Last week the family living class of all senior girls went to the hospital to learn about child birth and got to see a delivery room. Erin Starr talked to the students about different types of medicines you can get while in labor and different stories of what has happened. …
Wrestle-offs draw in crowd
On Wednesday, November 22 the wrestling team held their annual wrestle-offs to determine varsity spots throughout the season. Although some matchups were to decide varsity positions, others were simply exhibition matches. After wrestle-offs a non-varsity wrestler can challenge the varsity position holder for a spot in the same weight class, …
Spreading Christmas cheer throughout the band room
With the holiday season nearing the spread of Christmas cheer is in full swing throughout the halls at the high school. The semester is winding down and the kids are beginning to become anxious for classes to be out and break to be here. The band students are particularly excited …
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Students apply their learning to hands-on classwork
On Tuesday, Mrs. Julie Petersen’s geometry class reviewed vocabulary from a previous lesson, along with learning new material. “I talked about pop boxes with 12 cans and the two versions – one is more expensive because you are buying more cardboard (surface area), Mrs. Petersen said. To benefit those “hands-on” …
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Jamboree game shows talent for the boys upcoming season
The boys’ season unofficially kicked off last Monday, November 27. The Jeffs traveled to Syracuse to take on the Rockets on their home court for a jamboree game. The team had a great start leading The Rockets into halftime 20-19. Syracuse gained momentum in the second half taking down The …
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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 …
Alumni return for student council show
The StuCo show on Wednesday, November 22 had a couple of special guests. Paul Mach ’17 and Justin Peterson ’17 came back to be guest stars on the show. Last year, Mach was one of the hosts of the show alongside Jacob Johnson ’18. Peterson was the weatherman last year. …
Jamboree game tips-off pre-season
On Monday, November 26th the girls and boys varsity basketball teams will be heading up to Syracuse to take action in a Jamboree game. Fairbury hosted its first jamboree game last year against Syracuse. The game will continue to switch locations year to year, as regular season games typically do. …
Locals participate in the River Battle Bowl
Trent Grizzle and Adam Wasserman both seniors at Fairbury played with Team Nebraska against Team Iowa on Saturday in the annual River Bowl Battle. This is a football game played between a group of top players from Nebraska and Iowa. The game was held at Treynor High School in Iowa. …
Beck receives honors at NMEA awards
On November 17th, 2017 band teacher Maureen Beck received the Nebraska Music Education Association’s Young Music Educator of the Year Award. This award recognizes band or vocal teachers who are in their third to seventh years of teaching in Nebraska. She was nominated for this award by Stan Johnson who …
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