Four Fairbury High School Students were selected to participate in the Doane University Fall Festival of Winds on Saturday, November 5, 2016. Students were placed in one of three honor bands, rehearsed from 9a.m.-2:45p.m. and then performed a final concert at Doane’s Heckman Auditorium. Those chosen from Fairbury were Ashley Griffee, flute; Seth Griger, alto saxophone; Isaac Robertson, trumpet; and Zacc Snyder, trombone.
Mr. Scott’s block 7/8 Construction Tech class just recently completed an on site shed for Assistant Principal Derek Anderson, that measured 10′ x 12′ and had a 12″/12″ pitch. The shed also had a loft for storage.
Student in Miss Feldkamp’s & Miss Laufenberg’s General Science class have been learning about the different types of heat transfer. Students investigated to see which method of heat transfer produced marshmallows best suited for s’mores. After completing this task they enjoyed a tasty snack.
-Grant provided by Farm Credit Services of America Working Here Fund for Agriculture Education
FIARBURY, NEBRASKA – Fairbury FFA received a $2,000 Working Here Fund grant for metal fabrication dreams. The grant is provided through Farm Credit Services of America’s (FCSAmerica) Working Here Fund.
Fairbury FFA will use funds to continue updating the metal fabrication and welding equipment of the Fairbury Agricultural Education shop. Funds will be used to purchase a 12” Grizzly Pan and Box Brake Bender, a Grizzly Compact Scroll Bender and a Hypertherm Plasma Cutter. These tools will offer hands-on learning experiences for the students, enhancing their skills and ability to use them in a career someday. They can use these tools to make custom metal fabrication and bring out their ideas and vision.
“There is a need for more skilled metal fabrication workers and welders in the community that will be self-employed and workers that are interested in some of the businesses in town that work with metal,” said Thomas Dux, Agriculture Education Instructor at Fairbury Schools. “I would love for my students to gain all of these experiences of bending metal, cutting metal, and fabricating metal in the Fairbury Agricultural Education Shop.”
“At FCSAmerica, we value the opportunity to support the future of agriculture,” said Amy Blomenberg, vice president of retail operations at FCSAmerica’s Beatrice office.
Fairbury FFA is one of 99 organizations to receive a Working Here Fund grant in the third quarter of 2016. FCSAmerica awarded $133,405 during the latest grant cycle ending September 30, 2016.
About Fairbury FFA
The mission of Fairbury FFA is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education. One of the major career success areas that has been a focus the past two years in the Fairbury FFA Chapter and the Fairbury Agricultural Education Program has been the Power, Structural, and Technical Systems Career Pathway. This focus has been updating and improving the metal fabrication and welding equipment.
About Farm Credit Services of America
Farm Credit Services of America is proud to finance the growth of rural America, including the special needs of young and beginning producers. With $25.4 billion in assets and $4.5 billion in members’ equity, FCSAmerica is one of the region’s leading providers of credit and insurance services to farmers, ranchers, agribusiness and rural residents in Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming. Learn more at www.fcsamerica.com.
Ms. Engle´s 8th Grade American HIstory students have been following this years election. We have watched the debates and done class discussions over them. The students participated in a mock election in class on Tuesday. On Wednesday, they will compare their class results to the state and national election results. After they voted, they took a sample citizenship test by playing a Kahoot as a class.
By Michaela Buchli Fairbury FFA Parliamentarian
On October 19th at midnight, the Fairbury FFA Chapter set out from Lincoln on their way to the 89th National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana. While they were there, the group of ten, plus advisor Thomas Dux, attended various workshops and fairs. In attendance from the Fairbury Chapter were Jonathan Engelman, Carson Bohlmeyer, Sarah McCown, Brock Barton, Jacob Maschmann, Delaney Miller, Kaylee Sipek, Michaela Buchli, Kennedy DeBoer, and Cora DeBoer. They also had the chance to take a tour of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, complete with a racing museum and gift shop. They went to a leadership workshop that discussed being versatile. There is a large career fair held in the convention center each year, where various businesses and colleges have booths to give the FFA kids a chance to learn more about agricultural opportunities.They also went to watch some of the national creed speaking finalists, as well as some of the parliamentary procedure teams compete for a national title. Unique to the state of Nebraska, the Nebraska chapters sponsor a dance on two nights of convention that are only for Nebraska FFA students. The Fairbury FFA chapter attended both of these dances, and enjoyed meeting and visiting with students from other chapters closer to home. FHS senior Madison Black auditioned and was selected to sing with the National FFA Chorus. She stayed in Indianapolis all week, performing at various events. The chapter attends convention every year, and plans to continue this tradition. It was a full week, but they all enjoyed venturing outside the comfort of home and into the sea of blue.
On October 19th, seniors at Fairbury Jr-Sr High School took part in the Apply2College Campaign which was created by EducationQuest. All seniors were asked to apply to at least 1 college of their choice with the assistance from Mrs. Biehl and a rep from UNO. Thirty seniors were present for the campaign and 36 college applications were submitted. The philosophy behind this campaign is to promote the college going rate by having seniors who otherwise might think they would not get accepted to college, be able to see that they can. This also allows students to receive guidance during the application process as it can be overwhelming at times. In addition to applying to the different colleges, seniors promoted which college they had applied to as well as decorated a cupcake with the college school colors. Students and staff were also encouraged to wear college apparel from either the college they had attended, a sibling has attended or one they most interested in attending. All in all, this was a great event for students and staff!
Students from FHS, attended Endicott Manufacturing on Friday Oct. 7, 2016 from 9:00 to 2:00 pm. The purpose of the day was to expose students to many different careers at the plant. Endicott Clay is a leading manufacturer of clay products such as bricks for houses, stadiums, and churches.
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!
