Pierce Public Schools

April 24 - School Dismissal at 12:00pm for PHS & 12:30pm for elementary and Zion with buses running at 12:30pm.

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LHNE Boys Golf Invite scheduled for Thursday April 24 has been moved to Friday April 25. April 24 - School Dismissal at 12:00pm for PHS & 12:30pm for elementary & Zion with buses running at 12:30pm April 25 - LHNE Boys Golf Invite @ Fairplay Golf Course 10:00am (Moved from Thursday to Friday) April 26 - JH Mid-State Conference TR @ Boone Central 10am Schedule for JH Mid-State TR May 10 - PHS . . .

Zoey Ebmeier handing off to Hadleigh Collison

By Addisyn Ludden The girls track team traveled to Boone Central on Tuesday, April 15, to compete in the track meet and finished fourth as a team. To start with running events, in the 400-meter dash, Aislyn Moeller placed second with a time of 1:01.86. In the 300-meter hurdles, Hadleigh Collison placed sixth with a time of 49.64. Moving onto the . . .

Boys Track Goes to Boone Central

By Alanna McKeown The boys track team ran to Boone Central for a track meet, and the team achieved fourth place, earning 73 points on Tuesday, April 15. In the 800-meter race Brenden Bolling achieved first place with a time of 1:57.97. Bolling also received first place in the 1600-meter with a time of 4:49.74, and teammate Kendall Shada obtained second place with a time of . . .

Girls State Representative Announced By Addisyn Ludden Emily Endorf, a junior at Pierce High School has been selected to attend the American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) Cornhusker Girls State, which will be held June 1-7 at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln campus. Endorf was chosen to represent the Pierce American Legion Auxiliary. Every spring the American Legion Auxiliary Girls . . .

Sindt, Josiah Ahlers, Christian Nordby, Brayden Lambrecht, Spencer Sindt, Aubrey Hanson, Trayton Christiansen, Kaylee Steffen, Keaton Vavra, Hadleigh Collison, Jayna Prochaska, Amelia Ahlers, Payton Ebmeier, Mya Johnson, Addison Frye, Maya Johnson, Aubrie

By Keaton Vavra The Pierce jazz band flocked to Elkhorn South High School for the state jazz festival on April 11. The students from Pierce who participated were Josiah Ahlers, Christian Nordby, Brayden Lambrecht, Spencer Sindt, Aubrey Hanson, Trayton Christiansen, Kaylee Steffen, Keaton Vavra, Hadleigh Collison, Jayna Prochaska, Amelia Ahlers, Payton Ebmeier, Mya Johnson, Addison Frye, Maya . . .

By Chloe Bernhardt The Pierce High FCCLA members ventured to Lincoln for the state FCCLA convention on Sunday, April 6, and stayed until the end on Tuesday, April 8. The members started with an opening session on Sunday. On Monday the members went to an opportunity fair where there were many different colleges that they could talk to. After the fair they had a knowledge bowl competition. After . . .

By Elizabeth Furstenau After weeks of preparation, the all school production of The Play That Goes Wrong by Henry Lewis officially came together. It was performed for the high school students and staff Thursday, April 10, and the public on Friday, April 11 and Saturday, April 12. The performers had to arrive at the auditorium to begin their makeup and hair at 5 p.m. so that they would be . . .

The Boys Swing into the Season at Neligh By Rylee Altwine Officially starting the boys golf season, the team traveled to Neligh on Thursday, April 10, to play nine holes, competing against three teams. The teams that Pierce came up against were Elkhorn Valley, Neligh-Oakdale, and Plainview. Starting off for varsity, junior Tyler Schulz scored a 43, tying with Max Schaffer . . .

By Brody Coulter The Pierce High quiz bowl team flocked to the annual Northeast Community College Quiz Bowl on Wednesday, April 9. The team consisted of three juniors, Abigail Cone, Colter Anderson, and Mya Johnson, and the seniors included Nickolas Efta and Aubrey Hanson. During the event, the team faced a total of five teams, going 3-2 to finish in fourth place out of . . .

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 . . .

62° F Pierce

Current conditions as of 23 Apr 20:56 pm CDT

Overcast

Location:: Pierce
Feels like:: NA°
Humidity:: 32
Wind:: N 15 mph

62°

Tonight

A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 4am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 47. East northeast wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. High near 56. East northeast wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 42. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

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