Due to scheduling conflicts and the ability to have a quorum, Marfa ISD's April Regular Board Meeting will be held at 12 pm on Monday, April 24, 2023 in the Marfa ISD Board Room.
Come out and watch our high schoolers' award winning playwrights tonight!
Thank you to Raul Garza and Marfa Live Arts for a fantastic student workshop on playwriting!
Important testing dates!
Students need to be at school on their testing days. For questions, please contact our Student Success Coordinator, Mrs. Murphy, at 432-729-5500.
Just a little friendly competition in the junior high robotics class!
Students created their robots, programmed the functioning into the robots and controllers, and then worked toward specific tasks to win!
Good job 6th grade! And thank you to Mr.
Klockman for being another outstanding member of our Shorthorn team!
**REMINDER** We will not have school on Friday, April 7th and Monday, April 10th.
Be safe and practice self-care. Enjoy your Easter weekend with family and friends!
We are proud to announce that Aubrie Aguilar was voted by our campus staff to be our DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) Good Citizen Student for the 2022-2023 school year. During a ceremony this spring, she was recognized with a DAR Good Citizen pin, certificate, wallet recognition card, and monetary award. She has also elected to participate in the scholarship contest.
She represents our Shorthorn nation very well! Please congratulate Aubrie when you see her.
We will not have school on Friday, April 7th and Monday, April 10th.
Be safe and practice self-care. Enjoy your Easter weekend with family and friends!
More great pictures of our presenters for our Career Fair, organized by Caroline Travis and Alamito Foundation and hosted at Marfa Junior-Senior High School!
Thank you to all who made this event a huge success!
WOW! What a superb Career Fair, hosted by Marfa Junior-Senior High School and organized/sponsored by Caroline Travis and Alamito Foundation!! We had a variety of careers represented with encouraging and engaging presenters. Thank you to the following companies, departments, and organizations for taking time in your day to be a presenter:
Sul Ross State University Doctoral Candidate/Borderland Research Institute-Matt Hewitt
Retail/Finance-Kate Calder
Tourism-Abby Boyd
Raba Marfa
Mendias and Company-Clara Mendias
Real Estate-Lauren Meader Fowlkes
Big Bend Sentinel-Mary Cantrell
AEP Texas-Cosme Roman and staff
Attorney-Elaine Mustard
Young Life-Connor Travis
Law Enforcement-SRO Ian Martinez
Nursing-Yolanda Morales
US Border Patrol-Matias Carrasco
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension-Micki Harris
Texas Parks & Wildlife Interpreters-Layla and Charlie
Metal Trades/Welding-Buddy Knight
US Dept. of Agriculture/Natural Resource Conservation Service-Will Juett
Chinati Art Foundation-Molly Bondy, Michael Roch, and Angelo Pastor
Texas Parks & Wildlife Game Warden-Conner Sumbera
Presidio County Offices
Education-Jessica Murphy and Arturo Alferez
College Community Career-Kathy Rose
Accountant/Auditor-Perla Natividad
Thank you to Caroline Travis and Alamito Foundation for being such amazing partners with Marfa ISD and always being so willing to support goal-driven activities with our students.
Congratulations for our Shorthorn golfers at the district meet. Both teams took top honors at the meet on Monday.
The girls' team brought home the DISTRICT CHAMPION title with a 1st place win over three other teams. Our girls' team was represented by Alexis Gonzales (1st place individual overall), Loretta Rivera (2nd place individual overall), Maryfer Martinez Martinez, Ava Flores, and Raven Martinez.
Receiving individual medals were Kayla Vasquez, Lesly Torres, and Amaya Gomez.
The boys' team placed a strong 2nd over four other teams. This team consisted of Nathan Pena, Diego Jurado, Zach Wilson, Esdras Flores, and Jaidan Villa. Other Shorthorn golfers included Marco Ruiz, Luis Solis, Alex Rodriguez, Andru Bentley, and Oscar Meraz.
Next stop...regionals in Abilene for the girls on April 16-17, and San Angelo for the boys on April 17-18.
Good luck Horns! And thank you to Coach Pittman for giving our students the tools to excel and for being a valued member of our outstanding Shorthorn team of educators.
Hey parents with high school students who have disabilities! Please join us for some valuable information.
If you are a parent of a high school student with a disability, this is your opportunity to gain some valuable information.
Congratulations to our JH Robotics Team at the Regional Meet in El Paso! 6th place in a field dominated by large school districts! Way to go Shorthorns!
Congratulations to our seniors who were honored tonight at the Senior Softball Parent Night before our home game against Van Horn Eagles! Seniors Aundrea García, Alexis Gonzales, Charlize Martínez, and Lesly Torres have been strong leaders on the Shorthorn Softball Team! You will certainly be missed and we wish you the very best in this next chapter of your life!
Once a Shorthorn, always a Shorthorn!
Come join us to have some fun and experiment with science!
Thank you to Marfa Police Department and Mrs. Murphy for presenting information to our high school students regarding proper police officer interaction.
Earth and Space Science class students worked at Chinati Art Foundation to create replicas of different types of mountains. Using art, students demonstrated how different mountains are formed.
Thank you to Chinati Art Foundation for being such a great partner with Marfa ISD. And thank you to Mr. Klockman for being a part of our quality Shorthorn team!
Our students competed in State Science Fair this morning and are currently waiting for the Blue Ribbon Results. Best of luck!
After a road trip of 9 hours and over 500 miles, our Shorthorns are setting up their projects for the STATE Science Fair in College Station! Good luck to Juan Bautista, Annalise Jack Marquez, Dimetrey Stewart, and Samuel Salgado!!
Remember these dates!
Students need to be at school on each of their testing days. For questions, please contact our Student Success Coordinator, Mrs. Murphy, at 432-729-5500.
