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Ten sixth graders from Lenihan Intermediate School competed in the middle school speech and debate regional competition on May 7 at Des Moines East High School. Three of the Lenihan students placed at the event including: Drake Polley, third place … Continue reading →

Hundreds of students and staff at Marshalltown High School attended the annual health fair at the school on May 3. Ten vendors participated in the event with a theme of encouraging healthy lifestyles. “The goal of the fair is to educate … Continue reading →

Marshalltown High School freshmen students were given the opportunity to interact with more than 60 current professionals from a wide array of career fields on May 4 as part of a career panel sponsored by the Student Partnership Program of … Continue reading →

Two Marshalltown Community School District students have received recognition as part of the Letters About Literature contest. Letters About Literature is an annual national writing contest where students write letters to an author who inspired them. It is organized in … Continue reading →

Four Miller Middle School students and teacher Jen Beals delivered more than 200 books to Mid-Iowa Community Action on May 4. The donation will go toward summer reading efforts for youth orchestrated by MICA. The book donation effort was led … Continue reading →

Marshalltown High School’s IT/Hyperstream team competed at Iowa State University’s IT-Olympics held at Hilton Coliseum on April 28 and 29. MHS brought 11 students who competed in three venues – Sumo Lego Robotics (Quinten Woolery, Sam Estrada, Andy Bitker and … Continue reading →

The Marshalltown Community School District Board of Education has selected five candidates to interview for the position of superintendent. The board is planning to interview finalists for the position of superintendent May 5, 6, 9, 10 and 11. During the interview … Continue reading →

Jazz Coffee Concert is May 9 The Annual Jazz Coffee Concert will be presented on Monday, May 9 at 7 p.m. in Dejardin Hall on the Marshalltown Community College campus. The concert will feature MHS Jazz 1 under the direction … Continue reading →

Four students from Marshalltown Learning Academy were able to experience the heavy equipment simulator hosted by Iowa Works and Iowa Valley on April 28. The simulator is similar to playing a video game, but it allows individuals to experience operating the … Continue reading →

Several Miller Middle School staff members wore special shirts on Fridays in April to recognize Autism Awareness Month. The awareness effort was organized by Linda Russell, a special education teacher at Miller.