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The Marshalltown Morning Optimist Club honored three Miller Middle School students on February 27 for their winning Optimist Club essays.  Rebekah Stone earned first place, Quinton Lacey placed second and Derek Peng earned third place.  All of the students wrote … Continue reading →

University of Iowa graduate and former Hawkeye football player Tyler Kluver visited Franklin Elementary School for a special assembly on February 26. Kluver, who recently graduated with a degree in exercise science, served as a long snapper on the Hawkeyes … Continue reading →

The Miller Middle School Science Bowl team traveled to Iowa State University to compete in the Middle School Science Bowl on February 24, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy.   The team won two of four morning rounds of … Continue reading →

The Miller Middle School jazz band competed at the Jazz Summit at Coe College in Cedar Rapids on Friday, February 23. Out of eight competing bands, the Miller jazz band took third place in the competition. Miller eighth grader Moses … Continue reading →

Miller Middle School eighth grade student Phoebe Hermanson placed third in the regional spelling bee held on February 21 at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois. Hermanson’s third place finish came against a field of 55 spelling bee champions from … Continue reading →

The annual Marshalltown Community School District youth art month show will be on display from February 24 to March 28 in the auditorium at the Fisher Community Center, 709 South Center Street. The show features approximately 400 works of art … Continue reading →

Registration for preschool and kindergarten students in the Marshalltown Community School District for the 2018-19 school year will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, February 24, 2018 during the Healthy Family Fair at the Marshalltown Mall (2500 … Continue reading →

Three Marshalltown Community School District teacher librarians are currently serving in leadership roles with the Iowa Association of School Librarians. Valerie Ehlers, teacher librarian at Woodbury Elementary School, has been elected as the 2018 president of IASL. Erin Faas, teacher … Continue reading →

Going the distance was the goal as self-propelled gravity cruisers rolled along the Lenihan Intermediate School gym floor on February 9. Sixth grade students teamed up and competed in the cruiser challenge to see which cruiser they built would travel … Continue reading →

The Marshalltown High School show choir has started a Bobcat floor mat fundraiser to help with funds for the group. They are taking orders through February 16 with product delivery the week of March 5. The 2-foot by 3-foot indoor … Continue reading →