Four Plainview Pirate musicians attended the 2024 Pierce Honor band last weekend, representing their music departments: Landon Hergert, Nextly Jinez, Chloe Kemnitz, and Erica Mauer practiced during the day and performed at the public concert.
Fire patrol graduates 17!
The 2024 Junior Fire Patrol class graduated 17 Plainview fifth-graders this year, with Kirbee Doerr (on seat), daughter of Justin D. and Brendee Doerr, named as Chief; and Lauryn Krause (on running board), daughter of Tom and Julie Krause, as Assistant Chief. Other Fire Patrol graduates include (on truck, l to r): Genesis Sinkler, Chloe Kemnitz, Payton Johansen, Jayda Koenig, Brayden Martin, Colt Frahm and Tristan Slater; and standing: Clay Utecht, Aiden Baird, Ruger Fernau, Lucas Jacot, Kendrick Sinkler, Elena Camacho, Raelyn White and Jake Fischer. Also pictured are firefighter Ty Hampton and Josh Kounovsky, Fire Chief.
The Plainview FFA Chapter had many members attend and compete at the 2024 FFA State Convention in Lincoln last weekend. In addition to President Reagan Choat’s calling to be the State FFA President, a number of other Plainview chapter members competed and were awarded their State Degrees, along with medals and ribbons...
For the first time in 60 years, Plainview’s FFA Chapter will have representation on the State of Nebraska FFA Board, not just representation this time, but a local youth serving as President for the first time in school history.
Plainview FFA President, Reagan Choat, a senior at Plainview Public Schools, and son of Dean and Sally Jo Choat of rural Plainview was named by the State FFA review board as the organization’s president for the 2024-2025 year at this year’s State Convention in Lincoln last weekend...
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Pirates end season of play...
The Plainview 5th/6th grade boys basketball team concluded their season on March 2nd with the annual Plainview tournament. The season began in November with a 3 on 3 league in Norfolk for the four Monday nights in November.
They participated in the Elkhorn Valley league in Tilden which consisted of six league games and a tournament at the end. They also participated in tournaments around the area in Verdigre, Norfolk, and Plainview. Teammates included, front row (L to R) Aiden Baird, Zane Kromarek, Korver Lingenfelter, Ruger Fernau; and back row (L to R)
Coach Brian Ickler, Tristan Slater, Clay Utech, Maysen Ickler, Brayden Martin, Coach Kevin Lingenfelter. Not pictured Preston Dobler and Owen Meuret.
On Monday, April 8th, 2024 there will be something special in the skies above Nebraska starting at 12:40 p.m. when the Earth’s moon will eclipse the sun. Though Nebraska doesn’t get to enjoy the total eclipse that it did during 2017 it will still be approximately 75% blocked during the peak of the eclipse which should take place around 1:53 p.m.
Though it’s only been seven years since the total eclipse over Nebraska, the next one won’t take place across North America until August of 2045. As a reminder, staring an eclipse is dangerous to the eyes without protective equipment or specialized glasses.
The Pirate Wrestling Club has had wrestlers competing in the past three weeks in two state tournaments and one national dual tournament where local youth got the opportunity to represent Nebraska on a national dual team... To get the rest of this story, sign up to the Plainview News with the attached link: https://www.theplainviewnews.com/o/the-plainview-news/page/subscriptions
The pictured Plainview Pirates were named on the third quarter secondary school High Honor roll! Read all about it in the Plainview News!
North Central Public Power District (NCPPD) has announced May 1, 2024, as the beginning of Phase 2 of the City of Plainview electrical system rebuild. Phase 2, as shown by the nearby map, indicates in yellow the locations where the rebuild will occur. NCPPD has hired IES, an electrical contracting company from Holdrege, NE, to do the project. IES will be replacing poles and wires. Some outages could be planned for specific areas as work is being done. Questions should be directed to the NCPPD Operation Department in Creighton at 402-358-5112.
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Five Plainview Pirate musicians attended the Class D All-State Band event in Kearney over the weekend, practicing all day Saturday and performing for the public in a three-part concert on Saturday evening. Weston Hoffman played in the Jazz Band performance with the bari-sax; Addie Hodson, trumpet played in the symphonic band; and Bastion Curtiss, trombone; Landon Hergert, flute; and Emma Sauser, saxophone played in the wind ensemble. Hoffman, Curtiss and Hergert all medaled at the All-State event for their performances.
The Plainview Pirates Speech team capped off its season with a State Championship in grand fashion with a 28-point spread ahead of second-place Wausa at the Class D1 State Invitational last weekend in Kearney.
