PTA Fun Night 2023! Thank you to all who helped make this event a success! We couldn’t do it without you!
The 4th graders had a special guest speaker last week as part of their Nebraska History studies. Darci Pesek from the UNL Extension Office came and explained how Native Americans used all parts of the buffalo in order to live. The students were shown how we use livestock animals today. We even played a game to identify what parts of an animal we use in our daily lives. Ask a 4th grader what part of an animal is in a marshmallow, lotion, or chewing gum.
The Jeffs’ Best Award was created by the Fairbury Public Schools Board of Education to highlight and celebrate the great work of our staff. On behalf of the Board of Education, I would like to congratulate Mrs. Julie Petersen as the recipient of the April Jeffs’ Best Award! Julie is a math instructor at the Jr. Sr. High School, and this is her nomination statement:
Julie is an incredibly dynamic leader at the high school. Julie is a master of her curriculum, and she knows the scope and sequence of math matriculation at all levels. Every year she uses her vast knowledge to help and support new math teachers. In her classroom, she is insanely organized, actively works to incorporate multiple learning modalities, and is continually changing and improving- working to be the best at her craft. She mentors new teachers and is always working to make things run smoothly (sharing quarterly grade graphs and goals, parent-teacher conferences resources, sending positive texts and messages, etc.). In addition to excellence in the classroom, Julie also voluntarily takes on additional tasks. She organizes the weekly staff breakfast, end-of-year staff BBQ, serves on our building MTSS, creates testing schedules, and surely 100 other things that none of us realize or appreciate enough. In a data-driven environment, Julie is a spreadsheet queen. She could do 1,000 jobs well in the public sector too. FHS is blessed that she chooses to use her talents here.
Trayce Blas was the State Champion in Ag Biotechnology! He won a $1000 scholarship to UNL. Congratulations Trayce!
The State Runner-Up Team in Ag Biotechnology includes Alexis Mau, Emily Huss, Malayne DeBoer, and Trace Blas.
5 members of the Fairbury FFA Chapter earned their State FFA Degrees These members include Conner Gerths, Brendon Runge, Trayce Blass, Brittany Kroeker, and Emily Huss.
Each week, Fairbury Public Schools wants to dedicate some time to celebrate seniors. These will be shared as they are submitted by the graduating class. Our twenty-eighth Senior Spotlight is Seth Engelman. Congratulations Seth
Each week, Fairbury Public Schools wants to dedicate some time to celebrate seniors. These will be shared as they are submitted by the graduating class. Our twenty-seventh Senior Spotlight is Brody Branson. Congratulations Brody!
