Students of the month for November include: Seventh graders are Makenzie Mills and Rorik Blatny. Eighth graders are Kacy Starck and Kyle Gregory. Congratulations to these students! They were nominated by their teachers based on classroom behaviors, attitude and work ethic.
The eighth grade algebra 1 class practiced graphing equations by moving on a large coordinate plane in the mezzanine. On the pictures you will see the graph of y=-x. Then they tried to all be in the air for a picture. The photographer (teacher) had difficulty getting a good picture of it! They enjoyed the activity.
Junior High Students of the Month for October are eighth graders Payton Firmanik and Maggie Layton. Seventh graders are Domenic Hyson and Jami Mans. Students are nominated by their teachers based on work ethic, behaviors and attitude. Congratulations to our Students of the Month!
Shaye Stall ran a solid race on Friday, October 21, 2016 at the state cross country meet at Kearney Country Club. Shaye earned a 12th place medal which is the first state medal for a Fairbury runner since 2007 where Cassie Leonard earned a 15th place medal. Shaye ran the 5K course (3.1 miles) in 20:44.3, averaging 6:41 per mile. This was an all time best time for Shaye on a very challenging course. To get a P.R. and a medal at state is a huge accomplishment! Congratulations to Shaye!
Emily Burkley ran a personal best time on the Kearney course, placing 34th with a time of 21:52.2, averaging 7:03 per mile. With half a mile to go, Emily tripped and fell. So it was a great feat to still get a personal best time on the course. 
Congratulations to both girls for representing FHS in a positive manner!
Congratulations to Shaye Stall (senior) and Emily Burkley (junior) for qualifying for the state cross country meet. Shaye finished 4th at the district meet with a personal best time of 20:47. Emily finished 7th with a time of 21:24, which is her best on our course. The girls will run at Kearney Country Club on Friday. Best wishes and GO JEFFS!
Junior High Students of the Month for September are 8th graders Chayton Baloun-Diller and Shelby Klaumann; 7th graders Karly McCord and Alex Buxton. Students are nominated by their teachers based on work ethic, classroom behaviors and how they treat others. Congratulations Students of the Month!
Junior High Students of the Month include Casey Nimmich, Harlie Blass and Maximun Despenas! Students are nominated by their teachers based on work ethic and classroom behavior. Congratulations!
February Student of the Month Selections are: 7th Graders Lane Zabokrtsky, son of Jane & Chad Zabokrtsky; Mallonee Biehl, daughter of Taylor & Tony Biehl. 8th Grader, Jackie Deras, daughter of Maritza & Edelio Deras. Students are nominated by their teachers based on their work ethic, attitude and behaviors. Students may win this award only once throughout their junior high years.
February is Teen Dating Awareness Month. In an effort to help educate our Junior High students about dating violence and domestic violence, Mandy VanLaningham of Hope Crisis Center gave presentations to the students on February 8 and 10. Students learned that people are abusive because they want to be in control of someone else. The abuse forms can be verbal, emotional, sexual, physical, financial or through social media. Statistics show that 25-30% of women will be abused in their lives, but there really is no sufficient data on males. All types of people regardless of financial status, race or religion may deal with some type of abuse. Statistics also show that 1 in 3 teens know someone who has been in an abusive relationship. Students learned that if they know someone who has been abused, their job is to be a supportive listener. Individuals from the Hope Crisis Center also plan to chalk the front sidewalk of the high school to help bring awareness of the abuse that can happen. If anyone should need to contact the Hope Crisis Center their contact information is as follows: 1-877-388-HOPE (4673) or www.hopecrisiscenter.org.
