The football team had their annual scrimmage on Friday, August 23. According to new Head Coach Matt Edson, each player was able to get a good amount of time on both sides of the ball. Several of the guys stepped up to earn Varsity spots on the team. Their first …
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Mr. David Davis drives home the message of a “hard-working Jeff”
The annual Booster Bash was held on the first day of school, Wednesday, August 21. The event started with a meal provided by parents, organizations, and local businesses. Bruce Livingston donated the pork for the sandwiches. Then, the cheerleaders performed in the BFAC before Athletic Director Mr. David Davis took …
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FFA hosts petting zoo at Orschelns
On Thursday, May 2, FFA hosted a petting zoo for the community in the Orscheln’s parking lot. The purpose of the zoo was to help educate younger children about agriculture and how to be safe around a farm. Lambs, goats, ducks, chickens, a calf, a rabbit, and a mini donkey …
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 …
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 …
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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Speech team enjoys state experience
The Speech Team travelled to Kearney on Thursday, March 21 to compete at the state speech meet. There were five state qualifiers. This was the first time current speech sponsor Aaron Leibel has taken a student to the state meet. “I think the competition went really well overall,” Leibel said. …
Nichole Harris earns semi-finalist status
Senior Nichole Harris was announced as a semi-finalist for the Nebraska High School Journalist of the Year. Other semi-finalists included students from Lincoln and Omaha schools. In order to enter the competition, Harris had to get three letters of recommendation. She asked her journalism adviser Jed Martin, past journalism adviser …
Makeup dance clinic still has a good turnout
The Fairbury Cheer and Dance Team put on a dance clinic for students Kindergarten through eighth grade on Friday, March 8. The original date got rescheduled due to bad weather. However, Cheer Sponsor Darby Davidson said there was still a good turnout of about 45 girls. “Since we did have …
Organizations join together for “Give the Gift of Reading”
During the last week of February, FCCLA, FFA, Student Council, NHS, and FBLA joined together to help the elementary kids celebrate “Give the Gift of Reading.” High School students travelled down to Central Elementary during the day to read Dr. Seuss books to the younger kids during their lunch. “I …
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