Fairfax preschoolers who earned awards included Dani Boyle, Wesley Long, Claire Oswald, Aubree Simmons, Ella Smith, Everlee Smith, Harper Smith, Patrick Swenson, and Cammie White.

 

The Fairfax Elementary students who were recognized by art teacher Kristine Price for their artistic talents were Wendy Hurst, Ava Oswald, Ryann Salmond, and Lane Reed.

 

The Fairfax typing students who were recognized by teacher Kristine Price for typing 30 plus words per minute were MJ May, Zander Grossman, Katie Avrett, Ava Oswald, Jaycee Stoner, Alex Wintz, and Ryann Salmond.

 

The Fairfax typing students who were recognized by teacher Kristine Price for typing 70 plus words per minute were Mackenzie Oswald and Delaney Oswald.

 

The Fairfax Battle of the Books participants were recognized by Shelby Hurst. They included Lela Wright, Alex Wintz, Mackenzie Oswald, Delaney Oswald, Ava Oswald, Wendy Hurst, Zach Koop, Adelynn Giddinge, Aspyn Fast, Emmett Umbarger, and Ryann Salmond.

 

Luke Swinehart and Chloe Vernon were recognized for having perfect attendance for the 2023-24 school year. (Ashley Grossman photos)

 

The students who earned the highest number of points in their history classes were, from left to right, Caroline Larson, Elsey Rogers, Anna Ohlensehlen, and Tate Johnson. Tate Johnson, Austin Helfers, and Amelia Larson were also recognized for earning perfect scores on the Missouri Constitution test. 

 

The students who were recognized for being involved with Hi-Step/TNT included Amelia Larson, Austin Helfers, KayDee Duering, Kendall Kingery, Mason Kingery, Grace Oswald, Jasey Smith, Tate Johnson, Carter Oswald, Clayton Vernon, Trent Kingery, Kendal Straub, Anna Ohlensehlen, Chloe Vernon, and Cowen O’Riley. Charlie Smith is not pictured.

 

The Scholar Bowl Team members were recognized for their participation and accomplishments this season. They include Amelia Larson, Chloe Vernon, Anna Ohlensehlen, Johnathan Pickard, Luke Swinehart, Clayton Vernon, Kendall Kingery, and Cowen O’Riley.

 

Earning A+ Scholarships were seniors Jasey Smith, Trent Kingery, Collin Hedlund, and Kendal Straub.

 

The Fairfax R-3 School District recognized its students during an awards assembly Wednesday, May 15, 2024, in the high school gym. Students received awards for classroom behavior, attendance, physical ed-ucation, keyboarding, read-ing, and good character accomplishments made this semester and school year, as well as scholarships during an awards assembly

Students earning recognition included:

PRESCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY

Preschool Awards: Dani Boyle – Reading Circle Certificate, Sweet Tarts Award (for being such a sweet friend to everyone in class), Firefly Award (for her ability to light up the classroom with her kind heart and smile), Enthusiastic Friend; Wesley Long – Reading Circle Certificate, Laffy Taffy Award (for having the most fun while learning), Cheetah Award (for his strength and speed as an athlete), Good Manners; Claire Oswald – Reading Circle Certificate, Fun Dip Award (for being eager to learn with a fun-loving attitude), Butterfly Award (for her ability to create beautiful illustrations and artwork), Happy Helper; Aubree Simmons – Reading Circle Certificate, Bubble Yum Award (for her fun and “bubbly” personality), Kangaroo Award (for always jumping into whatever they were doing or learning), Avid Reader; Ella Smith – Reading Circle Certificate, Gummy Bear Award (for being a caring and huggable classmate), Unicorn Award (for the magical way she sees the world and can always find the best in others), Helping Friend; Everlee Smith – Reading Circle Certificate, Skittles Award (for being the class fashionista who wore a rainbow of colors to school), Dolphin Award (for her adventurous heart that loves to explore and discover new things), Artistic Friend; Harper Smith – Reading Circle Certificate, Twizzler Award (for dancing through her work with a great attitude and a flair for learning), Spider Award (for her ability to spin together great stories that captivate readers and listeners), Socialite; Patrick Swenson – Reading Circle Certificate, M&Ms Award (for being a “marvelous and magnificent” student), Moose Award (for the huge amount of growth made this year), Ray of Sunshine; and Cammie White – Reading Circle Certificate, Kit Kat Award (for being by the teacher’s side and ready to give her a break when needed), Koala Award (for being brave and hanging in there even when things get tough), Good Citizen

