Author: Taylor Gustafson

The Fairbury Boys Golf team took a trip to Thayer Central on Thursday for the Thayer Central invite. There were 10 other teams that competed at the invite. The invite was originally scheduled for Wednesday, May 8, but but was rescheduled because of bad weather. There were 5 golfers that …

On Wednesday, April 24 the high school Quiz Bowl team traveled to Holdrege for State Quiz Bowl. The students that attended state were Brylee Yantz ’21, Brynn Novotny ’21, Isaac Robertson ’19, Nichole Harris ’19, Josephine Blatny ’20, and Jayson Klaumann ’19. “We have gotten third place at the ESU …

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 …

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 …

Many high school students helped set up and run the Light it Up Blue event that was held at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds on Friday. There were multiple groups that helped out at the event including NHS, FCS, and others were volunteering for classes that they needed volunteer hours in. …

The Boys golf team traveled to Beatrice on Friday for their first competition of the year. Both the Varsity and JV teams played on Friday, but neither could bring home a win. Beatrice’s Varsity team had a team score of 185 while the Jeffs varsity team had a team score …

Imagine what it would be like to lose your home or your livestock and crops. Well this is the reality for many Nebraskans at this time. People throughout the state have had to evacuate their homes and leave everything behind. Flooding has left people without homes and also without water. …

The Fairbury boys basketball team competed in Norris on Wednesday against the Malcolm Clippers in the subdistricts game. The games were supposed to be held on Tuesday but because of conflicting weather it was moved to Wednesday at the same time. The Jeffs held their ground through 3 quarters staying …

On Friday the Lady Jeffs basketball team competed at home against the Schuyler Warriors. The Jeffs overpowered the Warriors with a 39-12 win. The Jeffs scored the most points in the first half of the game with 25 points and only allowing the opposing team to score 7 points. It …

On Monday, January 28 the Jeffs Boys Basketball team sent the Fillmore Central Panthers home with a loss in the first round of Conference games. The boys played hard against the Panthers and were able to top Fillmore Central with a 35-51 victory. Isaac Robertson ’19 led the team with …