Thursday, April 2, 2015 - Page 4

THE READING RACCOONS - Answered all questions

correctly, thus winning the 9th Annual Battle of the Books
competition on Friday, March 27, 2015. Team members included, from left to right, Bryli Staten, Morgan Parshall,
Ella Rolf, and Mercedes Parshall.
(Parshall Photo)

Reading Raccoons win

9th annual Battle of the Books

The 9th Annual Atchison County Mark Twain

Battle of the Books was
held on Friday, March 27,
2015, with 38 participants
in the 4th-6th grade divided

into 13 teams. This event is

proudly sponsored by the
Atchison County Development Corporation, the elementary schools of Fairfax,
Rock Port, and Tarkio, Kurt

Community Calendar
THURSDAY, APRIL 2
12:15 p.m., Early Dismissal at Tarkio R-I
6 to 9 p.m., Auditions for Into the Woods at
Liberty Theatre in Rock Port
6:30 p.m., Bingo at the Tarkio Nutrition Center
8 to 9 p.m., AA at First Christian Church in Rock Port
FRIDAY, APRIL 3

Good Friday

No School at Tarkio R-I

SATURDAY, APRIL 4
3 to 6 p.m., Auditions for Into the Woods at
Liberty Theatre in Rock Port
SUNDAY, APRIL 5

Easter

MONDAY, APRIL 6
No School at Tarkio R-I
4:30 p.m., EA Wolves Baseball vs. Maryville Fr. at Home
6 p.m., Tarkio Community Awards Banquet at the
Tarkio Community Building
TUESDAY, APRIL 7
12 noon, Tarkio Rotary Club Meeting at the
Tarkio Nutrition Center
4 p.m., EA Wolves JH Track at Mound City
4:30 p.m., EA Wolves Baseball vs. S. Nod. at Home
4:30 p.m., EA Wolves Track at Rock Port Quad
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8
4 p.m., EA Wolves Golf at Mound City Quad
THURSDAY, APRIL 9
4 p.m., EA Wolves JH Track at Tarkio Quad
6:30 p.m., Bingo at the Tarkio Nutrition Center
8 to 9 p.m., AA at First Christian Church in Rock Port

Compliments Of:
ARTHUR WHITE
& ASSOCIATES, LLC
Certified Public Accountants

302 Main St. - Tarkio, MO

736-5811

110 Chestnut - Tarkio, MO

736-4181

FSB

Farmers State Bank

521 MAIN - TARKIO, MO 64491
(660) 736-4111

Tarkio, MO - (660) 736-4197

Fairfax, MO - (660) 686-3312
www.fscbank.com

Tarkio R-I Breakfast & Lunch Menus

Monday, April 6 - No School.
Tuesday, April 7 - Breakfast - Yogurt, muffin, sliced
peaches, juice, and milk; and Lunch - Pizza strips, fresh
carrots, cooked cabbage, mixed fruit, sliced peaches, and
milk.
Wednesday, April 8 - Breakfast - French toast, sliced
peaches, juice, and milk; and Lunch - Hard shell tacos,
lettuce, cheese, refried beans, mandarin oranges, pear
halves, and milk.
Thursday, April 9 - Breakfast - Pop tart, cheese stick,
pear half, juice, and milk; and Lunch - Chicken patty on
a bun, peas, romaine lettuce, sliced peaches, fresh orange,
and milk.
Friday, April 10 - Breakfast - Biscuit and gravy, mixed
fruit, juice, and milk; and Lunch - Pepperoni pizza, romaine lettuce, corn, pineapple tidbits, banana, and milk.
2nd entree and a chef salad available the 5th-12th each month

Sloop, the three Atchison

County newspapers, Tarkio
Resource Center, Mule Barn
Theatre Guild, Flower Mill,
and many volunteers!
The teams were divided
into three groups. Within
these groups each team was
asked 13 questions in the
first round. These 13 questions were taken from this
years Mark Twain Nominees and one classic book
that totaled 3,188 pages.
Yes, that means that among
their team members, they
needed to each read at least
3-6 books if they decided to
split them up.
The battle began with the
groups of four or five players each competing in different areas of the Resource
Center. The teams heard a
statement about one of the
books and then a specific
team is asked if they can
identify the title of the book.
After the title was answered
correctly, they were asked
to identify the author for an
extra point. As you can see,
lots of careful thought and
analyzing went into their
answers!
The top four teams at the
end of 13 questions moved
on to the championship
round. The championship
round questions were more
difficult and challenging.
The Raccoon Readers from
Tarkio won the championship with a perfect score of
26! Team members included
Mercedes Parshall, Morgan Parshall, Ella Rolf, and
Bryli Staten. Though the
perfect score has happened
before, its a rare feat to accomplish. The second place
finishers were the Rapid
Readers from Rock Port:
RyAnne Herron, Ethan Lucas, and Isabel Heintz. This
team only missed two questions. The third place team
was Mark Madness from
Fairfax: Ian Hedlund, Eric
Gilpin, Devin Guajardo, and
Luke Roberson. The fourth
place team was the Wonder
Walruses from Rock Port:
Jarrett Hunter, Anneliese
Clauson, Teagan Green, and
Riley Walker.
This years top readers were RyAnne Herron,
Ethan Lucas, Isabel Heintz,
and Aubrey Brown. Fifteen
participants read at least 12
of the 13 books, which averaged out to almost 3,000
pages and 19 kids read over
2,000 pages. Each one of the
kids in every group stepped
up and challenged themselves and their teammates
to read beyond the norm
for this competition. This
years groups surpassed last
years total pages read by
reading 82,363 pages! Can
you believe that the first
year the battle was held the
total number of pages was
only 35,401??
The participants were
given a vintage Beanie Baby,
various carnival toys, and a
book of their choice. The participants were also entered
into several drawings for
books and games. Members
of the top four teams were
in a drawing for two $100
bills and the lucky recipients were Isabel Heintz and
Teagan Green. The top four
teams were also awarded
prizes that included a book
for next years competition.
The Atchison County
County competitors worked
very hard to prepare and
they ALL deserve a high
five. Hopefully, this competition has established a
lifetime of love for reading
for the competitors. The
event could not have been a
success without the following volunteers: Jerri Harbin, Dal
las Prather, Teresa
Smith, Susan Slaughter, Bill
Slaughter, Cathy Carter, Isabella Hurst, Margo Ellis,

