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Local legislators, community and school leaders made three school stops in the Marshalltown Community School District on January 5. The group included State Representatives Mark Smith and Dean Fisher, Marshalltown Regional Partnership CEO David Barajas, Vision Marshalltown Executive Director Kyley … Continue reading →

Eighth grade art students from Miller Middle School visited Marshalltown High School recently to get a peak at what their future would hold if they continue in visual arts. While there, the group toured the art studios at MHS and … Continue reading →

The Lenihan Intermediate School Route 66 neighborhood held a publishing party on December 22 to celebrate printing their own books. After researching the original 13 colonies, students wrote an expository non-fiction book as part of literacy class. During the party, … Continue reading →

The Marshalltown High School music department was busy this holiday season with several special performances in the community. The MHS holiday singers, under the direction of Amy Ose, performed 15 times throughout the month of December including several Christmas parties, … Continue reading →

Hoglan Elementary School presented a donation check of $1,715 to the House of Compassion during an assembly on December 22. The money was raised during a recent penny war pitting classes against each other to see which one could raise … Continue reading →

Marshalltown High School teacher Alexa Hotopp said she was proud of the students in her family living class during a project this week. The class, which was learning about financial literacy and difficulties families in need go through with finances, … Continue reading →

For athletes who don’t usually have pockets, the Marshalltown High School boys swimming team sure was able to come up with a lot of change. The 8th annual Change for Charity effort held by team members raised $577.40 for the … Continue reading →

De’Quan McDowell returned to Rogers Elementary School quite a bit bigger than he was when he went through the school as an elementary student. McDowell, a 2013 Marshalltown High School graduate and student athlete on the football team at the University … Continue reading →

Marshalltown High School senior Isabella Pedersen is heading to the state Poetry Out Loud contest after winning the MHS competition on December 21 in the MHS/Community Auditorium. Six MHS students competed in the event, which has them recite two poems … Continue reading →

Weeks of research went into the South American Fair held in the Robinson’s Pride Parkway neighborhood at Lenihan Intermediate School on December 21. District staff and community members judged the fair, which had sixth grade students talk about what they … Continue reading →