Plan to join us for Senior Night for Basketball and Powerlifting on February 3 at 7:15 pm.
Want to send your favorite someone a rose for Valentine's Day? Contact a Student Council member or call the school at 432-729-5500.
Senior Night for Basketball and Powerlifting on February 3 at 7:15 pm.
Marfa High School Scientific Research class visits the Sul Ross Microbiology Lab. Students are culturing bacterial and fungal samples for the regional science fair.
Congratulations to our Shorthorn volleyball team for your achievements!
District Honors include:
Raven Martinez--2nd Team All District
Maryfer Martinez Martinez--Honorable Mention
Ava Flores--Newcomer of the Year
Alexis Gonzales--1st Team All District
Ummi Chanez--Blocker of the Year
Emily Hernandez--2nd Team All District
Aundrea Garcia--1st Team All District
Lesly Torres (not pictured)--Offensive MVP
We are so very proud of our Lady Shorthorns!
Congratulations to Derick Campos! He was selected as TSMCA All-Region Honorable Mention as a cornerback during our 2022 football season.
We are proud of our Shorthorn!
A BIG "Thank You" to our local AEP crew for helping out by fixing our broken flagpole rope!
Marfa ISD is having a general election on May 6 , 2023. Candidates have between Wednesday, January 18, 2023 and Friday, February 17, 2023 to file.
Interested candidates can pick up their packets at the Marfa ISD administration office.
To be eligible to be a candidate for, or elected or appointed to, the office of Board member, a person must:
1. Be a United States citizen.
2. Be 18 years of age or older on the first day of the term to be filled at the election or on the date of appointment, as applicable.
3. Have not been determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be: Totally mental incapacitated and the person’s mental capacity has not subsequently been completely restored by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction; or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote and person’s guardianship has not been modified to include the right to vote or the person’s mental capacity has not been completely restored by a subsequent final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction.
4. Have not been finally convicted of a felony from which the person has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities. Atty. Gen. Op. LO 96-114 (1996).
5. Be a resident of Texas and the District for the period of time described at CANDIDATE’S RESIDENCY TERM (This is a resident of the state of Texas for the past 12 months, a resident of the Marfa ISD six months).
6. A qualified voter
Katie Calder from Communitie Marfa presented Marfa ISD’s Ballet Folklorico with a donation for their performance at the 2022 Marfa Chamber of Commerce’s Holiday Bazaar.
Thank you to the following sponsors for your generous support of Marfa ISD and our students!
Marfa ISD and the City of Marfa are looking to hire a Student Resource Office (SRO). The application and information can be found at the following link.
https://cityofmarfa.com/jobs
A campus Christmas party with good food, ornament decorating, and an amazing group of professionals...Such a wonderful family to be a part of here in our Shorthorn nation!
We have our very own Christmas elves! Thank you for making our campus Christmas party a big hit!
MARFA ISD has a vacancy on the School Board
This vacancy for the unexpired term will be filled at a Regular meeting on January 16, 2023, at 6pm.
Interested in serving on the board? Please review the qualifications and submit a letter in writing to Teresa Nunez, board president, expressing your interest in serving on the board. This letter must be received at the Superintendent’s office no later than 3:30 pm on Thursday, January 12, 2023.
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You may wish to attend the meeting on January 16, 2023 in case the board decides to interview you.
Qualifications to be a Board Member:
To be eligible to be a candidate for, or elected or appointed to, the office of Board member, a person must:
1. Be a United States citizen.
2. Be 18 years of age or older on the first day of the term to be filled at the election or on the date of appointment, as applicable.
3. Have not been determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be: Totally mental incapacitated and the person’s mental capacity has not subsequently been completely restored by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction; or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote and person’s guardianship has not been modified to include the right to vote or the person’s mental capacity has not been completely restored by a subsequent final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction.
4. Have not been finally convicted of a felony from which the person has not been pardoned or
otherwise released from the resulting disabilities. Atty. Gen. Op. LO 96-114 (1996).
5. Be a resident of Texas and the District for the period of time described at CANDIDATE’S RESIDENCY TERM (This is a resident of the state of Texas for the past 12 months, a resident of the Marfa ISD six months).
6. A qualified voter
SUBMIT LETTER TO:
Teresa Nunez
Marfa ISD Board of Trustees
P.O. Box T
Marfa, TX 79843
6th, 7th, and 8th graders visited Mimms Ranch.
Phil Boyd who works with the Dixon Water Foundation organized different organizations to set up learning stations.
The stations included information on watersheds, wildlife skulls and skins, ranch land conservation, and bird research.
The organizations presenting included the Dixon water foundation, wildlife biologist from TPWD, bird conservancy of the Rockies, and the ranch hand from Mimms ranch.
Thank you to the Dixon Water Foundation and all the organizations that made this field trip a success.
And thank you to Coach Loya for being part of our outstanding Marfa team of educators!
In memory of Athena Strand, Marfa ISD will join all Texas school districts by wearing pink on Monday, December 5. Please join us as we show support for the Strand family and Paradise ISD. #pinkout4Athena
Due to the fact that we have not had to use any of our emergency closure days this semester, Marfa ISD is announcing that this semester’s last day of instruction will be Friday, December 16, 2022. Winter Break will be from December 19, 2022 through January 10, 2023.
Happy Thanksgiving from Marfa ISD!
The Marfa Education Foundation is offering scholarships for Marfa ISD alums that are currently attending college or a trade school. Deadline to apply is January 3, 2023. The application can be found at the following link.
www.marfaeducationfoundation.org
Marfa ISD wishes you a Happy Thanksgiving!
