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Two Lego League teams made up of students from Marshalltown Schools have qualified for the state tournament after performing at the regional competition on November 11 at Marshalltown High School. Miller team state bound The Miller Middle School Lego League … Continue reading →

Lenihan Intermediate School held its fourth annual Veterans Day assembly where the school honored veterans and also were able to hear some of their stories. Organized by Lenihan custodian and Army veteran Roger Johnson, the event was a way for … Continue reading →

The tradition of top-notch musicals produced by the Marshalltown High School drama department continued with “The Addams Family” on November 9 and 10. The musical comedy included singing, music, dancing and acting from a group of talented MHS students. Two … Continue reading →

More than 400 people attended the first-ever Hoglan Elementary School STEAM Night held on November 8. The school was a flurry of activity as part of the Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics event. The hands-on activities included robotics, computers, … Continue reading →

The Marshalltown High School robotics team, known as the Botcats, has been awarded a $1,500 grant to support FIRST robotics activities by the Monsanto Fund. The Botcats will use support from the Monsanto Fund grant to participate in FIRST Robotics … Continue reading →

The Marshalltown High School drama department will present the fall musical “The Addams Family” at 7 p.m. on Friday, November 9 and Saturday, November 10 in the MHS/Community Auditorium. The musical comedy centers on America’s darkest family and a secret … Continue reading →

The 16th president of Iowa State University talked to students at Marshalltown High School on November 6. Dr. Wendy Wintersteen, the first female president of ISU, visited Marshalltown on the invitation of Larry McKibben, who is on the Iowa Board … Continue reading →

Three Marshalltown Community School District employees have been recognized with Employee of the Quarter awards for the first quarter of the school year including Jennifer August from Fisher Elementary School, Todd Goulding from Buildings & Grounds and Emily Hunt from … Continue reading →

Emerson employee takes pride in volunteering Sam Ibarra said the Marshalltown community and the school district gave him so much when he was younger, that he considers what he does now as payback. Ibarra is a 2005 Marshalltown High School … Continue reading →

  A group of Miller Middle School students volunteered to clean up litter along Highway 30 near Marshalltown on October 31 as part of the Adopt-A-Highway program. The school has been a involved in this effort for five years and … Continue reading →