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The Marshalltown High School robotics team, the Botcats, were featured in four live interviews on the morning show of ABC 5 of Des Moines on February 19. The team is preparing for the Iowa Championships February 22-23 in Coralville. For … Continue reading →

Student art on display from February 23 to March 27 The 2019 youth art month show will open on Saturday, February 23 with a reception from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Fisher Community Center in Marshalltown. Student art from … Continue reading →

Critchfield can offer college credit opportunities to students Nicole Critchfield, an educator at Marshalltown Learning Academy, has become a BizInnovator and STEM Innovator certified teacher.  Critchfield is the career development and STEM coordinator at MLA. She has successfully completed the … Continue reading →

Preschool and kindergarten registration for the Marshalltown Community School District will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on  Saturday, February 23 at the Healthy Family Fair at the Marshalltown Mall, 2500 S. Center St. Preschool Preschool is tuition-free … Continue reading →

Career and Technical Education programs took on the spotlight on February 7 at the State Capitol in Des Moines and Marshalltown High School was well represented. Students and teachers from the new Introduction to Education and Foods III classes at … Continue reading →

Marshalltown High School competed in the state large group speech contest on February 2 at Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School. The team earned five Division 1 ratings including one entry which received all-state recognition and one Division II rating. The … Continue reading →

The Marshalltown High School robotics team, known as the Botcats, qualified for the First Tech Challenge state robotics meet after competing in the super qualifier in Johnston on February 2. The super qualifier was an all-day event with the team … Continue reading →

Students in the National Honor Society at Marshalltown High School are running a community-wide book drive now through February 15. The goal is to collect enough books to be able to donate one to every third grade student in Marshalltown. … Continue reading →

Appelgate is 2010 Marshalltown High School graduate Brittany Appelgate wanted to become a nurse to help provide comfort and support to people. The fact that she is doing that for students in the school district she once attended is icing … Continue reading →