No tricks...only treats! Order a Boo Gram for your favorite person!! Contact Mrs. Gomez or Ms. Lara at the high school, 432-729-5500.
This is just a reminder that Marfa ISD’s Board of Education called a 57 million dollar bond to improve the safety of our students, address our aging building, and update the vocational programs provided by the district. Early voting starts Monday, October 24, 2022 and ends Friday, November 4, 2022 with Election day being Tuesday, November 8, 2022. Your vote matters.
Este es solo un recordatorio de que la Junta Educacion de Marfa ISD solicitó un bono de 57 millones de dólares para mejorar la seguridad de nuestros estudiantes, abordar el envejecimiento de nuestro edificio y actualizar los programas vocacionales proporcionados por el distrito. La votación anticipada comienza el lunes 24 de octubre de 2022 y finaliza el viernes 4 de noviembre de 2022, siendo el día de las elecciones el martes 8 de noviembre de 2022. Su voto es importante.
Join us to honor our senior volleyball players!
FAFSA night at Marfa High School, the first of several nights planned to help our seniors complete their financial aid application for college. Thank you to Caroline Travis, Alamito Foundation, and Jessica Murphy for always being so willing to help our students!
Follow us on Facebook for information on the next FAFSA night.
Another night of good information at our Shorthorn Success Night. This time it was for our 9th and 10th graders.
The last in our series, which will be for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students and parents, will be on Monday, October 24th at 6:00 pm in Robinson Cafeteria. A hot dog supper and child care will be provided.
We will also have valuable information about how to keep your kids safe in their online and social media activity.
Marfa High School now has eSport teams, which compete against other school districts in online video games.
This eSports team is playing against Maud High School from northeast Texas in Apex.
New opportunities when you are a Shorthorn!
RED RIBBON WEEK! October 24th-28th.
Alexa Briones and Zaley Porter, our Marfa ISD HART Ambassadors, hand out buttons and stickers to students to spread the word about last week's National School Lunch Week, and this month's National Farm to School Month. Marfa ISD's school cafeteria proudly serves locally, meaning all our food and drinks are from Texas growers and producers.
Eat healthy and be a Shorthorn!
More pictures from the Advanced Art class 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!
Please join us with your family for our Shorthorn success night! Tonight is Freshman and Sophomore families.
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!
