Monthly Archives: November 2018

2008 MHS graduate serves as a bilingual counselor in her hometown Something clicked for Lydia (Kosbau) Youngdahl when she was a student at Central College in Pella. The 2008 Marshalltown High School graduate found her passion and her hometown now … Continue reading →

The Marshalltown Community School District will host the third annual Family Coding Night from 5 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, December 5 at the Miller Middle School gym. This event is open to students of all grade levels as well … Continue reading →

The Marshalltown Community School District Board of Education was honored for its continued professional learning at the Iowa Association of School Boards convention on November 15. The board as a whole received the Better Boardsmanship Team Achievement Award for having … Continue reading →

A food drive at Miller Middle School collected a total of 1,433 food items for those in need recently. Led by the Miller student council, the drive was a competition between different homebase teams at the school, which was won … Continue reading →

Professional caricature artist Henry Kaufmann visited the art club at Marshalltown High School on November 15. Kaufmann works special events as a caricature artist and is a full-time tattoo artist in Des Moines. “I’ve been drawing my whole life,” Kaufmann … Continue reading →

University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld talked about his business background and gave tips to be successful to a group of Marshalltown High School students during a visit to MHS on November 13. Harreld has served as president of the … Continue reading →

Two Lego League teams made up of students from Marshalltown Schools have qualified for the state tournament after performing at the regional competition on November 11 at Marshalltown High School. Miller team state bound The Miller Middle School Lego League … Continue reading →

Lenihan Intermediate School held its fourth annual Veterans Day assembly where the school honored veterans and also were able to hear some of their stories. Organized by Lenihan custodian and Army veteran Roger Johnson, the event was a way for … Continue reading →

The tradition of top-notch musicals produced by the Marshalltown High School drama department continued with “The Addams Family” on November 9 and 10. The musical comedy included singing, music, dancing and acting from a group of talented MHS students. Two … Continue reading →

More than 400 people attended the first-ever Hoglan Elementary School STEAM Night held on November 8. The school was a flurry of activity as part of the Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics event. The hands-on activities included robotics, computers, … Continue reading →