Linda Lee, Betsy Chapin,

Elizabeth Schmerber, Kayla
Sierks, the local newspapers, Marylyn Wilcox, Beth
Graves, Lois Powell, Katherine Cox, Patty Rolofson,
Anne Amthor, Mark Staten,
Lisa Clement, Ponya King,
and Marissa Hedlund. All of
these volunteers are greatly
appreciated!

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT - Ella Rolf, Aaron Schlueter, and

Alexis Brown placed in the top five in the 30th Annual Missouri Emenetary Student Mathematics Contest. Alexis and
Aaron qualified for state.
(Photo By Mike Farmer)

Camp Quality
Scavenger Hunt Tarkio Elementary students qualify
The Tarkio High School
for state math competition
FCCLA Chapter will be
hosting a Camp Quality
Scavenger Hunt Saturday,
April 4, from 2-3 p.m. Camp
Quality is an organization
that reaches out to kids from
ages 4-18 that have cancer.
Surrounded by new friends
that can relate, loving volunteers who care, and loads
of fun experiences, Camp
Quality campers find joy,
new courage, and renewed
hope for the future. They
are free to be themselves...
free to be kids again.
The following is a list of
supplies they need to make
this camp special for the
kids. Tarkio FCCLA chapter
will be going door to door
collecting: bottled water,
disposable cameras, any art
materials, copy paper, construction paper, backpacks,
highlighters, notepads, journals, pins, pencils, markers,
flashlights, sunblock, bug
spray, hand sanitizer, Sudoku and word search books,
coloring books, new stuffed
animals, and gift cards to
Wal-Mart, Home Depot, or
Lowes. They are also in
need of people 18 and older
to be counselors during the
camp which is in Stewartsville, MO. For more information on volunteering, please
look on their website, http://
www.campqualitynwmo.
org/. If you would like to
donate and want someone
to stop by, please call Dara
Wennihan at the school, 660736-4118. The school would
be happy to accept any early
donations as well.

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660-442-3739

Gold & Silver

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Medallions
and More
Hours: Mon. - Fri., 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday, 9 a.m. - 12 Noon

The Missouri Council for

Teachers of Mathematics
sponsored the 30th Annual
Missouri Elementary Student Mathematics Contest.
The contest, conducted at approximately twenty regional
sites across Missouri during
March and April, had over
2,500 student participants
in grades four, five, and six.
In each grade level, the top
five combined scores (overall highest scores) qualify
to participate in the MCTM
State Finals Elementary
Mathematics Contest at
the University of Central
Missouri in Warrensburg
on Saturday April 25, 2015.
The first place Sweepstakes
Team at each site will also
participate in the State Finals Contest as well.
Students from Tarkio Elementary School competed
in the Regional Contest held
at Northeast Nodaway High
School in Ravenwood, MO,
on Saturday March 28, 2015.

The students who participated were Alaina Armstrong,

Connor Brown, and Emilee
Caudill (4th grade), Aaron
Schlueter, Alexis Brown,
and Katie Hall (5th grade),
and Ella Rolf, Ashlynn Meyer, and Bryli Staten (6th
grade). The group has been
preparing for contest with
the help of Erica Taylor, 4th
grade teacher, Molly Nelson,
5th grade teacher, and Blu
Dow, 6th grade teacher.
Winners from Saturdays
Region Contest include:
Ella Rolf (5th Place Sprint
Test), Aaron Schlueter (1st
Place Spring Test, 3rd Place
Target Test, and 2nd Place
5th Grade Overall), and
Alexis Brown (2nd Place
Sprint Test, 2nd Place Target Test, and 4th place 5th
Grade Overall). Aaron and
Alexis overall placings will
advance them to the State
Finals Contest in Warrensburg.