A reminder to the senior class as we finish up the year!
A couple weeks ago, we posted information on a series of Fairfield summer athletic camps. One more camp has produced its dates/times, and that is volleyball.
The volleyball camp is set for June 19-23 at the Fairfield Jr/Sr High School gym. Grades 6-8 will go from 10 a.m. to noon, and grades 2-5 from 1-3 p.m. Cost for the camp is $35, and there is a $10 late fee for anyone registering after June 2.
For more information, contact Fairfield athletic secretary Sheila Miller at (574) 831-2184.
Students in Alex Yoder's fifth grade class at Benton held the annual 'Wax Museum Day'. Students dressed up like any of the historical figures they have learned about from the beginning of the school year, and created a presentation about what they know about the person and the history that surrounds their story. Students from other Benton classes were the audience for the museum day.
Tourney time is slowing creeping up, and with it, a little focus on the conference races.
Fairfield’s Lady Falcons took on the NECC in the girls track championships Wednesday. The team placed seventh overall and had two athletes place in the top three of their events. Jalyn Stofleth cleared 9-0 in pole vault, but was bested by Angola’s Kylie Caswell, who hit 9-0 first to take the title on standards. Stofleth was named All-NECC for her efforts. Madelyn Culp was third overall in long jump, her best flight went 16-1.75.
Full results were not immediately available from the boys NECC track championships, but Nic Hofer was named All-NECC in shot put and Marco Garcia was named All-NECC in the 100 meters.
Baseball opened its week with another solid non-conference win, knocking off Class 2-A No. 7 South Central Union Mills 5-1. Keegan Miller went 5.1 innings, not allowing a run and striking out six. Mitchell Miller had two hits, a run and RBI. The JV dimed Hamilton on Tuesday in an 11-1 final on the road. Hunter Kauffman pitched a complete game, striking out seven. The junior high team clubbed Goshen, 19-3, led by Ben Penrose’s three hits, four RBIs and two runs scored.
Alec Hershberger tossed a no-hitter Thursday, allowing just one walk in a 14-0 Fairfield win over Prairie Heights. Hershberger struck out nine in the win, and had help from Michael Slabaugh, who mashed two homers and drove in three. Cohen Yoder hit his first career homer and scored three runs.
Saturday evening, Fairfield knocked off its second ranked team of the week, beating Class 2-A No. 8 Rochester, 5-4. Keegan Miller ran his record to 7-0 on the season with a complete game on the mound, striking out seven.Yoder and Owen Garrison each doubled and drove in two for the Falcons.
Tennis locked up the NECC regular season title with a 5-0 win over Angola Tuesday evening. Addison Mast and the two dubs team of Ella Branneman and Malley Behles swept their opponents as part of the championship-clinching effort. JV won nine of the 11 matches with the Hornets.
The NECC tournament will conclude this afternoon at Westview after a weekend of rain, but not before Mast closed out the one singles championship over Westview. The Falcons have three more courts in championship matches in a points showdown with Westview for the team title.
Fairfield kept its name in the NECC softball race early in the week with a huge 6-5 win over Central Noble. Bailey Willard had three hits, Makayla Culp added three runs and three stolen bases, and Faith Berkey notched her 12th pitching win of the season. Marian hosted Fairfield Tuesday and closed out a dimer, 11-1.
In the upset of the regular season, Prairie Heights knocked off Fairfield, 3-2, to give Eastside the NECC regular season title in addition to the tourney title. Jasylynn Hall had two hits to lead the Fairfield offense.
Fairfield golf added two more NECC wins to its ledger, shooting 154 to best Lakeland (163) and Eastside (200). Andrew Miller had a 38 and Jasper Carl added a 39 as personal bests for each in the wins. Brayden Miller shot a school record 67 on Saturday, but was a shot back of medalist honors Saturday at the Angola Invite. Fairfield shot a season-best 312 to finish third at the invite, trailing both champion Westfield and Guerin Catholic’s 290s. Miles Nine added a season-best 72 to help the Falcons.
Fairfield dropped a pair of junior high golf contests Tuesday, shooting 209 in trailing both Westview and Angola. Eli Kio had a personal best with a 45 in the match.
