Marietta Public Schools

Update: Basketball pictures have been postponed until Wednesday, Dec. 9.

Marietta parents here are a few announcements regarding pictures and yearbook: Basketball Pictures will take place on Wednesday and order forms will be handed out on Monday by your child's coach. Please make sure they have the correct uniform. Santa pictures will be Friday, December 4th for the Primary Elementary School only. Order forms will be distributed this week. Please do not send the order forms with your child until Friday. Yearbooks are $55 until December 17th, after that they will go up to $65. You can order online by going to the High school about page at this website and clicking on the Nows Your Chance button or you can pick up an order form in the High School Office. https://www.mariettaisd.org/o/marietta-ps/page/about-our-school--47 If you have any questions please email Lindsey Ramon at lramon@mariettaisd.org.

Congratulations to November Elementary Student of the Months: 3rd grade, kneeling: Logan Rodriguez, Anali Barron, Mallory Robertson, Austin Chea. 4th Grade, on bench: Justice Jones, Rogelio Rueda Estrada, Nathalie Sanchez Salas, David Reyes. 5th Grade, standing: Andy Gomez, Karrington Staton, William Watson, Asael Barrientos-Garcia.

Huge thank you to Eric Grisham with Get Roofed and their donation of 10 turkeys to the Marietta high school student council food drive! Marietta high school greatly appreciates our local businesses supporting our students.

The Marietta High School Student Council will be hosting a drive-thru food drive on Thursday, November 19. Food can be dropped off in front of the high school from 9:00-3:00. Anyone who would like to donate a turkey to a needy family can call the high school office at 276.3204

Due to COVID regulations and spacing in our cafeteria, Marietta School Cafeteria will not be offering a Thanksgiving meal for parents/family visitors this year. We hope to resume this tradition next year.

A reminder that any student that is on quarantine or distance learning can still receive free breakfast or lunch. Meals to go are available during these times: Breakfast 7:15 am to 9:45 am and Lunch 10:45 t0 12:30.

Marietta Family, Due to increased positive cases of COVID, Marietta High School will transition to distance learning beginning tomorrow, Friday, November 13th. This is only for the high school site. All other sites will remain in person at this time and buses will run as scheduled. High school students will return to in person learning after Thanksgiving break on November 30th. The safety of our staff and students is our number one priority and we are monitoring the cases closely. Thank you for supporting our efforts in this unprecedented time. Thank you, Brandi Naylor Superintendent

Quincy Walker runs the ball during the November 7 football game against Coalgate (Photo by Charles Brown).

If you are a veteran, either active duty, retired, reserve or national guard, The OSSAA would like to invite you to attend the first round of the football playoffs for free! That’s right, all veterans and one guest will be admitted free of charge onThursday, November 12th and Friday November 13th to all OSSAA first round football games. The OSSAA appreciates the sacrifices of all veterans, and hopes you will take advantage of this opportunity. Simply show your Military ID card, or driver’s license that shows your military status at the gate this Thursday or Friday, and you and a guest will be omitted free of charge. See you at the game, and thank you for your service! Marietta's first round playoff game is Thursday, November 12th at 7:00 pm at Community Christian school in Norman.

Congratulations to Mrs. Sara Gore - October Middle School Teacher of the Month.

October Middle School Students of the Month. Congratulations to 8th graders Fernando Fernandez, Joley Heydon, 7th graders Jayvin Pelley, Jayci Waldrop and 6th graders Mayer Mansfield and Blanca Salazar.

Senior night festivities about to start at McClain Stadium.

Elementary parents: If your student did not come home with their cookie dough yesterday it is because the packages were too large for them to try and transport home. Please stop by the office today to pick-up.

Congratulations to our girls & boys cross country teams! Both placed 3rd at State today! Madison Lemons was 6th individually & Wyatt Vinson 10th.

The Primary School GEM for October is Mrs. Sheri Willis! Congratulations!

Reminder for elementary parents that tomorrow is cookie dough delivery. Available for pick-up at noon.

Parents, Picture retakes will be Tuesday November 3rd in the primary gym and the high school library. Have a happy and safe Halloween!

Congratulations to Freshman Rebekah Alberda and Sophomore Cade Scarbough, they are Marietta high school's October students of the month. Great job!!!

Congratulations to Micaela Sanchez, she is Marietta high school's STAR educator for October. Mrs. Sanchez is glue that binds the whole school together. She is hard worker and goes above and beyond for all of the students and as the secretary she helps, in one way or another, everyone! Congratulations!!!