On Friday the Lady Jeffs basketball team competed at home against the Schuyler Warriors. The Jeffs overpowered the Warriors with a 39-12 win. The Jeffs scored the most points in the first half of the game with 25 points and only allowing the opposing team to score 7 points. It …
Boys Basketball easily defeats the Warriors
Fairbury Boys Basketball claimed a 46-26 victory over Schuyler on Friday, February 8. This non-conference win marked the second-to-last regular season home game for the Jeffs. Leading the way in scoring was Isaac Robertson ’19 (12), Dalton Petersen ’20 (7), Chance Amundson ’20 (6), and Zane Grizzle ’22 (5). The …
JV boys take care of Warriors
The boys junior varsity started the night against the Schuyler Warriors with a win, 62-21. The Jeffs lead at halftime 33-10 and held the Warriors to an 11 point second half. The lead scorers for the Jeffs were Ethan Smith ’22 with 15 points, Zane Grizzle ’22 with 11 points …
STAR Projects advance to State
On Wednesday, February 6, Fairbury hosted the District STAR Project Competition for FCCLA. Fairbury had four groups compete. Senior RJ Suey placed first earning a gold award in job interview. Leah Moyer ’21, Taryn Arnold ’21, Karly McCord ’22, and Brooke Schmidt ’22 placed first with a silver award for …
Wrestlers compete at home invite
On February 1st the Fairbury wrestling team hosted their home invite here at the 89′ gym. The Jeffs had eight wrestlers placing in the tournament, five of which were in the finals. Junior Seth Firmanik and Freshman Domenic Hyson both won their championship matches. The team finished fifth as a whole. …
Jeff Pride still prevails in community
When people from surrounding areas hear the name Fairbury, some think of a sketchy town with a bad reputation. As students at Fairbury Public Schools, the Blazer staff believes that people only hear the bad things and focus on them and rarely hear about the good things and good people …
Don’t live for the future
Right now, life is going pretty good for me. I have a new car (new to me at least); my own money to spend; good friends; a good family; and a bright future ahead of me. However, that doesn’t mean that my life is perfect. For almost the past year …
Living in a small town isn’t all bad
I have heard a lot of people say they hate living in Fairbury because it’s too small and there is nothing to do. While I agree with them that there is a very limited number of fun things to do in Fairbury, I would never say I hate living here. …
In loving memory of the FHS English Department
When we made the switch last year from block scheduling to period scheduling, a lot of things changed, and some of it was for the better. For many students, new classes were added to the field they intended to go into, like business and construction. For other students, however, their …
Jeffs lose tough battle with Beatrice
The Jeffs lost a tough battle to Beatrice on Thursday, January 31. Beatrice took the dual with a 52-27 score over the Jeffs. Despite a low score, the Jeffs did come home with a few wins. Domenic Hyson and Kazz Hyson ’22, Seth Firmanik ’20, Ace York and Tommy Kroeker …
