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The Elementary Music concert is rescheduled for Friday, May 3, at 6pm. The JH/HS Vocal concert will follow at 7:30pm.

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Elem. Music concert is rescheduled for Friday, May 3, at 6pm. The JH/HS Vocal concert will follow at 7:30pm. Spring Awards Night is Monday, May 6, at 6:30pm with no potluck supper. May 3 - Elem. Music Concert 6pm & JH/HS Vocal Concert 7:30pm May 7 - TR Districts @ Boone Central 11am Schedule for TR Districts & Live Results May 22 - Last Day of School 12pm Dismissal May 28 - NE . . .

Capping off a tremendous season, the Pierce robotics team was shocked to discover that not only did they have a 5-5 finish at the VEX world championships, but they also earned the judges award in the innovation division at the world competition, held April 25-27 in Dallas, Texas. The judges award is presented to teams deserving of special recognition. Key criteria for the judges award were . . .

PHS Track

Mid-State Track Meet By Skylar Scholting Saturday, April 27, the Pierce High track team traveled to Albion to compete in a tough Mid-State conference track meet. The girls and boys teams each placed fourth overall out of the nine total teams in the conference. “ We had a good day at Mid-State conference track. We ended up fourth for boys and girls,” head coach Les . . .

Golfers Tee Off at Evergreen By Elizabeth Furstenau The yearly Pierce golf invite has finally come back around. Despite the stormy weather the night before, the golf team journeyed to Evergreen Hill golf course in Battle Creek on Saturday, April 27. As a whole, the team placed fifth. Cooper Wachholtz was the lone medalist for the Bluejays, placing . . .

FCCLA Family Banquet

By Alanna McKeown The FCCLA family banquet was held on Monday, April 22, at the high school. “ I'm really excited about what 2024-2025 is going to bring for our organization,” FCCLA sponsor Angie Brodersen states. “We did a lot of great things this past year. And I think that really puts us at an advantage for next year. I see our chapter continuing . . .

By Addisyn Ludden With close points, the Pierce girls got first with 127.5 points and the boys got second with 99.6 points at the Pierce freshman sophomore meet held on Tuesday, April 23. “The freshman/sophmore meet went really well. I love this meet. It is always fun to see your younger athletes compete against other kids their age. They do not keep team scores but I bet we would . . .

By Chloe Bernhardt On Monday, April 22, Pierce High journalism sent two individuals to Northeast Community College for the NSAA state journalism competition. Seniors Garett Riedel and Emma Risinger both participated and placed in their categories. Placing second, editor of the yearbook, Risinger competed in the sports news writing category. She had 75 minutes to create a . . .

NE Nebraska Elite Throwers Camp

The NE Elite Throwers Shot and Discus Camp will take place on Tuesday, May 28, at Pierce High School from 9:00am-4:00pm. You can find more information by clicking on the link below. Info. on NE Elite Throwers Camp

By Garett Riedel Vietnam veteran Randy Holmes has worked to install and put up the Freedom Walk, an area in Gilman Park dedicated to all the veterans who have served in the armed forces in the Pierce community. On Friday, April 19, Holmes, with the help of 2022 Pierce High graduate Kelton Anderson, put up an arch over the sidewalk, working to further complete the project that has . . .

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 . . .

47° F Pierce

Current conditions as of 3 May 00:56 am CDT

Fair

Location:: Pierce
Feels like:: 43°
Humidity:: 74
Wind:: S 8 mph

47°

Overnight

Clear, with a low around 40. South wind around 9 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. South wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Night

Showers. Low around 44. South southeast wind 11 to 15 mph becoming north in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Weather forecast provided by weather.gov.

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