School

Tarkio Elementary first graders toured Community Hospital-Fairfax during the Mary Combs Memorial Pediatric Orientation. (Submitted photo)   Rock Port Elementary first graders toured Community Hospital-Fairfax during the Mary Combs Memorial  Continue Reading »

To become an official member of the Fairfax High School Alumni, high school graduates must perform a series of duties as part of an initiation. One such task is sweeping  Continue Reading »

Members of the Fairfax FFA Chapter recently partnered with the Fairfax Improvement Foundation to help plant flowers throughout the community. Students volunteered their time to beautify public spaces by planting  Continue Reading »

Fairfax High School Class of 2026 graduates are Joaquin Hill, Tate Johnson, Austin Helfers, Amelia Larson, and Piper Morris. They received their diplomas in a commencement ceremony Sunday, May 17,  Continue Reading »

The top two graduates of the Rock Port High School Class of 2026 were Norah Watkins (valedictorian), left, and Jacoby Driskell (salutatorian), right.   Kinleigh Daugherty, Alex Schuster, and Darika  Continue Reading »

Fairfax R-3 The last day of school at Fairfax R-3 will be Thursday, May 14. Classes will dismiss early that day. Awards will be presented to students in ceremonies beginning  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Police Department and the Atchison County Health Department will sponsor a bike rodeo Saturday, May 16, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. The event will be held  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port Police Department will hold Ride Your Bike to School Day Tuesday, May 19. Students will meet at Blue Jay Stadium with their bikes at 7:15 a.m. and  Continue Reading »

The Rock Port High School girls’ track team scored 191 total points to secure first place at the 275 Conference Track Meet. This marked the third year in a row  Continue Reading »

East Atchison seniors who participated in girls’ and boys’ track, baseball, boys’ golf, and their parents were honored Thursday, May 7, at the ballfield in Fairfax. C.J. DeVooght, son of  Continue Reading »

The top five graduating seniors at Tarkio High School this year were, from left to right, Isaac Vette (valedictorian), Zoe Madron (salutatorian), Raelee Russell, Rainy Nordhausen, and Quin Staten.    Continue Reading »

The Tarkio FFA Chapter sent eight members to the Missouri FFA Convention. Pictured are, from left to right, Finn Hurst, Brody Wennihan, Quin Staten, Kaiden Nelson, Keely Bredensteiner, Emma Navin,  Continue Reading »