Marion Middle School

After School Remediation Change in Date

Due to some issues with transportation, after school remediation will now begin on March 15 rather than March 8. I am sorry for all of the changes, none of them have come from this office.

MMS Student is Spelling Bee Runner-Up

Mattie Clear, an eighth-grader representing Chilhowie Middle School, won the 31st annual Smyth County Spelling Bee, held March 1 at Atkins Elementary School. Mattie, a four-time spelling bee champion, will represent Smyth County in the regional spelling bee scheduled for later this month. Nolan McGrady of Marion Middle School was the runnerup.

DAR Essay Winners

6th Grade

Katelyn Richardson
Abby Graham
Olivia Jennings

7th Grade

Beth Ann Eastridge

8th Grade

Jessica Headlee

After-School Remediation Changes

Due to the amount of weather related schedule changes and delays that we have had, and anticipate having; we will change the start date and days of our after school remediation program. This change will also keep us in line with other Marion area schools' remediation programs.

Marion Middle School’s after school remediation program will begin on March 8, 2010 and will be held on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays. The time of the program will not change; it will remain 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM. The remediation program will be held until 20 sessions have met, the end date may be fluid, pending weather related cancellations.

Permission forms have already been sent out...please make sure they are returned as soon as possible. If you are unable to find your permission form, or did not receive one and wish for your child to participate in the program, please contact Mrs. Campbell or Mrs. Knecht in the guidance office.

We apologize for any inconvenience that this change may have made. If you have any questions please feel free to contact us at the school.

4-H Share the Fun Talent Show

The Share the Fun (talent)school tryouts will be held on February 9 at 4:00 in the Marion Intermediate Gym. Winners from these tryouts will compete in the county contest that will be held at a date to be announced. All participants will receive cloverbucks. Registrations forms need to turned in to the school office or their teacher by February 2. For more information call the extension office at 783-5175.

Patriot's Pen Essay Contest Winners

1st Place – Katelyn Richardson (also 3rd place in 9th Dist. VFW)
2nd Place – Emily Billings
3rd Place – Cheyenne Duer

Enrichment Opportunity - VT

Please check out the Enrichment Opportunity Virginia Tech is currently offering. Follow the link.

Check Homework Assignments Online!

All Marion Middle School teachers are now posting homework assignments online. Please feel free to check out our website here to see what your child has for homework as well as any other interesting things going on in class.

You can also access this site by clicking on the Faculty link above and then clicking on the Teacher Web Pages link.

Box Tops for Education

Marion Middle school is participating in the "Box Tops for Education" program. Clip Box Top coupons from hundreds of participating products. Your child can bring them to their school and hand them in to their 1st period teacher. This pdf displays a list of the online sites that will give credit to our school for online purchases. To make online purchases, you must go to the Boxtops site, choose Marketplace, and follow the online guide to making purchases.

Add this link to your favorites for online shopping. A % of your purchase will go to MMS. Thanks.

Food City School Bucks

MMS is participating in the "Food City School Bucks" program. However, Food City has changed the program. They do not want us "collecting" receipts this year. When you purchase items at Food City - ask the cashier to credit the amount to Marion Middle School. Thank You.

MMS Parent Email

In an effort to better communicate with our parents, Marion Middle School will continue its Group Email Account. This will allow us to notify parents of important events such as Midterm Report Dates, 6 weeks Reports, Parent-Teacher Conference Nights, etc. To be added to or removed from the mailing list, please email mariannblevins@scsb.org and ask to be added to Marion Middle School's Group Mailing List. Make sure to include your students name and grade level in the email. If you are not receiving MMS updates every couple of days, please call the office and give the address to us again.