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A total of 24 Marshalltown High School and Miller Middle School students were invited to the State Capitol to take part in an anti-bullying day by Gov. Terry Branstad on Tuesday, Feb. 10. The students attended the governor’s press conference … Continue reading →

Sixth graders in the extended learning math program at Lenihan Intermediate School have been learning what it takes behind the scenes to run a restaurant. The class is working on a pop-up restaurant project in which students created surveys in … Continue reading →

Marshalltown High School competed in the district large group speech contest on Jan. 24 at Montezuma High School and came away with a successful showing. Two of the three MHS entries made it to state and earned a Division I rating … Continue reading →

Marshalltown High School Jazz I and II performed at the Iowa High School Music Association State Jazz Band Festival on Jan. 26 at Greene County High School in Jefferson. Along with several other bands they performed for three judges and … Continue reading →

The annual Miller Middle School spelling bee was held on Jan. 15 during an all-school assembly. Eighth grader Caleb Summers was the champion and classmate Olivia Stone took second place and will serve as the alternate. Final-round spellers advanced from … Continue reading →

Miller Middle School extended learning program students donated $416.30 to the Animal Rescue League of Marshalltown on Jan. 14. The students raised the money by competing in teams against each other in a coin war recently. The group visited the … Continue reading →

Children’s author and former Iowa State Cyclone football player Ryan Sloth made a stop at Rogers Elementary School to speak with students on Jan. 13. Sloth, a former defensive back, tours the country talking about his book series – which … Continue reading →

Marshalltown High School junior Beau Ragland recently was a state finalist in the Know Your Constitution contest. Ragland was selected to represent the local Iowa House District in the contest and was among the 100 finalists selected from more than … Continue reading →

The Marshalltown Community School District welcomed two area state legislators and members of the Marshalltown Business-Education Alliance to tour two schools Friday, Jan. 9. State legislators Dean Fisher and Mark Smith toured Fisher Elementary School and Marshalltown High School along … Continue reading →

The Lenihan Intermediate School student leadership group known as Ricochet spearheaded a successful drive to send care packages to troops in Afghanistan. The group packed supplies this week they gathered from fellow students and staff at Lenihan last month. They … Continue reading →