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Giant Summer Academy registration (K-8) now open

Posted: Apr 24, 2017 by Patricia Gibson, Communications Director

Do YOU have a plan for your students for the summer?

Did you know that students currently in grades kindergarten through eight can sign up NOW to attend the Giant Summer Academy?

The schedule:

This free four-week program will run 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, starting June 5 and ending June 29. Free breakfast (at 7:30 a.m.) and lunch will be provided to all students enrolled in Giant Summer Academy.

Morning sessions will be tailored to each student's academic needs. (These will not necessarily be grade-level groups. Rather, each student will be guided and challenged to grow from whatever their starting point is, and will have the chance to interact with others who are at a similar level.)

Afternoon enrichment sessions each week will center on a theme:

June 5-8: Sports and Games
June 12-15: Performing and Fine Arts
June 19-22: STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)
June 26-29: Entrepreneurship

Field trips will be taken on Thursdays.

Location

All academic and enrichment sessions for all students will be at Marion High School, 750 W. 26th St. Breakfast and lunch will be available free for all students at the MHS cafeteria.

Transportation

Morning pickup and afternoon dropoff will be provided to all Giant Summer Academy students. (No transportation to or from home will be available midday.)

How to sign up

1. Click here to view the enrichment course list. Determine what your student's top three choices are for each week. (Final class assignements will be based on demand and space available.)

2. Click here to download the registration form and field trip permission slip.

3. Return your completed registration form (including top three enrichment courses for each week) and the field trip permission slip to your student's school!

>> NOTE: For information on summer classes for grades 9 through 12, click here.

Justice Spy News: Read the April edition now!

Posted: Apr 17, 2017 by Patricia Gibson, Communications Director

The latest edition of the Justice Spy News is here!

There are lots of interesting things to read this month, including:

An interview with Marion Mayor Jess Alumbaugh (a Marion High School graduate)
A review of the recent Chicago field trip
A behind-the-scenes look at the newspaper club's recent field trip to local newsrooms
A look back at the recent visit by Adrian Branch
A discussion of "popularity"
And more!

>> Click here to read the latest in the Spy News!

This week is SPIRIT WEEK! (4/10 - 4/14)

Posted: Apr 09, 2017 by Patricia Gibson, Communications Director

We are getting ready to ROCK the ISTEP next week!

Dress-up days this week are:

Monday: Jersey Day
Tuesday: Twin Day
Wednesday: Our Future Selves Day (dress for your future job)
Thursday: Character Day (dress as your favorite book or movie character)
Friday: Giant Day (fifth-graders wear purple; sixth-graders wear gold).

Join the fun!

YOU'RE INVITED: Bunny Breakfast - Band Booster fundraiser (4/8)

Posted: Apr 06, 2017 by Patricia Gibson, Communications Director

The Marion Band Boosters will host the Bunny Breakfast from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m., in conjunction with the Million Egg Hunt set that morning at MHS's Dick Lootens Stadium.

The Bunny Breakfast will be inside MHS's Bill Green Arena. (Enter at Door 14, near the stadium.) There will be special appearances by the Easter Bunny!

Breakfast includes pancakes, sausage, milk and juice.

Tickets:

$5 adult (3 pancakes, 3 sausages, 1 milk, 1 juice)
$3 children ages 3 to 10 (2 pancakes, 2 sausages, 1 milk, 1 juice)
free for children 2 and younger. (1 pancake, 1 sausage, 1 milk, 1 juice)

Tickets sold at the door. Proceeds benefit the growing, award-winning MHS band program!

Thank you to our sponsor, IHOP!

The Million Egg Hunt starts at 9 a.m. (doors open at 8:30). Click here for more information.

Order your "Heart of a Giant" shirt today!

Posted: Mar 16, 2017 by Patricia Gibson, Communications Director

We are taking orders for a new Justice Giants shirt now through March 31.

Shirts are $12 for sizes youth S through adult XL; adult 2X is $14, and 3X is $15.

>> If you would like a shirt, CLICK HERE for the order form to fill out and return to the Justice Intermediate School office by March 31.

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