On Saturday, February 10, the Fairbury Speech Team was in action at the Meridian Speech Meet. At the meet, 13 members were in attendance and competed against four other schools. A few schools dropped out because of the weather forecast, but the meet ran smoothly for those attending. Fairbury was …
Month: February 2018
FCCLA members advance to state STAR competition
Members of the Fairbury FCCLA chapter competed at the district STAR competition in Waverly on Wednesday, Feb. 7, and proved that hard work pays off with two of the three participants advancing to the state competition. Britney Scheetz ’18, Taylea Mills ’19, and Izze Schwab ’20 prepared speeches and presentations …
Photo of the Week
Freshman Leah Mach hugs her father as her name is announced at the girls basketball parent night. Parent night was held for the girls before the Jeffs began warm ups for the Varsity game against Seward. Photo by: Evie Schwab
Signing day big success
On Wednesday Feb. 7 four Fairbury football players signed to play football at the college of their choice. The band played the fight song as students, faculty, and families came to observe Cayman DeBoer, Adam Wasserman, Jacob Johnson, and Trent Grizzle ’18 sign their letters of intent. “It was really …
Students sell lemonade to practice entrepreneurship
During Block 7/8, Mrs. Melissa Dux teaches a class that is all about entrepreneurship and information technology. This class put together lemonade stands during B and C lunches on Thursday, February 8. On Wednesday, Juniors Brandon Hinrichs and Jeremiah Gray sent out emails to the high school student body promoting …
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Jeffs spell their way to a W-I-N
On February 5th, 10 junior high students travelled to Diller-Odell to compete in the Spelling Bee. After a long day of complicated and confusing words, five students placed. Brigham Scheetz ’22 placed tenth overall, Zane Grizzle ’22 placed eighth, Alissa York ’22 placed seventh, Alyzxandria Kuzelka ’22 placed fifth, and …
Two speechers medal at Crete Cardinal Classic
On Saturday, February 3, the speech team traveled to Crete to compete at a tough meet full of Class A schools. “We did a good job. It was the biggest and toughest meet in the state,” Speech coach Aaron Leibel said. “We got good experience for districts. Two kids in …
Star trap shooter becomes a Tiger
On February 5, senior Brock Barton signed with Doane college to participate in shotgun sports. These sports include trap, skeet, and sporting clays. “I visited the campus and it all seemed right, I talked to their coach and we worked out a scholarship,” Barton said. “I also liked Doane because …
Acknowledge academic accomplishments
It’s common knowledge that sports are the most revered and attended events in our school. We have athletes who will go on to play college-level athletics, win awards and continue to accomplish great things with their athleticism. However, The Blazer believes students in our school are often overlooked as being …
Letter to the Editor
Students and Staff, Recently an article was written about the absence of administration at the NHS ceremony on January 23rd. I feel it is important to respond to this article, explain myself, and let you know that this absence was not intentional. On this particular night, we were to host …
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