Kinda hard to be here without them, right?
Here's a salute to all the moms out there, from new ones like Amanda Paschen and soon-to-be's like Faith Mahony, to long-timers like Jill Erb and Tracy Zook. Happy Mother's Day to all of the mothers out there, enjoy your day in the sun wherever and however you choose to celebrate!
The Millersburg third graders were able to meet author Kaiya Martin and her dog, Axel, today! Students listened to Kaiya read her book, Blue Bullet Rides in Mommy's Mustang. A few lucky kiddos were even able to compete against Axel in a whipped cream eating contest. Guess who won?!
Benton Elementary held its school talent show on Wednesday, a showcase of a variety of talent and entertainment from its student body. Of course the teachers got in on the act as well! Thanks to members of the Benton staff for providing the photos!
Geraldo Rivera wasn't on hand for it, but this time around, there was a surprise in the secret tomb! Millersburg Elementary opened its sarcophagus in the library to see what was inside, and turns out it was a mummy!
Earlier in the year, some third graders made Egyptian "artifacts," and fourth graders made a model of the Seti I temple in Abydos. These were part of the sarcophagus event, a fun discovery for both grades to enjoy!
Dress Like A Staff Member Day at New Paris had Fairfield Police Chief Skyler Garner have his shadows following him around. The day was part of a school-wide event for fun as May quickly dwindles to a conclusion!
Fairfield High School's Jim Jones has been named a State/Jurisdiction Finalist for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST)!
The PAEMST Team invites you to join us virtually to celebrate Jim at the PAEMST State/Jurisdiction Finalist Celebration on May 11th at 4 pm ET.
There is no need to register and there are no attendance limits for the public streaming link.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=882bBB0OMHY
Students in Millersburg's sixth grade classes are working on building projects to represent their versions of a 'Dream School'. The motivation stems from the book the classes are reading titled, "If I Built A School" by Chris Van Dusen. From there, students are asked to design a physical model, drawing, slideshow or some representative creation outlining their ideal 'Dream School'. The sixth graders are presenting today through Friday.
Last Call!!!
Fairfield Cosmetology is quickly wrapping up its school sessions. The Senior Salon will be closing this Friday, May 12, and last call is now. Juniors are still available into next week, appointments will be open from 8-10:30 a.m. To make a last-minute appointment, call (574) 831-2184 ext. 8612.
The top eighth graders from Fairfield Junior High School were honored by the Kiwanis Club at Maplecrest this afternoon. Several awards were handed out, and a few of Fairfield's individuals spoke on their experiences as junior high students and how that has impacted them. Fairfield students on hand were Kolten Harris, Elijah Kio, Regan Paxton, Lacy Stoltzfus and Allie Stahly. Adler Bender was also chosen, but did not attend.
Congratulations to the winners and seniors in the Art Honor Society who were recognized at this past weekend's Fairfield Art Fest!
Among those recognized were our National Gold Medal winner in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards - Aislin Hunsberger; Ava Packer, Best of Show for Intro Art; Katie Todd, Best of Show for Advanced Art; as well as Art Honor Society seniors Mallory Behles, Mathias Corbin, Kairi Castillo Hernandez, Jackson Hayes and Andrea Breandenberger.
Well done everyone, the talent at Fairfield is tremendous!
A little late start to the week with some crumby weather on Monday and Tuesday, but everyone was super busy to end the week.
Baseball avenged its NECC tournament loss to Eastside with a come-from-behind 8-4 win Wednesday afternoon. Trailing 4-2, Fairfield notched a run in the sixth and five in the seventh to steal the win. Owen Garrison homered and Eli Miller drove in three in the win. Keegan Miller struck out 14 Blazers in six innings on the hill. The JV dimed Eastside, 11-1, led by Logan Miller’s one-hitter with eight punchouts.
Alec Hershberger struck out 12 over six innings as Fairfield beat Fremont, 6-1, Thursday night. Mitchell Miller had two hits and a run scored.
