Pierce Public Schools

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Congratulations Class of 2026 May 9 - Graduation 2pm May 12 - District B-3 TR @ Columbus Pawnee Park 10am Schedule of Events May 13 - School Dismissal 12:30pm 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 Up . . .

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 . . .

Choir Hosts Last Concert

By Haley Scholting As the school year comes to a close, many clubs, classes, and activities are having their “lasts” of the year. Student Council has its last meeting, the band had their final big performance the last week, and even FCCLA had their final banquet for the year. Similarly, the choir had their last performance of the year on May 4. The concert included both the junior and . . .

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’.” . . .

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. . . .

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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Current conditions as of 9 May 04:56 am CDT

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Location:: Pierce
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Humidity:: 70
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Today

A chance of sprinkles after 3pm. Sunny through mid morning, then becoming mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming north 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light north northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Light west wind becoming west northwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

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