Honors for Class C-1 All-State teams were announced Friday, November 30th and among the many names were four members of the 2018 Fairbury volleyball team. Junior Sara Huss was announced as a Class C-1 3rd team attacker and Leah Mach ’21, Izze Schwab ’20 and Mikasa Lierman ’19 were all …
Month: November 2018
Wrestle-offs determine varsity spots
On Wednesday November 21st, the wrestling team held their wrestle-offs to determine who would hold the varsity spot for each weight class. The wrestle-offs are used to find the varsity line up and to see who will be wrestling at the first meet as well. Some wrestlers like senior Autumn …
Excess amount of snow affects school hours
On Monday, November 26th Fairbury Public Schools had a snow day due to an excess amount of snow. Fairbury in total had about eight and a half inches of snow. There were no activities or practices that day for students and staff. Following the snow day, FPS had a 2-hour …
Boys basketball has high hopes for season
Winter sports officially began at the beginning of November, and for boys basketball conditioning started on the fifth. After two weeks of hard work and getting into the season, the team knows where they want to be by the end of it. This season is the first year for the …
South Pacific passes flame of tradition
Every year as the annual fall production begins, traditions are carried on. Seniors sign the boards at the end of the night, prayers are shared, and fan mail is delivered. However, out of all the traditions the theater production has to offer, probably the most well known is the passing …
South Pacific prepares for a weekend performances
The cast and crew of this year’s school musical South Pacific put on a dress rehearsal performance yesterday. They had an audience of junior high and Jefferson Students for the first act. The second act was run through without an audience. The rehearsal was put on in an effort to …
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Girls basketball starts fresh
Along with the other winter sports, girls basketball started on November 5 with one week of conditioning. The next week, the 12th, the team started official practices. With new coach Lyle Thompson, the team will start off fresh and new. “Conditioning week was great. We all worked very hard, and …
Band entertains Cedarwood residents
The morning of Wednesday November 14, the high school band travelled to Cedarwood Assisted Living to perform for the residents there. “I enjoy going to play music at the nursing homes because it’s likely some of them used to be in band when they were in high school,” Hailie Nicholson …
Unique performances, speakers combine to honor veterans in convocation
A convocation celebrating Veterans Day brought together FHS students and staff along with veterans in the area to gather in the Burkley Fine Arts Center on Monday, November 12. With speakers representing National Honor Society and joint performances by the school’s band and vocal units leading the way, veterans past …
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FCCLA Travels to Kentucky to gain leadership skills
This past weekend a group of students from FCCLA travelled to Kentucky for a few FCCLA Leadership Conferences. Students competed in a variety of FCCLA sponsored events. They also stopped at Churchill Downs and the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory. “I really liked the Louisville Slugger museum and Factory because …
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