
January 24, 2022
At a special meeting this month, longtime Marion School Board member Jeffrey Richardson was handed the gavel and elected to serve as president of the school board for the remainde...

January 11, 2022
At first glance, junior Anh Nguyen may seem like a normal high school student.
She has friends at school, she spends some of her free time on social media, and she listens to a...

December 22, 2021
The Marion School District is mourning the loss of an educational legend this week with the passing of its longtime school board president, A. Jan Thomas Jr.
Mr. Thomas had bee...

December 17, 2021
The Marion School District is requesting sealed bids for the purchase and delivery of a customized band trailer for the storage and transportation of marching band equipment and s...

December 17, 2021
The Marion School District will again utilize its innovative “hybrid” academic calendar for the 2022-23 school year, following approval of the plan by the district’s school board ...

December 16, 2021
At the start of the school year, the staff at Marion Junior High School knew they wanted to innovate their approach to student performance. They were coming out of a pandemic year...

December 9, 2021
Fourth- through eighth-grade students at Marion Preparatory Academy have been busy this fall making senior citizens and veterans smile.
Marion students celebrated Veterans Day ...

December 7, 2021
The holiday shopping season is here!
There are two great ways you can support your community when you shop this holiday season.
One of the best ways is to shop locally whene...

December 6, 2021
The Marion Junior High School Band had a standout showing Saturday in Cabot during auditions for the Arkansas School Band and Orchestra Association Region IV Honor Band. A total o...

December 2, 2021
Marion School District students will keep warm and be well supplied over the coming months, thanks to the generosity of local citizens in a pair of recent events.
On Tuesday, M...

November 29, 2021
On Wednesday, November 10, a group of Marion students traveled to Blytheville to participate in Special Olympics bowling. Eight Interact Club members accompanied the group on the ...

November 21, 2021
The Marion School District is committed to combating dyslexia, which affects one out of every five children on average worldwide.
Six certified academic language therapists (Em...

November 19, 2021
As shopping season gears up with the arrival of the holidays, students at Marion Math, Science & Technology Magnet are getting in the shopping spirit in their very own way.
It’...

November 18, 2021
The Marion boys and girls basketball teams are both gearing up for big seasons, with talented rosters and high expectations. For a season preview of our senior girls basketball t...

November 17, 2021
At a time when families across the community are gearing up to give thanks, students at the Seventh-Grade Experience at Marion Junior High School are showing they understand the s...

November 12, 2021
Four Marion senior athletes signed Wednesday afternoon to play Division 1 athletics.
Baseball players Gage Watson and Chase Armstrong signed with Missouri and Arkansas State, r...

November 12, 2021
Veterans Day is a special event for anyone who has served in the armed forces, and that's no different at Marion High School. But for MHS student David Helms, the holiday took on ...
November 12, 2021
“Do not let another band outwork you.”
All season long, that has been the motto of the Marion Patriot Pride Marching Band. And it’s a motto that served the band well, pav...

November 4, 2021
With Covid-19 vaccines now approved for use in children ages 5 and up, the Marion School District is urging its families to get their children vaccinated as soon as possible.
T...

November 2, 2021
A new Sultana Disaster Museum is being developed for Marion, and the Marion School District is excited to be involved in the project. Memorial bricks can now be purchased by anyon...