Pierce Public Schools

Nov. 26 - School Dismissal at Noon
Nov. 27 & 28 - No School

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Nov. 26 - School Dismissal at Noon Nov. 27 & 28 - No School Nov. 28 - BBB Shirt Orders Due BBB Online Shirt Order Nov. 27 & Dec 1 - GBB Apparel Orders Due X-Grain Online Order & Custom Sports Online Order Dec. 4 - BB @ Plainview 4:30pm Schedule for Plainview BB & Streamed on Hudl Dec. 5 - JH Boys WR @ O'Neill 4pm Dec. 6 - District One Act @ Schuyler . . .

Girls Basketball Preseason Sets the Tone

By Naomi Sullivan Starting way back in the summer, the girls basketball team began preparing for this winter season. From summer weights to early shoot arounds in the morning, and conditioning before the season starts up, the girls are ready for the challenge of the new season. “I am excited about what our team has to offer this season. We got a great group of girls . . .

By Kendall Shada Both Pierce High robotics teams traveled to the Omaha Concordia Mustangs Blended V5RC tournament on Saturday, November 22. Team 71414A, Smooth Operators, consists of Sawyer Konert, Andrew Lienemann, Makayla Shefl, Brandon Thomsen, and head coach Treva Dostal. Teams are randomly assigned a partner to face two randomly assigned partners. 71414A finished 5-2 and ranked . . .

Basketball Season is Beginning, Let’s have a Closer Look at the Boys Team

By Charlotte Enk The Pierce basketball team 2025 is coming out with 28 players; six of them are seniors, eight are juniors, four sophomores, and 10 freshmen. The boys playing basketball include seniors Jax Bauer, Brock Collison, Keaton Frazier, Tyler Schulz, Ryder Theisen, and Dayton Watts. Juniors on the team are: Noah Fuerhoff-Gubbels, Gavin Lubischer, Sean Monroe, . . .

The Start of the 2025-2026 Girls Wrestling Season

By Chloe Bernhardt The girls wrestling team officially started practice on Monday, November 17, and this year, there are 14 girls participating. “This is going to be a great team. Boys and girls are going to be as good as we’ve ever been in Pierce history,” head girls coach, Les Painter states. The theme for the girls team this year is Deep . . .

Pierce Journalism Starts YouTube Channel

By Rylee Altwine This year the journalism class started a YouTube channel to allow community members a look at what happens inside Pierce Public High School and the channel is titled PHSJournalism. Every week features something new, most recently were videos involving a day in the life of seniors. Each episode follows a senior around for the day showing their different classes and activities . . .

New Employment Opportunity at Pierce Public Schools

Pierce Public Schools is accepting applications for a Transportation Director. Primary duties consist of maintenance to the school district’s vehicles and scheduling drivers. A competitive salary and benefit package is offered. Applications may be requested at the Superintendent’s office located at 201 N. Sunset St., at 402-329-4677, or at kendallsteffensen@ piercebluejays.org . Pierce Public . . .

By Elizabeth Furstenau The one act crew had their first performance of the year. The cast and crew made their way to Norfolk to perform at Johnny Carson Theater for Mid-State conference one act on Tuesday, November 18. “ I know all of the coaches and myself are extremely proud of how the performance went,” head director Brock Bretschneider said. “Everyone worked . . .

2025-2026 Yearbook Information

By Abbie Cone Yearbooks are on sale now! Take advantage of the lowest prices of the year. From now until December 20, yearbooks are $40. After that date, the price increases to $50, and then to $55 after May 1. This year’s theme, A Year in Our Shoes, will “walk” you through all the memories and events that made the 2025–2026 school year a special one. . . .

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 . . .

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