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Rock Port Junior High musicians who participated in the NWMSU Junior High School Music Festival, from left to right, were: first row – Deveni Barth, Nella Steuter, Taylor Cook, Jack  Continue Reading »

Enrollment packets for next fall at Kids’ Korner Preschool may be picked up in the elementary office. Kids must be 3 by August 1, 2025, to attend. Packets may be  Continue Reading »

Rock Port R-II Little Jays’ Preschool registration for the 2025-26 school year is underway. Children registering in the 4-year-old full day preschool must be 4 years old on or before  Continue Reading »

On Thursday, February 6, 2025, at the TAC, the Tarkio Elementary third graders performed a parachute routine to the NFL theme song and Tech N9ne’s “Red Kingdom” in celebration of  Continue Reading »

Rock Port R-II Little Jays’ Preschool registration for the 2025-26 school year is underway. Children registering in the 4-year-old full day preschool must be 4 years old on or before  Continue Reading »

The Atchison County Sheriff’s Department was notified of a potential threat reported at the Rock Port High School on January 30, 2025. Atchison County deputies responded to investigate in cooperation  Continue Reading »

Merylan and Darryl Lowrey were among the 309 people who attended the Tarkio FFA fish fry Sunday, February 2, 2025, in the Tarkio High School ag shop. The fish fry  Continue Reading »

In October of 2024, the Fairfax drumline participated in the Lee’s Summit Invitational. They placed third, only to later discover an error in calculation made by a judge. They had  Continue Reading »

The parents of Tarkio High School seniors have been busily planning for the 2025 After Prom Bash. After Prom parties were originally designed to help keep kids safe during prom  Continue Reading »

Submitted by Dr. Stephen Waigand, Rock Port Elementary Principal As we kick off the second semester we are once again participating in the One School, One Book reading program. We  Continue Reading »

The Tarkio Junior High Scholar Bowl Team hosted their first home meet of the season Thursday, January 30, 2025, in the Tarkio High School auditorium. Team members include, from left  Continue Reading »

The 70th annual Atchison County Band Day was held Monday, February 3, 2025, at Rock Port High School. The county band students, as well as choir members, joined their sounds  Continue Reading »