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From Coaches Menken and Kuethe: The 7th Grade Girls Track team was able to score 92 points at the CPU Invitational, and the 8th Grade Girls Track team finished in 2nd place out of five teams on 4/30/24, before the meet was called due to lightning! Way to go!
Girls and Boys Track and Field compete tonight at Center Point-Urbana. Both meets begin at 4:15 pm. Run fast, throw far, and jump high!
Happy School Lunch Hero Day to our incredible MISD food service team! š
Thank you for your unwavering dedication to ensuring our students have access to nutritious meals every day. You help fuel their success! #SLHD24 #MISDInspire #MISDOwnYourFuture
VMS Band Concerts are tonight in the Vernon Gymnasium! Fifth and Sixth Grade performs at 6:00 pm and Seventh and Eighth Grade (plus Jazz Band) performs at 7:00 pm. Make plans to support our fantastic Vernon musicians! š¶š·š„šŗ
Happy School Principalsā Day! Thank them for their leadership!
ā Greg Semler, Marion HS
ā Phillip Cochran, Vernon MS
ā Mike Murphy, Francis Marion Intermediate
ā Chad Zrudsky, Starry Elementary
ā Nicole Harmer, Longfellow Elementary
#MISDInspire #MISDOwnYourFuture
MHS Color Guard Auditions are open to students in grades 8-11. Clinics will be May 13-15 from 3:45-5:45 pm, and Auditions will be held May 16th from 3:45-5:45 pm. Register at https://forms.gle/GX6gA2fnz9yeDQWT9 and direct questions to Mrs. Thurston at ethurston@marion-isd.org.
The Sixth Grade teachers recently held their 3rd Quarter Awards Ceremony. Congratulations to our Vernon sixth graders who are doing great things! #VMSInspire
Activities tonight include Boys Track and Field at Vinton-Shellsburg, Girls Track and Field at Center Point-Urbana (both starting at 4:15 pm), as well as Soccer versus CCA at the Marion High School Grass Fields (Girls play at 4:15 pm and Boys play at 5:30 pm). Best of luck!
From Coach Menken and Kuethe: The 7th and 8th Girls Track Teams competed in Independence on April 25 and both came away with 4th place finishes! We are so proud of individual efforts and team contributions! We can't wait to see how you do next week at CPU-TWICE!
From Coach MacTaggart and Coach Merritt: Last night the middle school boys competed at Center Point. There were multiple personal bests and some school records broken! 8th Grade finished 3rd overall and 7th grade finished 4th.
From Coach Menken: Even after nature threw high winds, a little rain, and a little sunshine, the Girls 7th Grade Track Team scored 96 points and placed 4th at the Anamosa Invitational, competing against several new teams. Come support the girls tonight in Independence!
Girls and Boys Track and Field are both tonight at 4:15 pm. Girls travel to Independence and Boys travel to Center Point-Urbana. Good luck to our athletes!
Happy Administrative Professionalsā Day to the amazing people who keep our schools running smoothly! We appreciate your dedication to supporting our students, educators, and families. Thank you for all you do! š #MISDInspire #MISDOwnYourFuture
Audacity, Vernon's select group of 7th & 8th grade singers, performed for residents at The Views Senior Living of Marion today. They received many kind words from an appreciative audience. Congratulations to Mrs. Scherbring and the members of Audacity! #VMSInspire
From Coach Kuethe: Congratulations to the 8th grade girlsā track team on their third place finish out of six teams at the Anamosa meet Monday, April 22nd!
From Coach Menken: The 7th Grade Girls Track team overcame extremely windy conditions on Friday 4/19 to place a strong 4th out of 8 teams at the Benton Bobcat Relays, scoring 83 points. Congratulations to our athletes! #VMSInspire
On Friday, several VMS students had an opportunity to take a field trip to Camp Courageous. The students saw animals, played laser tag and mini golf, went on a zip line, and played carnival games and won prizes! #VMSInspire
VMS Soccer Games are tonight at Williamsburg! Girls play at 4:15 pm and boys play at 5:30 pm. Good luck to our athletes!
On National School Bus Driver Appreciation Day, we want to recognize the hard work and dedication of our bus drivers. Thank you so much for your commitment to the safety and wellbeing of our students! š #MISDInspire #MISDOwnYourFuture
We have lots of activities after school today! Girls Track & Field is at Anamosa at 4:00 pm, Girls Soccer plays at South Tama at 4:15 and Boys Soccer plays at South Tama at 5:30 pm. Good luck to all of our athletes!