Fairbury High School publications were awarded Cornhuskers, the highest honor from the Nebraska High School Press Association, for the 2022 Trail the school yearbook and the 2022 Blazer the school newspaper. 

Publications are critiqued by the NHSPA and receive ratings in coverage, writing, design and photography. In addition to the Cornhuskers, the Blazer received special acknowledgment Golden Kernels for coverage and design and the Trail received a Golden Kernel for photography. Awards were presented at the 2022 NHSPA’s Fall Convention on Oct. 17. 

The editors for the publications were Ericka Kroeker for the Trail and Trenton Ruhnke for the Blazer. Other staff included assistant Trail editors Gavin Schramm and Ruhnke; assistant Blazer editors Eliza Kroeker and Elizabeth Kerwood; and staff members Makenzie Mills, Brant Gillham, Jackson Martin, Aloe Richie, AnnaMarie Bryan and Morgan Stewart. 

“These awards are a tribute to the amount of work and dedication of the entire staff,” publications adviser Jed Martin said. “Each and every staff member contributed countless hours in completing both the Trail and Blazer. As editors, Ericka and Trenton should be proud of these awards because it is directly due to their efforts that both publications earned Cornhuskers.”

Wow! What an amazing 3rd grade concert! Thanks to Ms. Schoenrock, all the 3rd grade teachers and paras, and everyone else who helped make this a success!

Mrs. Comer’s 4th grade class partnered up with residents from Cedarwood to write letters and become pen pals. The fourth graders sent their letters a few weeks ago, and they got some great responses! The students are so excited to write back!

Fairbury was honored to be chosen as a site for Broadway artist, Elizabeth Earley to hold a masterclass in choreography. Thirty students from Fairbury were able to learn the original choreography from the Mary Poppins song, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! And yes, they can all spell it! Thanks to the Nebraska High School Theater Academy for bringing this artist to us!

On October 17, Central Elementary and Jefferson Intermediate Schools  welcomed Author Vanessa Roeder to visit with grades K-6.   She talked to children about her 2022-23 Golden Sower Nominee The Box Turtle and each session  included a drawing demonstration and question/answer session. She is also the author of Lucy and the String and The Stack.   You may visit Vanessa’s website for more information at https://vanessaroeder.com/.

What a great night for our first Family Fun Night! Thanks to all the staff for their hard work in organizing this and making it happen! Thanks also to Chick-Fil-A for donating chips for our meals!

For more pictures, please check out the Facebook post by Fairbury First!  Click on Thursday under the Fairbury First Title.