Marion County High School

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Reminder graduation practice starts at 9:30am tomorrow. All seniors must be present in order to participate in graduation tomorrow night.

This is to remind parents to pick up their childs’ medication at the nurses’ office at MCHS on or before May 24, 2023. They will need to sign the form that they have received the medication. All medication must be picked up by May 24th or it will be discarded. NO medication is allowed to stay at school over the summer break. Thank you. Nurse Rena

Semester exams start tomorrow students will take 1st,2nd and 4th periods. Tuesday will be 3rd,6th and 7th. Wednesday will be 8th and 5th. Thursday are makeups. Students will be allowed to check out following exams. Awards day is Wednesday at 9:30 for grades 7-11.

Senior walkthrough tomorrow beginning at 9am. We will begin at the elementary school and end at the high school. Parents are welcome to attend. Seniors should report to first period on time.

MCHS will take a fan bus to the softball regional Tuesday. Seniors will have first choice then the remaining students. Students will be responsible for buying a ticket on GoFan and paying for food. The game starts at 11 in Florence.

Thank you to Guin PD, Hamilton PD, Winfield PD, Marion County Sheriff's department, and the District Attorneys office for help in keeping MCHS drug free.

MCHS will host the softball area tournament tomorrow 5/1. The lady raiders play at 10am. All students who want to attend must have a parent note in order to check out.

We are aware of the social media post concerning a threat made to schools in a neighboring county. To our knowledge, there have been no threats made to Marion County Schools. However, our local law enforcement has been made aware of the situation, and our schools will operate on a soft lockdown today only as a precautionary measure.

There will be a new band member interest meeting tomorrow 4/18 at 5:30 in the band room. This is for grades 6-11 students who are interested in joining the band for next school year.

Tomorrow 4/13 will be cap and gown pictures for seniors at 10am. Also school makeup pictures for grades 7-11 will be tomorrow.

Reminder: there is a 8th grade parent and student meeting tomorrow night 4/12 at 5:30 in the library. This meeting will cover diploma options, college and career readiness, and courses for next year. This is for 8th graders only.

All Marion County Schools will be closed tomorrow (April 7th) for a Weather Day and Monday (April 10th) for a Teacher Work Day. Enjoy your long weekend and stay safe! (School will resume for students on Tuesday, April 11th).

Parents of 8th graders: There will be a parent information meeting Wednesday April12 at 5:30 in the library. This meeting will cover diploma options and graduation requirements for your student that will enter the 9th grade next year. All parents and students are encouraged to attend.

All Marion County Schools will be closed for Spring Break March 27-31, 2023. School will resume on Monday, April 3rd. Have fun and stay safe!

Report cards were sent home today. A copy of CERT ACT scores were attached to 10th and 11th grade report cards.

💉Parents/Guardians…Immunization clinics will be offered on March 21st to all Marion County School students. This is for 6-12 graders.Other vaccines also available are the MCV (meningococcal) and HPV (human papillomavirus). These are optional vaccines, although some colleges/universities are requiring students to receive the meningococcal if the student will be living on campus/in dorms. Students not receiving required Alabama vaccines may provide the school with medical or religious exemption forms provided by the Marion County Health Department or their physicians office. Consent forms may be picked up in the MCHS Office and need to be returned to the nurse by Friday, March 17, 2023. 💉

Marion County High School's Beta Club had a great trip to the Alabama State Beta Convention, with lots of exciting accomplishments for us to share! Several of our members won awards, and Caroline Pyron was elected as the new Alabama State Beta Vice President! Mrs. Beckon was also selected as the Alabama State Sponsor-elect. MCHS is proud to have this group of students as leaders in our school!

ALHOSA State Leadership Conference 2023. These outstanding HOSA students from Marion County High School earned the opportunity to compete at state level this year!

Parents/Guardians…Immunization clinics will be offered on March 21st to all Marion County School students. This is a great time to get your upcoming 6th graders the required TDaP immunization. All students entering 6th grade in Alabama are required to get a booster shot (TDaP). This is also a great time for current 6th graders and above that have not had their TDaP vaccine already to get vaccinated. Other available vaccines are the MCV (meningococcal) and HPV (human papillomavirus). These are optional vaccines. Students not receiving required Alabama vaccines may provide the school with medical or religious exemption forms provided by the Marion County Health Department or their physician's office. Consent forms will be sent out this week and need to be returned to the school nurse.