Paraeducator Pam Melick is celebrating 30 years of service in MISD! 🎉 #MISDInspire #MISDOwnYourFuture
The halls are much more empty without our graduated seniors but still thinking of the amazing MHS graduation ceremony on Sunday!
Congrats to Katelyn Allison and Makayla Backous on receiving their AA degree from Kirkwood Community College two weeks before receiving their diploma from MHS!
This Memorial Day, we honor the brave individuals who gave everything in service to our country. Their courage and sacrifice will never be forgotten. 🇺🇸 #MISDInspire #MISDOwnYourFuture
Today is the day! 🎓🎊
Join us as we celebrate the Class of 2025 during the MHS graduation ceremony. The event starts at 6:00pm at the Alliant Energy Powerhouse.
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We're wishing Ann Wicke a joyful and relaxing retirement! Ann is an ELL Coordinator and K-12 ELL Educator who has served MISD for 32 years.
With deep ties to the Marion community, Ann shares, “MISD is truly a tight-knit community. With this in mind, it's the long-standing relationships I’ve built with families that have filled my heart to the brim over the past 32 years. I’m truly lucky to carry these meaningful connections with me as I retire.”
Thank you, Ann, for everything you’ve done for MISD. 🎊
Thank you to Jeri Thompson for your 27 years of service and dedication to MISD! Jeri is currently serving as a FMI associate.
Jeri shared, “Marion is just the right size; not too big or too small. It feels like a family.”
Happy retirement, Jeri! 🎊
Join us in celebrating Marcy Shie's retirement! Marcy is currently a K-2 Reading Strategist at Longfellow and has served MISD in various roles over the past 29 years. ✨
Marcy shares, “MISD has been a great place to work because of the students, families, and staff.”
Best wishes on your next journey!
Thank you to Terri Schmidt for your 27 years of service and dedication to MISD!
“The Marion Independent School District is a great place to work because the teachers and staff are caring individuals who put students first,” says Terri. “Everyone supports having students learn and work together.”
Happy retirement, Terri! 🎊
Reminder, FMI Families: We are hosting our FMI Track Meet again this year! 🏃
The 3rd grade track meet will be the morning of May 29. The 4th grade track meet will be the morning of May 30. We look forward to two fantastic events!
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REMINDER: There is no school on Monday, May 26, in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. #MISDInspire #MISDOwnYourFuture
Library Genre Posters: designed by DPBL-Graphic Design students and presented to their client this week
Congratulations on your retirement, Gerri Schlotfeld! Gerri has served MISD for 20 years and is currently the principal’s secretary at Parkview Elementary.
Gerri reflected, “The students and staff are what make MISD special.”
We're wishing you all the best in your next chapter! 🎉
We're wishing Marie Henderson a joyful and relaxing retirement! Marie is a Special Education Teacher and has served MISD for four years.
Marie is thankful for the staff that she got to work with at FMI.
Thank you, Marie, for everything you’ve done for MISD. 🎊
Join us in celebrating Kim Knapp's retirement! Kim is currently a 5th Grade Literacy Teacher and has served MISD for 31 years. ✨
When asked what makes MISD a special place to live, work, and learn, Kim shared, “It has been an honor to work in the same district where I was educated,” and added, “I would like to send a sincere thank you to my 5th grade teammates. There’s nothing better than absolutely loving the people you work with.”
Best wishes on your next journey!
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¡Enhorabuena! and Félicitations! to the 2025 MHS seniors that have earned the Iowa State Seal of Biliteracy. This is a huge honor and they have worked very hard to achieve it. Congratulations! El futuro es suyo.
Make MISD your home for learning during the 2025-26 school year! Registration for new kindergarten students is now open. 📚
Register here: www.marion-isd.org/o/marion-isd/page/new-student-registration-25-26
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Parkview 2nd graders took advantage of last week's beautiful weather to release their butterflies from their science unit and do some partner reading as well! #parkviewinspire #misdinspire
This week our Kindness Krew is sponsoring a "Kindness Week" with dress up days and daily challenges. Today's theme was "Kindness Never Gets Old". Students were invited to dress up as an "old" person and write a thank you to a teacher. As you can see, our students really got into the theme! #lesinspire
Happy last week, Seniors! Here are your announcements from The Vox! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZB3XHOzyHvQ