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Fans will need to bring a bag chair to the football game with DC West on Friday night! Their visitor bleachers are being used at the state fair. Aug. 27 - SB Home vs North Bend 5:30pm Info. on SB with North Bend Aug. 27 - VB @ Stanton 5pm (JV & Varsity Only) Aug. 27 - Marching Band Apparel Orders Due at 10am Online Marching Band Apparel Order Aug. 28 - FB @ DC West 7pm (Fans need to bring a . . .

More Than Just a BBQ: FFA Welcomes New Members and Starts a New Year

By Kinley Hilkemann As the school year began, Pierce FFA came together and hosted a back-to-school barbeque for returning and new members. This meeting gave students a chance to meet the officer team and other members and learn more about FFA. “We plan to make FFA meetings fun and inviting, and just let the younger members have a chance to be engaged throughout the year,” . . .

Pierce’s Netherlands Newcomer: Gijs Blanken by Jada Brummels This year, Pierce High has the privilege of hosting foreign exchange student Gijs Blanken. Blanken is originally from Bussum, Netherlands, where he attended Comenius College. He lives there with his parents, Berend and Wilmy Blanken, as well as his younger sister, Lotte. Back home, some of his favorite pastimes . . .

Girls Golf Swings into Their First Meet

By Payton Ebmeier The varsity and junior varsity girls golf team competed together for the first time this year with two girls placing at the O’Neill invite to set the stage for the rest of the season. Seniors Brailey Jensen and Addison Frye, alongside juniors Camassia White, Brooke Podany, Alyvia Marks, and junior varsity Jaelyn Jensen represented the Pierce Bluejays on Thursday, August 20. . . .

Bluejays Bring Energy to the First Softball Tournament By Avery Brunckhorst The Bluejays played their first softball tournament of the season at Wayne on Saturday, August 22, against the Twin River Titans, O’Neill Eagles, and the Ponca Indians. “The struggles from this weekend were definitely the runs we scored. We also left possible runs on base, which . . .

PHS Activity Admission and Pass Prices

Activity Passes are available at Pierce High School. All annual passes will need to be purchased in the school office PRIOR to home events. Please call the office at 402-329-6217 if you have any questions. Varsity Game Admission: Adult - $6.00 Students (K-12) - $4.00 Non-Varsity Game Admission: Adult - $3.00 Students (K-12) - $2.00 Athletic Pass Prices: Annual . . .

By Kolten Wragge On Tuesday, August 18, students interested in joining FCCLA got ice cream, and then they went on a picture scavenger hunt for the first FCCLA meeting. A junior, Kate Anderson, led the meeting to discuss what FCCLA is and what their goals are throughout the year. “The meeting was great, and everyone seemed interested and involved in what I . . .

By Tiffany Chaney The Pierce High student council joined for a meeting in the commons of the high school to inform new and returning members of the upcoming year’s plans on Tuesday, August 18, at 7 p.m. “I think it will be a great year. The students on student council are some of the best leaders in our school, and the work they do is always aimed at benefiting PHS, so I . . .

By Josie Painter The elementary school classrooms have new windows, but the work continues as Lincoln Glass waits to replace the doors. The project was originally scheduled to begin right after school got out for the summer so that everything could be completed by the start of school; however, complications arose, and many of the supplies needed to replace the windows were delayed. Due . . .

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 . . .

68° F Pierce

Current conditions as of 27 Aug 22:56 pm CDT

Fair

Location:: Pierce
Feels like:: NA°
Humidity:: 81
Wind:: SE 6 mph

68°

Tonight

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4am and 5am. Mostly clear, with a low around 63. South southeast wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday

A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Breezy, with a south wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Friday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 71. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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