Pierce Public Schools

Sept. 23 - No School (PT Conferences at PHS 10am-6pm)

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Sept. 22 - SB @ Twin River 6pm (Varsity Only) Sept. 23 - No School (PT Conferences at PHS 10am-6pm) Sept. 24 - XC @ Yankton Invite 4:15pm Schedule for Yankton XC Sept. 26 - VB @ Holdrege Tourney 9am Bracket for Holdrege VB Tourney Oct. 1 - Girls Golf Mid-State Conf. @ GACC 9am Oct. 1 - XC @ Stanton Invite 4pm Schedule for Stanton XC Oct. 3 - VB Columbus Classic Tourn. 9am Bracket for Columbus . . .

By Kendall Shada After deciding if the race should be run or not Friday, September 18, the O’Neill head coach decided it would be after all the rain from the night before. To begin with the varsity girls, Bailee Thelen was the first Bluejay runner to cross the finish line with a time of 28:06.50, placing 37th. Quinn Streff was the next Bluejay ending with a time of 30:38.30, placing 45th. . . .

Softball Hits it Big at Home By Jada Brummels The lights at the Pierce softball fields shone again on Thursday, Sept. 17, as the Bluejays battled the Lakeview Vikings. The Jays walked off the field with a win, 11-10. It was also parents’ night for the players, and the senior parents got to stand with their daughters on the field one last time. In the first and second innings of . . .

The Bluejays Drive Their Way to Victory

By Eleanor Bauermeister Walking through the grass, different terrains, making great shots, and overcoming the difficult shots is what the golf team loves to do. Through the trees, hills, and fantastic shots at Hartington, the Pierce High golf team won the triangular match against Pierce, Hartington Cedar Catholic, and Wayne on Thursday, September 17. The team shot a total of 209, which earned the team the . . .

Volleyball Dominates at Crofton By Raleigh Pfeiffer The volleyball team demolished the Crofton Warriors on September 17. The Bluejays easily swept the Warriors in three sets. The Bluejays came out strong in the first set and finished with a score of 25-7. In the second set, they could not be stopped and ended with 25-13. Pierce polished off the game with a third and final set . . .

By Kinley Hilkemann Pierce had two teams of students compete in the Wonderful World of Water contest, testing their knowledge through six different events including trees, wetlands, groundwater chemistry, soil health Jenga, water and the body, and Dripal Pursuit. Pierce Team 2 competed in Track 2 and placed second and included Eleanor Bauermeister, Logan Brummels, Trinity . . .

Support Dig Pink by Donating to Raffle

By Josie Painter In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, the Pierce volleyball team will host their pink-out game on Tuesday, October 13. To make the event extra special and raise money for the For the Girls organization, businesses and individuals are being asked to donate pink items to raffle off. Thousands of schools nationwide host a pink out volleyball game in October to honor breast . . .

Pierce Victorious Win Against Concordia By Natasha Zamora The Pierce Bluejays took the field playing an astonishing game, winning against Omaha Concordia, ending it 47-24 on Friday, September 11. Pierce marched onto their home field to start the first quarter with a tie against Omaha Concordia, leaving the score 7-7. “We stayed physical, and the whole game we . . .

Community Invited to Powderpuff Games

By Josie Painter This year, Pierce High welcomes the community to come at no cost and watch students play powderpuff–a fun mixed- up sport where girls play flag football and boys play volleyball for free. Both games will be held at 7 p.m., with girls on Monday, September 28, on the football field and boys on Friday, October 2, in the gym. Typically, the games have been held in the . . .

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 themselves as they . . .

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Current conditions as of 21 Sep 15:56 pm CDT

Overcast

Location:: Pierce
Feels like:: NA°
Humidity:: 78
Wind:: NE 7 mph

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This Afternoon

A 20 percent chance of rain. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a steady temperature around 59. Northeast wind around 8 mph.

Tonight

A 10 percent chance of rain before 7pm. Patchy fog before 9pm, then patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 50. Northeast wind 3 to 8 mph.

Tuesday

Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

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