Pierce Public Schools

Good Luck Bluejays at District Track!
May 13 - School Dismissal 12:30pm
May 15 - Last Day of School 12pm Dismissal

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Good Luck Bluejays at District Track! May 11 - Jazz Band Concert 6:30pm May 12 - District B-3 TR @ Columbus Pawnee Park 10am Schedule of Events & Live Results May 13 - School Dismissal 12:30pm May 14 - State Track Shirt Orders Due at 10am State Track Shirt Online Order May 15 - Last Day of School 12pm Dismissal May 18 - District Boys Golf @ Fair Play 9am May 18 - Deadline to . . .

Pierce Girls Dominate at Norfolk Catholic Track Invite By Arriah Ludden The Pierce girls track team grabbed several medals at the Norfolk Catholic meet on Thursday, May 7. To begin, Grace Suckstorf ran the 100-meter hurdles in 18.24, placing sixth. Suckstorf also placed sixth in the 300-meter hurdles, with a time of 52.81. “I think I did okay, not . . .

Poppy Day

By Josie Painter On blood-drenched, barren battlefields, death dug his fingers into the earth, but beautiful, red poppies managed to slip through his fingers; they were a reminder of the price of freedom, of those who were lost, but more importantly, they were a symbol of hope in the midst of anguish. Every year, we proudly wear the poppies to remember and honor these sentiments. The poppy became a . . .

By Parker Gaes The Pierce boys junior varsity traveled over to Stanton to compete in a competitive tournament against Twin Rivers, Stanton, Lutheran High, Clarkson-Leigh, Norfolk, Chambers-Wheelers Central, Plainview, Randolph, Archangels Catholic, and Stanton JV. “I think as a team we shot very well, but I feel like next year there are definitely a couple of things that I should work on . . .

By Meredith Krienert If you were one of the many people in our community who attended the All School band concert Friday, May 1, you probably still have some catchy songs stuck in your head. If you did not attend, you missed out on an amazing performance and cookies. Grades 5-12 performed at the concert. Due to the large number of students and their families attending, the concert . . .

By Charlotte Enk Two of the Bluejays, Alanna McKeown and Tiffany Chaney, made it to the NSAA state journalism competition on April 27. Everybody in journalism can submit their projects and in hopes of earning a chance at attending state to get an award. So did Alanna McKeown, who competed in advertising in class B. McKeown got fifth place. “ I was very . . .

Pierce Track Shines at Norfolk Classic

By Natalie Endorf The Pierce track team made a strong showing at the Norfolk Classic track meet on April 30, with athletes competing across a wide range of events and turning in impressive performances. For girls, qualifiers included Aislyn Moeller in the 400 and 200, Raleigh Pfeiffer in shot put, Jessa Kraft in discus, Kylie Dvorak, who threw shot put and discus, and Nora Herian in long jump. . . .

Pierce Hosts Golf Invite at Plainview By Haley Scholting The Pierce golf meet this year was held at Plainview due to the drier conditions at the Pierce golf course, and the meet took place on Saturday, May 2, and the invite consisted of 12 varsity teams and two JV teams. Hartington Cedar Catholic won the meet with a score of 319, and Elkhorn Valley took second with 338. The . . .

By: Ava Bargstadt Pierce Elementary students in grades K-6 performed a choral concert for the community on Thursday, April 30, and the elementary concert was nothing short of amazing; the kids loved their songs, and it showed. Up first were the sixth graders who sang “Be Our Guest” from Beauty and the Beast and “Lean on Me/Don’t Stop Believin’.” . . .

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 . . .

59° F Pierce

Current conditions as of 12 May 04:56 am CDT

Fair

Location:: Pierce
Feels like:: NA°
Humidity:: 48
Wind:: S 3 mph

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Today

Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 13 to 18 mph becoming light northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

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