School

There will be no school Thursday or Friday for Rock Port students. Parent-Teacher Conferences are Thursday, 8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. School will dismiss at 12:18 p.m. Thursday at Fairfax R-3 for Parent-Teacher Conferences and there is no school Friday. Tarkio R-I will dismiss at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, and Parent-Teacher Conferences are 1:00-7:00 p.m. There  Continue Reading »

Lauren Kelly lights a candle during the traditional ceremony for National Honor Society inductees on Wednesday, October 19, 2019. The 2019 Rock Port High School National Honor Society induction ceremony was held on Wednesday, October 9. Members of the Rock Port NHS are, pictured above, left to right: seated – Darius Skillen, Johnny Davis, Makenna  Continue Reading »

Rock Port R-II School will hold the Fall Sports Athletic Banquet Wednesday, December 4, at 6:30 p.m. in the cafeteria.

Rock Port Volunteer Fire Department firemen and two EMTs from the Atchison-Holt Ambulance District visited  Rock Port Elementary Thursday, October 10, for Fire Prevention Week. Fireman W.C. Farmer gave a virtual tour of the fire house so that the kids could see all of the fire trucks and equipment inside the firehouse. They also showed  Continue Reading »

The 2019 Fairfax High School Fall Homecoming Queen was Jaycee Graves and King was Trey Bowling. They were crowned Friday night, October 11, following the Wolves’ victory over Stewartsville. The 2019 Tarkio High School Fall Homecoming Queen was Jae Barnett and King was Jake McEnaney. They were crowned Friday night, October 11, following the Wolves’  Continue Reading »

Mrs. Hurst’s kindergarten class at Fairfax R-3 received 10 wiggly friends last Tuesday. The class is studying butterflies with the help from the University of Missouri Atchison County Extension 4-H Youth Program Associate Sam O’Riley. The class will watch as these caterpillars shed their exoskeletons several times as they grow. They then will be able  Continue Reading »

The Fairfax R-3 students participated in a Health Fair Wednesday, October 2, 2019. John Brown and Josh Smith are pictured above at the blood pressure station. Dr. David Scarbrough, D.D.S., above, checks Abbi Umbarger’s teeth at the health fair. The annual health fair at Fairfax R-3 was held on September 2, 2019. Volunteers on hand  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port R-II School Board of Education held a regular meeting September 12, 2019. Board members present were Jeremy Davis, Afton Schomburg, Ken Miller, Harold Lawrence, and Clay Vogler. Members Rich Dewhirst and Dan Lucas were absent. Also in attendance were Superintendent Ethan Sickels, High School Principal Donnie Parsons, Elementary Principal Steve Waigand, and  Continue Reading »

The East Atchison Wolves will celebrate their 2019 Fall Homecoming this week with fun-filled festivities and exciting games. This year’s theme at Tarkio High School is “It’s Showtime!”. Fairfax High School’s Fall Homecoming theme is “Black Out.” The students will participate in dress-up days and class contests at both schools and business windows on both  Continue Reading »

Tarkio High School senior band members and their parents were recognized at the varsity football game Friday, October 4, 2019, in Tarkio. Pictured above, from left to right, are: Jae Barnett (daughter of Jamie and Melody Barnett), Dixie Hendrix (daughter of Jason and Gina Hendrix), and Anna Klute (daughter of Steve and Liz Klute).

The East Atchison Wolves will celebrate their 2019 Fall Homecoming next week. This year’s theme at Tarkio High School is “It’s Showtime!”. Fairfax High School’s Fall Homecoming theme is “Black Out.” The students will participate in dress up days and class contests at both schools that week and business windows on both Main Streets will  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio R-I Board of Education met Wednesday, September 18, 2019, at Tarkio High School. Board members in attendance were: Jeff Meyer, Jamie Barnett, Garrett Wood, Ann Schlue-ter, Chris Yates, Steve Klute, and Sam Hannah. Others in attendance were: Tarkio R-I Superintendent Karma Coleman, board secretary Lanette Hogue, Tarkio High School Principal Carrie Livengood, Tarkio  Continue Reading »