Marion High School (Kansas) Explained

Marion High School
Streetaddress:	701 East Main Street ^[1]
City:	Marion
State:	Kansas
Zipcode:	66861
Country:	U.S.
Coordinates:	38.3481°N -97.0146°W
Schooltype:	High School
Fundingtype:	Public
Schoolboard:	Board Website
District:	Marion–Florence USD 408^[2]
Ceeb:	171915 ^[3]
Principal Label:	Principal
Principal:	Donald Raymer^[4]
Staff:	11.70 (FTE)
Grades:	9 to 12
Gender:	coed
Enrollment:	172 (2017–18)^[5]
Ratio:	14.70
Campus Type:	rural
Colors:	Red Blue White
Athletics:	Class 2A,^[6]
Conference:	Heart of America ^[7]
Mascot:	Warrior
Rival:	Hillsboro High School
Communities:	Marion, Florence, Aulne, Canada, Eastshore, Marion County Lake
Website:	School Website

Marion High School is a public secondary school in Marion, Kansas, United States. It is one of three schools operated by Marion–Florence USD 408 school district. It is the sole public high school for the communities of Marion, Florence, Aulne, Canada, Eastshore, Marion County Lake, and nearby rural areas of Marion County

History

High school students from Florence started attending Marion High School in the fall of 1971 after the Florence High School was closed in the same year.^[8]

Academics

The high school is a member of T.E.E.N., a shared video teaching network, started in 1993, between five area high schools.^[9] The high school has a library for student access.

Extracurricular activities

Sports

The Marion High School mascot is a Warrior. All high school athletic and non-athletic competition is overseen by the Kansas State High School Activities Association. For 2010/2011 seasons, the football team competes as Class 3A.^[10] Recently the City of Marion and Unified School District 408 jointly build a gymnasium and indoor swimming pool. Located just south of Marion Elementary School, the pool is open all year round and the gym features a walking track above a sunken gymnasium floor.^[11] The bond issue that financed the project also built a new auditorium on the Marion High School campus.^[12]

Notable people

• • Randolph Carpenter, U.S. Representative from Kansas, U.S. Army World War I veteran William M. Runyan, preacher, songwriter who composed Great Is Thy Faithfulness

See also

• List of high schools in Kansas
• List of unified school districts in Kansas

External links

• Official Website
• USD 408 School District Boundary Map, KDOT
• Marion City Map, KDOT

Notes and References

1. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:480780 GNIS entry for Marion High School; USGS; July 1, 1984.
2. http://www.usd408.com/ USD 408
3. http://www.suny.edu/student/search_highschool/index.cfm High School CEEB Code Search
4. Web site: High School Staff Email Directory . USD 408 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210623101211/https://www.usd408.com/o/usd-408/page/directory--32 . June 23, 2021 . live.
5. Web site: Marion High. National Center for Education Statistics. January 6, 2020.
6. Web site: KSHSAA.
7. Web site: School Search - Marion HS. Kansas State High School Activities Association. 12 December 2010.
8. Web site: Florence keeps traditions alive . . https://web.archive.org/web/20210622104503/http://marionrecord.com/direct/florence_keeps_traditions_alive+5239alive+466c6f72656e6365206b6565707320747261646974696f6e7320616c697665 . June 22, 2021 . June 16, 2021 . live.
9. http://teen632.org T.E.E.N. video teaching network
10. http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Football/PDF/FBAssignments.pdf KSHSAA Football Class Size Assignments
11. http://www.marionks.com/pool.php Marion–Florence USD 408 Sports and Aquatic Center; City of Marion.
12. News: King . Grace . Voters pass $31 million bond for Marion Independent for new activities complex, elementary building . 22 June 2024 . The Gazette . 3 March 2021. The new auditorium at the high school campus, 675 S. 15th St., will increase seating from 300 to 800 and is a $7.7 million project. The current auditorium will be converted into more classrooms..