In 2019, Marion High School Alumni Association started a new endowment in honor of longtime MHS teacher Bobbie Owensby. The Bobbie Owensby MHSAA Black History Club Fund will help ensure a secure future for the Marion High School Black History Club, which Mrs. Owensby has sponsored for decades, touching the lives of hundreds of students throughout the years with the … Read More
You’re invited: 2020 All-Class MHS Florida Reunion
All MHS alumni are invited to the 36nd annual MHS reunion in Florida. Click here for more information, including how you can register. For a look at all reunions that we have been notified of, click here. If you know of a reunion that’s not listed, please send us the details so we can post them here! Email us at … Read More
Get your tickets for the MHS Hall of Distinction 2019 Induction Banquet!
Tickets will be on sale starting Aug. 12 for the 2019 Marion High School Hall of Distinction Induction Banquet. The banquet is set for 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, at the Jones/Leedy/Bedford Banquet Room, Barnes Student Center, Indiana Wesleyan University, 4201 S. Washington St., Marion. (Inductees will also be a part of Marion Giants Homecoming Weekend.) Tickets can be … Read More
New Giants athletics streaming service and more membership perks!
Marion High School Alumni Association is excited to announce a new option coming soon for members! Starting in the 2019-2020 high school athletics season, home Giants games will be live-streamed online! (IHSAA tournaments and any other games or events for which live-streaming is prohibited will not be included.) To access this live streaming service, become a member of MHSAA at … Read More
$34,000+ raised in Give Your Grad Year Donor Challenge!
THANK YOU to all who gave during this donor challenge! YOU RAISED A TOTAL OF $34,387.25! Congratulations to the Class of 1970, who came in first place for the amount of their donations — $5,081.55! Next year they will celebrate their 50th reunion, and they now have the Gardens of Matter Park rent-free thanks to the city of Marion. Thank … Read More
So you’re in Marion for a few days? Here’s what’s up:
By Myla Townsend, MHS Class of 2015 Hi there, fellow MHS alumni, and welcome back home to Marion, Indiana! You’re probably here for the weekend, a holiday, or just to spend some quality time with mom and dad. We all know Marion is so exciting, just bursting with nightlife and excitement. *haha* But if you’re looking for some help making … Read More
MHS Hall of Distinction 2019 inductees named
Marion Community Schools is pleased to announce the 2019 inductees to the Marion High School Hall of Distinction. The selection committee chose seven inductees: · Max R. Long, M.D., Marion High School Class of 1933, World War II veteran, serving with the U.S. Marines, and earning two Silver Stars and the Navy Cross, for his work evacuating the beaches at … Read More
VIDEO: CBS Sunday Morning features MHS grad
The newsmagazine program CBS Sunday Morning recently featured Alice Wilson, Marion High School Class of 1993, who is well known in Milwaukee as a “living statue”. Check out the inventive, intricate work she puts in to create the costumes, and see her in action! >> Click here to view the video!
MHS Hall of Distinction nominations due April 5
Do you know a Marion High School alumnus who deserves recognition? Nominations for the MHS Hall of Distinction 2019 inductions are being accepted through Friday, April 5. The Hall seeks to honor men and women who have distinguished themselves through superb accomplishment on a local, state or national level in diverse fields of endeavor. It gives lasting recognition to alumni who … Read More
Indianapolis Museum of Art to feature exhibit by MHS alum
By Myla Townsend Marion High School graduate and MHS Arts Hall of Fame inductee Samuel Levi Jones will be featured in “Left of Center,” an exhibit of his art at the Indianapolis Museum of Arts at Newfields this spring and summer. The exhibit opening is set for 6:30 to 8 p.m. March 15 at IMA. The exhibit will be on display through … Read More