The Marshalltown Community School District offers high school students the opportunity to serve as Student School Board Representatives. These student leaders provide valuable perspectives and share updates on high school related events and activities. For the 2026-27 school year, the MCSD school board will hear from four representatives.

Audrey Miller-Phifer, a Senior at Marshalltown High School, is one of the four representatives. Learn more about Audrey and her Bobcat story by reading her responses to the following Q&A

What activities are you a part of at MHS?
Speech and Debate and Literature Over Lunch

What is your favorite subject and why?
Art, I have always been drawn (pun intended) to all things creative. Whether it’s painting, sculpting, collages, sewing, etc. I love all forms of artistic expression both physical and digital.

What has been your favorite memory so far at MHS and why?
My freshman year homecoming, it was my first ever school dance and just being able to goof off with my friends and get all fancy was a very exciting experience.

What is your proudest accomplishment?
Winning awards for my pictures from my photography class. It felt so validating and accomplishing to me as an artists that my works were being appreciated and being hung up in the Arts and Civics center and the MLA building. Truly my proudest moment.

What is the best piece of advice you have received so far?
That not all good things come easily.

What is your biggest dream or goal in life?
To do what makes me happy even if it means making sacrifices and tough decisions.

What are your plans for after high school?
I plan on getting my AA degree at MCC. Then transferring to a 4-year university to study fashion design and marketing.

What does it mean to you to embrace the lead?
To me embracing the lead means being a voice for others who don’t have the power to use their own. Not being a bystander, lifting others up, and taking up space. Do not be afraid to make your ideas and opinions be heard!