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The Lenihan Intermediate School student leadership group known as Ricochet spearheaded a successful drive to send care packages to troops in Afghanistan. The group packed supplies this week they gathered from fellow students and staff at Lenihan last month. They … Continue reading →

Rogers Elementary School hosted its Sunrise Family Learning Center for kindergarten students and their parents earlier this month. Parents were invited to eat breakfast with their children then stay and learn more about the family center in the school. It … Continue reading →

Dozens of Woodbury Elementary School second grade students took part in a “Hot Chocolate Poetry Hour” on Dec. 19 at the school. The students selected poems and practiced their public speaking skills by reading the poems in front of a … Continue reading →

Students and staff from Miller Middle School collected more than 3,000 food items for the less fortunate during the school’s holiday food drive this year. It is nearly double the amount of items they collected last year. Students delivered the … Continue reading →

Marshalltown High School hosted its seventh annual Poetry Out Loud competition among students on Dec. 18 in the MHS/Community Auditorium. Taking first place and advancing to the state contest was senior Ellen Podhajsky. In the contest, students recite two poems … Continue reading →

The Marshalltown High School fine arts department presented its holiday concert on Dec. 14 in the MHS/Community Auditorium. The treble choir, concert choir and holiday singers, under the direction of Amy Ose and accompanied by Annie Grieshop, performed. The symphonic … Continue reading →

Marshalltown High School senior Stefan Jackson utilized his graphic design skills to win a school contest, which means his work will become part of MHS history. Jackson designed the cover for the 2014-15 Post Script, the annual yearbook at the … Continue reading →

A total of 42 families including 60 students attended Rogers Elementary School’s Family Learning Center gingerbread house night on Dec. 4. Families constructed gingerbread houses from milk cartons, graham crackers and frosting and decorated them with candy. Many families stayed … Continue reading →

Marshalltown High School athletics will hold a veterans tribute night on Tuesday, Dec. 9 during the MHS varsity basketball games vs. Waukee in the Student Activity Center at Marshalltown Community College. The tribute will be held between the girls and … Continue reading →