Kindergarten Awards: Jack Clement – Reading Circle, Math Award, Shoe Tying Award, Farm Boy, Good Friend, Seuss-tastic Reader; Brylee Corbin – Math Award, Swing Champion, Good Friend, Outstanding Behavior, Shoe Tying Award, Seuss-tastic Reader; Daxton Ebrecht – Reading Circle, Math Award, Shoe Tying Award, Good Friend, Quick Worker, Star Climber, Seuss-tastic Reader; Garrett Reed – Reading Circle, Math Award, Good Friend, Seuss-tastic Reader, Outstanding Behavior, Music and Dance; Wade Reed – Reading Circle, Math Award, Good Friend, Seuss-tastic Reader, Keeps Us On Schedule; Charlie White – Reading Circle, Math Award, Shoe Tying Award, Good Friend, Seuss-tastic Reader, Great Performer, Curly Hair Award; Jackson Zumbrunnen – Reading Circle, Math Award, Shoe Tying Award, Good Friend, Loves to Share, Nature Expert, Seuss-tastic Reader

1st Grade Awards: Knowing 100 or more sight words and high frequency words – Lilly-Ann Bailey, Caiden Hines, Taylor Long, Sydnee Meier, Isaiah Price, Lane Reed, Alex Rhoades, Brentley Stevens, Nash Stevens; Reading Circle Certificate – Lilly-Ann Bailey, Caiden Hines, Taylor Long, Sydnee Meier, Brentley Stevens, Nash Stevens; Skittles Award – Lane Reed; Milky Way Award – Brentley Stevens; Starburst Award – Caiden Hines; Nerds Award – Isaiah Price; Twix Bar Award – Taylor Long; Lifesaver Award – Sydnee Meier; Sweet Tarts Award – Lilly-Ann Bailey; Crunch Bar Award – Alex Rhoades; Hershey’s Kiss Award – Nash Stevens; Ravenous Reader – Lilly-Ann Bailey;  Future Musician – Caiden Hines; Math Whiz – Taylor Long;  Future Teacher – Sydnee Meier; Best Smile – Isaiah Price; Amazing Artist – Lane Reed; Future Meteorologist – Alex Rhoades; Future Scientist – Brentley Stevens; Star Speller – Nash Stevens; Best Penmanship – Nash Stevens and Lane Reed; Monthly Reading Logs – Nash Stevens; Super Readers – Lilly-Ann Bailey (13 AR points), Caiden Hines (8 AR points), Taylor Long (18 AR points), Sydnee Meier (27 AR points), Lane Reed (6 AR points), Brentley Stevens (56 AR points), Nash Stevens (36 AR points)

2nd Grade Awards: AR point club awards: Paisleigh Daugherty, Abbi Umbarger, Lucy Heck, Ellee Salmond, Jo Hurst, Garrett Wintz, Ayden Harber, and Xavier Bradley; Reading Circle Certificate: Paisleigh Daugherty, Abbi Umbarger, Lucy Heck, Ellee Salmond, Jo Hurst, Garrett Wintz, Ayden Harber, and Xavier Bradley; Most likely to be a professional dancer – Paisleigh Daugherty, Most likely to be president one day – Ellee Salmond, Most likely to be a math whiz – Garrett Wintz, Most likely to make you laugh – Ayden Harber, Most likely to be an actress – Jo Hurst, Most likely to be a hairstylist – Abbi Umbarger, Most likely to make you smile – Lucy Heck, and Most likely to be a computer programmer – Xavier Bradley.

3rd Grade Awards: Haleena Allen – Reading Circle, AR 10 point club, most likely to own a lot of dogs; Addison Bortka – Reading Circle, AR 70 point club, most likely to become a cheerleader; Greenley Grossman – Reading Circle, AR 30 point club, most likely to become a teacher; Harper Hicks – Reading Circle, AR 70 point club, most likely to become an author; Presley Knight – Reading Circle, AR 20 point club, most likely to become a zookeeper; Jonah Long – Reading Circle, AR 60 point club, most likely to play for an MLB team; William Oswald – Reading Circle, AR 40 point club, most likely to play in the NFL; Eli Rogers – Reading Circle, AR 15 point club, most likely to make people laugh; Braleigh Stoner – Reading Circle, AR 75 point club, most likely to create their own app

