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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 …
NHS blood drive saves lives, provides research material
A National Honor Society-sponsored blood drive allowed students and staff to donate their time and services on Wednesday, March 13 on the south side of the school. The requirements for having blood drawn included meeting a minimum weight, being at least eighteen years of age or sixteen with a signed …
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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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FFA entertains students and staff with Ag Olympics
The annual Ag Olympics were held in the high school gymnasium on Thursday, February 21. The entire student body and all staff attended a series of games and activities based around a central theme of farming and agriculture. The convocation was led by FHS’s own FFA. Members Kennedy DeBoer ’20 …
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STAR Projects advance to State
On Wednesday, February 6, Fairbury hosted the District STAR Project Competition for FCCLA. Fairbury had four groups compete. Senior RJ Suey placed first earning a gold award in job interview. Leah Moyer ’21, Taryn Arnold ’21, Karly McCord ’22, and Brooke Schmidt ’22 placed first with a silver award for …
Speech kicks off at Adams Central
On Saturday January 5, the Fairbury speech team travelled to Adams Central high school to compete in their first meet of the year. “We usually use Adams Central as a meet to introduce the new speech kids into what a meet is like,” Sophomore Hailie Nicholson said. “It went pretty …
South Pacific passes flame of tradition
Every year as the annual fall production begins, traditions are carried on. Seniors sign the boards at the end of the night, prayers are shared, and fan mail is delivered. However, out of all the traditions the theater production has to offer, probably the most well known is the passing …
Unique performances, speakers combine to honor veterans in convocation
A convocation celebrating Veterans Day brought together FHS students and staff along with veterans in the area to gather in the Burkley Fine Arts Center on Monday, November 12. With speakers representing National Honor Society and joint performances by the school’s band and vocal units leading the way, veterans past …
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FCCLA Travels to Kentucky to gain leadership skills
This past weekend a group of students from FCCLA travelled to Kentucky for a few FCCLA Leadership Conferences. Students competed in a variety of FCCLA sponsored events. They also stopped at Churchill Downs and the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory. “I really liked the Louisville Slugger museum and Factory because …
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