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North Marion High School not only has a Career Technical Education (CTE) program that’s packed with promising students.

It was standing room-only at about 5 p.m. May 18 in the entry hall of North Marion High School. The baseball team, uniforms and all, were shoulder to shoulder with students, families, coaches, and staff. Stacked on tables festooned with balloons were dessert trays covered in cupcakes topped with sprinkles — in three college colors.

During North Marion’s National Honor Society (NHS) Tapping Ceremony last week, student officers explained the meaning of the four pillars of NHS — character, service, scholarship, and leadership — before honoring new inductees with a pin and a picture.

The North Marion School District took a leap forward this week in its efforts to fashion a three-year Strategic Plan, a plan that will set goals and map out the steps to reach them.

Every student seems to have a different reason for taking classes through North Marion High School’s thriving Career Technical Education (CTE) programs.

After carrying the moniker Mr. 500 for many years, North Marion Head Baseball Coach Randy Brack has a new nickname: Mr. 600.

You may have seen Rubi Contreras hurrying through the Intermediate School, but it’d be hard to focus on her because she’s always a blur, a woman in motion, working and rushing around!

Contreras has got a ton to do, and she does it with every ounce of her being! She’s one of our School-Home Liaison and our Migrant Education Program Recruiter, and with her Spanish-English bilingual gift and bright smile, she’s a huge asset to us all! 

We're impressed by the second-grade teachers at the North Marion Primary School, who, even after this long COVID-19 hiatus, are banding together to shape students into performers for a musical to debut this June, “The Rumpus in the Rainforest,” a story of a frog in a jungle who longed to soar into the big, blue sky. 

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! We celebrate and respect our diverse North Marion community!

North Marion Middle School Principals Tami Badinger and David Sheldon have already delighted employees during Staff Appreciation Week, and there's still more to come!

"We traversed the entire Middle School to show our appreciation," Badinger said. "We served three different kinds of coffee, three different kinds of creamers, various muffins and scones. Tomorrow, we are doing a yogurt bar for staff at the morning meeting. Thursday our leadership kids are handing out write-ups that appreciate all staff."

Most everyone at the High School knows Jazelle Terrell, the hard-working Media Assistant who's always ready to support students with finding the right materials, whether digital or analog. But did you know that she spends many of her afternoons after school with MEChA students?