4th Grade Awards: Reading Circle Certificate (reading 16 books and passing with 80% or more) – Aspyn Fast, Adelynn Giddinge, Trevelyan Hicks, Ryann Salmond, Emmett Umbarger; Accelerated Reader Point Club – Eli Auwarter (25 points), Trevelyan Hicks (50 points),  Ryann Salmond (100 points), Emmett Umbarger (125 points), Adelynn Giddinge (150 points), Aspyn Fast (200 points); Top Reading Scores – Aspyn Fast and Adelynn Giddinge; Top Math Scores – Ryann Salmond and Emmett Umbarger; Top Science Scores – Ryann Salmond and Emmett Umbarger; Top Social Studies Scores – Trevelyan Hicks; Top Spelling Scores – Adelynn Giddinge

5th Grade Awards: Zailynn Cook – The Taco Award, AR 25 Point Club; Wendy Hurst – Academic Excellence in Spelling, Academic Excellence in Math, Academic Excellence in Communication Arts, Academic Excellence in Science, Academic Excellence in Social Studies, Reading Circle Certificate, AR Points 200 Point Club, The Heart Award; Zach Koop – Academic Excellence in Spelling, Academic Excellence in Communication Arts, The Sports Award, AR 25 Point Club; Brody Landess-Avrett – Reading Circle Certificate, The Partner Award, AR 25 Point Club; MJ May – Academic Excellence in Spelling, Academic Excellence in Communication Arts, Academic Excellence in Social Studies, Reading Circle Certificate, AR 50 Point Club, The Sports Award; Ava Oswald – Academic Excellence in Math, Academic Excellence in Communication Arts, Academic Excellence in Science, Academic Excellence in Social Studies, Reading Circle Certificate, AR 175 Point Club, The Unicorn Award; Gabe Rhoades – The Scientific Award, AR 25 Point Club; Joel Vance – The Building Award; Patrick Wheeler – The Heart Award, AR 25 Point Club; Parker Woodring – The Ice Cream Award; Ayden Stoner – The Donut Award, AR 50 Point Club; Radlee Meier – The Building Award

6th Grade Awards: Maintained no less than an A- all for quarters in Math – Zander Grossman, Delaney Oswald, Mackenzie Oswald, Alex Wintz; Maintained no less than an A- all for quarters in Social Studies – Zander Grossman, Brooklyn Hestermann, Delaney Oswald, Ben Umbarger, Alex Wintz; Maintained no less than an A- all for quarters in Science – Delaney Oswald, and Alex Wintz; Maintained no less than an A- all for quarters in Spelling – Katie Avrett, Zander Grossman, Brooklyn Hestermann, Delaney Oswald, Mackenzie Oswald, Jaycee Stoner, Alex Wintz, Lela Wright; Improved from Semester 1 to Semester 2 in Math – Brooklyn Hestermann; Improved from Semester 1 to Semester 2 in Communication Arts – Dominick Bradbury; Improved from Semester 1 to Semester 2 in Social Studies – Kaylee Allen, Katie Avrett, Dominick Bradbury, Geb Burke, Lela Wright; Improved from Semester 1 to Semester 2 in Science – Kaylee Allen, Katie Avrett, Dominick Bradbury, Geb Burke, Brooklyn Hestermann, Jaycee Stoner, Ben Umbarger, Lela Wright; Improved & Exceeded AR point goal from Semester 1 to Semester 2 – Zander Grossman, Brooklyn Hestermann, Jaycee Stoner, Ben Umbarger, Lela Wright; IXL Certificate of Excellence in Math & ELA – Mikayla Drummond; AR awards – 100 point club: Delaney Oswald (119.1 points), Mackenzie Oswald (100.2 points), Alex Wintz (146.3 points); 200 point club: Brooklyn Hestermann (252.0 points); 300 point club: Jaycee Stoner (328.1 points); Reading Circle – 16 or more books with an 80% or above on tests: Kaylee Allen, Katie Avrett, Mikayla Drummond, Zander Grossman, Brooklyn Hestermann, Delaney Oswald, Mackenzie Oswald, Jaycee Stoner, Alex Wintz, Lela Wright

Elementary Typing Awards – 30 WPM Club: Eli Auwarter, Ryann Salmond, MJ May, Ava Oswald, Jaycee Stoner, Zander Grossman, Katie Avrett, and Alex Wintz; 40 WPM Club: Brooklyn Hesterman; and 50 WPM Club: Mackenzie Oswald, Lela Wright, and Delaney Oswald

