School

Submitted by Ethan Sickels, Rock Port R-II Superintendent The school year is off to a fantastic start here at Rock Port R-II!  Success has been evident in our classrooms, our  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port High School band (below) and the Tarkio High School band (above) participated in the 66th Southwest Iowa Band Jamboree Saturday, October 2, 2021, in Clarinda, Iowa. The  Continue Reading »

After a busy Homecoming week Rock Port Band kids left Rock Port at 3:30 a.m. Saturday morning to head to Carrollton Band Day, one of the biggest competitions in the  Continue Reading »

Homecoming 2021 Queen Tayleigh Huntley and King Colten Stevens Members of the 2021 Rock Port Homecoming Court, from left to right, were: front row – Belle Herron and Beau Waigand,  Continue Reading »

Rock Port Elementary students were treated to a visit by a state dignitary last week. Missouri’s 40th Secretary of State John R. Ashcroft spoke to the students about government, his  Continue Reading »

The children at Atchison County Head Start have been busy picking away at an apple study the last two weeks. Students learned about the parts of an apple, how and  Continue Reading »

Tarkio Elementary held its Scholastic Book Fair this past week. Although there wasn’t a specific theme this year, it didn’t stop the kids from gathering in the library to scoop  Continue Reading »

Rock Port R-II High School Homecoming candidates for fall are: front row – Aubrey Watkins, Kierstyn Jakub, and Tayleigh Huntley; and back row –  Colten Stevens and Christian Sticken. The  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Stephen Waigand, Principal, Rock Port Elementary The 2021-22 school year is off and running! A special thank you to our staff, students, and parents on a great first  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio R-I Board of Education met September 15, 2021, at Tarkio High School. The meeting was called to order by president Garrett Wood at 7:00 p.m. Board members who  Continue Reading »

FFA members were at their stations, starting with the fish and chicken, prepping for the annual fish fry September 12. FFA members cut and breaded both the fish and chicken  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Band traveled to Hamburg, Iowa, Saturday,  September  11, to march in the 2021 Popcorn Day Festival Parade. The Rock Port Band received first place. Other bands competing  Continue Reading »