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The East Marion Gospel Choir (photo above), under the direction of Performing Arts Director Gary McCullum, performs a pair of selections before members of the Marion County School Board at a recent meetins at East Marion High School. The gospel choir is one of several new creative arts programs added to their curriculum. Gary McCullum (photo below), the new performing arts director for the Marion County School District, has dedicated his life to using the world of creative arts to inspire one student at a time. | Photos by Danny O'Fallon

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MCSD broadens curriculum with new arts programs
By DANNY OFALLON - Publisher
Fri,09/24/21-10:00PM , 2,457 Reads
As Marion County students kicked off their new school year last month, they received an unexpected surprise in the form of several new courses to choose from, many of which have never been offered in the district, and it's a good example of the phenomenal job the Marion County School District is doing in searching, finding and utilizing al
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Workers use a hydraulic lift Tuesday to erect the framework that will be used to stretch a custom canopy entirely over the ice skating rink on Second Street for this year's Experience Columbia holiday festivities. | Photo by Danny O'Fallon

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Building a canopy to protect ice rink
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Fri,09/24/21-4:20PM , 1,447 Reads
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I’ll take a board game any time
By DANNY OFALLON - Publisher
Fri,09/24/21-1:06PM , 1,131 Reads
I would have never imagined, as a kid, how far technology could have advanced to reach where the world is today in gaming. In fact, a common perception back then was that those little electronic gadgets were just a fad and would never catch-on as far as mainstream use or popularity.
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Gary McCullum, the new performing arts director for Marion County Schools, leads members of the East Marion Gospel Choir (photo above) in a couple of selections at the beginning of the MCSB meeting Monday night. McCullum will be at the helm of several new and enhanced performing arts courses that were added this year to the district's curriculum. Krista Overby (photo below) performs an astounding rendition of the National Anthem before members of the Marion County School Board, students, parents and faculty at the beginning of Monday night's board meeting at East Marion High School. | Photos by Danny O'Fallon

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County schools extend mask mandate to Oct. 11
By DANNY OFALLON - Publisher
Fri,09/17/21-9:00PM , 1,882 Reads
All students who attend Marion County Schools will be required to continue wearing masks until Oct. 11, according to an announcement this week from Marion County School District Superintendent Michael Day.
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