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FAIRBURY FBLA COMPETES AT STATE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

Three Fairbury FBLA members advance to national competition following the 2016 FBLA Nebraska State Leadership Conference held April 7-9 in Omaha. The annual conference provided competition in 71 events, leadership training, networking, and fun for FBLA members across the state. Fairbury FBLA’s 15 qualifying members joined over 2800 Nebraska members and advisers to compete and celebrate another successful year in FBLA.

Throughout the leadership event, members participated in competitive events, motivational seminars, and the election of the new State Officer Team. Honorable Mention awards were announced at the second general session, recognizing those who placed in the top 4% of each event. The Awards Program held on Saturday morning announced the top eight winners in each event and revealed who would represent Nebraska FBLA at the National Leadership Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, this summer.

Seniors Halle Knigge and Lindsay Lee, and junior Justin Peterson presented the chapter’s American Enterprise project at the conference. This project profiled the chapter’s cookie baking business implemented with the 3rd-grade classrooms earlier in the school year. A 15-page report was submitted in February, which was one of five selected for oral presentation at SLC. A seven-minute oral overview and Power Point were presented to a panel of three judges at the conference. The combined score of their written report and oral presentation placed third to advance to the top competition at the 2016 National Leadership Conference in June.

Freshman Isaac Robertson won the Proofreading event and placed third in the Spelling contest.  Sophomore Jacob Johnson earned fifth place in the Spelling event. Junior Hannah Yantz placed fifth in Publication Design.  Senior Nick Christiansen placed eighth in Job Interview. Over 337 students competed in this event, placing Nick in the top 2% of this event. Lindsay Lee received honorable mention in Accounting I and junior Justin Peterson earned an honorable mention in Securities and Investments.

Nick Christiansen, Trent Grizzle and Jacob Johnson earned the chapter’s Gold Seal Award of Merit with their Local Chapter Annual Business Report. Fairbury FBLA received the prestigious Sweepstakes Award, representing active participation in the state’s program of work. The chapter also received recognition for contributing to the Nebraska FBLA Foundation and the Nebraska March of Dimes.  Fairbury FBLA was also honored for their participation in the Feed Nebraska Project through their food drive in the fall and integration of technology in chapter activities throughout the year.

Fairbury chapter members attending were: Seniors:  Nick Christiansen, Lindsay Lee, Halle Knigge; Juniors: Justin Peterson, Megg Vaughn, Hannah Yantz, Anthony Moyer; Sophomores: Dawson DeBoer, Trent Grizzle, Jacob Johnson and Freshman: Destiny Brown, Nichole Harris, Devin Holliday, Mikasa Lierman, and Isaac Robertson. Adviser Melissa Dux and parent-sponsor Julie Knigge accompanied the Fairbury delegation.

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Hard Work Pays Off – READING CLASSIC STATE CHAMPIONS!!

Jefferson Intermediate 4th graders won the Division I title of State Reading Classic Champions!  After winning District competition in March, we moved on to the state competition on April 2nd, at Fairbury High School.  Semi-final rounds began at 9:45 a.m.facing nine other schools.  After three rounds, Fairbury and Beatrice were announced as the top two teams headed into the finals.  Fairbury beat Beatrice by a score of 7-4 in the buzzer round.

Ellie T, Elizabeth K, Lexi M, Toby M, and Eliza K all received a medal and a trophy for their winning efforts.
We are so proud of our students!!  A huge thank you goes out to our parents for their support, and to Maria Burkley, who sponsors us!
Congratulations!!!
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“Life’s a Garden – Dig It”

The Nebraska State FFA Convention was held in Lincoln, Nebraska April 6-8th.  Thomas Dux, Ag science teacher for Fairbury Public Schools, addressed students and parents during the TAGGED to TEACH AG Address.

Screen Shot 2016-04-08 at 12.13.30 PM “The National Teach Ag Campaign is designed to raise awareness of the need for more agriculture teachers, retain current agriculture teachers and encourage others to become agriculture teachers while celebrating the positive contributions agriculture teachers make in their schools and communities.” 

