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Students Attend 24th Annual Freshmore Clinic

On February 28th, 11 Fairbury High School students attended the 24th Annual Freshmore Clinic at Johnson County Central Schools in Tecumseh, NE. They spent the day working with two wonderful clinicians, Kevin Boesiger and June Bowers, as well as 160 peers from around the state of Nebraska. They presented a concert that evening that was tribute to all the work they put in. Another way our students spread Jeff Pride through music!”

Click for youtube link of theconcert: https://youtu.be/2ZDZW6Lu6rg

The students were Darby Paulsen, Marissa Rogers, Paige Smith, Sydney Dean, Jade Jones, Lauren Patton, Casey Nimmich, Devin Trimm, Taylor Runge, Jayson Klaumann, Dakota Gladson.

Jr. Sr. High School Band ~ Displaying Music Excellence

Three Fairbury High School Band Students have been selected to participate in the 2017 Class B All State Band on Friday, March 31 and Saturday, April 1 at Grand Island Northwest High School. Students representing Fairbury are Ashley Griffee, flute; Jerod Hughes, trombone; Jayson Klaumann, percussion. Jerod Hughes is a four-year member of the Class B All State Band.

23 Fairbury Junior High Band Students attended the York Middle School Honor Band Day on Saturday, February 25, 2017. Mr. Curtis Forsch, band director at York Public Schools, hosted the event, with Jim Kucera of Waverly Middle School and Becky Wilhelm of Norris Middle School conducting the eighth and seventh grade bands. There were over 300 students from 24 schools participating. Representing Fairbury were seventh graders: Steven Aden, Ashton Blobaum, Zane Grizzle, Aly Kuzelka, Makenzie Mills, Gavin Schramm, and Riley Vculek, and eighth graders Brooklen Bear, Mallonee Biehl, Konnor Hasselbring, Ethan Hintz, Shelby Klaumann, Briaunna Knothe, Leah Mach, Hailie Nicholson, Brynn Novotny, Jadyn Rasmussen, Josh Robertson, Keely Schramm, Jasmine Snyder, Jordan Tracy, Ty Tucker, and Brylee Yantz.

Jeffs Bring Home Hardware From the State Meet

by Destini Warnke

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The 2016-2017 wrestling season broke a lot of records. One of the many was sending eight wrestlers to the state meet breaking the record of seven tied last year and set in 2013.

The Jeffs medaled three wrestlers. Damian Green ‘17 became the first Jeff wrestler to to wrestle in the finals since 2002. Green placed 2nd in 160.

Jacob Johnson earned 5th in 170, and Logan Slater earned 6th in 132.

Wrestlers who also qualified for the state meet include Austin Barnts ‘18 (126), Anthony Moyer ‘17 (152), Patrick Ondrak ‘17 (182), Zach Reikofski ‘18 (195), and Paul Mach ‘17 (285).

Hands on Learning in Science

Mrs. E. Winter’s 7th grade science class is currently learning about different body systems. Students got to see real pig lungs inflated and compared healthy lungs and smoker’s lungs. Students were surprised how light, spongy and porous the lungs were and gained a new appreciation for their own hard working organs.

They are also learning about organ systems in the human body. While learning about the cardiovascular system (heart and blood vessels) students got to experience 4 different learning centers throughout the room. The different stations included a CSI blood splatter lab, heart dissection and vascular system demonstration and blood simulation tub. Students enjoyed digging in and learning first-hand about how their bodies work!

FHS Band Retires White Concert Jackets

The FHS Band is currently selling their retired white concert jackets for $5. If you would like a piece of FHS Band history, please contact Maureen Beck at mbeck@fairburyjeffs.org or (402) 729-6116 ext. 1304. All proceeds from the sales of the coats will be put toward the purchase of new band equipment and supplies.

Students Selected for 2017 Honor Choir

Congratulations to Abigail Judd, Leah Mach, Josi Mans, and Tyler Tucker for being selected for the 2017 Meridian Honor Choir!

And congratulations to Hailie Nicholson for being selected for the 2017 Meridian Honor Band!

More proof of the awesome and talented students we have here in Fairbury!

PTA Sponsors Aesop’s Fables

On February 13th, the students attended Aesop’s Fables a program sponsored by the Fairbury PTA. The program featured large tabletop puppets that the students really enjoyed watching and learning about. Aesop’s Fables was an original, rhymed version of the classic tales. Some of the fables included in the program were The Lion and the Mouse, The Tortoise and the Hare, The Owl and the Grasshopper, The Fox and the Crow, The Crow and the Pitcher and The Fox and the Crow. The performance was colorful and fun, and the students enjoyed interacting at times throughout the program. For some of our students it was a great introduction to fables, but for others, it was a good review of the concepts of fables. Thank you to the Fairbury PTA for sponsoring this wonderful program and many others throughout this school year for our students.

February Students of the Month

Students of the month for February include:Kazz Hyson, Ericka Kroeker, Ty Tucker, Ellie Ohlde. Congratulations to these students! They were nominated by their teachers based on classroom behaviors, attitude and work ethic.

Nine FHS Students Attend Kansas Wesleyan Honor Band

Nine students from Fairbury High School were selected to attend the Smoky Hills Winds Festival held at Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina, Kansas on Saturday, February 11 and Sunday, February 12. Students enjoyed two days of rehearsals led by Teresa Purcell, Doctoral Wind Band Conducting Candidate from Oklahoma State University. Kansas Wesleyan Director of Bands, Dr. Sarah Bernard-Stevens, a Nebraska-native, coordinated the festival. Students attending were: Ashley Griffee, Jerod Hughes, Traislynn Nicholson, Jordan Ruhnke, Zaccary Snyder, Kaylee Sipek, Alexis Tracy, Megg Vaughn, and Hannah Yantz. Zacc Snyder and Megg Vaughn were recognized for their fourth year of participating in the honor band.