Pierce Public Schools

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April 29 - Pierce FR/SO TR Meet 3pm Schedule of Events & Live Results May 1 - Norfolk TR Classic 4:15pm May 3 - Mid-State Conf. TR Meet @ O'Neill 10am Schedule of Events May 8 - Deadline to Sign Up for Bluejay Boys/Girls Golf Camps Info. on Boys/Girls Golf Camps May 10 - PHS Graduation 2:00pm May 18 - Deadline to Sign Up for Pierce Youth Volleyball Camp Info. on Youth VB . . .

Job Openings at Pierce Public Schools

Pierce Public Schools is accepting applications for several positions for the 2025-26 school year. All positions are compensated on an hourly basis based on the position and experience, offer paid holidays, and offer vacation days. The 10 and 12 month positions also offer a fully funded health insurance plan. Custodian - full time 12 month - single health insurance plan . . .

By Elizabeth Furstenau The Pierce High band is not one to take for granted. Michael Sindt's technique for directing his band is one that no one can master. His directing talent is shown through the power of the band students and their instruments. Friday, April 25, this was implemented at the District Music Contest held at the Johnny Carson Theater. The performances included concert . . .

Girls Compete at The Tom Martin Invite

By Chloe Bernhardt The girls track team stayed home, hosted, and dominated at the Tom Martin Memorial/Wausa Invite. They placed first with 116 points, despite the rainy afternoon conditions. “The girls competed well, they broke the meet record in the 4x800 and overall the team won by over 50 points. I feel like getting close to the end of the season, we are hitting our stride and . . .

Golfers Swing Away at O’Neill

By Rylee Altwine The JV boys took on the O’Neill golf course on Wednesday, April 23. “The boys became more resilient at the O’Neill Invite. Many of them did not have the best day of golf, but they worked through those types of shots and gained valuable experience. Moving forward, they know what they need to work on both physically and mentally to get better. Overall, it . . .

Pierce Dominates Boys Track at the Tom Martin Memorial/Wausa Invite

By Tiffany Chaney Pierce High hosted the Tom Martin Memorial/Wausa Invite on Thursday, April 23, and came away as champions in the boys division. In total, there were a total of 13 teams that came to the track meet, including Bancroft-Rosalie, Bloomfield, Crofton, Hartington Cedar Catholic, Hartington-Newcastle, Norfolk Catholic, Osmond, Pierce, Stanton, Summerland, Wakefield, . . .

Girls State Representative Announced By Addisyn Ludden Emily Endorf, a junior at Pierce High School has been selected to attend the American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) Cornhusker Girls State, which will be held June 1-7 at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln campus. Endorf was chosen to represent the Pierce American Legion Auxiliary. Every spring the American Legion Auxiliary Girls . . .

Sindt, Josiah Ahlers, Christian Nordby, Brayden Lambrecht, Spencer Sindt, Aubrey Hanson, Trayton Christiansen, Kaylee Steffen, Keaton Vavra, Hadleigh Collison, Jayna Prochaska, Amelia Ahlers, Payton Ebmeier, Mya Johnson, Addison Frye, Maya Johnson, Aubrie

By Keaton Vavra The Pierce jazz band flocked to Elkhorn South High School for the state jazz festival on April 11. The students from Pierce who participated were Josiah Ahlers, Christian Nordby, Brayden Lambrecht, Spencer Sindt, Aubrey Hanson, Trayton Christiansen, Kaylee Steffen, Keaton Vavra, Hadleigh Collison, Jayna Prochaska, Amelia Ahlers, Payton Ebmeier, Mya Johnson, Addison Frye, Maya . . .

By Chloe Bernhardt The Pierce High FCCLA members ventured to Lincoln for the state FCCLA convention on Sunday, April 6, and stayed until the end on Tuesday, April 8. The members started with an opening session on Sunday. On Monday the members went to an opportunity fair where there were many different colleges that they could talk to. After the fair they had a knowledge bowl competition. After . . .

High School Headlines

Journalism to be featured on 106 KIX Pierce High’s journalism class is continuing to participate in a program called High School Headlines through 106 KIX radio (106.7 FM). Each week, the students in the class create a short broadcast that updates radio listeners on upcoming events, news, and other fun activities happening at Pierce High. The students write the broadcast collaboratively, and then record . . .

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