Marion Education Foundation

Citizenship Awards

Citizenship Awards are given to students in kindergarten (five awards)"Spanky Award", fifth grade (five awards) "Bert Karrer Citizenship Award", and eighth grade (four awards) "Marion Education Foundation Citizenship Award". Marion Education Foundation asks principals and teachers to nominate one student from each class who exhibits the following criteria:

100% effort in the classroom
The highest level of character
Pride in their school
Team play and sportsmanship in all extra-curricular activities
Respect for all teachers, employees and students of Marion ISD

Traditions Award is a special way to honor Marion ISD employees, family members and friends. The award is given to someone who has served as a role model to students, parents, family and friends. They must truly believe in the district's values of excellence and honors the traditions that make this district and community strong recognizes the need for daily acts of kindness.

Citizenship-"Spanky" Award 2011


Kindergarten, From Left to Right with their Teachers behind them : Summer Adams-Mrs. Sala, Hayden Hartman-Mrs. Moore, Elise Aguero-Ms. Cooper, and Rhianna Gonzales-Mrs. Chambers	First Grade, From Left to Right: Maegan Lleverino, Sophia Jung, Roman Gallegos, Alicia Aguilar, and Stacey Hartmann
	Each Year the Marion Education Foundation Awards students in grades K-2 Citizenship Awards. The Kindergarten, First and Second Graders received the "Spanky" Award. This award was named after a long time resident of Krueger Elementary School. "Spanky", the rabbit. The teachers pick the student who best exemplifies the following traits • 100% effort in the classroom, • The highest level of character • Pride in their school • Team play and sportsmanship in all extra-curricular activities • Respect for all teachers, employees and students of Marion ISD
Second Grade, From Left to Right Easton Allen, Zachary Rudloff, Jennifer Aguilar and (not pictured) Samuel Montoya

Third Grade, From Left to Right: Madyson Schulze, Catherine Koehler, MacKenzie Hodges, Christopher Cheatham and (not pictured) Alissa Saucedo	Fourth Grade, From Left to Right: Emma Murray, Austin Hodges and (not Pictured) Jesslyn Cogdill, Nathan Elizondo, Samson Montoya
	Each Year the Marion Education Foundation Awards students in grades 3-5 Citizenship Awards. The Third, Fourth and Fifth Graders receive the Bert Karrer Award. This award was named after a long time principal of Krueger Elementary School and High School Coach. The teachers pick the student who best exemplifies the following traits: 100% effort in the classroom, The highest level of character * Pride in their school Team play and sportsmanship in all extra-curricular activities Respect for all teachers, employees and students of Marion ISD
Fifth Grade, From Left to Right: Aylen Gonzalez, Tucker Woods, Kendra Kappelmann, Samantha Hopper and Madison Ross

2011: Marion Middle School, Tom Dekunder Campus students Awarded the Marion
Education Foundation Citizenship-Bert Karrer Award.

8th Grade From Left to Right Eighth Graders: Amy Stoermer, Cami Davis, Alex Rojas and Richard Henke

Each Year the Marion Education Foundation Awards students in grades 6-8 Citizenship Awards. The Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Graders received the Charles Ingersoll Award. This award was named after an honored and long time School Studies Teacher, Charles Ingersoll.. The teachers pick thestudent who best exemplifies the following traits:

100% effort in the classroom,
The highest level of character
Pride in their school
Team play and sportsmanship in all extra-curricular activities
Respect for all teachers, employees and students of Marion ISD

Receiving awards but not pictured are:
Sixth Graders: Tyler Fisher, Zada Washington, Dakota Timmermann and J.D. Raggio
Seventh Graders: R.J. Torres, Clarissa Troncoso, Kathryn Newman and
Kathryn Hunt