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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 . . .

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. . . .

The Investment

By Josie Painter In just a few days, on May 12, ballots will be cast and counted. Every decision, every vote will make an impact on our community, but there is one that will have an impact for years, even decades to come: the Pierce Elementary School bond. Within the elementary the classrooms are crowded, security is abysmal, and the pick-up and drop-off situation is an absolute nightmare. The bond . . .

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’.” . . .

Girls Mid-State Track Conference

By Brody Knox The girls track team traveled to compete in the Mid-State conference track meet hosted by Wayne High School. Leading the team in 200-meter, Aislyn Moeller finished with a placing of third and a time of 26.79. In the 400-meter race, Moeller finished first with a time of 59.43, while in the 800-meter, she finished with a place of fifth and a time of . . .

Pierce Dominates at the Fr/So Track Meet By Arriah Ludden The Pierce girls track team grabbed a number of medals at the Pierce freshmen/sophomore meet on Tuesday, April 28. To start, Aislyn Moeller placed first in the 100 meter dash with a time of 13.35 seconds. Moeller also ran in the 400 meter dash placing first with a time of 1:00:39, breaking the meet record. . . .

Pierce Band Excels at District Music Contest

By Josie Painter For over 12 years, the Pierce High band has earned superior ratings at the district music contest, and this year, along with several other small group performances and solos, was no different. The band’s success is tied not just to talent, but also to hard work. After Christmas, the individual groups and solos began picking their pieces. In February, they begin working through the . . .

By Kolten Wragge Two teams traveled to West Point to compete in the annual Mid-State conference quiz bowl. The freshman/sophomore team, consisting of Kolten Wragge, Jada Johnson, Meredith Krienert, Brody Scholting, Eleanor Bauermeister, and Lydia Cone finished in fourth. “I think that we did very well, everyone had their topic that they were better at, and I . . .

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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Today

Widespread frost before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Light northwest wind increasing to 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Tonight

Areas of frost after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 33. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

Thursday

Widespread frost, mainly before 7am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 69. South southwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

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