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The Marshalltown High School Roundhouse Phase II project will be unveiled during an open house ceremony on Saturday, March 30. The event will begin at 5 p.m. with a dedication ceremony for the Allie Morrison Wrestling Training Room and a … Continue reading →

Two Miller Middle School students, Locke Bloomquist and Josh Reynolds, have been selected for the prestigious Blank Summer Institute at the University of Iowa. Bloomquist was selected in the area of Innovation and Invention and Reynolds was selected in the … Continue reading →

Students collected 750 books, delivering them to elementary schools National Honor Society students from Marshalltown High School held a community-wide book drive recently with a goal to collect 370 donated books, so they could give one to each third grader … Continue reading →

Sixth graders in the Lenihan Intermediate School Extended Learning Program visited three area businesses on February 27 as they research for their own mock restaurant business as part of Project Based Learning. The group, led by XLP teacher Vanessa Engel, … Continue reading →

Herrera plans to study nursing, participate on swim team at Luther College Marshalltown High School senior Shakira Herrera said she is going through some mixed emotions as she nears graduation. She said she is excited and a little nervous about … Continue reading →

The Lenihan Intermediate School student leadership group Ricochet donated a total of $1,000 to two community projects during a special assembly on February 27. The group donated $500 to the Animal Rescue League in the fund to honor Corey Brown … Continue reading →

Lenihan Intermediate School sixth grader Hanna Thomas and her family lost their home to the July 19 Marshalltown tornado. Her violin was not usable and with money tight renting an instrument was not an option. Up stepped Schultz Strings of … Continue reading →

The Marshalltown High School speech team competed in the Iowa High School Speech Association Southeast District Individual Speech Contest on February 23 in Grinnell. MHS had 19 students earn a Division I rating for 21 entries, which qualified them for … Continue reading →

The Youth Art Month show held its opening reception on February 23, 2019. Approximately 400 pieces of Marshalltown Schools student work are on display through March 27 at the Fisher Community Center. Here are some highlights from the opening reception.

Story written by Samantha Edwards, volunteer writer Emily Barske is from Marshalltown and graduated from Marshalltown High School in 2014. She currently works as news editor of the Marshalltown Times-Republican. She explains that while she was in high school, she … Continue reading →