Pierce Public Schools

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

The Latest Bluejay Updates

Sept. 17 - VB @ Crofton 5pm FR/JV/V & Streamed on Crofton Hudl Sept. 17 - Vehicle Decal Orders Due Vehicle Decals & Vehicle Decal Order Form Sept. 18 - FB @ Arlington 7pm & streamed on Arlington Striv Sept. 18 - XC @ O'Neill 10am (Note time change) Schedule for O'Neill XC Sept. 19 - Pierce SB Tourney 9am Schedule for Pierce SB Tourney Sept. 19 - FR VB . . .

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 . . .

Lady Jays Volleyball

Bluejays Battle at Wakefield Tournament By Kinley Hilkemann The volleyball team competed in the second day of the Wakefield tournament on September 12, facing Elkhorn Valley and Ponca. The team did not finish the tournament with the outcome they wanted, but they were able to use the matches to see what areas they could improve on. Pierce came . . .

By Payton Ebmeier Every girls golf member was able to compete in the tournament on Saturday, September 12. They all managed to put their best foot forward despite it being a rather chilly morning. “I do not think that the weather had any effect on how the girls played today. I think that we as a team made uncharacteristic mistakes today, and that is what affected the girls' scores,” . . .

By Kendall Shada The Pierce High cross country team headed down to Fremont on September 12 to compete in the Tiger Twilight, where the first race started at 5:55 p.m. and the last race started at 9 p.m. To begin on the girls side of things Bailee Thelen and Quinn Streff competed in the 2-mile race where Thelen placed 58th with a finishing time of 18:30.0. Streff came across the finish . . .

Bluejays Battle Against the GACC Bluejays by Avery Brunckhorst The Pierce Bluejays battled against the Guardian Angels Central Catholic Bluejays on Tuesday, September 8, taking a tough loss, falling 11-3. “We need to improve on putting the ball in play versus good pitching. We did compete well for the first three innings, but we struggled at the plate to help our pitcher, . . .

By Kinley Hilkemann FFA members tested their rangeland knowledge by identifying 24 plants, evaluating the health of ecological sites, determining the type of ecological site, calculating appropriate stocking rates, and answering 10 written questions at the area 5 range judging contest held in rural Pierce county. The junior team of Lakin Prince, Eleanor Bauermeister, Blaine Weich, . . .

By Eleanor Bauermeister Students cheering and dressing up in crazy outfits are one of the best parts of coming to any high school sporting event. Everyone comes together for one common goal: to be as distracting as possible to the other team. This year, student dress-ups have really started to pick back up from past years. The Pierce High Student Council has started a committee that . . .

Pierce Welcomes a New Exchange Student By Riley Lawrence This year at the high school, the Braun family has had the privilege of hosting exchange student Ian Goncalves Coimbria. Goncalves Coimbria is from Brazil, where he enjoyed hanging out with his friends and his girlfriend. He stated that back at home he still misses his friends and family and regularly stays in contact with . . .

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 . . .

63° F Pierce

Current conditions as of 17 Sep 02:56 am CDT

Overcast

Location:: Pierce
Feels like:: NA°
Humidity:: 97
Wind:: NW 7 mph

63°

Overnight

Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Calm wind.

Thursday

Areas of fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

Thursday Night

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 10pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 64. East wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

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