Fairfax R-3 elementary, junior high and high school students were honored at an assembly held Friday, May 24, 2019, in the high school gym.

Shelby Hurst recognized the kindergartners. Awards were presented to: Adi Bates – Astonishing Singer, Shoe Tying Award, Can Count to 100, Excellence in Science, Excellence in Social Studies, Shape Expert, Excellence in Math, Excellence in Reading, Excellence in Writing, Level 3 Sight Words, and AR Reader with 30.3 Points at 1.6 Book Level; Alex Pickard – Mr. Beautiful Handwriting, Shoe Tying Award, Can Count to 100, Excellence in Science, Excellence in Social Studies, Shape Expert, Excellence in Math, Excellence in Reading, Level 1 Sight Words, and AR Reader with 13.1 Points at 1.2 Book Level; Ava Oswald – Greatest Growing Award for Reading, Shoe Tying Award, Can Count to 100, Excellence in Science, Excellence in Social Studies, Shape Expert, Excellence in Math, Excellence in Reading, Class Kindness Award, Level 3 Sight Words, and AR Reader with 32.9 Points at 1.8 Book Level; Eli Auwarter – Incredible Door Holder, Knows Numbers 1-20, Excellence in Science, Excellence in Social Studies, Knows All Letter Sounds; Gabe Cain – Marvelous Mathematician, Can Count to 100, Shape Expert, Excellence in Math, Knows All Letter Sounds, Excellence in Science, Excellence in Social Studies, Excellence in Writing, and Handwriting Award; Joel Vance – Super Friend Award, Can Count to 100, Shape Expert, Knows All Letter Sounds, Excellence in Science, Excellence in Social Studies, and Reading Log Champion; Parker Woodring – Most Fabulous Line Leader, Shoe Tying Award, Can Count to 100, Excellence in Science, Excellence in Social Studies, Shape Expert, Excellence in Math, Excellence in Reading, Excellence in Writing, Responsibility Class Award, Level 1 Sight Words, and AR Reader with 7.8 Points at 0.9 Book Level; Patrick Wheeler – Mr. Smiley Award, Can Count to 100, Excellence in Science, Excellence in Social Studies, Shape Expert, Excellence in Math, Level 1 Sight Words, and AR Reader with 4.7 points at 0.8 Book Level; Wendy Hurst – First Rate Addition Star, Shoe Tying Award, I Know My Address & Phone Number, Can Count to 100, Excellence in Science, Excellence in Social Studies, Shape Expert, Excellence in Math, Excellence in Reading, Excellence in Writing, Level 5 Sight Words, and Top AR Reader with 57.8 points at 2.5 Book Level; Zach Koop – Mr. Dazzling Smile, Shoe Tying Award, I Know My Address & Phone Number, Can Count to 100, Excellence in Science, Excellence in Social Studies, Shape Expert, Excellence in Math, Excellence in Reading, Class Kindness Award, Level 4 Sight Words, Reading Log Champ, and AR Reader with 20.7 Points at 1.2 Book Level.

Twilla Clark presented the following awards to the first graders: Kaylee Allen – Reading Circle, Awesome Author, Skittles Award; Geb Burke – Reading Circle, Awesome Author, Math Award, Sweet Tarts Award; Zander Grossman – Reading Circle, Awesome Author, Spelling Award, Snickers Award; Dominick Bradbury – Reading Circle, Awesome Author, Skittles Award, Most Reading Log Minutes; Lincoln Hogue – Reading Circle, Awesome Author, Gummy Bear Award; Delaney Oswald – Reading Circle Award, Awesome Author, Spelling Award, Kit Kat Award; Mackenzie Oswald – Reading Circle Award, Awesome Author , Kit Kat Award; Gabriel Rhoades – Reading Circle Award, Awesome Author, Whoppers Award; Ben Umbarger – Reading Circle Award, Awesome Author, Fun Dip Award; Alex Wintz – Reading Circle, Awesome Author, Communication Arts, Spelling, Math Awards, Snickers Award and 2nd most Reading Log Minutes; Lela Wright – Reading Circle, Awesome Author, Math Award, Jolly Ranchers Award, and 3rd highest Reading Log Minutes.

