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.
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.
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!
The vocal music class at Jefferson played a game to practice identifying note names. Students had to work together and use their bodies to spell out 3 and 4-letter words on a giant music staff. In preparation for this game, students came up with words using just the letters A, B, C, D, E, F, and G, and coding them as notes on a staff.
In honor of the 25th anniversary of the TeamMates Mentoring Program & National Mentoring Month, the Fairbury TeamMates Chapter invites you to attend a celebration with a special appearance by Dr. Tom Osborne. He will be the keynote speaker on Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at 4 p.m. at the Burkley Fine Arts Center, Fairbury High School.
Congratulations to Mrs. Christiansen’s 5th grade class. Winners of the Nebraska Golden Sower Reading Challenge. They enjoyed decorating christmas cookies & watching a movie for their reading efforts. Good job & keep on reading.
Two schools came together for one cause. The cause, to raise awareness and support our students that deal with the chronic, lifelong disease of Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). On December 6th, Fairbury Public Schools and Superior Public Schools participated in the Gray Out to raise awareness for the students with T1D during the girls and boys basketball games at Fairbury High School.
This was the 3rd annual Gray Out sponsored by The IN Group and the Fairbury FCCLA. The IN Group, is a type 1 diabetic support group, that works to support families of students with T1D, while raising awareness of the disease, raising money to help the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation find a cure and support kids with camp scholarships.
This was the first Gray Out for Derek Anderson, Assistant Principal/AD for FHS, “I was impressed with the support of individuals and businesses from both communities as we united to find a cure,” he stated. “It was great to see gray shirts filling the gym and a great environment to play basketball games.”
There are currently six students at Fairbury Public Schools and one student at Superior Public School with T1D. They range in age from 3rd grade to 11th grade. One of the students was diagnosed at the age of three.
Between the girls and boys varsity games The IN Group and Superior Public Schools presented checks to Laura Eberly, Development Coordinator for JDRF in Lincoln, to further research to hopefully one day find a cure.
“We are grateful for the community of Fairbury to support such a wonderful cause that hits so close to home,” Eberly said. “With having 6 students living with Type 1 Diabetes, the IN Group has made tremendous achievements in funding T1D research and spreading awareness of the disease.”
The students and their families were overwhelmed with all of the support. Over $2000 were raised through business sponsors, t-shirt sales, 50/50 raffle, and the halftime shoot for a buck games.
Type 1 Diabetes happens when the body destroys its own cells that make insulin. Insulin is a hormone that everyone needs in order to get energy from the food they eat. Our bodies need insulin to survive.
T1D usually starts in childhood; however, adults can get it too. No one knows what causes T1D to happen or how to prevent it from happening.
Insulin is NOT a cure for Type 1 Diabetes. It is the person’s life support.
Congratulations to the 6th graders in Mrs. McAllister’s room….winner of the Newbery Reading Challenge. They enjoyed a movie and a “berry” smoothie for their efforts in reading the most Newbery books. The Newbery Medal is awarded annually to an American author whose book makes an outstanding contribution to children’s literature. Keep on reading!
Fifth grade students got into the spirit of Halloween today by reading their daily reading story by flashlight. Students earned this privilege by earning strips on their theometor charts or earning student points in the “student/teacher” game which are both part of an incentive program built into their reading series. 
