School

A $1,000 Amerisource Bergen Foundation SAE grant has been awarded to Cole Anderson of Tarkio, Missouri, by Amerisource Bergen. SAE grants are designed to help FFA members create or expand  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Dr. Jeremy Burright, Fairfax R-3 Superintendent The Fairfax R-3 School Board met in regular session December 17, 2021, in the Fairfax School Library. Board President Jon Graves called  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port R-II School Board of Education held a regular meeting December 16, 2021. Treasurer Afton Schomburg called the regular meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. in the board  Continue Reading »

Tarkio Elementary stu-dents participated in a Christmas Sing Around The Tree and class parties last Tuesday, December 21, before they headed home early for Christmas break. Each class sings a  Continue Reading »

The Rotary Pollinator Garden at the Rock Port R-II School farm was planted Wednesday, December 22. The Rock Port Rotary took advantage of the favorable conditions to plant native flowers  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Mr. Ethan Sickels, Rock Port R-I-II Superintendent I hope this article finds you well and enjoying some time this holiday season with family and friends! It was certainly  Continue Reading »

Tarkio Hy-Vee donated 2,550 personal-sized hand sanitizers to the Tarkio R-I School District to help the school stay germ-free during cold and flu season. Pictured are, from left to right,  Continue Reading »

The fourth and fifth graders performed “North Pole Diaries” at the 2021 Christmas Concert Monday, December 13, in the Tarkio High School Gym. The Tarkio sixth graders performed “Jingle Bells,”  Continue Reading »

The Fairfax preschoolers, under the direction of teacher Lauren Clark, sang “Jingle Bells” (Traditional), “Little Snowflake” by Super Simple Songs, and “Reindeer Pokey” by The Kiboomers. The Fairfax K-4 students  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio R-I Board of Education met December 15, 2021. The meeting was called to order by board president Garrett Wood at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom due to inclement weather.  Continue Reading »

The Fairfax R-3 School Board of Education met November 17, 2021. All bills were approved for payment. The school’s fund balance was $1,232,007. Five out of six board members completed  Continue Reading »

Santa Claus stopped by the Atchison County Mail last week to check his mail box.Letters to Santa mailed after the newspaper deadline will be printed next week. Rock Port second  Continue Reading »