Whitney Schebaum recognized the second graders with awards. Recipients included: Deyton Burke – Hard Worker, Avery Fast – Happy Helper, Gabriella Hogue – Class Sunshine, Brenna Kingery – Future Teacher, Riley Koop – Technology Guru, Jude Long – Extra Organized, Aliyah Pearce – Simply Sweet, and Gabriella Hogue – Most Improved; Reading Circle Award (read 20 books) – everyone in the class; Reading (A’s all four quarters) – Deyton Burke, Avery Fast, Brenna Kingery, Riley Koop, and Jude Long; Math (A’s all four quarters) – Deyton Burke, Avery Fast, Brenna Kingery, Riley Koop, and Aliyah Pearce; Spelling (A’s all four quarters) – Deyton Burke, Avery Fast, Brenna Kingery, Riley Koop, and Aliyah Pearce; AR Points – 20 points or more – Gabriella Hogue; 30 points – Brenna Kingery, Jude Long, and Aliyah Pearce; 40 points or more – Riley Koop; 60 points or more – Avery Fast and Deyton Burke, Top Reader – Deyton Burke, and Reading Award – Avery Fast.

Samantha Stadel recognized her third graders and presented the following awards: (the following three awards are for earning A’s all four quarters) – Reading Royalty: Henry Smith; Super Spellers: Avery Alvarez, Lataveon Brown, Leila Knight, Knox Oswald, Henry Smith, Jaxson Smith, and Brady Umbarger; and Math Whiz: Knox Oswald, Henry Smith, and Mack Smith. The next awards are based off of the students’ AR points – Ace Allen (20 Point Club); Leila Knight (30 Point Club); Carley Graham (40 Point Club); Lataveon Brown, Tyler Duering, and Emma Vance (50 Point Club); Avery Alvarez (70 Point Club); Knox Oswald (80 Point Club); Jaxson Smith, Mack Smith, and Brady Umbarger (100 Point Club); and Henry Smith (200 Point Club). The whole third grade will earn the Reading Circle Certificate – Ace Allen, Avery Alvarez, Lataveon Brown, Tyler Duering, Carley Graham, Leila Knight, Knox Oswald, Henry Smith, Jaxson Smith, Mack Smith, Brady Umbarger, and Emma Vance.

Libby Lotter presented the following awards to the fourth graders: Super Spellers – Chloe Vernon, Johnny Pickard, Piper Morris, Mason Kingery, Trenton Frohn, and Erin Eyman; Math Whiz – Mason Kingery; Coding Expert – Erin Eyman, Trenton Frohn, Mason Kingery, Alex Martin, Connor Miller, Piper Morris, Carter Oswald, Johnny Pickard, Tycen Skeen, Chloe Vernon, and Chase Gayler; Reading Circle (8 fiction, 6 nonfiction) – Connor Miller; Science Award – Mason Kingery and Trenton Frohn; 10 Point Club – Chase Gayler; 30 Point Club – Tycen Skeen and Alex Martin; 60 Point Club – Carter Oswald; 70 Point Club – Johnny Pickard; 80 Point Club – Trenton Frohn; 100 Point Club – Chloe Vernon, Piper Morris, Connor Miller, Mason Kingery, and Erin Eyman; Top Reader – Mason Kingery; and Excellence in Communication Arts – Mason Kingery.

The following fifth grade awards were presented by Melissa Gaines: AR 100 point club – Tate Johnson and Austin Helfers; Super Scientist Award (MAP tested in Science) – Holly Litherbury, Tate Johnson, Cyle Gilpin, Joaquin Hill, and Austin Helfers; Earning A’s all 4 quarters – Tate Johnson (Communication Arts, Math, Science, Spelling and Social Studies),  Holly Litherbury (Spelling), Austin Helfers (Spelling).

