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Fairbury FCCLA Members Hand Out Treats, Not Tricks!

Fairbury FCCLA (Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America) participated in the Trunk or Treat event around the square in Fairbury on Halloween. Eight members handed out over 300 books to youngsters during the event. This marks the seventh year that FCCLA has promoted reading by giving each child an age appropriate book. Members pay for the books through fundraising efforts during the school year. Children and parents alike enjoy getting something that lasts longer and is more beneficial than candy!

Exploring Pumpkins

Last week, Mrs. Lucking’s kinders investigated pumpkins. Students started their investigation by describing the pumpkin. Was it bumpy or smooth? Was it small, medium or large? Next, students made predictions about whether the pumpkin would sink or float. After dropping the pumpkin into a tote of water, many students were surprised to find it could float! Students were even more excited about pumpkins after watching a video of giant pumpkins that were used for boats! Last, students guessed how many seeds were inside the pumpkin. After opening up our pumpkin and counting the seeds, we discovered…there were just TOO many seeds to count. We lost count at 267!

Macy Ohlde Earns Softball All-State Honorable Mention Honors in Class C

Macy Ohlde, sophomore, earned Softball All-State Honorable Mention in both the Lincoln Journal Star and Omaha World Herald papers this season. Macy is a 2-year letter-winner and plays both first base and pitcher for the Jeffs. Off-season batting practice propelled Macy’s batting average from a .310 just a year ago to a .437 this year including 2 homeruns at the Crete Tournament this season. “The hard work and dedication to hitting in the off-season is proof that if you are willing to put in the time to getting better at something, it can happen!”

Jewish and German Food Day

7th Graders in Miss Beck and Mrs. C Winter’s reading classes have been reading the book “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas”, a story about the unlikeliest of friends; a German boy and a Jewish boy during the time of the Holocaust. For the last few days these students have had the chance to cook and eat some authentic German and Jewish foods, such as German chocolate cake, hot dogs with sauerkraut, tzatziki sauce, pita chips, hummus, and cinnamon twists. This is a great opportunity for these students to learn more about the different cultures that they have been studying. A big thank you to all the parents who donated a food item to this project!

-Mrs. C Winter and Miss Beck

Drug Free is the Way to Be!

FHS Staff took part in supporting Red Ribbon Week by dressing up in their Halloween costumes as m&ms for the day! Thanks to all the students and faculty who participated in the dress up days this week!

7th Science Ice Cream

Mrs. Winter’s seventh grade science students learned about states of matter and basic phase changes this week. To practice phase changes we made liquid nitrogen ice cream! This showed how milk (a liquid) can freeze (a phase change) when it loses heat to the liquid nitrogen ice cream which is a frigid -320*F! The students enjoyed the day.

Step Ahead Halloween Celebration!

Our Step Ahead students enjoyed costumes, parades, parties and treats for Halloween!

Click here to see pictures of their day!

The Blazer Receives Top Honors

By: Paul Lawrence

Fairbury High School’s school newspaper The Blazer received top honors for its 2014-15 volume. The National High School Press Association (NHSPA) awarded the staff a Cornhusker Award after judging the publication along with other publications from across the state. According to the NHSPA, a Cornhusker is “awarded for journalism excellence in high school publications.” It is the equivalent to winning a state title.

The Fairbury High School Blazer for 2014-15 included:

Cole Bauer, Editor-in-Chief

Paul Lawrence, Assistant Editor

Jace Harris and Bryce Schouboe, Sports Editors

Halle Knigge and Brooke Eisenhauer, Page Editors

Gabby Weatherl and Madison Schlake, Columnists

Reporters: Avery Joe, Anna Schouboe, Mercadeze Engleman-Meyers, Paige Patton, Josey Zabokrtsky, Kellsie Specht, Michaela Bartels, and Stephen Engleman

Jed Martin, Adviser

Jefferson Students Attend Leadership Conference

On October 20, 2015, fifth and sixth grade students from Jefferson Intermediate attended the Student Leadership Conference at Doane College, Crete, Nebraska.

Alex Buxton, Gavin Schramm, Karly McCord, Braden Suey, Alissa York were the 6th graders attending. The fifth grade students included Jax Biehl, Trayce Blas, Alexz Hunt, Brittany Kroeker, Jackson Martin, Moirah Neal, Hannah Robertson and Cora Tatro.

The morning started with an entertaining presentation from Men With Dreams, The philosophy of Men With Dreams centers around “Do Your Best”; “You are Important”, “One Step Forward”, and “Never Be Average”.

Next, the Jefferson group attended several break-out sessions including Barn Yards and Beach Island Burgers; Investing in our Youth, Games That Teach Leadership Qualities and Helping the Homeless Head to Toe. Students spent time on goal setting, working as a team, qualities of a leader; and selecting a project to help a certain community group.

The keynote speaker, Haeven Pederson, Holmes Elementary School gave an excellent presentation. His speech was about challenges you may face in life and his message was “NEVER GIVE UP!”