation of $3,000 recently which was followed up by a donation of $2,780 from … Continue reading

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MHS to present spring play April 6 & 7

The Marshalltown High School drama department will present the spring play “The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon” at 7 p.m. both Friday, April 6 and Saturday April 7 at the MHS/Community Auditorium. The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm are turned on … Continue reading

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Miller Middle School honors students during academic awards night

 

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Students compete at National History Day regionals at Central College

The Marshalltown Community School District had an excellent showing at the National History Day regional competition at Central College in Pella on March 28, with several becoming state contest qualifiers.   This year’s theme was “Conflict and Compromise in History.” Lenihan … Continue reading

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