Marion High School Alumni Association congratulates this year’s winners of the MHSAA F. Ritchie Walton Arts Scholarship: Elizabeth Harvey and Shaylee Vermilion, both members of Marion High School’s Class of 2023. The Marion High School Alumni Association board awarded the organization’s annual MHSAA F. Ritchie Walton Arts Scholarship on May 23. Front row, from left, is MHSAA President Lisa Weaver, … Read More
GRCC to add flight simulator, with MHSAA assist
Marion High School Alumni Association was proud to play a role in this awesome news! Grant Regional Career Center received a grant from the Boren Foundation to purchase a flight simulator for use by their Aviation Academy. MHSAA received the funds as a pass-through. >> Click here to read more on the GRCC/MCS website
MHSAA F. Ritchie Walton Scholarship application now open
Graduating Marion High School seniors are invited to apply for the MHSAA F. Ritchie Walton Scholarship. The MHSAA F. Ritchie Walton Endowment for the Arts was established in 2021, combining the MHSAA Giant Arts Endowment, founded in 2015, and the F. Ritchie Walton Endowment, founded in 2002 in honor of innovative music educator F. Ritchie Walton, who put Marion High … Read More
MHS Florida Reunion 2023
The 38th annual Marion High School multi-class Florida reunion will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 2, 2023, at the Carlisle Inn & Conference Center, 3727 Bahia Vista St., Sarasota, Fla. Featured speaker this year is Keith Burke, Superintendent of Marion Community Schools. All Marion High School alumni and guests are invited! Cost is $30, with lunch included. Reservations may … Read More
Watch the Night of Giants here
On Oct. 7, 2022, Marion Community Schools in partnership with Marion High School Alumni Association presented the Night of Giants Alumni Honors Ceremony, at which inductees into the MHS Arts Hall of Fame, the MHS Athletics Hall of Fame, and the MHS Hall of Distinction were honored. You can watch the full ceremony here:
MHSAA establishes Beekman-Porter Tennis Fund
Over the past few months, Marion High School alumni with connections to the MHS tennis program, along with many other friends of the program, stealthily built a new fund as a surprise honor to Coach Bill Beekman and Coach Doug Porter, the winningest coaches in any sport in Marion Giants history. On Oct. 7, 2022, the surprise was revealed during … Read More
YOU’RE INVITED: Night of Giants alumni honors ceremony
Marion Community Schools, in partnership with the Marion High School Alumni Association, will honor exceptional alumni during Homecoming Weekend this year. The 2022 inductees for the Marion High School Hall of Distinction, along with the MHS Athletics Hall of Fame and the MHS Arts Hall of Fame, will be honored at the Night of Giants ceremony, set for Friday, Oct. … Read More
YOU’RE INVITED: MHSAA Homecoming Tailgate
Join the Marion High School Alumni Association for an Alumni Tailgating Party at the homecoming game Oct. 7! Join us starting at 5:30 p.m. in the parking lot at Marion High School’s Dick Lootens Stadium. You can enjoy amazing food trucks, music, Army NG Gaming Trailer, cheerleader face painting, 50/50 raffle, reserved parking (first come first serve), and connect with … Read More
Video archive now available to MHS alumni and friends
YOU can have a piece of Marion High School history in your hands thanks to the archiving efforts of Steve Wright! Marion High School has a rich history of music, sports, theatre, and drama. We’ve been working on creating a digital video library of all the shows, games, and other media we can find so that you can have a … Read More
Marion High School Hall of Distinction 2022 inductees named
Marion High School Alumni Association congratulates these outstanding Giants! Take at look at the news released by Marion Community Schools: Marion Community Schools is pleased to announce the 2022 inductees to the Marion High School Hall of Distinction. The selection committee chose two inductees: Terry Lakes, honorary inductee, longtime educator and coach at Marion High School who has helped provide … Read More