On Wednesday May 15th there was a pep rally for the 13 athletes competing at the Nebraska State Track and Field meet. At the pep rally, head coaches, Matt Edson and Derek Garfield spoke on behalf of the athletes. The qualifiers include Brock Beed ’20 in pole vault, he will vault …
Boys Golf takes on Thayer Central
The Fairbury Boys Golf team took a trip to Thayer Central on Thursday for the Thayer Central invite. There were 10 other teams that competed at the invite. The invite was originally scheduled for Wednesday, May 8, but but was rescheduled because of bad weather. There were 5 golfers that …
Spring Concert features many goodbyes
The annual Spring Concert included performances from the various instrumental and vocal groups of FHS in the Burkley Fine Arts Center on Tuesday, May 7. The Spring Concert took time to recognize and honor the seniors partaking in their last performance before graduation. Contrary to previous years, the music department …
Sweat dance raises funds for National FBLA
A sweat dance at the football complex raised money for National FBLA qualifiers on Friday, May 3 at 8 p.m.. The profits from the drinks being sold and the $5 entry fee will all go towards the trip to the National FBLA Leadership Conference. Qualifiers Mikasa Lierman ’19, Joy Ondrak …
FFA hosts petting zoo at Orschelns
On Thursday, May 2, FFA hosted a petting zoo for the community in the Orscheln’s parking lot. The purpose of the zoo was to help educate younger children about agriculture and how to be safe around a farm. Lambs, goats, ducks, chickens, a calf, a rabbit, and a mini donkey …
Rusti Bassett signs letter of intent to cheer
Senior Rusti Bassett signed her letter of intent to cheer at the collegiate level Thursday, May 2. Bassett will be joining the Cloud County T-Birds for the 2019-2020 school year. “I’ve always wanted to cheer but never got the opportunity to cheer in high school,” Bassett said. “So towards the …
Girls Track earn runner up finish on second day of Conference meet
Girls Track received 2nd overall after the Southern Nebraska Conference meet came to an end in Milford on Monday, April 29. Most of the field events were held the previous Saturday, but insufficient weather pushed the rest of the competition to a second day. The running events were the most …
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Quiz Bowl takes on state
On Wednesday, April 24 the high school Quiz Bowl team traveled to Holdrege for State Quiz Bowl. The students that attended state were Brylee Yantz ’21, Brynn Novotny ’21, Isaac Robertson ’19, Nichole Harris ’19, Josephine Blatny ’20, and Jayson Klaumann ’19. “We have gotten third place at the ESU …
Track athletes compete at 3rd annual Track & Field Festival
On Thursday of last week 21 Fairbury track athletes traveled to Papillion to compete in the 3rd annual track and field festival. The Nebraska Track and Field Festival is filled with the best of the best athletes throughout the state. Every school in the state is invited to compete and …
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Jeffs place 4th at State Journalism
Jeffs Journalism took home 19 medals from the State Journalism competition at Northeast Community College in Norfolk on Tuesday, April 23. Seven girls traveled to Norfolk, all of the girls competed in individual events on Tuesday except two. At the end of all competitions, the Jeffs brought home 4th place …
