Fairfield FFA had a very unique opportunity to attend a Farm Bureau seminar at the Showalter Farm in Benton Tuesday afternoon. What made the trip extra special was guest speaker, Congressman Rudy Yakym, who represents Elkhart County, and was on hand to tour the farm and hold a Q&A with the 50-plus people in attendance.
Yakym posed for pictures with the FFA as well as toured the Showalter facilities among his stop in the area. Fairfield FFA, led by advisor Karrin Koontz, brought nearly a dozen students to take part in the experience.
The annual Blue & Gold Gala is fast approaching. Find out how you can be a part of the event!
https://www.fairfield.k12.in.us/article/1210727
Fairfield Jr/Sr High School issued updated bell schedules for the 2023-24 school year. See the attached graphics or find them on our FCS website!
We have quite a few children in our Fairfield district that still have incomplete registrations. If you are unsure if your child's registration is incomplete or want to double check, please contact your school's main office. If you are having trouble with Skyward - which is where we host our online registrations - please contact Amanda Wehmeyer, our Skyward expert. Registration link and contact info are below:
Fairfield Jr/Sr High School (574) 831-2184
Benton Elementary School (574) 831-2192
Millersburg Elementary Middle School (574) 642-3074
New Paris Elementary School (574) 831-2196
Amanda Wehmeyer sapsupport@fairfield.k12.in.us
https://www.fairfield.k12.in.us/page/online-registration
We had an AWESOME time celebrating the first-ever Fair In The Field this past weekend! Thank you to the community for the strong turnout, to all of the support staff and businesses that helped make the event a success, and for a great momentum builder for the Fairfield school year.
Sports are heating up at Fairfield, with both volleyball and cross country jumping into their season schedules to join girls golf on the active list.
Click here for the wrap up:
https://www.fairfield.k12.in.us/article/1200414
As promised, here's a second set of photos from the first half of our opening week at Fairfield Community Schools. It's going to be a fun year!
'I'm really excited to be back at school!' were the words of a young lady entering Benton Elementary School Wednesday morning as part of the first day for students for the 2023-24 school year. Fairfield Community Schools were back in session, which Wednesday's return to the classroom was an apex to a week of prep and anticipation at all four of the district buildings! Here's a photo set from all around this week, and we'll drop another album later this morning!
WELCOME BACK!
Come one, come all, and join us for an exciting afternoon at Fairfield’s new athletic complex!
Fairfield Community Schools will be hosting its Fair In The Field community outing from 2-7 p.m. on Saturday, August 12, celebrating the new athletic arenas on the east side of the campus. This will be the official dedication for the new softball and baseball fields, along with the tennis courts.
The dedication will take place at 6 p.m. on the baseball field with select Fairfield administration and community supporters.
The public is welcomed and encouraged to attend the free event! We'll see you there!
Bell schedules for our four buildings are set for the 2023-24 school year. Please see the image that corresponds to your school! We also have the schedules on each of the school's homepages on our Fairfield K12 website for reference as well.
Carrying over from last year's momentum, we will continue to do a weekly Fairfield sports wrap each Monday.
Girls golf dove into the 2023-24 season with three matches last week.
The lid lifter had Fairfield finish second at last Monday’s Goshen Invite, shooting a 424. Leading the way for Fairfield was Addison Mast with a 97, which was third-best in the tournament. Bella Blosser was sixth at 103, Mallory McGowen was ninth at 105 and Paige Lantz rounded the scoring marks with a 120. Adie Holsopple was the fifth score at 140.
Concord won the team title with a 419.
Fairfield didn’t fare nearly as well Thursday at the NorthWood Invite, scoring 437 to fall to 10th overall. Mast did, however, shoot a personal best 79 to finish ninth overall in the loaded tournament. Penn scorched McCormick’s layout to shoot 293 to win the trophy.
Mast continued to elevate her game, taking medalist honors with a championship 85 to win the Fremont Invite on Saturday. Blosser added a tenth-place score of 98 to help Fairfield to a 408 and second overall in the team standings, chasing Fremont’s 386 title score.
Our new food service system, Linq Connect, is in place. See the statement from our food service director as well as the easy-to-use information to get the app and get started!
Fairfield Community Schools sent 71 staff members - that's almost 50 percent of our teachers, school counselors, social workers, and administrators - to the PLC at Work Conference in Lincolnshire, IL earlier this week.
Over the span of three days, our team learned more about the Professional Learning Community process and how it can be used at Fairfield to increase student achievement. Educating our students is our "why," and when almost half of our staff volunteer some of their last days of summer break to learn more about how working together can help all of our students achieve at high levels, the 2023-24 school year looks like it's off to a tremendous start!