The Pirates put together 172 team points, leading Wausa’s 144, and third-place Howells-Dodge at 106 to take the State Championship title with the 15 Pirates in attendance. “What a great perfect ending to our season,” said Coach Michelle Mose “This team is not only exceptionally talented, but incredibly hard working. Most of all, they love to perform.
“The kids set a goal at the beginning of the season to win state,” said Mosel. ”As the season progressed every speaker improved week by week through hard work and focus. We won what wa arguably the toughest district in the state, and I knew at that point we could make this happen. In the end, the kids did what they needed to do.” Medalists were: Isaac Harder, 1, extemp Abbie Kromarek, 1, persuasive Jacson King, 1, humorous OID, 1, (Paige Norris, Rece Frahm, Abbie Kromarek, Corben Kment and Marque Alvin) OID, 2, (Jacson King, Harrison Thor, Ty Diedrichsen Karter Lingenfelter and Brendan Weber) Paige Norris, 2, informative Reagan Choat, 3, extemp Jordynn Frahm, 4, poetry Ty Diedrichsen, 4, informative Marque Albin, 5, poetry.
Those Pirates that qualified and competed, but did not place, included: Paige Norris and Rece Frahm in duet did not place Addie Hodson and Emma Sauser in duet did not place Marque Albin, Program Oral Interpretation Reagan Choat, Persuasive “We will miss the seniors,” said Mosel. “They are such a special group of young leaders and performers. But the junior boys are just building steam. Every single junior earned a medal at state and I know how much they love to compete. I expect big accomplishments from them in the future. Furthermore, I have many young speakers who are ready to compete at the varsity level. I’m already looking forward to next year.”
As the historic 2023-2024 Plainview girls’ basketball season is in the rearview mirror, Lady Pirates fans still have something to cheer for nearly three weeks after the Pirates conclusion to the season. Senior leader Abbie Kromarek had a very productive season for the Lady Pirates as a vocal and emotional team leader. As Kromarek hangs up her Pirates uniform, she’s now the holder of two impressive school records... Get the rest in this week's Plainview News!
The Plainview High School Hall of Fame committee of Dr. Arlt, Lynn Johnson, Wyatt Frahm, Larry Knaak, Bill Michael, Jason Ashburn, identified 10 finalists earlier this spring and narrowed the list to five PHS alumni or Coaches to be inducted into the Plainview High School Hall of Fame at the All-Class Banquet on June 1st. Learn more about it by signing up to the Plainview News!
The Plainview Pirate speech team qualified numerous thespians for the 2024 Class D1 State Speech Meet in Kearney on Friday, March 22 after a dominating district performance on Tuesday, March 12! If you'd like to read about the upcoming competition, be sure to follow the link below and sign up to the Plainview News:
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FCCLA has set Saturday, March 23rd, at 10:30 a.m. for the Plainview Community Easter Egg Hunt. The event will be held at the Plainview Elementary School Playground. For more on this story, sign up to the Plainview News today: https://www.theplainviewnews.com/o/the-plainview-news/page/subscriptions
The Plainview FCCLA Chapter joined 322 students and advisers from 44 chapters who attended the State Peer Education Conference held in Kearney, on February 26, 2024. Attending from Plainview were Shayla Jacobsen, Ashlyn Forbes, Callie Taylor, Kiley Richter, Dakotah Albin, Jameson Dobler, and Adviser Ronita Jacobsen... Get the full story on the Plainview News!
With the Plainview Lady Pirates’ run toward the 2024 State Tournament this past week, there was much reminiscing and discussion about Plainview High School’s history with basketball, state and girls’ teams. It was proposed right after the District final that this was the first-ever time that the Lady Pirate basketball team had made it to the State Tournament. Following the News publication of that consideration, a few phone calls and messages came in from some of Plainview’s longer-standing citizens that they recalled a memory of a previous team that had also made claim to a State tournament run. In fact – the Lady Pirate efforts in 2024 was not the first run in history that the Lady Pirate basketball team had made at a “state title” –it was, however the first run in exactly (amazingly enough) 100 years that the last team had claimed the “first-ever” title.
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Five Plainview Pirate Band members were named to the Class D All-State Honor Band for their efforts in their application performances. Plainview Schools released on their social media on February 8 that Landon Hergert, Emma Sauser, Weston Hoffman, Bastion Curtiss and Addie Hodson had been selected to perform in Kearney on Saturday, March 23.
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STATE BOUND: the Plainview Pirate boys basketball team took a win over South Loup on Tuesday evening, Feb. 27 to make their own state tournament run, matching the qualifying girls’ win from last week. The Pirates took a last second win over South Loup, 55-53, to take the District Championship and qualify for the State tournament starting March 6 in Lincoln.
