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 …
Author: Nichole Harris
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 …
Speech kicks off at Adams Central
On Saturday January 5, the Fairbury speech team travelled to Adams Central high school to compete in their first meet of the year. “We usually use Adams Central as a meet to introduce the new speech kids into what a meet is like,” Sophomore Hailie Nicholson said. “It went pretty …
Anatomy and Physiology searches for evidence in mock crime scene
On Monday January 7, Mrs. Kari Fisher’s Anatomy and Physiology class participated in a mock crime scene experiment. Students in the class used what they had learned about forensics and fingerprinting to dust for fingerprints and identify the “criminal” in the class. “I liked how she had people in the …
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Freshmen girls fall to Norris
On Monday, December 17 the freshmen girls’ basketball team fought a hard battle against Norris. The final score of the game was 31-30 with the Jeffs coming up short. “I think it went pretty well over all, I feel like everyone was working together as a team,” Brooke Schmidt ’22 …
JV wins close game versus Superior
On Tuesday, December 4 the junior varsity boys basketball team played Superior in their first home game of the season. After running neck and neck the entire game, the Jeffs prevailed 40-39. “Our biggest strength on the court is that we play together and unselfish,” Joshua Robertson ’21 said. “We …
Boys basketball has high hopes for season
Winter sports officially began at the beginning of November, and for boys basketball conditioning started on the fifth. After two weeks of hard work and getting into the season, the team knows where they want to be by the end of it. This season is the first year for the …
South Pacific passes flame of tradition
Every year as the annual fall production begins, traditions are carried on. Seniors sign the boards at the end of the night, prayers are shared, and fan mail is delivered. However, out of all the traditions the theater production has to offer, probably the most well known is the passing …
