On November 23rd, Thanksgiving Day 2017, 46 faithful TeamMates supporters geared up at 7 AM to run the Turkey Trot. The annual 1 mile and 5K walk/run is hosted by the TeamMates Chapter of Fairbury, and was coordinated this year by Tiffany Ebke. “The turnout this year was good, one …
It’s a Charlie Brown Thanksgiving for STC
On Wednesday, November 22, Darby Davidson’s School-to-Career class decided to celebrate Thanksgiving by watching the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving episode and having a Thanksgiving of their own. “Though this ‘feast’ of sorts certainly isn’t anything fancy, I think it is a fun way for our class to take a moment, sit back, …
Behind the scenes of the dodgeball tournament
Student Council has different committees half of the students in Student Council were on the dodgeball committee. There was a set up crew and a take down crew. Setting up involved taping the floors for the separate games and then put up dividers between each floor and the boys moved …
Dodgeball tournament ends in an upset
The ‘Hawaiian Punch’ dodgeball team has had a three-year winning streak. This team won their first game and then lost the next two to get kicked out of the tournament. The new champions were titled ‘Don’t stop BALLieven’ and consisted of eighth graders and freshmen. ‘Daj Maball’ won best name …
Boys basketball prepares for a season to remember
With a team makeup of ten freshmen, four sophomores, four juniors, and three seniors, the boys’ basketball team is on track to have a season worth noting. Conditioning started on November 6, and practice offically began on November 13. Every drill they run and every skill they work on is …
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Girls basketball laces up for another season
Monday, November 6th the girls basketball team laced up their sneakers for the new season. This week has been set aside conditioning prepping the girls for the sprints up and down the court. As of this coming Monday will be in full swing. Practice will consist of ball handling drills, …
Preparing for the pursuit of February
The Fairbury Jeffs Wrestling team is gearing up for their upcoming season. They just finished their conditioning week and their first practice is today. Their first meet is on December 2 at York. “We are looking forward to being better than we were last year and having a lot of …
Girls basketball supports former player
On November 15, the girls’ basketball team took a trip to Lincoln to cheer on former Lady Jeff, Paige Husa. The girls showed up at the Pinnacle Bank Arena dressed in blue to show their support for Husa. Husa now plays basketball for the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Coach Amy …
Jhigh girls’ basketball takes three from Crete
On Monday, November 13 the Junior high girls’ basketball teams took on the Crete Cardinals. There was an A and B game for both 7th and 8th grade. The 8th-grade team got the win in both the A and B game. The Lady Jeffs outscored the Cardinals 43-38. Scoring 17 …
The passing of the flame
Though the school’s annual theatre production holds many traditions, one of the oldest and most sacred is the passing of the candle. The tradition of the candle has been going on for longer than anyone at school can remember. The idea is that, every year, one senior picks a junior …
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