Millersburg Elementary School

The schedule keeps churning for our winter sports programs, and with it, some very positive results. How did our boys and girls basketball programs do this past weekend? How did our wrestlers fare at two quality invites? We even have some junior high bits mixed in! Find the rundown here! Included in the mix this week are also photos of middle school boys hoops between Millersburg and Fairfield provided by both Lily Thieszen and Wade Jagger, as well as team photos provided by Fairfield athletics. Thank you for the help! https://www.fairfield.k12.in.us/article/1372531

DayInTheLife - The Grass Is Greener Speaking of winning national awards, we've got another one for you all! If you remember from earlier this fall, our groundskeeper - Dakota Steele - was among national contestants for Field Design of the Year - AND HE WON! Steele won the Sports Field Managers Association's national contest, which sends him to Daytona Beach, Fla., in January for the national conference where he will be recognized. Since we all can't go to Florida in January, let's congratulate him now! Full reaction from Steele and his huge accomplishment can be found here! https://www.fairfield.k12.in.us/article/1369064

Members of the Fairfield community! We will be running a test of our new notification system pertaining to weather alerts. The test will be done today (MONDAY, Dec. 4) at 4 p.m. You will receive a text message, email and a message will appear on our K-12 website, Facebook and Instagram accounts. We repeat, this is only a test!

You may not expect to find a budding enterprise at Millersburg Elementary Middle School, but the eighth graders are hard at work creating products you may want! Find out more about their Business Experience classwork here: https://www.fairfield.k12.in.us/article/1355711

Fairfield senior Caleb Borkholder was awarded one of the top academic awards in football, named an Academic All-Star by the Indiana Football Coaches Association. Find the press release below: https://www.fairfield.k12.in.us/article/1354939

Diversity and communication are key components to what makes Fairfield a great place to be. We are looking to continue to keep those components strong through leadership and are looking to add to our Fairfield Family. Fairfield Community Schools is seeking a qualified applicant for an English Language Learner Coordinator. The position is geared to coordinate language development programming across all four of our schools, at all grade levels, and language acquisition levels. If interested, please find our application link below. https://fairfieldcsd.tedk12.com/hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=1318

Diversity and communication are key components to what makes Fairfield a great place to be. We are looking to continue to keep those components strong through leadership and are looking to add to our Fairfield Family. Fairfield Community Schools is seeking a qualified applicant for an English Language Learner Coordinator. The position is geared to coordinate language development programming across all four of our schools, at all grade levels, and language acquisition levels. If interested, please find our application link below. https://fairfieldcsd.tedk12.com/hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=1318

From our family to yours, we wish you a Happy Thanksgiving!

Substitute teachers and educational assistants are vitally important to keeping the wheel moving at every school. Their patience, flexibility and overall care are facets that we not only appreciate, but celebrate. Fairfield Community Schools has changed how we bring substitute workers into our corporation. Rather than using an outside firm to manage from afar, we decided to oversee substitute hires from within our own walls. The process to become a substitute is simple, and still offers the flexibility to choose what days you work and where while getting paid at the same time! It’s a great means of income for retirees, part-time employees, college students on their breaks, or just someone who is interested in teaching but doesn’t have the education degree. If you are interested in becoming a substitute for Fairfield Community Schools, visit our FCS Substitute page and sign up today. You do need to have a background check on file. If you have additional questions, please contact Wanda Miller at (574) 831-2188 ext. 8807. https://fairfieldcsd.tedk12.com/hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=2395

Third graders at MEMS presented their Animal Adaption and biome projects this morning. They researched an animal, wrote a book on it, and participated in a STEM project where they had to build their animal and show the adaptation of their animal. Very well done all around!

Our robotics teams from Millersburg and Fairfield both qualified for the semi-state competition in December after a quality showing at the local competition held at Concord Intermediate School this past weekend. Sharing their Innovation Project and Core Values packages with judges, the Millersburg team, led by Tim Eichorst, and the Fairfield team, led by Becky Balon, constructed robots using Ev3 and Spike Prime LEGO kits. They then programmed these robots to complete tasks on the robot table for points. The semi-state round of competition will take place in mid-December in Fort Wayne. Congrats to both teams on great work! In the photos, the light blue shirts are from Millersburg and the dark blue shirts are from Fairfield. Thank you to Tim Eichorst for providing the photos.

Fairfield kicked off the unofficial start to its wrestling season Thursday night with program-wide Blue and Gold blacklight matches. The regular season for the program technically started last week with our girls competing at the East Noble Invite, and the JV will kick off tomorrow at West Noble. The varsity boys will compete Tuesday at Northridge in its first action of the season.

Happy National Substitute Teacher Appreciation Day! There is no way the wheels keep moving at our schools without substitute teachers. From classroom help for a day, to maternity leaves, to cafeteria subs and everything in between. It all matters to have people at the ready to fill in and lead when the need arises. On your national day of recognition, we thank you for the continued work you do to keep our schools moving smoothly!

Veterinary Careers class at Fairfield High School is having its first surgery day for the 2023-24 school year. Along with the help of Dr. Hilary Christner, owner of LaGrange Animal Clinic, 21 Fairfield CTE and seven visiting NorthWood students will assist in spaying and neutering 10 cats. Students assist with surgical prep, restraint, monitoring and recovery of the patients with the assistance of Jill Anderson, RVT (Instructor) and NorthWood instructor Brandi Henderson. *This service is not open to community members*

Fairfield groundskeeper Dakota Steele is part of a national contest and needs your vote. Details of the contest Steele is a part of is below! Voting ends Monday, Nov. 20. https://www.fairfield.k12.in.us/article/1340588

Fairfield is set to reveal its fall play: The Odd Couple. There will be two performances, Friday, Nov. 17, and Saturday, Nov. 18, in the Fairfield auditorium. Both shows are set for 7 p.m. The storyline, built around writing pals Felix Ungar and Oscar Madison, details how two polar opposites can find common ground among the life around them. For tickets to either night of the show, click the link below! https://fairfieldhsin.ludus.com/200442243

The call-out is just a day away if you would like to find out why Winter Guard is so exciting! See the flier attached for more information!

This weekend we pause and pay respects to those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice, as well as those who are still in uniform serving our country. Fairfield Jr/Sr High School held its Veteran's Day program this morning, a moving and powerful tribute to both locals and countrymen. Among the ceremony was a touching tribute of the Missing Man Table, special reads from Fairfield High School students and staff, and a host of FHS graduates who joined the ceremony as special guests. Kudos to Ryan LeCount and Tracy Stanger for their work to put together a quality tribute.

Fairfield FFA took part in its annual trip to Indianapolis to attend the FFA National Convention. Find out what they learned, and what they got to experience along the way. https://www.fairfield.k12.in.us/article/1332879

If you haven't had a chance to sign up yet, take time today! The annual Sponsor-A-Fairfield Family Christmas Program is in full swing and looking for family sponsors this season. Will it be you? Could it be you? How about you?!?! Follow the link to our sign-up page to bring some joy to our neighbors in need. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdTCExB6I5oORQxse_QspP5JN6k7YysBaY5BoBZhifYzI0prw/viewform