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MHS graduate hopes to inspire next generation Eli Devine had inspirational math teachers during his time at Marshalltown High School. In fact he was inspired so much that he hopes to become one of them himself. Devine is a 2013 … Continue reading →

The Bobcat Booster Club was recognized prior to the home wrestling match at the Marshalltown High School Roundhouse against Urbandale on December 6 for a recent donation. The club donated $10,000 toward the purchase of the new wrestling competition mat. … Continue reading →

Robotics, STEM activities, computer technology and coding filled the Miller Middle School gym on December 5. It was the third annual Family Coding Night at the gym which featured students of all ages and families coming together to celebrate the … Continue reading →

A group of Marshalltown High School English Language Learner-Gifted students visited the World Food Prize Foundation headquarters in Des Moines on November 29. The students were able to report to the staff there on food security issues around the world, … Continue reading →

2008 MHS graduate serves as a bilingual counselor in her hometown Something clicked for Lydia (Kosbau) Youngdahl when she was a student at Central College in Pella. The 2008 Marshalltown High School graduate found her passion and her hometown now … Continue reading →

The Marshalltown Community School District will host the third annual Family Coding Night from 5 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, December 5 at the Miller Middle School gym. This event is open to students of all grade levels as well … Continue reading →

The Marshalltown Community School District Board of Education was honored for its continued professional learning at the Iowa Association of School Boards convention on November 15. The board as a whole received the Better Boardsmanship Team Achievement Award for having … Continue reading →

A food drive at Miller Middle School collected a total of 1,433 food items for those in need recently. Led by the Miller student council, the drive was a competition between different homebase teams at the school, which was won … Continue reading →

Professional caricature artist Henry Kaufmann visited the art club at Marshalltown High School on November 15. Kaufmann works special events as a caricature artist and is a full-time tattoo artist in Des Moines. “I’ve been drawing my whole life,” Kaufmann … Continue reading →

University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld talked about his business background and gave tips to be successful to a group of Marshalltown High School students during a visit to MHS on November 13. Harreld has served as president of the … Continue reading →