The month of December was a busy one for FFA members. Monday, December 15, the Falls City FFA chapter attended district LDE’s at Weeping Water High School. Members Malori Kuker, Breean Eickhoff, Ethan Morris, Brock Niedfeldt, Bowdy Jones, and Dayton Snethen competed in the Parliamentary Procedure competition. They took a written test and gave a demonstration. Members Knox Davis, Elin Vonderschmidt, Hunter Pingel, and Caroline Powell competed in Creed Speaking. They recited the FFA Creed and answered 3 questions about the Creed. Member Elijah Leyden competed in Extemporaneous speaking. Where he wrote a 4-6 minute speech in 30 minutes and presented it. After the members were finished with their competitions lunch was provided consisting of pizza, chips, and cookies. The day concluded with awards. The Parliamentary Procedure team received 3rd place, with a purple ribbon and bronze medals, qualifying for state. In Creed Speaking, Caroline and Elin earned blue ribbons, and Knox earned a purple. In the Extemporaneous division, Elijah Leyden received a blue ribbon.
Friday, December 19, the Falls City FFA Chapter received a generous donation from Golden Harvest on behalf of representatives Jimmy Jared and Rick Karas. This donation will be used to support the chapter and members when attending competitions, conferences, and conventions to buy meals or pay for transportation. Thank you to Jimmy Jared, Rick Karas, and Golden Harvest for their generous donation. It is greatly appreciated! The Chapter is looking forward to the spring semester with finishing state degrees, career development events, FFA week and so much more.
Reporter Bowdy Jones
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Falls City Elks Lodge #963 and Falls City Tiger Booster Club Supports FCT ESports Program
Thank you to the Falls City Elks Lodge #963 and to the Falls City Tiger Booster Club for their generous donations of $488 each to the FCT ESports Program.
After the Booster Club graciously donated to help the program purchase one of five new mini PCs and a monitor last week, Racy Hullman, a member of the Booster Club and Elks Lodge, kindly reached out to the Elks Lodge for the esports program when she heard the program's goal was to add five mini PC setups to help support their growing program and provide more opportunities for student-athletes to access additional practice and competition times to be able to remain at a competitive level across the state of Nebraska in the Nebraska Schools ESports Association (NSESA), which has over 130 schools now that are broken into four divisions based on their enrollment; Falls City is a Division 3 school.
From these two donations, Coach Huppert and Coach Syslo will be able to purchase two of the five setups they are working on getting for the program. The program is very grateful for the help from both organizations.
All the equipment the esports program uses has been purchased through grants and help from local organizations willing to support the program over the last six years. If you are interested in helping the program reach it's goal of five, please reach out to Coach Kory Huppert at khuppert@fallscityps.org.
The FCT ESports Program on average has around thirty-five student-athletes from Grades 7-12 competing throughout the school year in two 3-4 month long seasons, and has another 15-20 sixth graders for their after school club on Wednesdays to provide those students with an additional opportunity at activities to help motivate them to be their best academically. All students have to meet eligibility requirements for the middle and high schools in order to compete.
Falls City Tiger Esports Jerseys & Apparel Ordering
FCT ESports jerseys for players can be ordered through Merz Inc. Forms can be picked up from Coach Huppert and forms along with the money are DUE Wednesday, Jan. 21. There is an attached image of the jersey.
Any students who participate in ESports can order a jersey, 6th graders included. Family members are also welcome to order one for themselves if they would like. The more representation, the better!
Merz Inc. has also developed an online store for FCT ESports apparel that anyone can order if they would like.
https://stores.inksoft.com/fcesports/shop/home
Congratulations to Junior Harley Sutton. The concert will take place on Friday, February 6, 2026 at Wesleyan.
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🎉📚 Congratulations to Our 6th Grade Second Quarter AR Goal Achievers! 📚🎉
These 6th-grade students met their AR reading goal and will be celebrating with a trip to the Auburn movie theater in a few weeks. Way to read and meet your goal! We are so proud of our students! Their dedication to reading, hard work, and love for books truly shines. 🌟
Not pictured: Jonathan Humphrey
( UPDATE) Due to illness there will only be two quarters of JV Boys Basketball at Mead. 2 quarters JV Girls 2:00 PM, 2 quarters of JV Boys at 2:30 PM . Girls Varsity approximately 3:15 PM followed by Boys Varsity. All Games will be played in the main gym.
The Tiger Girls and Boys Basketball team travel to Mead to take on the Raiders in a ECNC clash. There will be 2 quarters of JV girls and 4 quarters of JV boys played simultaneously in two gyms starting at 2 pm.
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There will be 2-quarters of Reserve Boys, 4-quarters of JV Boys, followed by Varsity Girls and Boys at approximately 6:00 PM and 7:15 PM. Pep Band will be be preforming. There will be boys youth exhibition basketball at half time of the boys game.
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