FHS hosted the annual District Music competition for local students and other area schools on April 11-12. Performances took place in the Burkley Fine Arts Center and in various classrooms. Among the participants were Fairbury’s own Crimson Elite, vocal choir, jazz band and concert band. Students could also perform individually …
Students read while enjoying the outdoors
On Tuesday, April 9, Ms. Davidson’s English III class took a trip down to the city park. The students were able to enjoy the 80 degree weather while they participated in the StoryWalk around the park. Davidson explains StoryWalk was created by Anne Ferguson with a vision of “an innovative …
FBLA succeeds at SLC Conference
Last week nine FBLA members travelled to Lincoln to compete at the Spring Leadership Conference. Members included Devin Holliday ’19, Isaac Robertson ’19, Joy Ondrak ’19, Mikasa Lierman ’19, Jayson Klaumann ’19, Jaelle Johnson ’20, Jillian Caroon ’20, Josh Robertson ’21, and Brylee Yantz ’21. “I had a great time …
Students Compete at State FFA
Students participated at State FFA last week. State was held in Lincoln at the UNL campus and had sessions at Pinnacle Bank Arena. State FFA is a great experience for FFA members to have. This opportunity gives members a chance to see some of the different potential careers they be …
National Library Week brings attention to building a strong community
This week the school library is celebrating National Library Week with the theme of building a strong community. There are many activities for kids to participate in including a class puzzle challenge, book-in-a-jar, match the “shelfie to the selfie”, daily trivia over the intercom and hidden Jeffs in the Media …
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Stand-out work qualifies staff for State Journalism
Ten Journalism staff members qualified in at least one category for the Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) competition that will be held in Norfolk on April 23. Journalism departments all across the state are organized into three different classes: Class A, Class B and Class C. FHS is a member …
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Freshmen explore the offerings of SCC-Beatrice
The freshman class took an informative visit to the Southeast Community College (SCC)-Beatrice campus on Tuesday, April 2 during regular school hours. The entire class explored the area in smaller groups that were designated at the beginning of the visit. These groups learned about the respective purposes of all the …
Students volunteer for Light it Up Blue
Many high school students helped set up and run the Light it Up Blue event that was held at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds on Friday. There were multiple groups that helped out at the event including NHS, FCS, and others were volunteering for classes that they needed volunteer hours in. …
Rain delay does not hinder successful Thayer Central track meet
Heavy rain and lightning delayed the Fairbury Jeffs Track Team from competing in a Thayer Central Meet. The meet on Thursday, March 28 was eventually able to begin after a delay. The team waited out the severe weather in a nearby gymnasium. How the Jeffs chose to entertain themselves varied …
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Boys Golf falls short to Beatrice
The Boys golf team traveled to Beatrice on Friday for their first competition of the year. Both the Varsity and JV teams played on Friday, but neither could bring home a win. Beatrice’s Varsity team had a team score of 185 while the Jeffs varsity team had a team score …
