Articles and graphics from the various publications of the Fairbury Journalism Department
Category: Our Publications
Let’s all cheer for the Crimson and Gold
For me, going to all the sporting events and cheering for the Jeffs has just been a part of my high school experience. I wouldn’t have it any other way. All the van rides I’ve had with people who have become some of my best friends are the greatest memories …
Dating is a thing of the past
Dating has become a disputed topic, in that it can mean a lot of different things for different people. These days, “dating” can mean anything from keeping a snap streak to going out to dinner and a movie. In today’s world, dating is no more than communicating through social media …
Journalism brings home awards from JEA
Instead of reporting on the achievements of other students, this week Jeffs journalists have won the awards. Results from the 2018 JEA competition were announced Sun., Jan. 28, and several FHS journalists were honored by the Journalism Education Association. The JEA is the largest scholastic journalism organization for teachers and …
Spreading the word about the Trail
On the afternoon of January 31, the journalism staff presented the 2017-2018 yearbook convocation to the entire high school student body and staff members. Each member of the staff was recognized and they announced which position they held on the staff. The yearbook convo video was filmed and put together …
Photo of the Week
Seniors and Winter Formal royalty candidates Macy Ohlde and Trent Gizzle laugh as their fun facts are read off. Grizzle’s fact was that he can do a cartwheel into a backflip, which the crowd responded to by chanting and encouraging him to prove it. He refused. “Yes I can do …
Photo of the Week
The FHS X-Ray staff has decided to incorporate a “Photo of the Week” element on the site. Every week, one particularly outstanding photo a student on staff has taken will be shared. In this photo, Kacy Starck ’21 laughs on the sidelines during the boys varsity basketball game against Sandy …
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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