Pandemic EBT benefits now available for eligible families, address updates required by 6/15/2020.
Click the links for important information and steps to take.
https://5il.co/h0lu and https://5il.co/h0lt
ATTENTION LADIES INTERESTED IN VOLLEYBALL GOING INTO GRADES 7-12. Registration deadline is JULY 1st!
The 6th grade Music award was inadvertently left out of the Sixth Grade Send Off. Please join me in honoring those award recipients Zachary Boyette and Ariana Pickle.
If you purchased Spring Pictures, these will be available for pick up Tuesday, May 19th through Thursday, May 21st at MST. Pick up times are 8 am - 3 pm.
MST Kindergarten teachers are proud to present our Kindergarten Celebration. We are proud of your hard work and excited to see what your future holds.
"You're off to Great Places! Today if your day! Your mountain is waiting, so... get on your way!" -Dr. Seuss
With much love in their hearts, MST honors their 2020 6th grade class.
Don’t forget about our MST PARADE tomorrow! Can’t wait to see you all 🥳
Tuesday, May 19th will be the last day we provide lunch and breakfast meals for the school year. On the 19th we will provide meals for Tuesday-Friday! Stay safe and stay healthy! See you soon!
🚗 💨 🎈 👋🏼 ❤️
Patriot Parents,
Just a reminder that the Marion School District welcomes your input as we prepare for the 2020-2021 school year. Please take a few minutes to answer questions to help us improve our schools' parent and family engagement plans. This survey will close on Friday, May 15, 2020. Thanks! Click this link to give us your input. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd6aGiH30jCeaaRMSUAHhFKT696FToBfxXN42M7Sl4Noo-0lg/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1
Congratulations to our District Teacher of the Year!
Due to guidelines limiting in-person gatherings, our Kindergarten Celebration will be held virtually.
✨BLESSED WITH THE BEST✨
Thankful for all you do for the kiddos and faculty at MST ❤️💙
A reminder for Patriot Parents/Guardian: Completed paper packets for days 1-10 can be turned in at the main office of the building where your student attends on Tuesday, May 5th from 8:00 am - 3:00 pm. This is the final day paper packets for days 1-10 will be accepted. Stay safe, stay healthy, and GO PATS!
Parents, the Marion School District welcomes your input as we prepare for the 2020-2021 school year. Please take a few minutes to answer questions to help us improve our schools' parent and family engagement plans. This survey will close on Friday, May 15, 2020. Thanks!
Click this link to give us your input.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd6aGiH30jCeaaRMSUAHhFKT696FToBfxXN42M7Sl4Noo-0lg/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1
✨May the 4th be with you✨
Click the link to learn how to make these adorable Darth Vader bookmarks! You can also turn these into an R2D2 or Yoda with the right colors..or even a Darth Sith for tomorrow’s Revenge of the 5th😉
https://youtu.be/k6LzaVOBvSs
MST is so thankful for their leader! Happy Principal’s Day, Mrs. Weimer ❤️
We love and appreciate our administrators. ❤️🤍💙❤️🤍💙❤️🤍💙
Due to guidelines limiting in-person gatherings, our 6th Grade Send Off will be held virtually.
Gov. Hutchinson: No high school graduation ceremonies prior to July 1 by Michael Tilley
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Saturday (April 25) that traditional high school graduation ceremonies will not be allowed prior to July 1. Arkansas Department of Education officials also are reviewing options in the event it is not safe to fully open schools in the fall.
The governor and Arkansas Department of Education Secretary Johnny Key said during Saturday’s COVID-19 press conference they know the delay is disappointing to many, but is necessary for public safety.
“I’m very sympathetic because I have a granddaughter who is a senior in high school this year. But it’s really a risk whenever you bring thousands of parents and students together in one assembly to have a celebration, and that’s exactly the kind of gathering that could lead to a spread of COVID-19,” Gov. Hutchinson said.
Key said he would “encourage” school districts to wait until after July 1, but the department is open to alternative graduation plans. He said the department will contact superintendents this upcoming week to let them know how to submit proposals.
“There are a number of techniques that schools have already started exploring to see how they could make this happen as a celebration for their seniors, at the same time, taking into consideration and following our social distancing protocols, the restrictions of congregant gatherings of 10 or more people,” Key said.
He also said the department will continue to monitor data and work the Arkansas Department of Health to consider any modifications to the July 1 order. He also said social distancing guidelines and other directives issued by the governor will prevent private schools from having a traditional graduation.
Education officials and educators also are preparing options in the event COVID-19 spread remains a public health crisis when schools should open in the fall.
“We have teams of teachers we brought together, and principals and superintendents, that are planning out different scenarios and possibilities. It is something that we are looking at and hopefully we’ll be presenting the governor with options coming up in the next couple of weeks,” Key said.
Gov. Hutchinson said the “first option” is to have schools open as normal, but it’s important to have other options in place.
COVID CASES
Known COVID-19 cases in Arkansas totaled 2,830, as of Saturday afternoon, up from 2,741 on Friday. Of the 89 new cases between Friday and Saturday, 47 were inmates in the Cummins state prison.
Of the total of cases, 1,813 are active, with the remainder accounting for deaths and recoveries. The number of deaths rose from 46 to 49. The number of COVID patients hospitalized in Arkansas was 104 on Saturday, unchanged from Friday. Of the COVID-19 patients, 22 were on ventilators, down from 25 on Friday.
As of Saturday at 1 p.m., there were 924,376 U.S. cases and 52,782 deaths. Globally, there were 2,865,938 cases and 200,698 deaths.
