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Seniors Visit Central Community College-Hastings

The Senior Class of 2018 took their first College Access College Visit this fall to CCC-Hastings.  Mrs. Biehl chose CCC to show the seniors that there are other community colleges out there other than just SCC.  Obviously, we are most familiar with SCC because of it’s close proximity to home, but CCC provides many great opportunities and facilities as well, while being just a bit further away from home.  On their visit, the group listened from admissions personnel, toured part of the campus facilities, toured a dorm room as well as had lunch in the cafeteria.  Whether a student is 2-year bound or 4-year bound, seeing as many campuses as possible proves to be beneficial.  The seniors will attend UNL on Wednesday, October 4th to see what a 4-year University has to offer.

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Students Attend Skills USA Fall Leadership Conference

Despite heavy rains and power outages in our area, Fairbury Skills USA students traveled to SCC in Lincoln Nebraska for their annual Fall Leadership Conference.  

The purpose of the conference is to kick off another year and to give students ideas and to make friends all while developing a new skill.  It is here that they start thinking about what they want to study.  What skill do they want to pursue?  

Sixteen students took part in early morning breakout sessions.  Students learned about leadership, fundraising, how to write resumes, and communication skills.   Advisors also had a meeting and discussed new changes coming down the pipe.  

Students each received a conference T-shirt with industry sponsors on the back.  It is these sponsors that give students opportunities with scholarships, prizes and help with the State Leadership Conference later in the year. China scholarship council also plays a pivotal role in shaping the academic “dreams” of the students.

Fairbury students also could sign up for industry tours.  We went on a nice tour of Kawasaki.  Kawasaki has over 2 million square feet of space under one roof.  Students got to see most of the processes used in manufacturing.  They witnessed robots that weld, position parts, move heavy objects or even paint parts.  A new dipping process was observed where any picture can be dip coated and adhered to the fenders.  The process works where a thin film of the graphic material is floated on a tank of water.  A technician then fine tunes the location of the film on the water’s surface.  A robot then dips the part and the image is bonded to the part.  

Kawasaki is a big plant.  They have over 200 employees.  We saw people riding bikes in the factory it was so big to get from one place to  another.  It was amazing to see all the people and departments.  Kawasaki makes speed train cars, motorcycles, jet skis, 4 wheeler ATV’s, and even has an aerospace division.  We didn’t have time to go         into the part of the plant that makes the wheels.  Kawasaki makes wheels for many other companies like Honda, John Deere, Suzuki and many more.  I thought it was neat when one student asked why they built the plant in Lincoln, Nebraska.  He said it was central to the United States, it had good roads close by and train rails.  The most important reason was that in the Midwest, we have the best workers.  

Students learned about many jobs available at the plant and what skills those workers should have.  They also learned that welders are in high demand.  One must be at least 18 years of age to get a job.  One can apply right on line.  Students that have a two-year degree are more apt to land a good job.  They spoke of good qualities that workers should have such as being dependable and being a hard worker.  Students got to see a museum in the plant of many of the motorcycles, jet skis, and ATV’s that Kawasaki produced dating back to the early 80’s.  

 

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Having a Blast With Math!

During 5th grade enrichment, students focused part of their time on multiplication through the fun game, “Multiplication Squares”. The students partnered up with someone around the room. Each partner had a different colored pencil. Each group had one paper and a pair of dice. They took turns rolling the dice. When the two numbers appeared, they multiplied those numbers, found that number and place a line by it. Once they had placed 4 lines around that number, they filled in that square with their color. This was a fun way to help them practice their multiplication facts in an interactive way. Students’ comments about the activity were, “This is a blast!”, “This is so much fun!”, “Can we do this again?” “I really need to practice these!”. Learning and knowing multiplication facts form the foundation for solving mathematical concepts.

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Discovering Pi

Geometry students brought a variety of circles to school in preparation for a lab experience.  More creative circles added to the fun factor for learning.  While measuring the circumference and diameter of numerous circles, students discovered an approximate value of pi.  This is what the mathematician, Archimedes, did in 200 BC.
Textbooks can teach facts and formulas.  However, hands-on learning helps students understand and remember!
View the pictures to witness students measuring the circumference and diameter of a variety of circles to the nearest tenth of a centimeter.  The final lab data is also shown for one class.  Additionally, students are memorizing the first ten digits of pi.  If they memorize more, maybe they can become a new record holder like Nicole who memorized 220 digits!
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Intro. to Business ~ Sales Pitch

Students in Mrs. Dux’s Introduction to Business class presented a sales pitch for a product.  The goal of this project was to introduce students to sales techniques.  “Why would people want to buy your product?”  They enjoyed sharing their products with the class and were very creative.