Video link: http://livestream.com/Inspirmedia/FFA/videos/118621282
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Energizers Smoking-Prevention Classes

The Energizers club is excited to announce that we applied and received a Region V grant to sponsor hands-on activities in smoking-prevention classes for our elementary school students. This week, a group of junior high and high school students went down to Jefferson and provided engaging smoking-prevention classes for all 4th grade students. The students got to see firsthand the negative effects that smoking has on the body, compared smoker and non-smoker lungs, saw how smoking affects a growing fetus and learned facts about the hazards of smoking. The 4th grade students had a blast! We thank our secondary Energizers students for the time and effort that they dedicated in service to our younger students’ healthy development.

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FCCLA State Leadership Conference – Promoting Service

Over 1000 Nebraska FCCLA members gathered in Lincoln, Ne. April 3-5  for their annual State Leadership Conference. at Pinnacle Bank Arena and the Holiday Inn. Fairbury FCCLA officers attended the event, including Evie S., Grant S., Regan S., Macy O., RJ S., and Izzie S. and their FCCLA sponsor, Kay Onnen.

Members participated in various activities during the conference.  Sunday evening the keynote speaker was Alex Sheen, founder of the Because I Said So movement, which is dedicated to the betterment of humanity by strengthening commitments through the use of promise cards.
Monday activities included  community service projects and tours throughout Lincoln, as well as the STAR competitive events.  Fairbury members and other FCCLA volunteers walked to the Lincoln Children’s Museum and helped to paint interior walls in the children’s lunchroom. In the afternoon members participated in State Leadership officer elections and breakout sessions.  Monday evening Mrs. Onnen was recognized during the Business and Recognition session for her 25 years as a Family and Consumer Science educator and also for her retirement from the teaching profession at the end of this year.
Tuesday morning wrapped up the conference and members returned to their home towns, tired, but motivated to improve their lives, schools, and communities. Screen Shot 2016-04-07 at 10.25.06 AM
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When Are We Ever Going To Use This?

“When are we ever going to use this?” That question was answered for Mrs. Kort’s college algebra class this week. Tim Watters, of Mid-West 3D Solutions, gave a presentation on 3D printers to the students.

Mr. Watters explained how a 3D printer works, showed multiple examples of objects that can be printed, and explained its applications in businesses today. One example of its current use is creating prosthetics for children. The cost of traditional appliances makes if difficult for families to afford, purchasing the multiple prosthetics necessary as a child grows. By printing these on a 3D printer, they become affordable.

The college algebra students had the chance to create their own projects. They started by drawing a design on a piece of graph paper. Then they had to write the equations of the lines and use a graphing calculator program get a digital image of their design. They then imported the design into an online drafting program that would create the image that was printed. Students were very excited to see how the printer worked and to see their designs “come to life.”

Thank you to Tim Watters and Mid-West 3D Solutions for loaning us the printer and donating the material for our students to have this great opportunity.

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Edible Bones

Mrs. Winter’s 7th grade science class is learning about the body systems. Recently, students learned about the skeletal system and its importance to the body. To demonstrate the different layers in a cross-section of bone, students created a bone model using different foods. The Pull N’ Peels represented the blood vessels, strawberry jam was the bone marrow, lady finger cookies were the spongy bone, wafer cookies the compact bone and a tortilla the periosteum. The students were impressed by their delicious bone models!
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Pig Lungs?

Mrs. Winter’s 7th grade science class is learning about the body systems. Recently, students learned about the respiratory system- responsible for gas exchange between the body and environment. To demonstrate what an incredible organ the lungs are, we inflated a real pair of pig lungs. Students were impressed by the spongy texture of the lungs. We also viewed the difference between smoker and non-smoker lungs. If you see a 7th grader, ask them about it!
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Students As Meteorologists

Students in Mr. Sturm’s 8th Grade Earth Science class are learning about Weather! We have been talking about how the movements of air masses determine the weather and what happens when air masses collide. Students were tasked with making a weather map.  They needed to show the different types of fronts and what kind of precipitation would fall as the fronts move through an area.

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