Month: December 2019

A changeup in events didn’t stop BNFF

josephine blatny 16 Dec 2019

BNFF won their dual against Ralston last Thursday. They had several top finishers even with their swimmers and divers switching up their typical events. BNFF’s next meet will be at Lincoln Southeast on Dec. 20. “As a team I was surprised with how many points we scored considering many of …

Blatny signs to continue running career at Wesleyan

Brynn Novotny 13 Dec 2019

Senior cross country and track runner Josephine Blatny signed to continue competing in both sports at Nebraska Wesleyan on Wednesday, December 11 in the FHS commons. Blatny first got into contact with this particular college last summer when Jackie McKenzie, an assistant coach for both cross country and track, asked …

Girls basketball searches for first win of season

Brynn Novotny 12 Dec 2019

Girls basketball faced losses in all three of its opening games beginning with a home contest against Lincoln Christian on Dec 6. The Jeffs battled it out with the C-1 #1 Crusaders, yielding a final score of 28-30 before falling 31-39 to C-2 #4 Fillmore Central the following day. A …

Frozen II had me in tears

Alex Buxton 12 Dec 2019

I went to see Frozen II for the first time on November 24. I had high hopes for this movie since the first one was so good. People usually say the the sequels of movies aren’t as good as the original. That was not the case for this movie; it …

NBFF finds success at first swim meet of the season

josephine blatny 8 Dec 2019

The NBFF Swim Team started off their season at Northeast last Thursday. The girls found a lot of success winning the dual 99-88. Their next meet will be a dual in Ralston on Thursday. Diving went first at the meet. Junior Camryn Wisnieski won with a score of 161 and …

FBLA continues cookie selling tradition

josephine blatny 6 Dec 2019

FBLA continued their tradition of working with fourth graders to sell cookies to high school students and staff during the week of Thanksgiving. FBLA keeps enough money to pay for the cookies, and the rest of the money goes to the fourth graders who get to pick something out for …

Girls Basketball holds a scrimmage to start off the season

Ericka Kroeker 4 Dec 2019

To start off the basketball season, the girls basketball held a scrimmage on Tuesday, December 3. For many this was a way to start off the season in a less intense way than an actual game, but still intense enough to get them into game mode. Sophomore Karly McCord said, …

“The art of Racing in the Rain” is a must-read and a must-see

josephine blatny 4 Dec 2019

“The art of Racing in the Rain” is an emotional roller coaster that will have you simultaneously smiling and crying. I read the book by Garth Stein over the summer and finally had the chance to see the movie last week. This is a rare instance where the movie is …