All Marion County Schools will be closed (for students) Monday, October 14 for Professional Development and Student Data Parent Night.
October is Dyslexia Awareness month…
Marion County Educators are participating in a week-long Phonics First Training. This training prepares teachers to support the needs of struggling at-risk readers, and students with dyslexia and learning differences. It is a multi sensory approach to reading and spelling. We celebrate our educators in their commitment to being lifelong learners!
Phillips High School JAG Chapter will be participating in the annual Alabama JAG “Socktober” Sock drive. Alabama JAG is partnering with the Salvation Army in this State-Wide Service Project. One of the most requested items at a homeless shelter is socks. With the help of the Salvation Army, this project will provide socks to homeless shelters throughout the state of Alabama. This PHS JAG Chapter will be collecting socks throughout the month of October.
October 7-11 is Free College Application Week! Follow the link to see the colleges that have waived their application fees to allow Alabama seniors to submit applications at no cost:
https://files.constantcontact.com/ecd88bf2801/f69c9311-06e8-4bae-a52f-eae2679d8e5c.pdf
Happy National Custodial Workers Recognition Day to all of our hardworking School Custodians! We appreciate you all!
National Principals Month is a time to recognize and celebrate the important role that principals play in the education system. During this month, we honor the dedication and hard work of our school principals and show appreciation for their contributions to the success of students, schools, and communities. We appreciate our school principals!
Thank you to the Marion County Sheriff’s Department and the Guin and Hamilton Police Departments for their assistance with a K9 search at Marion County High School this morning. A special thank you to Deputy Blaylock/K9 Jodie and Officer Norris/K9 Luna.
October 14 has been set aside for Student Data/Parent Night. Watch for more information from your school coming soon!
Allyson Frederick, Jonathan Tuck, Monica Allen, and Raven Wilburn attended the Alabama School Counselor Association's Critical Issues for Alabama Schools at the University of Montevallo.
Remember, shopping local helps not only our small businesses, but also our schools and communities as well! Shop Local!
All Marion County Schools football games that were scheduled for tomorrow night have been moved to TONIGHT due to the weather. Come on out tonight and support your team!
All Marion County Schools football games that were scheduled for tomorrow night have been moved to TONIGHT due to the weather. Come on out tonight and support your team!
Phillips High School was recognized at the JAG National Training Conference for their performance during the 2023-2024 school year. Congratulations on a job well done!
Our Marion County Extension Office celebrated Extension Week this week by holding their Open House on Wednesday. They shared lots of information and served a few of the Live Well Alabama recipes for lunch. We greatly appreciate the partnership we have with them!
Dialing 2-1-1 connects you to a trained operator 24/7 that has access to a multitude of services in your community. 2-1-1 is designed to assist families from all walks of life, but most importantly benefits our most vulnerable populations such as the elderly, people with disabilities, and low-income by facilitating access to public services.
You can text for help too! Text your zip code to 898-211 and message a live 2-1-1 specialist for help.
For more information visit:
https://www.211connectsalabama.org/
Understanding the issues concerning suicide and mental health is an important way to take part in suicide prevention, help others in crisis, and change the conversation around suicide. Visit this site to learn more:
https://988lifeline.org/how-we-can-all-prevent-suicide/
We have received updated information this evening concerning Hurricane Francine. In order to make sure that we keep our students safe, all Marion County Schools will be closed tomorrow. Please stay safe!
Alabama State Department of Education Announces Commitment to
Tackle Student Chronic Absenteeism
Follow this link for the press release:
https://files.constantcontact.com/ecd88bf2801/1034ea1a-b8bc-4cc9-86ea-0134d5150979.pdf
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