Celebrate the Shorthorns who have been working on Big Bend Conservation Alliance's lighting incentive program.
Cash prizes will be distributed to the four teams working on the project and we will celebrate with a star party with Allen Gilchrist from the Big Bend Astronomer's Club that will include a sky tour and telescope views of star clusters, Jupiter, Saturn, and the moon.
Friends, families, and faculty are all welcome for this celebration and night sky tour.
Mrs. Donaldson's biology class is learning about plasma membrane through a bubble activity.
Thank you Mrs. Donaldson for being an awesome Marfa ISD teacher!
Shorthorn family,
Please wear orange tomorrow to help us promote kindness, acceptance, and inclusion for National Unity Day. Together we can show our support by wearing orange to stand up against bullying.
A great information night where Marfa ISD and parents were able to team up for our students’ education. Mrs. Murphy provided a night full of valuable information, supper for the family, childcare if needed, and even some door prizes!
This was the first of three nights planned for our Shorthorn Success Nights. Wednesday, October 19th is scheduled for 9th and 10th parents and students, and Monday, October 24th will be for 6th, 7th, and 8th graders.
Can’t make it on your night, schedule a time to meet with Mrs. Murphy, our Student Success Coordinator, to talk about how to help your child succeed!
Please join us with your family for our Shorthorn success night! Tonight is Junior and Senior families.
Marfa Junior High volleyball teams played in the District Tournament today in Fort Davis. Congratulations to our 8th grade team for winning 3rd place! We are proud of both our teams!
Students in Advanced Art took a walking field trip on Friday to several Marfa galleries.
The itinerary included stops at Greasewood Gallery, Rule Gallery, and the printmaking studio of Robert Arber. There, students were treated to a tour by local artist Valerie Arber, as she explained the printmaking techniques behind works by Donald Judd, Bruce Nauman, and Charline von Heyl. The trip ended with a stop at Frama, where the young artists cooled off with ice cream or iced drinks!
Marfa Shorthorns are ready to leave it all on the course at the district cross country meet in Van Horn! Good luck!
Good luck Lady Horns as they wait to run in the district cross country meet today in Van Horn!
You've got spirit, Yes, You do!
Marfa ISD would like to thank our outstanding partners, Alpine Funeral Home, Livingston Insurance Agency, and Porter's Grocery Store, for sponsoring our spirit items that are thrown out at the games. You help make our games so much more fun!
Go Horns!
Congratulations to Alexa Briones and Zaley Porter on becoming HART Ambassadors!! Marfa ISD Food Service Department is looking forward to expanding our collaborative work with our High School HART Ambassadors during the 2022-2023 school year!
HART (Health Ambassadors for Ready Texas), a Texas Department of Agriculture program, aims to inspire and recognize exceptional Texas high school students as they champion healthy choices. As HART ambassadors, Alexas and Zaley work with our school's nutrition team to promote school lunches, healthy eating ad the importance of Texas agriculture and locally grown food to your classmates and peers.
Shorthorn Strong!
Thank you to William Serrano from SRSU who spoke to our seniors about the Noyce Scholar Program for students who want to be STEM teachers.
Thank you to Mr. Ramos, Ms. Johnson, and Mr. Leyva at Tri-County Juvenile Probation for bringing important information to our students about suicide awareness, prevention, and resources!
If you or someone you know needs support, go to our Mental Health link on Marfa's webpage at:
https://marfatx.sites.thrillshare.com/page/counselors-corner
or The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at:
Call: 800-273-8255 (800-273-TALK)
Chat online: suicidepreventionlifeline.org
Support for people who are deaf and hard of hearing: 800-799-4889
La Red Nacional de Prevención del Suicidio: 888-628-9454
or simply dial:
988
Just a reminder...
Marfa’s Ballet Folklorico did a beautiful job entertaining our local Border Patrol at Big Bend Sector Headquarters for Hispanic Heritage Month on Thursday. Some agents even joined in the fun!
Marfa Maniacs are going strong! Come out and support Shorthorn Varsity Volleyball today at MSG against Fort Davis Indians. Start time is between 5:30 and 5:45 depending on arrival time for officials.
Go Horns!
As we continue to prepare our students to be positive, productive members of society, this is a mid-semester reminder of a few school policies. For more information, refer to the 2022-2023 Student Handbook available at www.marfaisd.com
The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to Marfa early this year!
Marfa ISD’s Annual Book Fair is October 3-7, 2022, at the Marfa Schools Library on the High School campus. Help the school’s library reach its goal of adding 650 new books for all ages!
Hours are Monday - Thursday, 7:30 am - 4:30 and Friday, 7:30-12:00 noon. Extra shopping hours are Thursday, 10/6, 6-7:00pm. JH football takes on St Marks at 5:30 at HOME so you can shop AND watch at the same time!
Can’t make it during those hours or live out of town? Shop the Marfa Online Book Fair from October 3-16, 2022. Go to https://www.scholastic.com/bf/marfaschools and you will find many more titles to send to your loved ones. Contact Marfa Librarian Crawford Marginot at 432/729-5500, x3040 for more information or to volunteer.
The @LearningUNDFTD Texas Mobile STEM Lab is coming to town next week! This 53-foot trailer is bringing new science, technology, engineering and math learning opportunities for our students. #STEMeducation
At approximately 3:11 pm, Marfa ISD was contacted by the Marfa Police Department about a possible active shooter in the city of Presidio. Marfa ISD went to a shelter in place (no in or out of the building and students remain in their classrooms) for approximately 10 minutes so that police could be present on campus in case of an emergency occurring here in Marfa. Marfa ISD was quickly notified of no danger and returned to normal schedule. As a precautionary measure, Marfa Police remained on campus.
Once again, Marfa ISD was just taking precautionary measures, the alert came from the city of Presidio. There was no danger in Marfa.