Jennifer Blakeman presented the following fifth grade awards: Maintained no less than an A- all four quarters in Math – Kendall Kingery, Charlie Smith, Luke Swinehart, and Clayton Vernon; Maintained no less than an A- all four quarters in Social Studies – Kendall Kingery and Charlie Smith; Maintained no less than an A- all four quarters in Communication Arts – KayDee Duering and Charlie Smith; Maintained no less than an A- all four quarters in Science – Charlie Smith; Maintained no less than an A- all four quarters in Spelling – Kendall Kingery, Cowen O’Riley, Grace Oswald, Alicia Ramirez, Blake Simmons, Luke Swinehart, Clayton Vernon, and Payton Woodring; Improved from Semester 1 to Semester 2 (Communication Arts) – Lillie Mason, Bryson Palmer, Blake Simmons, Velvet Williams, and Payton Woodring; Improved from Semester 1 to Semester 2 (Social Studies) – Bryson Palmer, Luke Swinehart, and Payton Woodring; AR awards – 100 Point Club: Alicia Ramirez, Blake Simmons, and Velvet Williams; 200 Point Club: Cowen O’Riley, Charlie Smith, and Clayton Vernon; 300 Point Club: KayDee Duering, Kendall Kingery, and Luke Swinehart; Improved and exceeded AR point goal from Semester 1 to Semester 2 – KayDee Duering, Kendall Kingery, Lillie Mason, Bryson Palmer, Blake Simmons, Charlie Smith, Luke Swinehart, Clayton Vernon, and Velvet Williams.

Students recognized for having perfect attendance for the second semester and the 2018-2019 school year were: Greenley Grossman, Smart Steps Preschool; Zander Grossman, first  grade; Brenna Kingery, second grade; Tyler Duering, third grade; Trenton Frohn, Mason Kingery, Carter Oswald, and Chloe Vernon, fourth grade; Joaquin Hill, fifth grade; and Kendall Kingery, sixth grade.

The following high school awards were presented:

Perfect Attendance – Trenton Kingery and Tony Skeen

275 Scholar Athlete Awards – Tyler Brown, Kilea Cooper, Zach Garrison, Shan-na Gilpin, Jaycee Graves, Jesse Graves, and Shelbey Morris

Optimist Essay Winners ($25 each) – Jasey Smith, seventh grade, and Braden Graves, eighth grade

Sophomore Pilgrimage – Nicholas Hardisty

Missouri Leadership Seminar – Gena Mitchell

D.A.R.E. Role Model Certificates – Zach Garrison, Max Hopkins, Shelbey Morris, Katy Baker, Kinley Thornhill, Destany Theas, Tyler Brown, and Shanna Gilpin

Math Awards: Highest Points – Trenton Kingery, 7th Grade; Braden Graves, 8th Grade; Stormie Wallace and Melanie Thompson (Algebra 1A; Gena Mitchell, Algebra 2; Kilea Cooper, Algebra 3; and Jaecey Hill, Algebra 1

English Awards: Highest Points – English 1: 1st, Olivia Morris, and 2nd, Jaecey Hill; English 2: 1st, Nicholas Hardisty, and 2nd (tie), Ian Hedlund and Gena Mitchell; English 3: 1st, Jaycee Graves, and 2nd (tie), Jesse Graves and Kilea Cooper; English 4: 1st, Shelbey Morris, and 2nd, Kinley Thornhill; 8th Grade: 1st, Braden Graves, and 2nd, Charlie Litherbury; 7th Grade: 1st, Jasey Smith, and 2nd, Trenton Kingery; Drama: Shelbey Morris; and English Most Improved: Tony Skeen, Nina Ramirez, Jaelynn Hill, Katy Baker, Alex Ramirez, and Ty Kirkland

Biography Fair Awards: 1st, Shelbey Morris; 2nd, Jaycee Graves; 3rd, Kilea Cooper; and Best in Show, Melanie Thompson

Science Awards: Highest Points – 7th Grade, Trenton Kingery; 8th Grade, Braden Graves; Chemistry, Kilea Cooper; Physical Science, Jaecey Hill; Anatomy, Shelbey Morris; and Biology. Gena Mitchell

Art Awards: High School Art, Jaelynn Hill and Milana Shcherbakova; and Junior High Art, Alex Ramirez

