Marietta City Schools

☕ Coffee & Conversation — Round Two!

Dr. Schaeffer is excited to invite everyone to our second Coffee & Conversation happening this Tuesday, October 28, 2025, at Stoked from 9:00–10:30 a.m.

Come enjoy a cup of coffee while supporting a great local business and taking the opportunity to share your questions, praises, concerns, and ideas directly with our district’s Superintendent.

We hope to see you there!

7-12 Grade students mark your calendars for the BB2C Family Career Fest on November 6, 2025. From 4-7 p.m. at the Washington County Fair Grounds Jr. Fair Building there will be career exploration activities and opportunities, free pizza, prizes, games and so much more! We hope you will take advantage of this incredible opportunity and start planning for your future!

Our annual Veteran's Day assembly will take place November 10, from 8-9:30 a.m.. There will be breakfast provided for veterans starting at 7:30 a.m., we hope to see many veterans in attendance as this is one of our favorite events of the year! 🇺🇸

Just a reminder that there will be no school for students tomorrow, October 20, 2025. Enjoy the long weekend Tigers!

You're invited to our first Coffee with Care at Marietta Elementary!

📅 Date: October 21
🕘 Time: 9:00 a.m.
📍 Location: Marietta Elementary Cafeteria

Families of our 3rd-6th grade students, come enjoy coffee, light refreshments, and an open conversation focused on strengthening parent/school communication. Let’s work together to support your child’s success through stronger connections and shared goals.

We can’t wait to see you there!

Enjoy a cozy and supportive morning at Phillips Elementary this Friday.

📅 Date: October 17
🕘 Time: 9:00 a.m.
📍 Location: Phillips Elementary

We're inviting all PreK–2nd grade families (Phillips and Washington) to connect over coffee, refreshments, and conversation as we share helpful tips and resources to make the back-to-school season smoother for you and your child.

We hope you will join us for this incredible series this year!

We LOVE when our MHS students get involved with our younger Tigers and that's exactly what will be happening at the Trunk or Treat event on October 19. From 4-6 p.m. join our MHS students at the MHS Davis Avenue Parking lot for games, prizes and of course.... candy! We hope to see many of you there!

Incredible limited capacity (hurry and register!) opportunity for students interested in science, space, medicine and more. Hear from Dr. Jonathan B. Clark, a neurologist, flight surgeon, & space medicine expert who has worked with NASA, the U.S. Navy, & commercial space companies like SpaceX & Virgin Galactic. He’s supported space shuttle missions, high-altitude stratospheric jumps, and even helped prepare humans for travel to Mars. Connect with faculty and students in Marietta College’s physics program.

Date: Wednesday, October 29th, 2025
Time: 11:00 - 2:00 Lunch is included
Registration starts at 11:00
Location: Marietta College, Marietta Ohio 45750
Parking will be in the Physician's Assistant(PA) parking lot on the corner of Butler and 3rd, Marietta, OH 45750

If you have any questions, please contact Kristi Leonard-Webber at klwebber@bb2careers.org.

Sign up here https://bb2c.as.me/schedule/4efcd32d/?appointmentTypeIds[]=83855550

Tabby needs your help! Tabby's Clothesline is a community driven service that provides free clothing, school supplies and much more to students in need. Check out the flyers below and find us at the Fort Frye vs. Marietta Football game on 10/10. We appreciate your support and help in making this incredible program possible.

Just a reminder to all of our families:

🕑 Thursday, October 2 – Students will be dismissed 2 hours early for Parent-Teacher Conferences.

🚫 Friday, October 3 – No School for students.

Please plan accordingly and reach out to your school if you have any questions. Thank you and enjoy the long weekend!

It's that time of year and the Marietta Wall of Sound will look to compete against 7 other bands during the 64th annual Band-O-Rama. This event will be at Don Drumm Stadium on October 4, 2025 and will begin at 4:45 p.m. with the gates opening at 2:30 p.m.
Come out and support The Wall of Sound!

Saturday September 27, from 11-2 p.m. at Don Drumm Stadium will be the free community event "Steps for Inclusion". The event is being put on by UnPuzzled Parents Connect, but any funds raised through donations will help them open a dedicated space for therapies, activities and family programing. The event will feature fun for the whole family including:

-Sensory games around the track
-A petting zoo
-Trackless train rides
-Carnival games
-Bounce house and inflatables
- Food trucks & sweet treats
-Prizes & raffle tickets

Be sure to register using the QR Code attached in the flyer!

Last week Marietta City School District received a 3 star rating on it's annual state report card. You can see some of the highlights in the graphic below and read more in depth in the following article link.

https://www.mariettacityschools.k12.oh.us/article/2434975

Students in grades K-8 looking for a healthy and fun activity should consider joining the Marietta Youth Run Club. The first meeting of the group will be Wednesday September 3rd at 5:30 p.m. at the Broughton Complex. You can ask questions or sign up by texting 740-336-0941.

REMINDER: Parents, please see the important link below regarding your "Parents Bill of Rights". This link will help you navigate to a document on Infinite Campus that needs to be completed asap. Until it has been signed and completed, it will affect the services your student can receive at MCSD. Thank you! https://aptg.co/ndx1bs

Join us Sunday from 1-3 at the historic Lafayette Hotel for the Annual Community Resource Fair hosted by GoPacks. There will be plenty of information on resources and programs across the community and we will be there as well to discuss all things MCSD with you. We hope to see you there!

Marietta Band Boosters are holding a fundraiser Friday August 15. If you go to Qdoba from 5p.m. until close then 25 percent of your sale will go directly to Marietta's Band program. Go get some good food and support these kids!

Here are our updated bus routes and rules & regulations for the 25-26 school year. Please note that several of our bus numbers have changed. You'll notice those changes at the top of the pdf below. If you have any questions, please reach out to tgober@mariettacsdoh.org or call (740) 374-6525.


25-26 Bus Routes:
https://aptg.co/GRDlT_

25-26 Bus Rules & Regulations:
https://aptg.co/R8xHMq

Mrs. Thompson (Spanish Teacher) is leading a tour to Spain and Italy with EF Tours in July of 2026 with only a few spots left. If you're interested, email her at jthompson@mariettacsdoh.org

Check out the flyers below!