Congratulations to Mrs. Angela Glascock upon her retirement from Fairfield. She will be greatly missed for all of her contributions to the students of our district. Best wishes, Angela!
THREE FHS ATHLETES QUALIFY FOR STATE
Three FHS track team members performed well enough at the Spearville Regional #21 Contest to earn their way to compete in the state meet. Those students are Jacob Bauman, Calen Wente, and Zack Zonkger. Jacob placed 4th in discus and 9th in shot put, while Calen won 3rd in Discus and 10th in shot put. Zack led the team in shot put by placing 4th, and he also placed 7th in discus. Kerstin Schuman and Paisley Smyth came close to qualifying, with Kerstin placing 5th in the 3200m run and Paisley placing 6th in the 200m Dash.
Additional regional competitors representing the Falcons were Jarod Bauman (4x800m Relay Team); Karly Combs (Shot & Discus); Luella Gard (300m Hurdles & 4x400m Relay Team); Mason Kalmar (800m Run & 4x800m Relay Team); Andrew Kennedy (4x800m Relay); Mikayla Pugh (800m Run & 4x400m Relay Team); Kersten Schuman (1600m Run); Erin Schwertfeger (400m Dash & 4x400m Relay Team); Paisley Smyth (4x400m Relay Team); and Calen Wente (4x800m Relay Team.)
The state track meet will be held on Friday and Saturday, May 27th and 28th at Cessna Stadium at Wichita State University. The Fairfield trio participating in state will compete on Friday, with discus at 3 pm and shot put at 6:30 pm. Congratulations Jacob, Calen, and Zack!
The Turon Community Library is holding a summer reading program called "Oceans of Possibilities," on July 25th through 29th. For more information or to sign up, call 620-497-6409. The daily sessions go from 9 until 11 am.
Congratulations to the winning FHS Geometry tessellations. The top two, voted among by faculty and staff, were Fallon Brown (1st) and Mark Martin (2nd).
Fairfield Schools has an opening for a full time custodian. Please see the attachment to apply.
Arlington bus (Enola's) is running late this morning.
WENTE and BANKSTON WIN GOLD!
At the May 12th Heart of the Plains League Track Meet in Stafford, two Falcon athletes won gold medals among 10 area schools. Those were Calen Wente, who won gold in Discus for FHS, and also FMS Athlete Centhiyan Bankston, who won gold in 200 Meter Hurdles. Congratulations to these two Falcon tracksters and to both teams on a good season!
FHS Attends HOPL Track Meet at Stafford
On Thursday, May 12, the FHS Team traveled to Stafford to participate in the league tournament that hosted 10 different high school teams. Falcon athletes who performed in the “Top Ten” in their events are as follows:
Calen Wente - 1st in Discus, 3rd in 4x800m Relay, 5th in Shot Put;
Luella Gard - 2nd in 300m Hurdles, 4th in 4x400m Relay, 5th in High Jump;
Paisley Smyth - 2nd in 200m Dash, 5th in 100m Dash, 5th in 4x100m Relay;
Kerstin Schumann - 2nd in 3200m Run, 3rd in 1600m Run;
Zack Zongker - 3rd in Discus, 6th in Shot Put;
Karly Combs - 3rd in Shot Put, 5th in Discus;
Yesenia Espinosa - 3rd in 100m Hurdles, 4th in 4x400m Relay, 5th in 4x100m Relay;
Jarod Bauman - 3rd in 4x800m Relay;
Mason Kalmar - 3rd in 4x800m Relay, 6th in 800m Run;
Andrew Kennedy - 3rd in 4x800m Relay;
Jacob Bauman - 4th in Discus & Shot Put;
Erin Schwertfeger - 4th in Long Jump & 4x400m Relay, 5th in 4x100m Relay, 8th in 400m Dash;
Mikayla Pugh - 4th in 4x400m Relay, 5th in 800m Run;
Marissa Pugh - 5th in 4x100m Relay, 10th in Long Jump;
Ami Foster - 6th in 300m Hurdles, 8th in High Jump;
Estrella Sanchez - 7th in Shot Put;
Abigail Lofton - 10th in 400m Dash;
FMS Track Competes at Stafford
The FMS Team traveled to Stafford to compete in the HOPL Track Meet on May 12th. Athletes placing in the “Top Ten” of their league events were as follows:
Centhiyan Bankston - 1st in 200m Hurdles, 2nd in Long Jump, 3rd in 4x100m & 4x200m Relay;
William McIver - 2nd in 1600m Run, 3rd in 4x200m Relay & 800m Run, 7th in 4x100m Relay;
Ellianna Davis - 2nd in 3200m Run, 7th in 1600m Run;
Aiden Dickson - 2nd in Shot Put, 3rd in 4x200m Relay, 7th in Discus;
Kenley Fowler - 3rd in 4x200m Dash, 5th in 800 Sprint Medley, 9th in 400m Dash;
Nataly Chavez - 3rd in 4x100m Relay & 4x200m Relay, 4th in 400m Dash; 9th in Long Jump
Fatima Espinosa - 3rd in 4x100m Relay, 3rd in 4x200m Relay;
Brodie Snodgrass - 3rd in 4x200m Relay, 200m Dash, & Long Jump, 7th in 4x100m Relay;
Aaliyah McGinnis - 3rd in 4x200m Das, 5th in 800 Sprint Medley;
Kyle Haskins - 3rd in 4x100m Relay & 4x200m Relay, 9th in Shot Put;
Kora Zongker - 3rd in 4x200m Dash, 5th in 100m Dash & 800 Sprint Medley;
Gage Brown - 3rd in 4x200m Relay, 10th in Long Jump;
McKenzie Dickson - 3rd in 4x200m Dash;
Rylee Wente - 4th in Shot Put, 5th in Discus;
Gavin Foster - 4th in Shot Put, 8th in 800 Sprint Medley, 10th in Discus;
Olivia Summey - 5th in 800 Sprint Medley;
Ryland Perry - 7th in 4x100m Relay, 8th in 800 Sprint Medley, 9th in Long Jump, 10th in400m
Dash;
Jalen Henry - 7th in 4x100m Relay;
Holley Estes - 7th in Shot Put;
Caleb Willard - 8th in 3200m Run & 800 Sprint Medley;
Enrique Espinosa - 8th in 800 Sprint Medley;
Chase Combs - 8th in Discus & Shot Put;
Braeden Witt - 8th in Discus;
Dominic Sader - 8th in Shot Put;
Kaitlyn Bankston - 10th in 400m Das
The FHS Graduation Ceremony will be broadcast live on the NFHS Network beginning at 4:00 pm on Sunday, May 15!
