Fair Grove News

10/16/2026

The Fair Grove Middle School football boys finished up their seasons tonight, with both teams beating Clever at home in Fair Grove.

The 8th grade boys finish up their season with an impressive 6 - 0 regular season record, and the 7th grade boys finish with a very strong 4 - 1 record.

10/15/2026

Class 2 District 3 football standings

10/14/2026

A Look Into FFA

The Fair Grove FFA has many events planned throughout the year, some coming up are: the Fall Festival parking lots, Farm day, the Fall public speaking contest, and the National FFA Convention.

While there are not any awards that have been given out recently, Matt Crutcher said, “The first opportunities that students will have for awards will be at National FFA Convention and Fall Public Speaking. National FFA Convention is the end of October and Fall Speaking is the beginning of November.” FFA will receive awards from these contests this year, at the area banquet towards the end of the school year.

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10/14/2026

10/14/2026

New Eagle in the Nest: Kendra Freeman Feature

Fair Grove Middle School had a change in staff after previous secretary Tina Cantwell’s departure last year. Fair Grove has welcomed Kendra Freeman as the new middle school secretary.

Freeman expressed her gratitude to be a part of such a welcoming and loving community. She stated, “The work environment has been wonderful. I knew it already, but being a part of the day to day of the school has made it very evident to me how much the administration, as well as the teachers and staff care about their students.” She added, “It’s very encouraging to work with people who love what they do. Being part of a team has always been something I’ve loved and I’m really enjoying this one.”

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10/12/2026

Solving the Classroom Math Equation

Starting at the beginning of the school year, Principal Ryan Buffington, has begun a new math arrangement for all of the elementary school, specifically fourth grade students to help meet the needs of each student in the grade.

Buffington explained how the new arrangement works, “We have created a common math block where all teachers within a grade level teach math at the same time. This is happening throughout elementary school.”

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10/11/2026

SADD’s Mission Starts Now

SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) has worked hard to create another great kickoff to start the year. SADD is a high school club that encourages students to make positive, responsible, and healthy decisions. SADD is sponsored by Bailey Weaver and Lindsay Dunning.

According to Weaver, a Fair Grove High school teacher and sponsor for SADD, “The message we want to send is that SADD is a club for everyone and creates events that are fun and community building and have kids know you can make safe and responsible decisions.”

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10/10/2026

Spotlight on Girls’ Fall Sports

Fair Grove High School 2026 Girl’s fall sports are midway through their season, they are looking to improve as the season goes on and as their districts are coming up they hope to do their best.

According to Elise Jackson (12), “The girls cross country team is incredibly excited and heading into this year with the goal of making it to state. With the girls qualifying for state last year it has only fueled their fire to win this year. The girls team captain, Jackson (12) stated, “State felt extremely nerve wracking, but also super exciting.” Jackson also stated, “ Our main goal is making it to state as a team.”

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10/08/2026

How Care to Learn Changes Lives

Care to Learn is a non-profit organization that aids students with certain necessities that they might not have access to throughout the school year.

The Fair Grove teacher sponsors, or Liaisons, that help with the organization include; Elementary School Assistant Principal Maddison Hodson, Middle School Assistant Principal Samantha Orr, Fair Grove Nurse Sarah Bearden, and High School Algebra 1, Pre-Algebra, and Calculus teacher Susanna Feldman.

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