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Franklin Elementary School hosted a Fun With Food event for third and fourth grade students and their families on March 17. More than 100 people attended the event and sampled healthy food and learned more about fitness and other health-related … Continue reading →

It was a successful trip for four Marshalltown High School students at the state individual speech competition on March 14 in Cedar Rapids. MHS took five entries to state and came home with 14 out of 15 judges rating the … Continue reading →

Teams from Lenihan Intermediate School placed in the top three places in the annual Battle of the Books Bash at the Marshalltown Public Library on March 9. The team Bobcat Book Worms came in at first place and consisted of … Continue reading →

Marshalltown High School senior Ellen Podhajsky placed second in the statewide Poetry Out Loud contest on March 8 at the State Historical Building in Des Moines. Podhajsky recited from memory “The Woman at the Washington Zoo” by Randall Jarrell and … Continue reading →

Marshalltown High School has advanced four students in five total events to the state individual speech competition after a successful day last Saturday at the district contest. MHS students who received Division I ratings at districts and have advanced to … Continue reading →

Marshalltown High School students Chandler Fisher and Megan Emerson have qualified for the National Speech and Debate Tournament to be held in Dallas, Texas June 15-19. Fisher and Emerson qualified by placing in the top two for Duo Interpretation at … Continue reading →

The Marshalltown Community School District will hold its annual Youth Art Show from Feb. 28 through March 25 at the Fisher Community Center. A free opening reception is planned for the public from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday (Feb. 28) … Continue reading →

Four Miller Middle School Extended Learning Program students went to the Ames Laboratory on the Iowa State University campus to participate in a Science Bowl sponsored by the United States Department of Energy on Feb. 21. The Ames Lab/ISU Middle … Continue reading →

Scott Johannes, student resource specialist at Marshalltown High School recently received the Golden Apple Award from WHO-TV. The story on his work and award is airing today on WHO-TV. To view the story click on the following link. http://whotv.com/2015/02/20/teacher-helps-at-risk-students-awarded-golden-apple/

Two students from Lenihan Intermediate School have produced art selected to be on display in Des Moines in recognition of Youth Art Month. Fifth grader Xander Harwell and sixth grader Megan Sills had work selected for the March exhibit, which … Continue reading →