Marion district elevates service learning with art and outreach
Marion Independent School District builds on a 1995 grant and further funding to expand service learning across schools. Students create clay bowls for fundraiser, assemble gift boxes for Tanager Place, publish a Marion history book, host blood drives, and mentor younger students while teachers audit academic gains from community projects.
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Tarry
Michael Dunn
Marion High School
Erik Scherk
Erik
Starry Elementary
Marion Independent School District
Jill Olsen-Virlee
Marc Ferguson
Ferguson
Olsen-Virlee
Marion
Starry and Emerson
Marvin Oxley
Mentors share hard won lessons with Cedar Rapids youths
Rick Smith reports on Hobbs a 39 year old mentor who speaks to youths about hard work and choice while highlighting programs like Harambee House and the Youth Leadership Program. Hobbs recounts his own path from delinquency to college star and urges more one to one role models. He urges adults to bring at risk kids into their families or programs to help them succeed.
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Hobbs
Cedar Rapids Washington High School
Ellsworth Community College
University of Iowa
Quaker Oats
Cedar Rapids
Harambee
Community Corrections Improvement Association
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Karen Straub
Vernon Middle School
Granger House
Marion Arts Department
Karen
Becky Stover
Gazette
Rick Smith
Lisa Powell