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Marshalltown High School freshman Olivia Adams-Zmolek won first place at the school’s Poetry Out Loud contest held on December 18 in the MHS/Community Auditorium. Eight MHS students took part in the contest, which has them recite two poems that test … Continue reading →

Marshalltown High School senior ShayeLyn Pickett said she was in tears when she found out she had been accepted into the prestigious Minneapolis College of Art and Design. The icing on the cake was when she later found out she … Continue reading →

Three current Marshalltown High School students who are former Lenihan Intermediate School students visited Lenihan on December 8 to talk about their Poetry Out Loud group at the high school. Olivia Adams-Zmolek, Phoebe Osgood and Zyrus Whitehead visited sixth graders … Continue reading →

Hundreds of people attended the second annual Family Coding Night on December 6 at the gym at Miller Middle School. Families with children of all ages took part in the interactive exhibits focused on STEM, computer science, robotics and other … Continue reading →

The Marshalltown High School FIRST Robotics team, the Botcats, competed in its first league meet of the year at the MHS Roundhouse on December 2. Seven other total teams participated as well from Ankeny, Nevada, Bondurant, Collins-Maxwell and Newton.   … Continue reading →

Several Marshalltown Community School District students participated in the FIRST Lego League Competition Regional Qualifying Competition at  Marshalltown Community College on December 2.  Many local teams competed, shared their projects and shared their new learning about hydrodynamics. There is also … Continue reading →

The Marshalltown High School dance team competed in the Iowa State Dance and Drill Team Association state team contest on December 1 in Des Moines. The team received Division I ratings on all three routines it competed in including hip … Continue reading →

Marshalltown High School students in the Construction II class taught by Larry Kadner are weeks away from completing a shed project at the school. Roofing work was being done on December 1, with vinyl siding and steel door installation to … Continue reading →

Marshalltown Community School District staff members donated $1,000 to the “M” project of the Assistance League. The money was raised as staff donated if they wore jeans during a recent professional development day in the district. Assistance League of Marshalltown … Continue reading →

An electrical engineer is sharing his love of math with a group of Miller Middle School students after taking on the role of volunteer coach. Steve Seberger, an engineer with Emerson, volunteers weekly at Miller to coach the MathCounts team. “I … Continue reading →