The Marion County Board of Elections has released the list of issues and candidates who filed petitions prior to the Wednesday afternoon deadline for the May 5, 2015 Primary / Special Election. Since there are no opposing candidate races within the same party, the May 2015 Primary will be considered a Primary / Special election […]
River Valley FFA learns skills as part of Parliamentary Procedure Contest
December 8, 2014 by
The River Valley FFA recently competed in the Sub-District Parliamentary Procedure Contest. Parliamentary Procedure entails the proper way to run a business meeting. During the contest, which includes eight members on the team, all except the President and Vice President receive an ability they must complete. For example, they could be given “Recess”, or “Division […]
Craft Shows set for River Valley and Primrose on Saturday
December 4, 2014 by
River Valley High School and Primrose Retirement Community of Marion will be hosting craft shows on Saturday, December 6, 2014. The River Valley Christmas Craft and Candy Show will run from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. There will be lots of Christmas crafts, decorations, homemade crafts of all sorts, candy, oils, candles and lots of […]
River Valley FFA Holds Scholarship Luncheon
November 24, 2014 by
The River Valley FFA recently held its quarterly Scholarship Luncheon. In order to attend the luncheon, members must maintain grades of A’s and B’s throughout a 9 weeks grading period. If they do so, they receive free pizza and pop one day during their lunch period. “This is a great way to keep our students […]
Three Marion Elementary Schools Achieve 100 Percent Passage of Third Grade Reading Guarantee
November 20, 2014 by
Nearly 96 percent of last year’s eligible third-graders across the state met Ohio’s new reading criteria for promotion to the fourth grade, according to data submitted and reviewed by Ohio’s school districts. Seven Marion-area schools beat that statewide percent. In fact, three schools saw 100 percent of their eligible third graders advance, including Elgin Elementary […]
Faulkner Receives FFA Degree at National Convention
November 12, 2014 by
At the 87th National FFA Convention and Expo, Julya Faulkner, a member of the River Valley FFA, received her American FFA Degree. The American FFA Degree is the highest degree an FFA member can achieve and only a select few have the honor of doing so. To earn the American Degree, effective January 1st, 2015, […]
River Valley Announces Youth Basketball Registration Dates
October 23, 2014 by
River Valley Youth Basketball will be hosting three registration nights for their winter youth basketball program. The program is open to all River Valley Boys and Girls in the third, fourth, fifth and sixth grades. The 4th, 5th, 6th Grade Programs participate in the Marion County Basketball Association League. The 3rd Grade Program is a […]
River Valley FFA Raises $1335 For Make-a-Wish Foundation
October 10, 2014 by
The River Valley FFA recently held a successful 2nd Annual Ride For Wishes Bike-a-Thon. The purpose of the bike-a-thon was to raise money for the Make A Wish Foundation of Central Ohio. The Foundation grants wishes to children with serious medical conditions and was very beneficial to at least one former River Valley FFA member. […]
River Valley FFA Holding Annual Ride-For-Wishes
September 4, 2014 by
The River Valley FFA is holding their 2nd Annual Ride-For-Wishes bike-a-thon on Saturday, September 20, 2014, from 9:00 a.m. to Noon at River Valley High School. The bike ride will be a choice of 8 or 14 miles. A minimum of $25 in donations is required to participate, and can be turned in with the […]
RV FFA Members Attend Washington Leadership Conference
August 27, 2014 by
Every year, FFA members join from across the nation to better their leadership skills and learn how to take action on those skills in their chapter. While touring our nation’s capital and seeing the overwhelming amount of landmarks, attendees at the Washington Leadership Conference in Washington D.C. are introduced to different ways of getting their […]
