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Oct 8, 2016Oct 12, 2016

Pink Out!

FBLA is selling Pink Out shirts along with MIlford. We are wanting to wear these shirts on October 27 all day and during the Volleyball game that night. All proceeds will go to the Susan B Komen foundation for breast cancer. If you’d like a shirt, please fill out a form and send it along with your payment to Logan Kats at the high school. Orders need to be in by October 12.

You may e-mail Logan at lkats@fairburyjeffs.org or call him at (402)729-6116 if you have questions! Thanks for the support.

Click for the pink-out-order-form

Oct 5, 2016Oct 8, 2016

September Junior High Students of the Month

Junior High Students of the Month for September are 8th graders Chayton Baloun-Diller and Shelby Klaumann; 7th graders Karly McCord and Alex Buxton. Students are nominated by their teachers based on work ethic, classroom behaviors and how they treat others. Congratulations Students of the Month!

Sep 30, 2016Sep 20, 2018

Author, Julia Cook Will Visit FPS On Monday, October 17, 2016

Julia Cook is a former teacher and school guidance counselor. She has become one of America’s most recognized authors of guidance storybooks for children. She writes practical, easy to use stories that not only make a positive difference, but are fun to read. Julia has the innate ability to enter the world view of a child through storybooks, giving both children the “what to say” and the “how to say it.” Cook’s ultimate goal: make a positive difference in the lives of people both young and old by teaching lifelong problem-solving skills.

Visit her website @ http://www.juliacookonline.com

Book order forms will be sent home the week prior to her visit and will be due Wednesday, October 26th. Please make checks payable to JULIA COOK.

Sep 29, 2016Sep 20, 2018

FPS Students and Staff Attend Digital Citizenship Symposium

Several teachers, students and administrators attended the Digital Citizenship Symposium in Kearney on Tuesday.

Featured Speakers were Karen Haase, Education Attorney, KSB School Law, Lincoln, Nebraska, Craig Badura, Technology Integration Specialist, Aurora Public Schools, Stephanie Bernthal, Instructional Technology Trainer, Educational Service Unit #17, and Hunter Radenslaben, @AthleteNationCo, Waverly High School, Waverly, Nebraska.

The purpose of the symposium titled “Be The Key” was to share information and educational resources on the topic of digital citizenship.

School personnel and students created a poster of the “Key” takeaways of the day.

Sep 26, 2016Sep 20, 2018

Fairbury High School Receives $20,000 Grant From Educationquest

EXCITING COLLEGE EXPOSURE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

Fairbury Jr-Sr High School was awarded the EducationQuest College Access grant for the next 4 years. Each year for the next 4 years, we will receive $5000 to be used towards college access activities for all 9-12th grade students. Such activities include, college visits for every student 9-12, providing ACT Test Prep sessions for students preparing to take the ACT, financial aid presentationś by EducationQuest personnel, college fair, and countless other opportunities for exposure. Important dates and information for the month of October are listed below:

10/4: College Fair-SCC Beatrice-all juniors and seniors

10/5: College visit to UNL-all seniors

10/10: Financial Aid Meeting for all seniors and their parents-11:50 a.m. at the HS

How to fill out the FAFSA and create FSA IDś

10/19: Apply2College Campaign-all seniors will apply to a college of their choice

Important information that seniors will need to know to create their FSA IDś are their social security numbers and a personal email. For the Apply2College Campaign students will need to have some form of payment for the colleges that have an application fee. If you have any questions, please call Taylor Biehl at 729-6116.

Sep 22, 2016Sep 29, 2016

Football Team Visits Central School

The Fairbury football team had a blast Thursday morning greeting the students at Central Elementary. They were there to give high fives, get them excited for the school day, and talk a little bit about the homecoming game this Friday. It was an awesome opportunity to spread Jeff Pride throughout our community and schools. The Jeffs will take on Lincoln Christian this Friday @ 7:00p.m. GO JEFFS!

Sep 22, 2016Oct 10, 2016

SCC Construction Career Days

Students attended SCC Construction Career Days in Milford, NE. There they learned about many different programs at SCC. Students got to participate in hands on activities such as bricklaying, heavy equipment operation, diesel mechanics, computer-aided drafting, construction, electrical lineman work, concrete work, brick laying, nondestructive testing and automotive technology. They even ran into some former students from FHS! It was a productive day. Adam Montague and Brett Sutton both won $100 scholarships.

Students learned about highway maintenance heavy equipment operators.

Ethan Novotny runs a small bucket trencher.

Sep 20, 2016Sep 26, 2016

Brain Dissection

The Dual-Credit Intro. to Psychology Course dissected sheep brains at the conclusion of their chapter about the parts of the brain. Students were able to see some of the various parts that they discussed in class.

Sep 15, 2016Sep 20, 2018

TeamMates Raffle

The TeamMates Program is raffling off two tickets to the Nebraska/Iowa VB game on November 7. Drawing will be held at halftime at the last home football game on October 14th. The tickets benefit TeamMates -Fairbury Chapter. Tickets are $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00.

Dr. Jerold & Mrs. Sharon Ebke have very generously donated these for us.

Contact Karen Janssen or Patty Swartz for tickets.