The Falcons earned a pair of quality wins Saturday, besting both Jimtown and Northridge by matching 4-3 scores. Against the Jimmies, Cohen Yoder and Keegan Miller each had three hits and Landon Miller went five strong on the hill, striking out four. Against the Raiders, Garrison went six innings, scattering just three hits while Keegan Miller drove in three. Cohen Yoder had saves in both games.
Eastside continued to have Fairfield’s number in softball, winning 5-1 on Wednesday. Bailey Willard added a double among two hits for the Lady Falcons. A homer and two RBIs from Makenna Steele along with enough pitching from Faith Berkey led Fairfield to a 4-2 win over Fremont. Ava Bontrager and Makayla Culp each had two hits in the win.
It was a tough weekend for the team at the Mishawaka Caveman Classic, dropping all four of its games. Fairfield lost to Western 12-2, Mishawaka 6-3, North Miami 10-9 and Niles 11-1. Notable for the Lady Falcons was a two-homer, seven-RBI game for Steele in the North Miami contest.
Tennis continued to mow over NECC opponents, Thursday a 5-0 Falcon win at home over Central Noble. Addison Mast, Abby Gall and one dubs all won 6-0, 6-0 to highlight the quick evening. JV won the better half of their matches, 5-4. More of the same on Friday as the Lady Falcons moved to 7-0 in the conference with a 5-0 win over Prairie Heights, giving up just one game in the near perfect sweep from its five courts. Fairfield also won its lone JV match 3-0.
Saturday the varsity won the Angola Invite, the JV won the East Noble Invite and the junior high team was second at West Noble in a banner day for the program.
The high school boys golfers finished fifth at Saturday’s Concord Invite at Bent Oak. Brayden Miller was the match medalist with a one-under round of 71, but needed a three-hole playoff to fend off Northridge’s Brock Reschly for honors. Miles Nine shot 82 and Andrew Miller had an 85 to help the Falcons.
Junior high golf on Thursday saw Fairfield post a 223 to split its duals with Northridge (178) and Urey (228) at Meadow Valley. Fairfield shot a 210 to place fourth in the quad at Maxwelton on Friday, losing to Warsaw, Wawasee and Central Noble. The Falcons picked up two wins Saturday, shooting 203 to better Goshen’s 217 and Ulrey’s 236 at Black Squirrel, but trailed both Northridge and NorthWood. Smith Wogomon and Elijah Kio shot PRs in the Black Squirrel match.
Get your teams together everyone and come to the first Fairfield Academic Team Trivia Night! Friday, May 12, at Fairfield Jr./Sr. High School, the doors open at 5:30 p.m., and trivia will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the cafeteria! Academic Team students will be running trivia answers/ selling snacks and drinks. Teams can have up to 10 people, $15 per person or $150 per table (10 people), and creative names are encouraged! Please RSVP by emailing English Academic Team Coach Veronica Furfaro at vfurfaro@fairfield.k12.in.us including your name, team name, phone number, and how many team members you'll have. All checks should be made out to Fairfield Jr./Sr. High School.
Fairfield High School released its Academic Top 10 for the 2022-23 school year. The 10, which represent the top of their academic class, were named based off two factors - grade point average and SAT/ACT scores. The 10 will represent the senior class at graduation to speak as part of the celebration.
Fairfield's Academic Top 10 are, from left to right, Zach Grindle, Amelia Black, Marisa Kaufman, Ella Branneman, Brandon Kauffman, Alec Hershberger, Makayla Culp, Andrea Brandenberger, Lynden Chupp and Luke Holsopple.
Benton's sixth graders got a taste of the real world Friday in a session with Junior Achievement at BizTown in Elkhart.
The goal of the Junior Achievement programs are to help students assess their personal skills, interests, and values; understand the economic benefits of education; explore career options; learn job hunting skills; respect and understand business ethics; and practice personal and business financial management.
They are heroes in their own right every day, and are fighting the hangries with a fury!
Friday is School Lunch Hero Day, and our cafeteria workers deserve the super hero treatment!
If you didn't hug a super hero today, better find one next week and let 'em know they are appreciated!
We are excited to partner with Garmann Miller and Weigard Construction in moving forward with our construction efforts. See below for more information from Dr. Carrie Cannon.
https://www.fairfield.k12.in.us/page/master-facilities-planning
