Education

The Marion County Board of Education typically approves items on its consent agenda with limited discussion, but that wasn't the case during the May 10 board meeting.

Vice-Chairman Ed Hacker initially made a motion to approve the consent items, with one exception, a proposed trip by the girls basketball team to play in the Nike Tournament of Champions, Dec. 18-23, in Phoenix, Ariz.

A majority of the school board voted in favor of replacing the press box roof at the high school football field.

Architect George Birk of RossTarrant Architects said the roof is in need of repairs and he recommended replacing it.

MCHS Athletic Director Stacey Hall said football coaches stand on the roof to film and scout games. Under KHSAA guidelines, he said they are required to provide access to coaches at the highest point at the field.

The Marion County school district recently hired a new superintendent and Marion County High School could soon hire a new principal.

Monday evening, members of the MCHS site-based decision making council reviewed a total of eight applications and they plan to interview the top three candidates Friday. (Originally, 10 people applied for the job, but two withdrew.)

Stacey Hall, Glenn Spalding and Greg Suhr are the finalists to become the next MCHS principal.