Crimson Elite kicked off their competition season on Monday, March 19 at the Nebraska Choral Directors Association (NCDA) Vocal Jazz Festival at Columbus High School. This festival, however, is not a typical ‘competition’, but rather an opportunity for high school jazz choirs to perform their sets and are critiqued by …
Copacabana returns to the stage
Students showcased their talents at the 33rd annual Copacabana on March 17 for students, family, community members, and lovers of the arts. Performances included the junior high choir and band, the high school choir and band, Crimson Elite, and the always crowd-pleasing girls of Clogging Connection. The lineup also featured …
Trap team goes to first meet of the season
On Saturday, March 17, the Fairbury trap team went to Crete to participate in their first meet this year. The team is made up of 17 students. There are 9 members of the high school team from Fairbury and 8 members from Thayer Central. “The first meet went very well …
Students participate in nationwide walk out
On Wednesday, March 14, around 50 students took part in a walk out in memory of the 17 lives that were lost in the Florida school shooting. The point of the walk out was to give 17 minutes of silence for each life that was taken. While the students were …
FBLA elects new officers for next year
Last night FBLA members met to elect their new officers for the 2018-2019 school year. The new officers were voted on and gave short speeches as to why they should get elected. Your new FBLA officers are as follows: President-Isaac Robertson, Vice President-Joy Ondrak, Treasurer-Devin Holliday, Historian-Jayson Klaumann, Reporter-Josh Robertson. …
BUY YOUR YEARBOOK!
Buy your yearbook right now! $55 without a name and $60 with a name. Yearbooks will be sold at lunches and all sales are due to Mr. Martin (Room 105) by Friday, March 16th.
Fashion shows, junior high lunch, and outfit examples
On February 28, junior high lunch was provided with entertainment and advice along with their meal. FCCLA members Grant Snyder ’18, Izze Schwab ’20, RJ Suey ’19, and Marah Shumard ’18 paraded up and down the lunch tables during lunch, all dressed in their best semiformal attire to give the …
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FCCLA and FBLA to host first Junior High semiformal dance
On the night of Friday March 2, many seventh and eighth grade will arrive at the school to experience their first ever semiformal dance. Though there have been many junior high dances held in the past, they’ve all been casual affairs. FCCLA and FBLA decided to change that for one …
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“The Post” reflects importance of protection of first amendment
“The Post” is based off the real life events surrounding the Vietnam war. It tells the story of the staff of the Washington Post and their struggle to publish a hard-hitting story that could potentially put them in jail and put the troops in harm’s way. Secretary of Defense Robert …
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Track teams start the season out strong
The boys and girls track teams started spring practices on Monday, February 26. This year, there are 27 boys and 43 girls out. Head coach for the girls is Matt Edson and Derek Garfield for the boys. Assistant coaches are Amy Engle-Evans and Drew Stone. Bruce Uher and Chuck Humphrey are …
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