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Sixth grader Jade Tesar won the Lenihan Intermediate School spelling bee for the second straight year on May 5. Tesar topped the field after eight oral rounds of competition. A total of 25 finalists competed at the event after being … Continue reading →

Desy Sung had a story to tell and her words brought her physical education teacher to tears and also moved others. Sung, a third grader at Rogers Elementary School, wrote a fairy tale about a princess named Rosseta who needed … Continue reading →

The Marshalltown High School Fine Arts Department will present the annual Jazz Coffee Concert at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 11, 2015 in Dejardin Hall on the Marshalltown Community College campus. Tickets are available at the door and are $5 … Continue reading →

Hoglan Elementary School held its fourth Café Hoglan of the school year on April 28. The event invites parents to arrive several minutes before school starts and read with their children while they all enjoy breakfast. Each student who had … Continue reading →

Marshalltown High School leaders continue to prepare for commencement, which is planned outdoors at Leonard Cole Field at MHS for May 24, as the Roundhouse will not be available due to construction. Outdoor ceremony plans The ceremony will begin at … Continue reading →

Four Marshalltown schools are participating in the Can-Do project at the Marshalltown Mall. The project has teams build can sculptures with donations of the canned goods going to the Emergency Food Box. The sculptures are now on display at the … Continue reading →

Two Marshalltown schools recently made significant donations to the Animal Rescue League of Marshalltown. Students in the Hoglan Elementary School fourth grade class of Lisa Frauenholtz presented ARL Director Heidi Drager with a check for $1,363.86 after a penny war … Continue reading →

The Marshalltown High School band earned 22 Division I ratings, 11 Division II ratings and two Division III ratings during the Iowa High School Music Association State Solo and Small Ensemble Festival on April 18 at Newton High School. Receiving … Continue reading →

The Marshalltown High School team placed sixth out of 20 teams at the Science Olympiad competition held April 18 at Coe College in Cedar Rapids. Science Olympiad is a contest where teams compete in pairs in 23 events covering all … Continue reading →

A total of 38 Marshalltown High School students were inducted into the National Honor Society during a ceremony held on April 20 at the MHS/Community Auditorium. Students inducted included Michelle Ankrum, Jerilyn Cabrera Alviz, Bridget Carroll, Whitney Canaday, Aspen Chadderdon, … Continue reading →