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Marshalltown High School girls swim coach Angie Nelson was honored by the Iowa High School Swim Coaches Association with a service award for reaching 20 years in coaching at the recent state swim meet in Marshalltown. Nelson started coaching as … Continue reading →

Best selling author and musician Eric Litwin paid a visit to four elementary schools in the Marshalltown Community School District November 14 and 15.  Litwin has written several children’s books and he is the original author of the Pete the … Continue reading →

The tradition of top-notch musicals produced by Marshalltown High School continued with performances of “Cinderella” on November 10 and 11 at the MHS/Community Auditorium. The musical featured singing, dancing, a pit orchestra, acting and more and was well received by … Continue reading →

The Marshalltown Community School District thanked its veterans by delivering Veterans Day cards to staff members who have served our country. Central Office administrators visited buildings to hand deliver the cards and thank each of the veterans for their service. … Continue reading →

A group of six veterans spoke at a special Veterans Day assembly at Lenihan Intermediate School on November 10. Two of the veterans are Lenihan staff members including custodian Roger Johnson and Special Education teacher Matt Tullis. A common theme … Continue reading →

The classic fairy tale comes to life as the Marshalltown High School drama department presents the fall musical “Cinderella.” The show will be held at 7 p.m. both Friday, November 10 and Saturday, November 11 in the MHS/Community Auditorium. MHS … Continue reading →

Three Marshalltown Community School District staff members were recognized with Employee of the Quarter awards for the first quarter of the 2017-18 school year including Leah Mattox from Lenihan Intermediate School, Eric Weeden from Marshalltown High School and Cindy Wirkler … Continue reading →

A group of Marshalltown High School students held a meeting on November 6 to talk about steps moving forward after an inappropriate and racially insensitive social media post by students made headlines last week. The student group participated in a … Continue reading →

Volunteers with the House of Compassion school supply donation effort utilized excess funds this year to provide new athletic wear for use in physical education classes at Marshalltown High School. The donation of hundreds of items of clothing was made … Continue reading →

An event with a goal to raise awareness of skilled trades apprenticeship opportunities will be held from 6 to 8 p.m.. on Tuesday, November 14 in meeting room A of the Marshalltown Public Library, 105 W. Boone St. The open house … Continue reading →