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FFA banquet comes and goes
This last Monday the 2017-2018 FFA year came to an end. The members hosted a banquet where family members were invited. For the 2017-2018 officers, their time the past year officially ended. These individuals were Michaela Buchli ’19, Paige Livingston ’18, Sarah McCown ’18, Delaney Miller ’19, Jordan Ruhnke ’18, …
Fairbury Journalism finds success at State
NSAA Class B State Journalism saw all nine qualifying participants from Fairbury place among the best young competitors in Nebraska during its contests on April 23 in Norfolk. Northeast Community College hosted the event that brought together twenty-six Class B schools to submit works in various journalistic categories. To qualify, …
Juniors participate in the ACT
On Wednesday, April 4th, the junior class took the ACT. For some, this wasn’t their first time and for others, this was their first and only time taking this test. After the math portion of the test, the students were allowed a 15 minute break where they were provided with …
“Turtles All The Way Down” spirals into the hands and hearts of readers
Since the release of John Green’s latest novel “Turtles All The Way Down” in October of 2017, readers around the world have been raving about the novel. The book starts out with a high school girl by the name of Aza, and throughout the novel, we learn about her everyday …
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Football star talks to students about the effects of drug use
Nebraska linebacker, Chris Weber, visited FHS on Wednesday, March 28, to relay to students that there are ways to avoid the peer pressure behind drugs and alcohol. He spoke to students during each lunch period. During Weber’s message, Robert Kluge walked around to eat table and handed out stickers from …
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Students participate in nationwide walk out
On Wednesday, March 14, around 50 students took part in a walk out in memory of the 17 lives that were lost in the Florida school shooting. The point of the walk out was to give 17 minutes of silence for each life that was taken. While the students were …
“The Post” reflects importance of protection of first amendment
“The Post” is based off the real life events surrounding the Vietnam war. It tells the story of the staff of the Washington Post and their struggle to publish a hard-hitting story that could potentially put them in jail and put the troops in harm’s way. Secretary of Defense Robert …
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Snow days: short term sacrifice, long term gain
On account of the unsafe winter weather conditions Fairbury experienced overnight Thursday, the high school administration made the decision to postpone the beginning of school on Friday two hours, while also keeping the regular early Friday dismissal time. Students were in school for a total of three hours and 20 …
Support and empowerment through sidewalk chalk
Since 2013, students have been greeted with a chalked sidewalk on their walk into school every February. Supportive messages and dating violence statistics catch students’ eyes in the morning and then after the bell rings. These messages are written by Hope Crisis Center, and are intended to raise awareness. “As …
Johnson and Wasserman selected to compete in Shrine Bowl
Two Jeffs football players have been given the opportunity to represent Fairbury on a larger scale, as they will be competing in the 60th annual Shrine Bowl, held in Kearney, Nebraska. Jacob Johnson ’18 and Adam Wasserman ’18 will both be representing Fairbury football on the South team on June …
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