Pierce Public Schools

May 13 - School Dismissal 12:30pm
May 15 - Last Day of School 12pm Dismissal

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Congratulations to our State Track Qualifiers! May 12 - District B-3 TR 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 Register for SB Camp for Preschool-8th Info. on SB Camp & Sign . . .

By Natalie Endorf Tassels were turned and caps filled the air as 67 seniors officially became graduates during the Pierce High School commencement ceremony held May 9 in the high school gym. During the ceremony, class president Cameron Kuehler welcomed family, friends, and classmates before salutatorian Colter Anderson and valedictorian Emily Endorf delivered speeches reflecting on the memories . . .

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 . . .

Bluejay Boys Compete at Battle Creek Invitational By Brayden Wolken The varsity boys golf team traveled to Battle Creek for the golf invitational, where they tied Neligh-Oakdale for fifth place, beating Hartington-Newcastle, Howells-Dodge, Wisner-Pilger, and West Holt. The boys had two varsity players in the top 30 golfers at this meet. "For me, I feel like the meet . . .

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 . . .

56° F Pierce

Current conditions as of 14 May 04:56 am CDT

Fair

Location:: Pierce
Feels like:: NA°
Humidity:: 49
Wind:: SE 8 mph

56°

Today

A slight chance of showers between 7am and 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Windy, with a south wind 17 to 22 mph increasing to 26 to 31 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 50. South southwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

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