Mrs. E. Winter’s and Ms. Feldkamp’s 7th and 8th grade science students got to experience the classic demonstration of Elephant’s Toothpaste to illustrate an exothermic reaction. It took some tweaking throughout the day, but by the last class the result was quite impressive!
Students of the month for January include:Alissa York, Cody Petersen, Mikwena Lierman, and Marcus Deras Congratulations to these students! They were nominated by their teachers based on classroom behaviors, attitude and work ethic.
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.
Spanish Club is a small but mighty club at Fairbury High School. Our membership of 22 is proud to be able to help our community in a variety of ways.
In October we partnered with Hope Crisis Center by putting out yard signs for Domestic Violence Awareness month. Members also lead a collection drive during this month. During the 2 week drive, items were collected and given to Hope Crisis to give to victims of domestic violence in need of assistance.
In December, the members also continued the tradition of helping a family in need. We selected a family to “adopt” through the Blue Valley program. Members purchased gifts locally and wrapping paper for a Jefferson county family.
Spanish Club also a sponsors a child through Compassion International. Our sponsorship provides educational opportunities and health care for a 6 year-old child in Bolivia.
The members work together to raise funds by working the concession stand and sponsoring a Junior High Dance.
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.
