Congratulations to Abigail Judd, Leah Mach, Josi Mans, and Tyler Tucker for being selected for the 2017 Meridian Honor Choir!
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.
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 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.
Geometry students measure the circumference and diameter of circles to discover pi. These FHS student replicated what the mathematician, Archimedes, did to discover pi in 210 BC. Many estimates of pi exist, such as 3.14 and 22/7. The never ending, never repeating number is used in calculations such as area and circumference of circles. As a Greek letter, students can be intimidated by pi. Practice and life application will build confidence in the use of such an important number.
The 2017 Jefferson County Spelling Bee was held Monday, February 6th at Tri County School. Participants from Jefferson Intermediate School included sixth graders Jorjia Shellhase, Salvador Chavez, Jackson Martin, Brant Gillham, Moirah Neal, Brittany Kroeker, Allison Davis, Ellie Livingston, Jax Biehl, and Elizabeth Rogers. After 13 rounds of challenging spelling, the winners were announced. Fairbury and Jefferson Intermediate placed one student in the top ten. Congratulations to Salvador Chavez for earning 7th place. Great job Jefferson Intermediate and congratulations to all spellers!
Intro to Business class joined other business students in Fairbury as well as across the country in analyzing the Super Bowl Ads via an organized chat on Twitter. The day after the Super Bowl, students across the country viewed the Super Bowl Ads during class and tweeted their thoughts as they watched them. Using hashtags, students were able to view other students’ responses to the commercials.
Students were able to gain further knowledge about the business and marketing side of the Super Bowl. Class discussions and tweets centered around analyzing the target market of the commercials, the type of appeal being used in each ad, and of course which ones were the students’ favorites/least favorites. By participating in this activity, students were exposed to Twitter/Social media etiquette and shown the genuine value of using Twitter for educational and professional purposes. This activity also allowed students to see a wider perspective and helped them practice good digital citizenship.
While studying Newton’s three laws of motion, students in Miss Feldkamp’s 8th grade science class designed and constructed balloon powered cars. Students were given a variety of supplies including tape, glue, cardboard, straws, popsicle sticks, wooden skewers, CD’s, etc. The objective was to build a balloon powered car for maximum speed and distance. Students did an excellent job and the results were impressive! One car traveled over 9 meters!
