This last Monday the 2017-2018 FFA year came to an end. The members hosted a banquet where family members were invited. For the 2017-2018 officers, their time the past year officially ended. These individuals were Michaela Buchli ’19, Paige Livingston ’18, Sarah McCown ’18, Delaney Miller ’19, Jordan Ruhnke ’18, …
Author: Paige Livingston
Speech members put on their last performance
This past week, the 2017-2018 speech team officially came to an end. Three seniors, Britney Scheetz, Grant Snyder, and Jordan Ruhnke gave their last high school performances in the BFAC, along with the other 10 members. “This was my first year doing speech,” Ruhnke said. “I regret not doing it …
FFA members bid on prizes
One FFA adviser, an auctioneer, and dozens of FFA members partook in their end-of-fruit sales tradition. This past Sunday, the chapter held their annual prize auction in FFA adviser Thomas Dux’s classroom. This fun and rewarding activity let the members receive 100 percent of the money they made from selling …
Winter Formal candidate results are in
This past week, five boys and girls were nominated from the senior class to win king or queen at the Winter Formal dance. Voting opened to seniors on Friday, January 15 and closed on the morning of Tuesday, January 23. The 12th grade class got to vote on which of …
Humphrey becomes a Warrior
Myranda Humphrey ’18 signed with Midland University on January 17 to compete in track for the school. “I chose Midland because of how safe I felt and how kind and accommodating everyone is,” Humphrey said. Humphrey is now the first from the class of 2018 at Fairbury to sign for …
McCown signs to play softball
This past week, Sarah McCown ’18 signed with Cloud County Community College to play softball. For McCown it was a no-brainer when choosing Concordia, KS. “The coach is a really nice guy and won me over on the softball side,” McCown said. “I like that the campus is small and …
Ag class takes field trip to local vet clinics
Classes at FHS focus on not only learning inside of the classrooms, but outside. For a new and creative way of looking at the occupations in the agriculture department, ag teacher Thomas Dux took his block 3/4 students to visit two rural vet clinics in town. On December 5, they …
StuCo puts on Turkey Olympics
On Nov. 22, Student Council hosted their annual Thanksgiving tradition of having a convocation known as Turkey Olympics in the gym. During this event, students and staff participate in festive activities varying from games to mock turkey calling. One game included an obstacle course where randomly drawn students and teachers had …
Spanish class works with reflexive verbs
On October 24, Mrs. Johnson’s Spanish 2 class participated in a new activity called mind mapping. This group was the first ever that got the chance to test out the new project, intending to help them grasp a hard concept of reflexive verbs in Spanish. “I’ve seen the idea of …
FFA heads to Indianapolis
Along with the vigorous amount of other activities that come this time of year, National FFA Convention is one of them. Nine members have journeyed to Indianapolis, Indiana for a week to grow closer in not only the organization but with each other. While there, they attended conventions, participated in recreational …
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