History Awards: Highest Points – World History, Jaecey Hill and Raegan Crowley; 8th Grade, Braden Graves; 7th Grade, Trenton Kingery; Government, Nicholas Hardisty and Gena Mitchell; and American Government, Milana Shcherbakova

FACS Awards: Nutrition, Shanna Gilpin; Creative Foods, Shanna Gilpin; Career Development, Shanna Gilpin; and Entrepreneurship, Shanna Gilpin

Junior High Health: Braden Graves, 2nd Semester; Junior High Health, Jasey Smith; Junior High 7th FACS, Kendal Straub; Junior High FACS, Braden Graves; Health, Olivia Morris; International Foods, Jaelynn Hill; and Personal Finance Jaycee Graves

Agriculture Awards: Ag Science 2, Gena Mitchell; Ag Science 1, Olivia Morris; Ag Management, Zach Garrison; Ag Leadership, Jaycee Graves; Landscaping, Zach Garrison; Floriculture, Zach Garrison; 7th Grade, Trenton Kingery; 8th Grade, Natalie Hedlund; Ag Science 1, Raegan Crowley; and Ag Construction, Max Hopkins

PE Awards: Most Improved – Luke Roberson, Katy Baker, Jasey Smith, Cameron Oswald, and Trey Bowling

Spanish Awards: Spanish 1, Kilea Cooper; and Spanish, Gena Mitchell

Business Awards: Multimedia, Kinley Thornhill; Business Technology, Kinley Thornhill; 9th Business Technology, Olivia Morris; 3rd Quarter Junior High Keyboarding, Jasey Smith and Trenton Kingery; Fastest Typing Speed, Hayden Riley; 4th Quarter Junior High Keyboarding, Alex Ramirez; Fastest Typing Speed, Charlie Litherbury; Desktop Publishing/Yearbook Editor, Katy Baker;  and Business Manager, Zach Garrison; Yearbook Dedication – Mr. Jeremy Palmer

Fairfax Volunteer Firefighter Recognition – Tyler Brown and Max Hopkins

Girls State – Jesse Graves

Scholarships presented were: MFA Scholarship ($2,000) – Shelbey Morris; Tarkio First Baptist Church ($500) – Katy Baker; Jack and Patricia Bolton Scholarship ($500) – Katy Baker; Atchison County Development Corporation Scholarship ($1,000) – Tyler Brown; Miss Fairfax Scholarship from Fairfax Optimist Club and an anonymous donor ($1,000) – Katy Baker; Kenny Oliver Scholarship (Optimist Club – $300) – Shanna Gilpin; Fairfax Baptist Church Scholarships (two at $800) – Shelbey Morris and Max Hopkins; PEO Scholarship ($200) – Shanna Gilpin; Young Entrepreneur Scholarship ($150) – Max Hopkins; Northwest Missouri Sportsman Club Scholarships (two at $400 each) – Max Hopkins and Zach Garrison; Rural Missouri Courage Award for students who live in small towns ($1,000) – Shanna Gilpin; Alumni Scholarship ($250) – Shanna Gilpin; NUCOR LMP Scholarship ($3,500) – Katy Baker; Louis Bell Scholarship ($300 renewable for three years totalling $1,200) – Shelbey Morris; CTA Scholarship ($500) – Shelbey Morris; Grace Finch Fairfax Christian Church Scholarships (two at $500) – Katy Baker and Shanna Gilpin; Missouri State-Springfield Missouri State Promise ($1,500 renewable for two years – Kinley Thornhill; Northwest Missouri State University American Dream (tuition) – Shanna Gilpin, A+ ($1,500) – Shanna Gilpin, Distinguished Scholar ($4,000) – Shanna Gilpin, and Distinguished Scholar Day ($500) – Shanna Gilpin; Northwest Missouri State University Merit ($1,000) – Max Hopkins; Central Missouri State (Warrensburg) Red & Black ($2,500) – Zach Garrison, Alumni ($500) – Zach Garrison, Boys’ State ($1,500) – Zach Garrison; University of Nebraska – Lincoln Ruth Leverton Scholarship ($13,000) – Shelbey Morris.