Spring Sports Cancelled Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
After multiple conversations with the Arkansas Department of Health, the Governor’s Office, the Arkansas Department of Education and with the announcement of the closure of Arkansas schools through the end of the school year, all remaining AAA spring activities, state championships, AHSCA Coaches Clinic, and All-Star games have been cancelled.
“Today’s heart wrenching decision is difficult for all members of the AAA family,” said Lance Taylor, AAA Executive Director. “We sympathize with the students, coaches, parents, and school communities, and especially our graduating seniors, but we recognize that the cancellations will allow our collective focus to remain where it is needed at this time – on the health and safety of all Arkansans. We all must come together to stop the spread.”
The AAA will continue to receive guidance from the Arkansas Department of Health, the Governor’s Office, and the Arkansas Department of Education. The AAA wishes to thank them for their leadership during this COVID-19 pandemic.
AAA Extends “Covid-19 Dead Period” For Schools
Due to the continued spreading of the COVID-19, and after the announcement of the closure of Arkansas schools through the end of the school year, the AAA will extend the “Covid-19 Dead Period” for all AAA member schools through May 30, 2020.
During this time, coaches shall be prohibited from engaging in any type of face to face contact whether it be practicing, training, weight lifting, tryouts, competition or travel. Further, school athletic facilities will be closed during this period. The AAA will work with the Department of Health, Department of Education, and the Governor's office later in May to announce plans following May 30.
We continue to encourage coaches to use technology to keep up with their students during this tough time.
Attention current 6th graders:
You are now going to select your courses for 7th grade. You will need to click the link and fill out the form with your parent/guardian. If you have any questions please email your new 7th grade counselor Mrs. Lisa Lovely at llovely@msd3.org.
https://forms.gle/tEX13JCUpZjgiZir9
Perkins Survey-Please take a moment to participate
Marion Patriot Community:
Marion School District has been working with other districts in our co-op area in efforts to create a survey to help us as we plan our Perkins activities going forward. Perkins federal funds help us maintain our career and technical classes that are offered at MHS and MJHS. Please take a minute to fill out the attached survey.
Your input will help MSD create and focus our efforts towards offering desired classes to help our students as they enter college, technical education, the military and/or the workplace after graduation.
Survey link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf-jJ25Ka2w8drkEivjJd7tFCTrEjtIz6nCjzMCu8JxXfLPtw/viewform
Note: If the link does not go directly to the survey, copy and paste the link into your web browser.
Thanks for you time and stay safe,
Julie Coveny
Federal Programs Director
Marion School District
870-739-5100
Reading Horizons Zoom Meeting for Parents of Magnet School Students:
Today, Tuesday, April 7, at 6:00 p.m. there will be a Zoom meeting for any parents who would like to learn more about Reading Horizons and how your students learn phonics through this system. The meeting will consist of a 45 quick lesson providing you with an overview of the system and how it works. There will be a 15 minute Q & A at the end. You can access the meeting on a computer or your phone. Click the link provided below to join the meeting:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/882417539
Meeting ID: 882 417 539
It’s National Assistant Principal’s Week. Show your love to the wonderful men and women who love and care for their students. Post your message in the comments. ❤️🤍💙❤️🤍💙
It’s National Librarians Day! We have some pretty awesome librarians in the Marion School District. During this unusual time, you can count on your librarians to still provide you with many resources you can access at home. They miss you! Stay safe and healthy!! Go Pats! ❤️🤍💙❤️🤍💙
Starting Monday, April 6th, the delivery route has some changes. Please see the picture posted. Breakfast & Lunch will be handed out at the same time at the following up-dated locations and times. We will do our best to offer different options each day. In an effort to ensure that we have plenty of meals available, we would ask that you please try to arrive at the stop as close to possible as when the bus arrives. This will allow us time to have additional meals delivered to certain locations if we should run low. Thank you for your continued support in making this effort possible. All meals are available for kids 18 and under.
Patriot Parents:
As of 5pm today, Friday, April 3rd, MSD will no longer accept requests for paper packets for days 1-10. All requests placed by 5pm will be honored. Next week we will be sending out information about the collection of packets for days 1-10 and our transition to Edmentum online offerings moving forward.
Thank you for your patience as we continue to meet your child's educational needs.
Attention Patriots:
All athletic tryouts scheduled for April are postponed. This includes cheer, basketball, and volleyball. All efforts will be made to reschedule when deemed safe to do so. More information will be shared when available.
MSD Parents and Students, while school is closed due to COVID-19, the K-6 GT teachers are coming together to share with you GT enrichment to stretch your creativity and critical thinking! Many of these activities will be fun to do with the entire family! As you complete the activities, feel free to post pictures of your work, experiments, or creations!
We miss you terribly, and hope you and your family are healthy and happy!!!!
Ok......time to exercise our Brain!!!!!
LIKE their page by clicking the link!
https://www.facebook.com/TEAM-MSD-Gifted-and-Talented-108738350783418/
POSTPONED:
MSD Volleyball tryouts schedule for April 26-29 are postponed. The MSD Volleyball department will reschedule when it is safe to do so. More information will be shared when available. GO PATS!
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free books to children from birth to age five in participating communities within the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Republic of Ireland.
Inspired by her father’s inability to read and write Dolly started her Imagination Library in 1995 for the children within her home county. Today, her program spans four countries and mails over 1 million free books each month to children around the world.
Starting tonight, “Goodnight With Dolly” will feature Dolly Parton reading a series of Imagination Library books all carefully chosen for their appropriate content at this moment in time.
Here is the link -->https://www.youtube.com/user/imaginationlibrary/featured
Snuggle up together as a family and enjoy the stories.
POSTPONED:
Athletic physicals scheduled for April 13-24 have been postponed. All efforts will be made to reschedule athletic physicals when it is deemed safe to do so. More information will be shared when available.
Hello Patriot Nation:
In order for us to better serve you, we have established an AMI hotline. If you have any questions or if you are unable to access the digital copies and are in need of an AMI paper packet for days 1-5 or 6-10 call 901-504-6452. Thank you for your patience. Stay safe, stay healthy and stay calm.
Go Patriots!
Grab and go!
Just a reminder of where MSD buses will be to deliver breakfast and lunch for Marion kids ages 0 to 18.
Grab-n-Go!
Where you can find free WiFi in Crittenden County....
ASU Mid-South
West parking lot from the University Center south towards the Dog House
Gym parking lot on the east side of the building
Allied Health building parking lot on the east side of the building
Magruder Hall north parking lot and parking lot on the east side of the building
University Center north parking lot
Note:
ASU Mid-South students should use the advertised network ASU-STU-STA and log in with the same UserID and password they use on campus computers.
Guest may use the advertised network ASU-Mid-South-Guest and log in with the UserID Guest and the password Midsouth (notice capital M and the rest lower case). Please contact support@asumidsouth.edu if you have any questions.
All McDonalds Restaurants
Marion Public Library Parking Lot
The network is WPL and the password is readbooks (all one word, all lowercase). Available 24/7.
West Memphis Chamber of Commerce – Parking Lot.
Password posted on the side door for visitors.
First Baptist Church – (Missouri St.) West Memphis
Just a reminder of the new meal drop off times. Children must be accompanied by an adult. This is for children 0-18 years of age.
