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Performers strive to excel in District Music competition
FHS hosted the annual District Music competition for local students and other area schools on April 11-12. Performances took place in the Burkley Fine Arts Center and in various classrooms. Among the participants were Fairbury’s own Crimson Elite, vocal choir, jazz band and concert band. Students could also perform individually …
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FBLA succeeds at SLC Conference
Last week nine FBLA members travelled to Lincoln to compete at the Spring Leadership Conference. Members included Devin Holliday ’19, Isaac Robertson ’19, Joy Ondrak ’19, Mikasa Lierman ’19, Jayson Klaumann ’19, Jaelle Johnson ’20, Jillian Caroon ’20, Josh Robertson ’21, and Brylee Yantz ’21. “I had a great time …
Stand-out work qualifies staff for State Journalism
Ten Journalism staff members qualified in at least one category for the Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) competition that will be held in Norfolk on April 23. Journalism departments all across the state are organized into three different classes: Class A, Class B and Class C. FHS is a member …
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Speech team enjoys state experience
The Speech Team travelled to Kearney on Thursday, March 21 to compete at the state speech meet. There were five state qualifiers. This was the first time current speech sponsor Aaron Leibel has taken a student to the state meet. “I think the competition went really well overall,” Leibel said. …
Nichole Harris earns semi-finalist status
Senior Nichole Harris was announced as a semi-finalist for the Nebraska High School Journalist of the Year. Other semi-finalists included students from Lincoln and Omaha schools. In order to enter the competition, Harris had to get three letters of recommendation. She asked her journalism adviser Jed Martin, past journalism adviser …
NHS blood drive saves lives, provides research material
A National Honor Society-sponsored blood drive allowed students and staff to donate their time and services on Wednesday, March 13 on the south side of the school. The requirements for having blood drawn included meeting a minimum weight, being at least eighteen years of age or sixteen with a signed …
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Organizations join together for “Give the Gift of Reading”
During the last week of February, FCCLA, FFA, Student Council, NHS, and FBLA joined together to help the elementary kids celebrate “Give the Gift of Reading.” High School students travelled down to Central Elementary during the day to read Dr. Seuss books to the younger kids during their lunch. “I …
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FFA entertains students and staff with Ag Olympics
The annual Ag Olympics were held in the high school gymnasium on Thursday, February 21. The entire student body and all staff attended a series of games and activities based around a central theme of farming and agriculture. The convocation was led by FHS’s own FFA. Members Kennedy DeBoer ’20 …
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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 …
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 …
