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              The Lenihan Intermediate School leadership group Ricochet held a community leaders panel discussion and a graduation ceremony on April 5. Community leaders who were part of the panel included, Iowa Valley Community College … Continue reading →

Rogers Elementary School hosted more than 60 people for a family learning center night focused on STEM on April 5. Representatives from Iowa State University visited and talked with students and families about animals and their biomes. Students created 3-D … Continue reading →

The Marshalltown High School Mentors in Violence Prevention group held their second Annual Leadership Summit on April 4 at Marshalltown Community College. There were eight different sessions offered including: suicide prevention; cyber bullying/sexting/social media; bullying and character; Human Trafficking 101 … Continue reading →

Two separate donations will lead to automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) in all schools in the Marshalltown Community School District. The Iowa Heart Center Foundation provided a donation of $3,000 recently which was followed up by a donation of $2,780 from … Continue reading →

The Marshalltown High School drama department will present the spring play “The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon” at 7 p.m. both Friday, April 6 and Saturday April 7 at the MHS/Community Auditorium. The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm are turned on … Continue reading →

The Marshalltown Community School District had an excellent showing at the National History Day regional competition at Central College in Pella on March 28, with several becoming state contest qualifiers.   This year’s theme was “Conflict and Compromise in History.” Lenihan … Continue reading →

Fisher Elementary School presented a check for $1,900 to the House of Compassion during a special assembly on March 29. The money was raised during a recent penny war at the school by students and donation jars for staff and … Continue reading →

Miller Middle School students in reading classes taught by Anita Ringgenberg went the extra mile on a project recently, and ended up with a windfall of rice for those in need. A group of students completed a project on the … Continue reading →

Five Marshalltown High School students participated in the State Science and Technology Fair at Iowa State University of March 22. Senior Ben Harris won third place in the biomedical division for his exhibit “Using Diatom Growth to Estimate Dumping Time … Continue reading →