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Fairbury FFA Competes in District Leadership Development Events Contests

By Jordan Ruhnke Fairbury FFA Reporter

On January 17, the Fairbury FFA had 17 members attend and compete at the District 5 Leadership Development Event (LDE) in York at the Holthus Center. The members included Taylor Runge, Kaylee Sipek, Jordan Ruhnke, Sara Huss, Brooklen Bear, Delaney Miller, Konnor Hasselbring, Taylor Gustafson, Brock Barton, Autumn Branson, Michaela Buchli, Kaycee Riggle, Riley Wood, Harlie Blas, Cashe Kroll, Sarah McCown, and Paige Livingston. The senior Parliamentary Procedure team, made up of the Fairbury FFA Officers including Michaela Buchli, Paige Livingston, Sarah McCown, Delaney Miller, Jordan Ruhnke, and Brock Barton, earned a blue ribbon. Freshmen, Taylor Gustafson and Riley Wood both received blue ribbons in Creed Speaking. In Junior Public Speaking, freshman Harlie Blas received a red. In Senior Public Speaking, senior, Jordan Ruhnke received a blue ribbon and junior, Michaela Buchli received second purple and is qualified for the Nebraska FFA State Convention in April! Junior, Autumn Branson received a red ribbon in her event Natural Resources. Senior Paige Livingston received a purple in Employment Skills and was only a few points off from qualifying to state! Sophomores, Taylor Runge and Sara Huss also received a purple in Ag Demonstration. They were also only a few points short of qualifying! The junior Parliamentary Procedure team, made up of Taylor Gustafson, Brooklen Bear, Riley Wood, Konnor Hasselbring, Cashe Kroll, Harlie Blas, and Sarah Engelman received a blue ribbon. It was a GREAT day to be a Jeff!

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6th Graders Learn About Water Turbine/Water Wheel Via Distance Learning

The sixth grade students’ water wheel lesson began with a short discussion about the six main types of energy.  They talked about how energy could be transferred from one form to another, but can never be destroyed.  The students watched a video about hydroelectric power plants and how they produce energy.  For the activity, each group had two 20 oz bottles, six note cards, a strip of duct tape, a strip of masking tape, a ruler and a pair of scissors.  Each group constructed a water turbine.  Once the turbines were completed, each group tested their design and calculated the amount of power their model could generate.

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Students Honored for Severe Weather Preparedness PSA

7th graders Seth Engelman, Brant Gillham & Salvador Chavez in Mrs. Winter’s science class were recently recognized with an award and check from Laura Hintz, the president of the Nebraska Association of Emergency Managers for a video submission to a statewide contest. Students from across the state were asked to submit video PSAs for severe weather preparedness. The 7th grade students were recognized at a school-wide assembly for their accomplishment!

Click here to view the video.

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Reading Classics

Reading Classic began in Nebraska in 1989. It began as a literacy event sponsored by the Nebraska State Reading Association to promote the love and excitement of reading. In 2015 a Reading Classics Committee was formed to continue the program. Reading Classics still promotes and encourages Nebraska Schools to form teams to help recognize outstanding young readers in Nebraska. Schools around the state of Nebraska can participate and compete to answer comprehension questions about the books on the Reading Classic book list.
The Nebraska Reading Classic Committee chooses books for the reading list for each Division with input from coaches, team members and many other sources. The list includes award-winning books such as Caldecott, Newbery, Golden Sower and many other awards.
Division I is for third and fourth grades, Division II is for grades fifth and sixth, and Division III is grades 7th, 8th, and 9th.The Jefferson County Competition will be held on Monday, March 19th in the morning at the 47 gym.  The public is welcome to come and watch.  The state competition will be held at Tri County School on Saturday morning on March 24th. The public is also welcome.

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Moving in Math

Math students in Mrs. Julie Petersen’s classes stay active!  While learning and recording traditional notes for vocabulary, properties, and formulas has its place in education, Mrs. Petersen helps her students find success by getting them up out of their seats and involved in problem solving.  Geometry and Standards Math students have benefited from a variety of activities over the last two weeks, such as wisdom walks, building models, round robin, task cards, gallery reflection/discussion, card sorting, station rotations, and math libs.  Although this generation of students are very visual, they are also kinesthetic.  Getting their hands-on the lesson will aid in long-term memory.
A Standards Math student said, “I would rather be up out of my seat than sitting here just doing a worksheet.”
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TeamMates Mentors Recognized at Basketball Game

Mentor appreciation night was held Friday, January 19th during the basketball games against York, arranged and equipped by the service here. It was great to have mentors who are new to the chapter and mentors who have been around since TeamMates came to Fairbury in attendance. It was also nice to see TeamMates Mentors from York stand to be recognized. Even as opponents, we are united in our cause.

Mentors are more than just volunteers. They are parents, business owners, veterans, and active members in our community. But once a week, they are even more. To their mentees, they are a trusted friend, a promise keeper, a bright spot in the middle of busy school day. By simply stopping by the school to chat or play a game, they do more than just mentor– they form meaningful relationships with their mentees that often last beyond the student’s time as a Jeff.

While the Fairbury chapter has 36 matches, there are still 23 students on the waiting list who would like a mentor of their own. If you would like to be apart of the mentoring team, please contact Tiffany Ebke for application details at tebke@fairburyjeffs.org

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6th Graders Giving Back

For their service project, the 6th graders at Fairbury Public Schools chose a reverse Advent calendar.  They identified five items to donate to Blue Valley Community Action –  can of soup, dish soap, peanut butter, can of corn or beans and a box of macaroni and cheese; and five items to donate to Hope Crisis Center – box of plastic silverware, box of kleenex, liquid hand soap, roll of paper towels and package of paper plates.  The ten school days before Christmas, our sixth grade students brought the items to school!  We had fun collecting small items that can make a big difference to our community!

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Jr/Sr High Media Center Adds Makerspaces

The Jr/Sr High School Media Center has recently started its own Makerspace Creation Station to help students have a creative place to work collaboratively on projects together.  Stop in today to work on a project, code some robots, draw with 3D pens, and so much more!  We are always adding and expanding, so if you have an idea you would like to add, talk with Mrs. Carly Winter or Mrs. Janet Beranek today!

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