Junior high students competed in an annual Jefferson County Spelling Bee. English teacher, Mrs. Karen Horky said that four surrounding schools competed alongside Fairbury, who hosted the event this year. “We had several children who made it to the finals and one placer, Lilian Ausk. Lily did great.” Mrs. Horky said. …
Crowning ceremony tops off chilly Homecoming parade
Low temperatures were present at the annual Homecoming parade downtown on Friday, October 11 where the 2019 King and Queen were announced. Seniors Bret Cole and Kennedy DeBoer received the titles respectively. The five initial candidates nominated prior to the crowning were voted in by the senior class before the …
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FCCLA continues its Homecoming pancake tradition under new leadership
FCCLA hosted its annual Homecoming pancake feed last Friday. This was the first pancake feed under the leadership of the new FCCLA Sponsor Ms. Emily Manning. The organization began preparing breakfast before school that morning and assigned classes to come get their food throughout the morning. They served whole grain …
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Softball holds a pep rally to start off Districts
Tuesday, October 8th, a pep rally was held at the softball fields for the softball girls going to Districts. In this pep rally, they showed all the summer teams and had them go out on the field and do cheers. Then they announced varsity positions and the summer softball players …
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Jeffs cage the Eagles with a strong offense
Last Friday the football team travelled to Milford and won with a score of 27-13. Johnathon Kerwood ’20 earned overall player of the game. Seth Firmanik ’20 was Offensive Player of the game. Defensive Player of the game was awarded to Domenic Hyson ’21, and Special Teams Player of the …
Opportunities arise out of college fair
On Wednesday, October 2, all juniors and seniors attended a college fair at Southeast Community College in Beatrice. According to the sponsor of the trip Taylor Biehl, colleges from across the midwest were at the fair. According to Mrs. Biehl, students walked around and talked to different reps from colleges …
Softball team wins SNC title
The Lady Jeff softball team hosted the Southern Nebraska Conference. After dominating their semifinal game in four innings with a hefty 13-0 win over Wilber, the Jeffs defeated Milford to win the SNC title. Milford, who is rated sixth in Class C, took the lead early with a solo homerun, …
Volleyball falls to HTRS on the road
Fairbury Volleyball travelled to HTRS where they were unable to grab a win to start the month on Tuesday, October 1. The Jeffs kept themselves in the match with a series of close scores but ended up falling in three sets. The final point totals were 21-25, 18-25 and 21-25. …
JV Football takes tough loss to Milford
Monday, Sept. 30 the Fairbury Junior Varsity Football team played the Milford Eagles at home. The Jeffs suffered a 47-6 loss, and Braden Suey ’22 scored the Jeffs lone touchdown. “I think we learned about ourselves a lot. When you’re down 28-6 and your team can show some fight in …
Girls golf hosts hot and windy invite
The girls golf team hosted a dual against Seward on Monday September 30. The Jeffs had four golfers compete: Casey Nimmich ’20, Lauren Patton ’20, Makena Schramm ’23 and Ericka Kroeker ’22. Their next gold meet will be on Thursday, October 3 in Lincoln. “We can improve on getting the …
