Pierce Public Schools

Good Luck to Cross Country at Districts!

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Good Luck to Cross Country at Districts! Oct. 17 - XC Districts at Boone Central 4:30pm (Boys 4:30pm & Girls Follow) Oct. 17 - VB Elkhorn Valley 5pm (Parents Night) Oct. 18 - FB @ Columbus Lakeview 7pm - Streamed on Lakeview Striv ------------------------------------------------------------- Updates to Calendar: Feb 7,8 - Girls WR Districts with location TBD Feb. 18,19 - Girls State WR in . . .

Student Mentoring-National Honor Society

By Cameron Kuehler In a world where the spark of potential in a young mind is ignited by the guiding light of a mentor, Pierce High offers students the opportunity to peer mentor. “The goal of the mentoring program is mainly to foster a supportive network of peer relationships at our school,” Melissa Legate, the National Honor Society sponsor, says. “The National Honor Society students are . . .

By Elizabeth Furstenau After their hard work and dedication, the Pierce High marching band exceeded expectations at the Meridian Marching Festival in Yankton. On the hectic day of October 12, the band took a trip north to compete in the yearly marching festival. To begin the day, the band marched over the bridge and through the streets of Yankton. They played their traditional cadences such as PHS Bluejays. . . .

Homecoming Recap

By Savannah Beutler On Saturday, October, 12, Pierce High wrapped up homecoming week with a carnival themed homecoming dance. The week started off strong with Merica’ Monday, then following, zoom fit day, pajama day, class color day and on Friday everybody showed out with their best Bluejay attire. The Pierce High students dressed up the most on pajama day. After the 1 p.m. . . .

By Addison Frye The first of many honor band and choir events Pierce High School students will try out for and attend was the Hawkfest honor band and choir held on October 7. The five students who represented Pierce were senior choir members Hadleigh Collison and Zoey Ebmeier, senior trumpet player Trayton Christiansen, junior clarinet player Lillian Blank, and sophomore tuba player Keaton Vavra. The Hawkfest . . .

Bluejays Wipe Wayne

By Skyler Stern The Bluejays played the Wayne Blue Devils for their homecoming where they came out with a victory 41-21, on October 11. In the first quarter, the Bluejays came out hot, scoring two touchdowns both by Turner Wolfe who also made both PAT kicks to make the score 14-0. “The whole team brought the energy that we needed and the offensive line maintained their blocks . . .

Lady Jays Volleyball

Bluejays Sweep Eagles By Payton Cederburg The Bluejay volleyball team beat O’Neill to acquire their 13th sweep of the season on October 10. “The game went well. I thought we served and received very well. Defensively, we did a lot of good things. We still have a lot of big moments ahead of us to end our regular season before we worry about subs,” head coach Zach Weber states. . . .

By Brayden Suckstorf The JV football team battled against the Norfolk Catholic Knights on Monday, October 7, and after strong defenses from both teams, the Bluejays lost 10-6. The game started slowly with the only points on the scoreboard being a field goal by the Knights. The Bluejays put up some points in the second quarter making the score 6-3 Bluejays. Konnar Jones scored on a rushing . . .

Mid-State Conference Cross Country By Abbie Cone On Thursday, October 10, the Pierce High cross country team competed at Battle Creek for the 2024 Mid-State competition. “As far as the heat, it wasn't anything we haven't already run in so that wasn't an issue,” Gary Shada, head coach, comments. “We are at the stage in our season where our main points of emphasis need to . . .

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 . . .

68° F Pierce

Current conditions as of 17 Oct 19:56 pm CDT

Fair and breezy

Location:: Pierce
Feels like:: NA°
Humidity:: 30
Wind:: S 21 mph

68°

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Windy, with a south wind 23 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a south wind 21 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Friday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

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