School

Clark Wood and the other Tarkio Elementary kindergartners found a huge number of worms on the playground at recess Thursday, April 8, 2021, after two days of steady rain. The  Continue Reading »

Atchison County Development Corporation (ACDC) has long supported graduating high school seniors with scholarships for traditional post-graduate education and career/technical certifications. Recognizing that that local individuals may want to establish  Continue Reading »

The keynote speaker at the Tarkio Tech Career Day was Tom Roberts, former president of CFM Distributors. Tom spoke to the students in the new Rotary Theater about his life  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Art Club is hosting a Junior/Senior High Art Show Wednesday, April 14, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the north gym. The Art Club is also having  Continue Reading »

The Fairfax Junior/Senior Prom will be held this Saturday, April 10, 2021. This year’s theme is the “Roaring 20’s.” Prom attendees will gather at the Fairfax High School Gym at  Continue Reading »

Queen of the Dandelions Vera Hale wowed the crowd at the Tarkio Elementary second grade “Bada Bing, It’s Spring” music program April 1 with her speaking abilities (including several lines  Continue Reading »

The THS Scholar Bowl Team earned second place at the 275 Conference Tournament held at Jefferson March 31, 2021. Pictured are team members, from left to right: front row –  Continue Reading »

National Cereal Day was celebrated in March and Tarkio Elementary students collected boxes of cereal to donate to the local food pantry. The goal was 200 and the total collected  Continue Reading »

The Fairfax R-3 School Board held a regular meeting March 17, 2021. Mike Lewis called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Also present were: Sam O’Riley, Chris Smith, Josh  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Scholar Bowl Team won the 275 Conference Top 8 Tournament March 31. Pictured above, left to right, are Sara Newbanks, Ethan Lucas, Bannack Skillen, and Carter Gebhards.  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio High School Class of 2021 will be honored at a Baccalaureate Service at 6:00 p.m. Sunday, April 11, at St. John’s Lutheran Church west of Westboro, Missouri. There  Continue Reading »

Lizzie Schlueter and Sydnee Bruns performed the hilarious “Who’s on First” skit at the Tarkio Junior High Variety Show March 26. (Julie Hurst photos) The Tarkio Junior High Variety Show  Continue Reading »