On Saturday December 9th, 2017, six rural students in Nebraska were accepted into the pharmaceutical RHOP program at Wayne State College. Fairbury’s very own Macy Ohlde ‘18 was accepted into the program after interviewing that previous Friday in Wayne. “It was a huge relief, and it felt good to know …
Author: Emily Burkley
Jamboree game tips-off pre-season
On Monday, November 26th the girls and boys varsity basketball teams will be heading up to Syracuse to take action in a Jamboree game. Fairbury hosted its first jamboree game last year against Syracuse. The game will continue to switch locations year to year, as regular season games typically do. …
Beck receives honors at NMEA awards
On November 17th, 2017 band teacher Maureen Beck received the Nebraska Music Education Association’s Young Music Educator of the Year Award. This award recognizes band or vocal teachers who are in their third to seventh years of teaching in Nebraska. She was nominated for this award by Stan Johnson who …
Trottin’ for TeamMates
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 …
Robertson finishes season at state
On Friday, October 20, lone boys qualifier Isaac Robertson ‘19 competed in the state championship cross country meet in Kearney. Robertson ‘19 has been the third state qualifier for the boys in the last five years, placing 14th in the district. “It was a great experience, I’m so …
Boys cross country brings home some hardware
By: Emily Burkley A tough week of workouts, 90 degree heat, and 25 mile per hour wind proved to be no obstacle for the Boys Cross Country team at Thayer Central on September 21st. The Jeffs came out with three medalists, and four in the top 30. The top …
Junior High Cross Country Competes in First Meet
By: Emily Burkley The Junior High Cross Country team kicked off their season in Superior on Thursday, August 31st. In previous years, the course at Superior had been quite a bit less than a mile, but this year they changed the course making the junior high run a little …
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Lady Jeffs Softball Double Their Win Streak
By: Emily Burkley On Thursday August 24th, the Lady Jeffs softball took a road trip to Hastings for a triangular and extended their win streak to 4-0 on the season. After inning one against Adams Central, the Jeffs and the Patriots were tied at three, but a home run …
