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February 6, 2026
MARSHALL, Texas – The Marshall Junior High School 8th grade boys track team brought home first place at the Lindale Junior High Relays Tuesday night in Lindale, setting four meet records in the process. The 7th grade boys finished in second place. In the 8th grade division, Marshall’s James Thomas set a meet record in…
Read More about MJHS boys track wins Lindale meetMARSHALL, Texas – Two Marshall ISD students have been recognized at the state level for their entries to this year’s State PTA Reflections contest. Emma Kate McIntosh, of South Marshall STEM Academy, received an Award of Excellence, Literature, in the 3rd-5th grade arts division. Mallory Maxwell, of Marshall High School, received Honorable Mention for her…
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MARSHALL, Texas – The Marshall ISD Board of Trustees officially canceled the election of trustees for Districts 1 and 5 during Monday’s regular March meeting, with incumbents Mrs. Charles Wilson and Chase Palmer officially running unopposed. Mrs. Wilson and Mr. Palmer were officially certified as unopposed candidates and will each enter into a new term…
Read More about MISD officially cancels elections for Districts 1 and 5; District 4 race to be decided May 6MARSHALL, Texas – The Marshall ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved the submission of campus turnaround plans for David Crockett Elementary and George Washington Carver Elementary to the Texas Education Agency during Monday’s regular March meeting in the Pat Smith Gasperson Board Room. The Texas Education Agency has identified both Crockett and Carver as “turnaround”…
Read More about MISD submits campus turnaround plans for Crockett, Carver to TEAMARSHALL, Texas – The Marshall ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved the recommendations of MISD Superintendent Dr. Jerry Gibson for principals of the new Legacy 2017 elementary school campuses during Monday’s regular March school board meeting. Loyed Jones, currently the principal at George Washington Carver Elementary, will be the new principal at the new K-5…
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MARSHALL, Texas – The Marshall Mavettes brought home several honors and awards from this past Saturday’s American Dance and Drill Team competition held at Kilgore College in Kilgore. The Mavettes, under the direction of first-year instructor and former Mavette Heather Hill, topped off the competition by earning Sweepstakes (all “1” ratings) and the Gussie Nell…
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The community highly influences a good school district. It takes the involvement of the community to shape the school district. When the community is highly engaged, the quality of learning improves and this reflects well on the district. It is important to note that when looking at a school district, there a myriad of factors…
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Pledges: Evelyn Castillo, third-grade student at William B. Travis Elementary, and James Pritchard, fourth-grade student at David Crockett Elementary, served as pledge leaders during Monday's school board meeting. As a reward for leading the meeting's pledges to the U.S. and Texas flags, both students received gift certificates courtesy of Golden Chick and Chili's here in Marshall.
MARSHALL, Texas – The Marshall ISD Board of Trustees approved the district’s 2017-2018 school academic calendar during the February Regular Meeting Monday night in the Pat Smith-Gasperson Board Room. The calendar begins with 2 ½ weeks of staff development (Aug. 10-25) in the weeks prior to the first day of school on Aug. 28….
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Latino Family Literacy Project Mrs. Zaragoza, Mrs. Collazo and Mrs. Avelar have been leading the Latino Family Literacy program at South Marshall STEM Academy. The program is brought in from the Marshall ISD Bilingual/ESL Department. The literacy program is designed to establish family reading routines for Spanish-speaking and English-speaking parents and their children at their…
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MARSHALL, Texas –Marshall ISD joins other school districts around the nation in recognizing February as Career and Technical Education Month, which is a public awareness campaign that takes place each February to celebrate the value of CTE programs and the achievements and accomplishments of CTE programs across the United States. Career and Technical Education,…
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