 

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Fairbury Dominates Lincoln Christian

Fairbury Journal News Fairbury, Nebraska (9/26/2017) . Fairbury 54 Lincoln Christian 0
It was not the typical fast start from Fairbury on Friday, with neither team finding the endzone in the opening period. At the half, Fairbury held a 12-0 advantage…and then the scoring barrage began. A 29-point 3Q highlighted the second half for the Jeffs, as the offense racked up 569 total yards including 313 on the ground the Friday’s game in Lincoln.
Several Jeffs scored against LC, with Jacob Johnson lead the team crossing the goalline 3 times(all rushing). Adam Wasserman was nearly perfect passing, going 12-14 for 256yds and 3 scores, while Cayman DeBoer continued his outstanding season, adding 167yds on 6 catches and 2 TDs. Seth Firmanik (receiving), Dawson DeBoer (rushing) and even Sr. Lineman Trent Grizzle (rushing) got in on the scoring for Fairbury.
Seniors Zach Holes, Wasserman and Johnson each recorded in INT in the contest.

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Local Runners Dominate Randall Smith Invite

Trevor Gill, Social Media Editor, The Fairbury Journal-News/FairburyTV 9/26/2017 4:10 PM

Four area schools competed against each other and several other teams Thursday afternoon in Hebron at the Randall Smith Invite. On the girls’ side, Fairbury won the team championship, while Tri County placed third, and Wilber-Clatonia eighth.
On the boys’ side, three of the top spots were area teams, led by the Titans of Thayer Central winning their home invite, followed by Fairbury in third place and Tri County in fourth.
Individual results on the Girls side at the Randall Smith Invite were:
Fairbury – Mikwena Lierman, 6th (22:37), Josephine Blatny, 9th (23:23), Kacy Starck, 11th (23:56), Autumn Branson, 15th (24:25), Emily Burkley, 16th (24:26), Erica Moser, 22nd (25:14), Sarah Engelman (28:22), Britney Scheetz (28:45), Jasmine Snyder (32:46), Darby Paulsen (35:14)
Tri County – Andie Koch, 3rd (21:40), Ella Crawford, 7th (22:52), Savannah Gerlach, 12th (24:01), Madison Kirchoff, 26th (26:10), Caira Janssen (27:05), Sharon Chen (35:01)
Wilber-Clatonia – Mikayla Pecka, 21st (24:46), Harley Broz, 27th (26:11), Aislim Martinez (30:58), Sierra Laschanzky (33:13)
Thayer Central – Kaizley Krupicka, 20th (24:44), McKenzie Johnson (26:59), JoJo Cerncic (42:26)
Results from the Boys race were:
Fairbury – Isaac Robertson, 12th (20:14), Devin Holliday, 13th (20:24), Jared Engelman, 16th (20:33), Braden Graham, 25th (21:20), Dylan Starr (22:19), Dillion Weichel (24:08), Riley Stewart (24:59), Chayton Diller (26:39), Grant Snyder (27:46)
Thayer Central – Keegan Casey, 4th (18:48), Aubrey Fangmeier, 6th (18:55), Damian Stewart, 7th (18:57), Dylan Fischer, 8th (18:59), Trey Fischer, 9th (19:05), Andrew Heinrichs, 23rd (21:03), Andrew Landsman, 26th (21:33), Luke Templin (23:38), Isaac Friesen (25:50), Cooper Casey (26:11), Wyatt Weidel (27:14), Judah Acuna (30:42)
Tri County – Evan Larson, 3rd (18:37), Krayten Uher, 17th (20:39), Logan Larson, 18th (20:40), Ethan Paxton (22:39), Riley Knust (22:59)
Wilber-Clatonia – Riley Wehrer, 5th (18:51), Seth Vlasak, 28th (21:47), Luke Sykes (22:30), Austin Sinn (25:49)

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Lady Jeffs Hanging Tough

Fairbury Journal News Fairbury, Nebraska (9/26/2017) The Fairbury Lady Jeff volleyball team had a rough week, dropping two contests to Superior (Tuesday) and Beatrice (Thursday). In Tuesday’s match against the Wildcats, Fairbury kept the first set close, losing 21-25, but lost momentum in the second (14-25) and the third (5-25). Destiny Brown and Janessa Swanda each recorded an Ace in the match. Jessa Eden leading the team in Kills with (8), and Sara Huss added (5) Kills of her own. Eden led the team again in Blocks with (2), while Brown, Swanda and Huss each recorded (1) Block. Izze Schwab led Faibury with (16) Assists, and Joy Ondrak led the team recording (9) Digs.
Thursday’s match against Beatrice, Fairbury was able to keep each set close, but ultimately dropped the match in three sets, 19-25, 19-25 and 15-25. Brown again recorded an Ace for the Lady Jeffs, and Huss led the squad with (9) Kills, with Swanda and Eden notching (5) Kills apiece. Jessa Eden had (4) Blocks, Huss recorded (3), and Schwab had (2). Schwab also led the team in Assists with (23).
Forty-five digs were recorded by the Lady Jeffs against Beatrice, led by Ondrak with (11), Swanda and Eden both with (8), Leah Mach (7) and Schwab (6) rounded out the stats for Fairbury.

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5th Grade Students Go on Virtual Fieldtrips

Students in Mrs. Ruhnke’s fifth grade Social Studies class are learning about the “Three Branches of Government.”  They have been studying the Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches and the function of each.  Mrs. Ruhnke shares lessons with students using the “Nearpod” website which provides interactive  activities that include collaborating with classmates and going on “Virtual” field trips.

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