Just a reminder that we will be at the Elkhart County Fair on Sunday, July 23. Come see us!
If you don't know, now you know!
Online registration opens this Thursday, July 13, at noon. See the graphic or check your home mailbox for more details!
It's been four years in the making, and Fairfield finally made its Spanish class trip!
The group of 17 students in grades 9-11 made a nine-day visit to Costa Rica, escorted by teachers Mrs. Mercer-Nelson and Mrs. Herbert leading the trip and Mr. LeCount, Mrs. Schumacher and Mrs. Shreck serving as chaperones. The purpose was to get to know another culture, practice Spanish and visit beautiful places. The goal is to take trips like this every 2-3 years. The previous trip was supposed to have incorporated the 2019-20 school year, but was derailed by COVID.
Fairfield had two baseball players selected as All-State by the IBCA.
Find out more on our All-Staters here:
https://www.fairfield.k12.in.us/article/1163798
Eric Smoker would rather do the dirty work, and fittingly, the Fairfield alum is serving as the Director of Grounds for our district.
Read the dirt on Eric here:
https://www.fairfield.k12.in.us/article/1163612
From our Fairfield family to yours, Happy Fourth of July!
June wrapped up with a pair of camps ahead of the July 4th weekend.
Baseball had its week-long camp altered because of the smoke/air quality alerts, but made the best of it for a couple days in the high school gym. The scenes mimicked what the high school preseason looks like, hitting into batting screens and working on fielding drills.
Boys basketball wrapped up a third week of camp, working primarily on live action situations, getting in-game instruction and working on reactivity.
Fairfield camps will take a week off for moratorium, but will come back with a flurry. Boys basketball hits week four and marching band begins it's two-week camp, both starting July 10, while football and cheerleading both have evening camps that start July 11.
Kaitlyn Smith found a state of euphoria after visiting the state of Georgia as part of her Skills USA nationals experience representing Fairfield cosmetology.
Hear about her euphoric trip here:
https://www.fairfield.k12.in.us/article/1161924
Fairfield is excited to be coming to this year's Elkhart County 4-H Fair! We will be set up from 4-7 p.m. on Sunday, July 23, on the east side of the fairgrounds near the main gate. Stop in, have some ice cream and cold drinks on us, and find out what's new and exciting with Fairfield Community Schools!
Fun was had until fun couldn't be had Sunday as the Fairfield 12th Man Club Golf Outing took place amongst some weather at Maxwelton Golf Club in Syracuse.
The 1 p.m. shotgun start had 22 teams play the course until a big thunderstorm halted play just after 3 p.m. One of the event organizers said the storm washed out the remaining play, which most teams were into the second halves of their scramble.
The 12th Man outing supports the Fairfield football program with team expenses, as well as promotes the team and its initiatives.
If you'd like to learn more about the Fairfield 12th Man Club, contact Jessica Dunlap or Candi Tobias at Fairfield Jr/Sr High School or email fairfield12thmanclub@gmail.com
Also going on in a baseball stadium in Indiana was the Indiana North-South All-Star Games, hosted by the Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association. The three-day event last weekend was held at Loeb Stadium in Lafayette.
Taking part were Fairfield graduated senior Alec Hershberger and Fairfield baseball head coach Darin Kauffman, who served as one of the assistant coaches.
The South won game one, 4-3, while the North rallied for a 6-4 win in game two. In the Wooden Bat Game on Sunday, Hershberger started and went 2.2 innings, giving up three hits and striking out eight while walking one. The South would go on to win the final contest, 11-6.
Hershberger is headed to Taylor University to continue his academic and baseball careers.
It was a busy weekend for activities involving the Fairfield community. We'll start this morning with Saturday night, where Benton fifth grade teacher Alex Yoder sang the national anthem before the South Bend Cubs' game against Fort Wayne.
"As a teacher, summer break provides me the perfect chance to pursue my passions and hobbies,” Yoder stated. “Singing the national anthem at the South Bend Cubs minor league baseball game was an incredible highlight of my summer adventures! The energy and family atmosphere of the stadium made for a great experience that truly captures the joy of embracing my interests during this summer time off!"
Just one camp on campus this past week, that was volleyball. Led by new interim head coach Madeline Gawthrop, the weeklong elementary camp dug into fundamentals, but was shrouded in fun including tag games, beach ball and competitions. On deck for the upcoming week are baseball and another layer of boys basketball.
Fairfield is looking to fill a vacancy in its human resources department. Are you the one?
Click below to find out more!
https://fairfieldcsd.tedk12.com/hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=2367
A hearty Happy Father's Day to all the dads, grandfathers and great grandfathers out there!
Week three of the summer camp schedule is in the books, which saw the girls basketball camp take place under the guidance of its new head coach, Kyle Hartman. Boys basketball finished up the middle of a three-week run and the sixth grade band camp reached its two-week conclusion. Color Guard also had its kids camp, prepping cadets as part of the week-long Junior Guard Camp!
Marching band and boys basketball camps start up July 10. Cheerleading also had a mini camp for its junior and senior high cheerleaders, ahead of the kids camp coming in July.
Volleyball will take the stage this week with its new coach, Madeline Gawthrop, leading the way.
And special thanks to Lily Treat for the cheerleading stunt photo!
Some wicked chowdah out there this morning.
Brayden Miller put in some work at the IHSAA Boys Golf State Finals! The Fairfield sophomore finished sixth overall in a superb two-day showcase in Carmel to also garner All-State honors.
Congrats to Miller, coach John Kauffman and the Falcon golf program!
For more on Miller's tournament, check out our full story here:
https://www.fairfield.k12.in.us/article/1149724
After Day 1 of the IHSAA Boys Golf State Finals, Fairfield sophomore Brayden Miller sits third on the individual leaderboard. Miller had three birdies - one on the front and two on the back - to card a three-under 69 at Prairie View Country Club. Miller is currently two shots behind the duo of Jacob Modleski of Guerin Catholic and Aidan Gutierrez of Valparaiso, both sitting atop the heap at five under.
Miller will tee up his second round at 8:09 a.m. on the front nine, paired with Chatard's William Pruitt and Bloomington North's Jacob Knapp.
Through nine holes at the IHSAA Boys Golf State Finals, Fairfield's Brayden Miller is currently tied for second at one-under. Miller birdied the eighth hole and was even on the remainder. Keep it up, Brayden! Penn's Dylan Mounts was the early leader at four-under through five holes.
To keep track of Miller's progress, click the link below!
https://iga.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/iga23/event/iga23150/contest/3/leaderboard.htm
