On the first of December, the junior varsity boys team began the 2017-18 basketball season at home against Lincoln Christian. After a long battle, the Jeffs fell 63-34. “We need to fight through adversity.” Jayson Klaumann ’19 said. “We were pretty close to Christian going into the fourth, but with …
Author: Nichole Harris
Boys basketball prepares for a season to remember
With a team makeup of ten freshmen, four sophomores, four juniors, and three seniors, the boys’ basketball team is on track to have a season worth noting. Conditioning started on November 6, and practice offically began on November 13. Every drill they run and every skill they work on is …
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The passing of the flame
Though the school’s annual theatre production holds many traditions, one of the oldest and most sacred is the passing of the candle. The tradition of the candle has been going on for longer than anyone at school can remember. The idea is that, every year, one senior picks a junior …
FCS class combines Halloween spirit and class activities
On Tuesday October 31, the Foods and Nutrition class took part in a fun and festive activity during class time. In honor of it being Halloween, FCS teacher Tammi Mans had students carve a pumpkin and then bake the seeds after for a treat. Students were able to carve the …
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Looking back on State Softball
Last week the softball team ended their season in a hard fought battle at the State tournament. The FHS X-Ray staff was fortunate enough to have two photographers cover the tournament on Wednesday of the tournament.
Doane University welcomes Fairbury drama enthusiasts
By: Nichole Harris. On Monday, October 10th, several FHS students travelled to Doane University to participate in their fall Drama Conference. Students had the opportunity to pick a session to attend. Options included musical theatre, auditioning, acting, costume design, improvisation, stage acting, and more. Then, they were invited to watch …
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Technology is powerful; use it wisely
We live in a world where technology dictates almost every aspect of daily life. It makes communication easier and more accessible than ever before. It can be easy to forget just how easy it is to communicate anything with anyone at anytime, a problem that has recently painfully obvious at …
Only men can be great leaders
By: Destini Warnke. Booster Bash has been a Jeff tradition for many years. Every fall, the booster club hosts a potluck where athletes and their families have a sit down, socialize, and eat what the club has provided for them. Following that, a speaker presents their speech that they have …
Just be a teenager
By: Evie Schwab. Right now, we’re as young now as we’ll ever be again. This is high school. Teenagers are going to do whatever they want, whenever they want, and with who they want and no one is going to be able to stop them and there’s really no point …
If only I knew what was to come…
By: Emily Burkley. A letter to the incoming freshman: as I sit here my senior year looking back on my past three years through high school there’s a lot more I wish I would’ve known coming into “the best four years of my life.” First off, that’s a lie. It …
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