The Marshalltown Community School District confirmed 16 new cases of COVID-19 among students and employees on Friday • Total cases among students: 11 • To
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T-R PHOTO BY LANA BRADSTREAM MHS/Community Auditorium Manager Alan Paxson shows off the new carpet recently placed on the steps of the facility. He said there are 70,000 square feet of carpeting, so replacing everything will occur in stages. The mauve carpet on the steps has been replaced with blue.
An effort is underway to rename the MHS/Community Auditorium to the Marshalltown Performing Arts Center, as well as maintaining its status as a world-class venue.
Bill Fitzgerald, project manager and former member of the MHS/Community Foundation, said good things are in the works for the auditorium.
The Marshalltown Community School District confirmed seven new cases of COVID-19 among students and employees on Friday
⢠Total cases among students: two
⢠Total cases among staff: five
Due to winter break, the report reflects the data gathered from Dec. 18 report through Wednesday.
The previous report, released on Dec. 19, confirmed 11 cases – seven in students and four among staff. Reports prior to that include Dec. 11, 13 cases; Dec. 4, 20 cases; Nov. 27, 18 cases; Nov. 20, 27 cases; Nov. 14, 24 cases; Nov. 7, 34 cases; Oct. 30, 13 cases; Oct. 23, six cases; Oct. 16, four cases; Oct. 9, five; Oct. 2, four; and Sept. 25, four.
The district started weekly COVID-19 case reports on Sept. 18, in which seven cases were confirmed.
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The Marshalltown Community School District confirmed new 11 cases of COVID-19 among students and employees on Friday
• Total cases among students: seven
• Total cases among staff: four
The previous report, released on Dec. 11, confirmed 13 cases – 10 in students and three in staff. Reports prior to that include Dec. 4, 20 cases; Nov. 27, 18 cases; Nov. 20, 27 cases; Nov. 14, 24 cases; Nov. 7, 34 cases; Oct. 30, 13 cases; Oct. 23, six cases; Oct. 16, four cases; Oct. 9, five; Oct. 2, four; and Sept. 25, four.
The district started weekly COVID-19 case reports on Sept. 18, in which seven cases were confirmed.
A report on the number of COVID-19 cases within the district is shared weekly on Fridays. Each report shares the total number of new, confirmed cases among students and staff members throughout the district since the time of the previous report.
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Students at Lenihan Intermediate School have spent this year with masks and desk shields. Even though grades have fallen, the students are happy to be in the classroom.
Marshalltown Community School District officials know COVID-19 is primarily spreading in the community, so having students in classrooms is not only safe for their health but important for their academic growth.
While the academics might be struggling, the health of the students and their happiness has been stable. Students have already experienced the first two-week remote learning period before the Thanksgiving break in November. They returned to their classrooms on Dec. 1.