Yesterday the annual FFA Olympics took place in the gym. The hour long convocation was filled with games, FFA trivia, and farm jokes. Some of the games included “Hungry Hippos”,”Pig Herding”,”Donkey Calls”, and an all time favorite, “The Hay Bale Relays.” “My favorite part of Ag Olympics was watching them …
Month: February 2018
Jeffs end the season with loss to Auburn
The Jeffs traveled to Norris to take on the Auburn Bulldogs on Tuesday, February 20. The jeffs fought for the win but ultimately ended up losing 46-40. “I think it went really well. We were really close, played the number one seed and we were right there the whole time,” …
FFA members bid on prizes
One FFA adviser, an auctioneer, and dozens of FFA members partook in their end-of-fruit sales tradition. This past Sunday, the chapter held their annual prize auction in FFA adviser Thomas Dux’s classroom. This fun and rewarding activity let the members receive 100 percent of the money they made from selling …
Wrestlers hang up their final season
Concluding the 2017-2018 wrestling season, the senior wrestlers headed to the mezzanine for the emotional tradition of signing their shoes and hanging them from the rafters. “It’s tough. We hate to see our seniors leave, but seeing them leave their shoes mean they will always be a part of our …
Tough loss in radio quiz bowl
Radio Quiz Bowl teams are selected after the students take a test to see which team they are on. Nebraska City sets up a bracket and when it is their turn to play they call in and so does the team that they are facing and it is broadcasted over …
The steps to building a shelf
In Mr. Thomas Scott’s eighth grade trades class they are starting to learn how they are going to build a shelf. They watched a five minute video on how to properly put the screws in the wood to hold it together really tight. After watching the video and having things …
Jeffs fall to Falls City Tigers
On Friday, February 16, the Jeffs traveled to Falls City to take on the Tigers. After the first quarter, the Tigers were ahead of the Jeffs 20-7. Despite their efforts, the Jeffs ended up losing the game 40-60. “It was rough,” Adam Wasserman ’18 said. ” We didn’t start playing …
Boys advance to second game in subdistricts
The Boys Varsity Basketball Team started off subdistricts strong. Their first game was against Wilber-Clatonia. They won with a final score of 42-30. They’re next game will be against Auburn in Norris at six tonight. “I thought the game went well last night,” Head Boys Basketball Coach Travis Steinhoff said. …
Johnson and Wasserman selected to compete in Shrine Bowl
Two Jeffs football players have been given the opportunity to represent Fairbury on a larger scale, as they will be competing in the 60th annual Shrine Bowl, held in Kearney, Nebraska. Jacob Johnson ’18 and Adam Wasserman ’18 will both be representing Fairbury football on the South team on June …
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Photo of the Week
Carson York ’20 wrestles and wins in his state qualfying match in the district tournament. Carson will wrestle alongside Austin Barnts ’18, Logan Slater ’18, Ace York ’19, Seth Firmanik ’20, Zach Reikofski ’18, John Kerwood ’20, and Trent Grizzle ’18 in the state tournament, which is held in Omaha, …
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