Pierce Public Schools

Sept. 11 - School Dismissal 1pm

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Sept. 11 - School Dismissal 1pm Sept. 12 - JH VB Plainview at PHS 3:45pm Sept. 12 - SB @ NEN Vipers in WISNER 6pm Sept. 12,14 - Wakefield VB Tourney Schedule for Wakefield VB Tourney Sept. 13 - XC @ Norfolk Catholic Invite 9am Schedule for XC Norfolk Catholic Invite Sept. 14 - JV VB Tourney @ Wisner 8am Schedule for Wisner JV VB Tourney Sept. 30 - SB North Bend 6pm (JV playing 2 innings at . . .

By Brynn Schwartz Every year Pierce High School has their annual little kids cheer camp during one of the home football games of the season. Friday, September 6, the cheerleaders held the little kids' cheer camp, where students in grades from K-6 were welcome to come down and get to experience what it is like to be a cheerleader. This year 92 students were registered, with 89 participating in the event, . . .

Pierce Pickleball Preparation

By Josie Painter In a small town, entertaining activities that are enjoyable for everyone are hard to come by. But in Pierce, a new game has arrived in the form of a paddle sport thanks to Pierce High’s student council, and they plan to teach the community how to play. On September 23 at 6:30 p.m. and September 28 at 9:30 a.m., the PHS student council will be showing students, teachers, the elderly, . . .

By Abbie Cone On Friday, September 8, the Pierce High cross country team made the trek to Albion to compete in their first meet of the season. “For the first meet of the year the results were about what I expected,” head coach Gary Shada comments. “We had a number of runners running their first high school cross country meet and getting that first one out of the way is always tough. . . .

Groundskeeping Position

Pierce Public Schools is accepting applications for a Groundskeeping position. Primary duty of maintaining outdoor spaces though mowing, trimming, applying fertilizers and pesticides, maintaining sprinkler systems, maintaining equipment, painting of athletic fields, snow removal, etc. Secondary duty of assisting with building maintenance. This is a twelve-month position that offers a minimum salary $20/hour with an upward . . .

By Payton Cederburg On September 6, the Pierce Bluejays shut out Logan View/Scribner-Snyder (LV/SS) in the Bluejays home opener, 16-0. After the first quarter, the score was all even at 0. In the second quarter, Turner Wolfe made a 22-yard field goal to give the Bluejays a 3-0 lead going into the half. Wolfe was the only score of the third quarter for both teams, giving the . . .

Close Competition at Scotus By Josie Painter On September 7, the Pierce volleyball team drove to the Scotus Central Catholic School to compete in the Scotus tournament. After hard-fought battles, the Bluejays ended the day 1-2, earning fourth place. After the tournament, Claudia Riggert, a captain, states, “We didn’t get the outcome that we wanted record-wise, but we took so many steps . . .

Tournament Trend Continues By Jessa Kraft On Saturday, September 7, the Bluejay softball team aimed for Albion to compete in the Boone Central tournament. There were only four teams in the bracket including Pierce, Centura, Boone Central, and Polk County, so the Jays competed against all of the other teams in the roster. First, Pierce played Polk County, and lost 10-1. The only . . .

Lady Jays Golf

Girls Golf Take on West Holt Meet By Payton Cederburg On September 5, the girls golf team traveled to Atkinson-Stuart Country Club to compete in the West Holt meet, and the team collectively shot a 459 placing fifth. “There were a lot of ups and downs,” head coach Jason Freudenburg states. “I’d like to see the girls more consistent going down the road.” . . .

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 . . .

71° F Pierce

Current conditions as of 11 Sep 09:56 am CDT

Fair

Location:: Pierce
Feels like:: NA°
Humidity:: 49
Wind:: S 9 mph

71°

Today

Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. South wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 60. South southeast wind 10 to 13 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 87. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

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