Excellent showing at Regionals for Speech Team. Although we are not moving on to Sectionals, these three represented Farmington with sheer class. Emily Adkins- Extemporaneous; Devin Johnson- Dramatic Interpretation.; Makenna Huffman- Humorous Interpretation. Excellent season!
Congrats!
Headed into final matches of Regionals. Farmington is currently standing in 6th place with the following team members wrestling the championship rounds:
Broc Shymansky- 220 wrestling for 1st place
Travis Sutherland-195 wrestling for 1st place
Rese Shymansky- 160 wrestling for 1st place
Kyle Peckham- 152 wrestling for 3rd place
Conner Huber- 113 wrestling for 3rd place
Congrats to the FCHS Cheerleaders and their 2nd place finish at State!! Great job Team. We will celebrate their success with a fire truck caravan through town. Come join us at 4:30 at the bus garage and cheer on our Cheerleaders!!!
Excellent performance by our Cheerleaders at state!
Best of luck to FCHS cheer as they take the floor soon for the state championship round!
Best of luck today to FCHS Speech team as they compete in regionals at Pekin High School.
Let regionals begin! Best of luck to our wrestling team!
Congratulations to our FCHS Cheerleaders for advancing to finals tomorrow!
Congratulations to February Staff Member of the month, Miss Thielbar. She recently graduated from Eureka College with a double major in Math and Education. She was excited to join Farmington High School as a first year teacher. For the past four summers, Miss Thielbar has participated in the Golden Apple program teaching in different schools in the state. She enjoys learning about new things and challenging others. She loves reading and can binge watch Netflix for hours. Congratulations, Miss Thielbar.
Farmer Nominations Are Now Open
Nominate your school district by April 1, 2020!
Jobs in STEM are only becoming more valued, and that gives educators a clear game plan: Get kids excited about science, technology, engineering and math. These skills can lead to a successful career in agriculture and other industries.
The Grow Rural Education program allows eligible farmers to nominate their local public school district for grants to help enhance STEM education. Once nominated, school districts submit applications to compete for $15,000 grant to help fund projects that enhance their STEM curriculum. While these grants are helping to improve test scores today, better yet, they are getting kids to think bigger about their tomorrows.
Calling all farmers. The chance to leave your mark on a school district in your community is at your fingertips. Simply go to this site, https://www.americasfarmers.com/grow-rural-education/ to nominate the school you support. Then, we will contact the school district and provide them with instructions on how to access and fill out an application.
Due to the weather and to ensure everyone gets home safely, the buses may be running late.
Tonight's Boys Varsity Basketball game has been cancelled and rescheduled for next Wednesday, February 12th at 6PM.
Tonight's Girls Basketball games at Rockridge have been postponed to tomorrow evening, same times.
Harvest Team members, Abby Simpson and Josie Gibbs, are selling raffle tickets for a Farmer Quilt and T-shirt Blanket for $5 each or 5 for $20 for a local St. Jude family. The drawing is TONIGHT. The 2019-2020 Harvest Team is sponsored by: Lozier Oil Company, Bank of Farmington, Bank of Yates City, Snips Hair Studio, Farmington Community Bank, Archdale Construction, and Tom Conklin-State Farm.
Congratulations to Adian Basalay who was selected as Junior of the Month for February! He is active in Cross Country, Track and Field, Theatre, Marching Band, Science Olympiad, Speech Team, WYSE Team, and 3-D printing. Congratulations, Adian!
Congratulations to Alex McGarr who was selected as Sophomore of the Month for February! Alex hopes to be involved with Math club and track this Spring. He is compassionate and friendly and looks out for his fellow classmates. Congratulations, Alex!
Congratulations to Violet Easley as she was selected as the Freshman of the Month for February! She is active in Cross Country, Drama Club, Theater, Scholastic Bowl, Marching Band, Hoop Band, Pep Band, Concert Band, Chorus, Key Club, Science Olympiad, Winterguard, Student Leadership Team, and Harvest Team. Congratulations, Violet!
Riley Melton was selected as February’s Senior of the Month. Riley is the daughter of TJ and Kari Melton. She has three sisters; Kayla Wright, Lexi Melton, and Josie Melton. Riley is a strong academic student, as she has made the Honor Roll or High Honors throughout her high school career. She is also a leader in the classroom and a role model for her peers. Along with her studies, Riley was a member of the volleyball team for 3 years. In addition to her involvement in school, Riley finds time to give back within the community by volunteering at the Santa Shop in the elementary every year. She plans to attend Blackhawk College next year where she will study to become a Veterinary Technician. Congratulations, Riley!
Congratulations to the following individuals for placing in the SAE proficiencies on Thursday night. The 1st place individuals (Sam, Ethan, and Caleb) will be competing at Districts on March 4th in Jacksonville.
1st Agriscience Research Plant Systems - Sam Deppermann
1st Diversified Crop Entrepreneur- Ethan Emken
1st Vegetable Production - Caleb Mahr
2nd Beef Production Entrepreneur - Sam Deppermann
2nd Goat Production - Laura Stevens
2nd Sheep Production - Katie Patterson
2nd Turf Grass Management - Will Hayden
3rd Small Animal Production and Care - Steven Devries
Congratulations to Sam Deppermann and Caleb Mahr for receiving their State FFA Degrees today!