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Hundreds of Marshalltown Community School District students, staff, parents and community members came together for a good cause on March 16. Lenihan Intermediate School, and the student leadership group, Ricochet, hosted the annual dodge ball tournament to benefit the Make-A-Wish … Continue reading →

The Marshalltown High School Envirothon team took first place in the West Des Moines regional contest held at West Des Moines DMACC on March 15. As a group, the students took tests on wildlife, aquatics, soils, and forestry. They earned … Continue reading →

World-renowned ceramist Jeffrey Oestreich visited the pottery classes taught by Kirk Niehouse at Marshalltown High School on March 17. Oestreich, from Taylor Falls, Minnesota, presented to the students and made items from clay. He talked about his career and what inspired … Continue reading →

Marshalltown High School speech coach Jocelyn Frohwein said MHS students had an excellent showing at the Individual State Speech contest held at Vinton-Shellsburg High School on March 11. Three sophomores from MHS competed at the event. Phoebe Osgood received a … Continue reading →

Marshalltown High School senior Mitch Eberle has been named a finalist in the National Merit Scholar competition. Eberle has been selected as one of 15,000 finalists in the nation as a result of his scores on an exam and an application. … Continue reading →

Lenihan Intermediate School Extended Learning Program students led by teacher Vanessa Engel took a field trip to the Neal Smith Wildlife Refuge near Prairie City on March 15. The group learned about prairie ecosystems, viewed the indoor exhibit, walked the … Continue reading →

The Marshalltown High School fine arts department including the band, choir and orchestra will be holding a fundraiser starting this weekend.  Students will be selling discount cards on Saturday, March 18 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the community … Continue reading →

Jennifer Van Haaften got her hands on a copy of the book “On the Banks of Plum Creek” by Laura Ingalls Wilder as an elementary student. That book sparked a love of history and led her to the successful career … Continue reading →

Marshalltown High School art instructor Kirk Niehouse received the Western Region Secondary Art Educator Award from the National Art Educators Association on March 2 at the New York Hilton Midtown in New York City. Niehouse was nominated for the regional … Continue reading →

Students in the Marshalltown High School special education English class taught by Lindsey Ambrose held a discussion with a class 1,000 miles away without leaving Marshalltown on March 3. The students connected via Google Hangout video conferencing with a class … Continue reading →