Mrs. Zink poses with two seniors who had her as their Kindergarten teacher. Graduating with the Class of 2022 are Mrs. Zink's former kindergarteners Andrew Kennedy and Jacob Beck.
Congratulations to four FHS who signed letters on intent at Hutchinson Community College yesterday. Next year they will attend both Fairfield and HCC to work on different industry certifications, as well as Associate’s Degrees. The students include Erica Gaeddert, Kelly Griffin, Alyssa McMann, and Rex Zongker.
The Sylvia bus broke down during the 3:30 route. Your child may be home a little later than normal.
KENNEDY EARNS CERTIFICATION AT HCC
Fairfield Senior Andrew Kennedy, son of Eric and Jessie Kennedy, was recently honored at the Hutchinson Community College Commencement Ceremonies on May 6, 2022. Andrew was one of 36 area high school students earning a Technical Certificate of Completion or an Associate of Applied Science Degree from the Career and Technical Education Academy in partnership with HCC and Hutchinson USD #308. Andrew completed the requirements and earned his Certification in Automotive Technology. Congratulations to this FHS Senior!
Information regarding the elementary field day!
Bauman Leads FHS Team at Marion
On May 9th, FHS athletes traveled to Marion to compete in the Centre CKTL meet. Jacob Bauman brought home two gold medals in both the Shot Put (41-08) and the Discus (124-05.) Bauman also placed second in the javelin with a throw of 117-06. Other Falcons competing included Estrella Sanchez, Taylor Mathes, and Fallon Brown. Sanchez placed fourth in Girls’ Shot Put, Discus, and Javelin. Mathes placed sixth in Javelin. Brown placed third in Javelin, fifth in Discus, and 9th in Shot Put. Since athletes are limited on the number of meets they can participate in, only a small part of the track team attended the event. Other schools participating in the event were Solomon, Herington, Sedgwick, Lost Springs, and Marion.
Come out to the Band and Choir concert, tonight 6:30 pm in the FHS Auditorium!
FHS CLASS CREATES “LITTLE LIBRARIES” As part of a community service project, Mr. John New’s Advisory Class at FHS decided to create two mini-libraries for the communities of Sylvia and Turon. Little Libraries are a “take a book, return a book” free book exchange. Anyone can take a book or bring a book to share with their community. There is an understanding that real people are sharing their favorite books with their friends and neighbors. Mr. New’s Advisory Class has been working on the project this semester with the goal to complete the project before the school year ends. They began construction using two wooden crates with doors. They had lots of sanding to do and also needed to line the crates on the inside. The students painted the outside of the boxes a forest green color and made plexiglass windows for the doors. They put shingles on the roof and used cedar supports and plywood platforms with the posts. Students suggested the city parks as a great and safe location for the libraries, and communicated with the Sylvia and Turon mayors, Mike Pugh and Linda Brown. Both mayors have accepted the libraries for their towns and will oversee installation once the libraries are delivered. The Advisory Class Members who took part in this project are Centhiyah Bankston, Aubrey Brown, Morgan Gaston, Kyle Haskins, Brodie Snodgrass, Lucy Steen, and Zoe Stringos. The students and Mr. New would like to thank the following people for their donations and support of this project: Mary Beth Fulk (use to shop and tools); Tim McKinney (shingles); Custodial Staff (helping with logistics for painting); Kevin Ingalls (technical support); Kyle Haskins’ Family (wooden crates with doors); and Mrs. Mathes/Mrs. McKinney (support and encouragement.)
Congratulations to the FMS JV Scholar's Bowl team for taking 3rd place at the League meet. Ellie Davis also took 3rd in individual points with 150. Great job!!
For Elementary Parents: Please see the attached note about the upcoming Field Day on Tuesday, May 17th. Students need to wear athletic shoes to school for practicing their events this week. They also need to have a water bottle at school to use. Thanks!
