News for Education

Marion Community Schools earns national STEM accreditation Marion Community Schools is proud to announce that all of our elementary buildings have earned STEM.org Accredited™ status. This achievement gives MCS full K-4 STEM District Accreditation, confirming that all young learners in Marion now begin their education in internationally recognized, high-quality STEM environments. STEM.org is ...read more

This year, Michael Belcher, VP Senior Commercial Lender, represented First Farmers as one of the featured cooks — raising funds for CASA of Grant County and earning top recognition for his dish. He was joined and supported by team members from the Marion and Converse branches.

  PRESS RELEASE More photos here.  More than 200 students present scholarly work at IU research conference KOKOMO, Ind. — As a child, Jackson McCullough considered joining the military to protect people. As a computer science major at Indiana University Kokomo, he’s found other ways protect people, by studying the cybersecurity vulnerabilities of autonomous drones. “We’re growing drone ...read more

MHS musicians selected for prestigious all-state ensemblesPerformances at IMEA annual conference provides statewide recognition for MCS music programs. Three Marion High School musicians have been selected for prestigious all-state honor ensembles that will perform at the Indiana Music Educators Association’s upcoming annual conference.  For the third year in a row, Marion High School junior ...read more

McCulloch jazz choir to be featured during IMEA state conferenceJazz choir joins several other singers selected to perform with honor choirs. McCulloch Junior High’s jazz choir has been selected to perform for educators from across the state at the Indiana Music Education Association’s upcoming annual conference. The jazz choir has been working hard on eight pieces of music for this special ...read more

Our meals will be on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day from Noon-2pm again.  (We also serve three meals a day, 365 days a year.) Warming Center - On the warming shelter, if it is below 32 degrees, we allow people to warm themselves in the kitchen from the opening of breakfast (6:30am) through the close of dinner (5:30pm). Cold Weather Emergency Shelter - If it is below 0 degrees, we allow people ...read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Community School of the Arts Announces Holiday Production of Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol MARION, IN — The Community School of the Arts (CSA) proudly announces its upcoming holiday production of Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol, a captivating and imaginative re-telling of a beloved classic. Directed by Ryan Akers, this production will be performed at the James Dean ...read more