Pierce Public Schools

Good Luck to Cross Country at Districts!
Oct. 14 - School Dismissal at 12:30pm
Oct. 16 - No School

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Good Luck to Cross Country at Districts! Oct. 14 - School Dismissal at 12:30pm Oct. 14- -District XC @ Boone Central 4pm Schedule for District XC Oct. 14 - Post Prom Meeting at PHS Commons 7pm for all Jr/Sr Parents Oct. 16 - No School Oct. 16 - FB @ Wayne 7pm Info. on Wayne FB , Tailgate Info. & streamed on Wayne Hudl Post Prom Parents - Info. for Jr/Sr Parents . . .

2026 Homecoming Queen Nora Herian and King Gavin Lubischer

By Josie Painter The stands were packed; the football boys had won, but the roar of the crowd had quieted to an anticipated hush. Four girls and four boys stood on the track, waiting for the announcement that would name the homecoming queen and king. After a few suspenseful moments, the announcement was made: Nora Herian was the queen and Gavin Lubischer was the king. “I . . .

Bluejays Take a Homecoming Win

By Avery Brunckhorst The Pierce Bluejays celebrated Homecoming with a hard-fought 14-7 victory over the O’Neill Eagles on Friday night. Coach Tyler Legate said the team stayed focused after O’Neill scored first. “We have been in that position before, so it’s just stay the course and see what happens from there.” Legate also added, . . .

By Natasha Zamora Pierce Bluejay marching band stepped off the field with a second-place finish in their division, Class A field marching, also getting best winds and best percussion in Class A, and also first in the parade marching in Class AAA. The Pride of the Bluejays had great success at the Yankton Meridian Marching Festival on Saturday, October 10. “I felt the . . .

By Brynn Schwartz After a long week of dress-up days and activities, Pierce High's 2026 homecoming is officially over. Congratulations to Nora Herian and Gavin Lubisher for winning queen and king for this year's homecoming. On Saturday, October 10, Midnight in Miami homecoming was held in the auditorium from 8-10 and was open to freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Students . . .

By Kinley Hilkemann The Pierce Bluejays showed strong effort throughout the game, creating opportunities at the plate and on the basepaths. The team continued to compete and looked for ways to build momentum throughout the game. Athena Bretschneider provided a spark at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one run scored and one RBI. Jessa Kraft also contributed an RBI for Pierce. . . .

Pierce Students Compete at the Hawkfest Honor Band By Brynley Koch Select Pierce band members participated in the Hawkfest Honor Band held at Northeast Community College on Monday, October 5.. The band members who were picked to represent Pierce were Carter Sindt, playing the first chair French horn, and Carson Fevold, playing the percussion. “The hardest part was being there for the entire day,” . . .

Pierce Volleyball Takes On O’Neill By Lydia Cone The Pierce High volleyball team made the trip up to O’Neill to take on the Eagles on Thursday night and made a sweep of the night. “It was a very good day overall. The freshmen, JV, and varsity all did very positive things, and each swept their match. Any time we can pick up conference wins, I am . . .

By Kolten Wragge The annual powderpuff boys' and girls' games were played on Monday, September 28, and Friday, October 2. The games were open to the public and attended by a few. The powderpuff girls football game started at 7 p.m. and the winning team was the sophomore/senior team, which was led by coaches Kendall Shada and Gavin Lubischer. They defeated the freshman/junior team, . . .

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 . . .

53° F Pierce

Current conditions as of 14 Oct 15:56 pm CDT

Overcast

Location:: Pierce
Feels like:: NA°
Humidity:: 72
Wind:: NE 10 mph

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Tonight

Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Low around 44. East northeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 3pm, then a chance of showers. High near 55. North northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Windy, with a northwest wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.

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