It's already here!
The 2023-24 IHSAA calendar officially begins this week, with the first day of practice for girls golf beginning July 28 and the Lady Falcons starting its season July 31 at the Goshen Invite. Yes, already.
The rest of the fall sports begin July 31 with its first days of practice, and football officially allowed for contact on Aug. 3.
A reminder to all athletes: you MUST have a physical on file with the Fairfield athletic office before you can participate in any sport. No exceptions.
Here's to another exciting year of Falcon athletics!
It would be super easy to just think pool, hang out, flip through the phone all day. Not for three of our Fairfield High School students, who decided to stay on campus all summer and work their tails off.
Get your fix on these kids here:
https://www.fairfield.k12.in.us/article/1179972
The 2023-24 school year is rapidly approaching! Our building secretaries have been enjoying some time away from the desk, but will be back in their buildings starting at 8 a.m. tomorrow, Wednesday, July 26.
For reference, if you have questions on the upcoming year, here's the number for each school. We are also including the extension for our Skyward expert, Amanda Wehmeyer, if you need help there.
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
Skyward Help (574) 831-2188 ext. 8922
Our final week of summer camps was a hot one as marching band finished up their two-week marathon session while boys basketball completed its final of five weeks in the gym. Thank you to all of the kids who participated in our Fairfield camps this summer, and to the coaches, directors and students/athletes who helped create lasting memories for the future of our programs!
Football and cheerleading each celebrated their futures with kids camps this past week, both with good numbers for their mid-July dates. Boys basketball held its fourth week of the summer-long camp schedule. Marching band also ventured into its two-week grid, week one a full-day slate of work inside and outside as it prepares for the upcoming season.
This upcoming week is the final week for the Fairfield summer camps, with boys basketball holding its fifth and final session and marching band entering week two, both Monday-Thursday slates.
We are a week away from appearing at the Elkhart County 4-H Fair! Come see us next Sunday near the main gate!
ATTENTION PARENTS:
Fairfield Community Schools has discontinued its usage of Mealtime and has subsequently shut down the mymealtime.com account. FCS will be using a different company, and will announce that information in the near future. Stay tuned!
A trip to Indianapolis was the ultimate motivation for Kyle Hartman to do great things in Elkhart County. Find out how Hartman will work to get Fairfield girls hoops back to the state capital as the team's new head coach.
Read all about it here:
https://www.fairfield.k12.in.us/article/1168353
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
June wrapped up with two camps in action.
Baseball had its week-long camp altered because of the smoke/air quality, but did the best it could with a couple days in the gym in scenes that mimicked the high school preseason.
Boys basketball held its third week with a hefty portion of game situations and instruction in real time.
Fairfield camps take a week off this upcoming week for moratorium, but come back starting July 10 with boys basketball and marching band, and July 11 welcomes evening camps for football and cheerleading!
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.
