On Thursday of last week 21 Fairbury track athletes traveled to Papillion to compete in the 3rd annual track and field festival. The Nebraska Track and Field Festival is filled with the best of the best athletes throughout the state. Every school in the state is invited to compete and …
Month: April 2019
Jeffs place 4th at State Journalism
Jeffs Journalism took home 19 medals from the State Journalism competition at Northeast Community College in Norfolk on Tuesday, April 23. Seven girls traveled to Norfolk, all of the girls competed in individual events on Tuesday except two. At the end of all competitions, the Jeffs brought home 4th place …
Jazzing it up in Kansas City
On Monday April 22, Crimson Elite traveled down to Kansas City to perform at the Jazz Summit at Kansas City Kansas Community College. Joseph Fitzgerald took a group of 8 Crimson Elite members to the festival. The group arrived in Kansas City at 6 in the evening, they went out …
Golf team hosts a windy home invite
On Thursday, April 19 the golf team hosted their home invite. The wind made for a difficult day of golf. Seward, Norris, Beatrice, Thayer, and Crete all attended. Fairbury placed fifth overall as a team. Dalton Peterson ’20 had the lowest score of the varsity team with a score of …
Performers strive to excel in District Music competition
FHS hosted the annual District Music competition for local students and other area schools on April 11-12. Performances took place in the Burkley Fine Arts Center and in various classrooms. Among the participants were Fairbury’s own Crimson Elite, vocal choir, jazz band and concert band. Students could also perform individually …
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Students read while enjoying the outdoors
On Tuesday, April 9, Ms. Davidson’s English III class took a trip down to the city park. The students were able to enjoy the 80 degree weather while they participated in the StoryWalk around the park. Davidson explains StoryWalk was created by Anne Ferguson with a vision of “an innovative …
FBLA succeeds at SLC Conference
Last week nine FBLA members travelled to Lincoln to compete at the Spring Leadership Conference. Members included Devin Holliday ’19, Isaac Robertson ’19, Joy Ondrak ’19, Mikasa Lierman ’19, Jayson Klaumann ’19, Jaelle Johnson ’20, Jillian Caroon ’20, Josh Robertson ’21, and Brylee Yantz ’21. “I had a great time …
Students Compete at State FFA
Students participated at State FFA last week. State was held in Lincoln at the UNL campus and had sessions at Pinnacle Bank Arena. State FFA is a great experience for FFA members to have. This opportunity gives members a chance to see some of the different potential careers they be …
National Library Week brings attention to building a strong community
This week the school library is celebrating National Library Week with the theme of building a strong community. There are many activities for kids to participate in including a class puzzle challenge, book-in-a-jar, match the “shelfie to the selfie”, daily trivia over the intercom and hidden Jeffs in the Media …
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Stand-out work qualifies staff for State Journalism
Ten Journalism staff members qualified in at least one category for the Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) competition that will be held in Norfolk on April 23. Journalism departments all across the state are organized into three different classes: Class A, Class B and Class C. FHS is a member …
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