There is always a need for substitute teachers, and we would love to have you!
Find our how you can be part of our awesome school system!
A reminder for the action we've got going on at Fairfield Jr/Sr High School tomorrow, Thursday, Aug. 3.
In-Person Registration 4-8 p.m.
*This is for families that are without internet access or are having trouble logging into Skyward. All registration still needs to be done online and the process needs to be completed by the first day of school, which is Wednesday, Aug. 9.
Visit the FCS homepage to get your registration started!
fairfield.k12.in.us
WBL Student & Parent Meeting 5-7 p.m. (LGI room)
An informational with Mrs. Haines for those students involved with Work-Based Learning.
7th Grade Orientation 6 p.m. (FJSHS auditorium)
For all incoming seventh graders coming to FJSHS.
Senior & Parent Kick-off Meeting 7-9 p.m. (LGI room)
This informational with the school counselors provides seniors with key dates and info for their final year at FHS. Definitely a 'don't miss' session!
Additional notes:
Please complete the online registration as a new student and you will be contacted by the Counseling Office to set up a meeting with one of our School Counselors to get a schedule. At that time, you will be able to walk the building and find your classes and become familiar with our building. You will be able to pick up your ChromeBooks on Aug. 3rd from 6-8 p.m. in the FJSHS Library.
Returning FJSHS students - please do your online Skyward registration. Schedules will be posted in your Skyward account soon. There is no formal in-person registration as in years past.
*Student schedules will be posted in your students Skyward soon! Counselors are working through those schedules now.
*Locker information will be included in your schedule info.
Our schools are holding orientation nights ahead of the first day of school.
Here's a rundown of what's scheduled:
Aug. 3
In-person registration at Fairfield Jr/Sr High School plus new student orientation 4-8 p.m.
Aug. 7
Benton Kindergarten Meet The Teacher Night 5-6:30 p.m.
Millersburg Back 2 School Night 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Aug. 8
New Paris Pre-K through 6th Back 2 School Night 5-7 p.m.
Benton 1st through 6th Back 2 School Night 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Aug. 9
First day of school for everyone
Fairfield opened its 2023-24 athletic campaign with an entry at the Goshen Girls Golf Invitational Monday at Black Squirrel.
The Lady Falcons shot a team score of 425, good for second overall in the tournament, trailing just the 419 of champion Concord.
Leading the way for Fairfield was Addison Mast with a 97, which was third-best in the tournament. Bella Blosser was sixth at 103, Mallory McGowen was ninth at 105 and Paige Lantz rounded the scoring marks with a 120. Adie Holsopple was the fifth score at 140.
Fairfield continues its season Thursday at the NorthWood Invite at McCormick Creek.
A reminder to our Fairfield community members:
If you have moved or changed babysitters over the summer, please contact your school (Fairfield, Benton, Millersburg, New Paris) to update the information so we can make sure you are included in bus routes as well as mailing information, if applicable.
If you have questions, please call your school's main office or the FCS transportation department. The numbers are below:
Fairfield Jr/Sr High School (574) 831-2184
Benton Elementary School (574) 831-2192
Millersburg Elementary Middle School (574) 642-3074
New Paris Elementary School (574) 831-2196
Fairfield Transportation Department (574) 831-2188 ext. 8822
This is our main evening if you want to register in person!
As we prepare for the new school year, so are nearly two dozen new employees to the Fairfield family! Several of those were on hand Friday morning to do some onboarding and tour the buildings. Welcome to the family to the following (as of Friday, July 28):
at Fairfield
Karrin Koontz (ag teacher)
Clayton Thomas (choir director)
Cadence Lee (assistant choir director)
Kristen McDonald (special ed teacher)
Laura Correll (english teacher)
Brian Rensberger (Life Skills ed. asst)
at Benton
Kallista Hopkins (kindergarten teacher)
Christy Larson (ed. asst.)
Christine Schrock (cafe manager)
at New Paris
Anitra Zartman (Pre-K teacher)
Landyn Nunemaker (2nd grade teacher)
Madison Berger (4th grade teacher)
Natalie Biggerstaff (6th grade teacher)
Allison Schrock (6th grade teacher)
at Millersburg
Alyssa Hart (4th grade teacher)
Matthew Burridge (TOSA)
Danae Wirth (science teacher)
James Balon (asst cafe manager)
at FCS
Danielle Long (district EL coordinator)
Brittany Rosenberry (HR specialist)
Dakota Steele (district grounds keeper)