Art Awards – Ava Oswald, Ryann Salmond, Lane Reed, and Wendy Hurst

Battle of the Books Participant Certificate – Lela Wright, Delaney Oswald, Mackenzie Oswald, Alex Wintz, Zach Koop, Ava Oswald, Wendy Hurst, Addy Giddinge, Ryann Salmond, Aspyn Fast, and Emmett Umbarger

JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOL

High school students earning recognition included:

Yearbook Staff Recognition – Kendal Straub, KayDee Duering, Izzy Ramirez, and Lillie Auwarter

Perfect Attendance – Luke Swinehart and Chloe Vernon

Highest Points in History – Caroline Larson, Elsey Rogers, Anna Ohlensehlen, and Tate Johnson.

Perfect Score on Missouri Constitution Test – Tate Johnson, Austin Hel-fers, and Amelia Larson

FACS Awards – Jarrad Jamison, Kendal Straub, Evan Rogers, Knox Oswald, Avery Fast, Elsey Rogers, Trent Kingery, Charlie Smith, KayDee Duering, and Thomas Church

Highest Points in Agriculture – Caroline Larson, Jaxson Smith, Chloe Vernon, Amelia Larson, Grace Oswald, Levi Brown, Kendal Straub, Collin Hedlund, Trent Kingery, Clayton Vernon, and Kendall Kingery

Outstanding Students in Agriculture – Deyton Burke, Knox Oswald, Trent Frohn, Tate Johnson, and Grace Oswald

Physical Education and Health Awards – Caroline Larson, Anna Ohlensehlen, and Austin Helfers

Highest Point and Impressive Art Awards – Elsey Rogers, Carter Oswald, Tate John-son, and Kendal Straub

Highest Points in Math and Computer Science – Deyton Burke, Knox Oswald, Anna Ohlensehlen, Amelia Larson, Luke Swinehart, Charlie Smith, and Tate Johnson.

Art Awards – Holly Litherbury and Elsey Rogers, junior high; and Carter Oswald and Tate Johnson, high school

English Awards – Olivia Woods, Jaxson Smith, Chloe Vernon, Amelia Larson, and Cowen O’Riley

Scholar Bowl Team Recog-nition – Amelia Larson, Chloe Vernon, Anna Ohlensehlen, Johnathan Pickard, Luke Swinehart, Clayton Vernon, Kendall Kingery, and Cowen O’Riley

Hi-Step/TNT Recognition – Amelia Larson, Austin Helfers, KayDee Duering, Kendall Kingery, Mason Kingery, Grace Oswald, Jasey Smith, Tate Johnson, Carter Oswald, Clayton Vernon, Trent Kingery, Kendal Straub, Anna Ohlensehlen, Chloe Vernon, Cowen O’Riley, and Charlie Smith

Missouri State High School Athletic Association Class 1 State Track Championship Recognition – Collin Hedlund and Grace Oswald

Missouri State House of Representatives Class of 2024 Recognition – Collin Hedlund, Jasey Smith, Charlie Smith, Trent Kingery, Kendal Straub, Zack Stevens, Sammie Litherbury, Victoria Jamison, and Ty Kirkland

A+ Scholarships – Jasey Smith, Trent Kingery, Collin Hedlund, and Kendal Straub

Jack Young, Mildred Young, Noble Young, and Myra Young Scholarship to North Central – Collin Hedlund

Louis Bell Scholarship – Collin Hedlund

MFA Scholarship – Collin Hedlund and Jasey Smith

Kenny Oliver Scholarship-Optimist Club Scholarship – Collin Hedlund and Trent Kingery

Fairfax Baptist Church Memorial Scholarship – Trent Kingery, Collin Hedlund, Jasey Smith, Charlie Smith, and Kendal Straub

ACDC Scholarship – Kendal Straub and Jasey Smith

Hayden and Adah Pyeatt Memorial Scholarship – Collin Hedlund and Charlie Smith

Mizzou Scholarship – Jasey Smith and Trent Kingery

CTA Scholarship – Jasey Smith

Oklahoma State University Scholarship – Charlie Smith

275 Scholar Athlete Award – Charlie Smith, Trent Kingery, and Clayton Vernon

Grace Finch Fairfax Chris-tian Church Scholarship – Trent Kingery and Kendal Straub

Miss Fairfax-Optimist Club Scholarship – Kendal Straub