Positive Aspects of FFA

This past week, PETA took some shots at FFA and Agricultural Education.  The following article was written in response to those attacks and I believe it paints an accurate picture of what FFA and Agricultural Education programs are doing in the lives of our youth today.  http://celestelaurent.com/the-truth-about-ffa-and-agriculture-education/

Class Projects

 Our landscaping class assembled benches for the fire-pit area this week.  They worked in teams of 2 and made quick work of the project.  We will put a couple coats of finish on them before we bring them outside this spring.

 The landscaping class researched careers in landscaping and created posters with their findings.  We have quite a creative bunch!

 Pictures of the teams in action.

 Our animal science class taught the lower elementary students about digestive tracts of animals.  I'm holding a digestive mural of a horse while the student teaches about how feed moves through the animal.

A month's worth of highlights

  Semester Finals, Christmas Break and now the Spring Semester is well underway!  Above is a picture of a senior student with a cattle handling facility model he built for his final project in Animal Science.

 The Agri-business students read a Beef book to the lower elementary students.  The book was written by a student at the University of Nebraska and was provided by funds from the beef checkoff.

 The book included great pictures, most of which came from a modern livestock operation.  After the students went through the books, we gave a quiz to the elementary students and they each got a prize.

 The Beef books do a great job communicating facts about the beef industry to a  young generation.  The elementary students receive a copy of the book and there are beef recipes in the back for them to try at home with their parents.

These high school students will make great parents someday!  Perhaps a couple of them will even enter the teaching profession.