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[May 30, 2018]
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On Friday, May 11,
the Olympia High School FFA hosted over 500 elementary students to
teach them about agriculture. The FFA students had a total of 11
stations that covered topics including animals, big equipment and
learning stations.
In the animal group, the kids got to interact with all different
types of animals and learn about them. Most of the kids said that
they really enjoyed looking at the goats. At the big equipment
stations, the kids got to learn about the equipment and climb up
into them. Some of the equipment the FFA students brought were
tractors, combines, and skid steers.
Reece Douglas, a sophomore in FFA said, “I loved being able to take
something that I'm passionate about and have a lot of knowledge in
and be able to share it with younger kids who show an interest in
the agriculture industry. My favorite part of Ag Day this year was
definitely helping the kids climb into the tractors and teaching
them about the basic functions.”
The rest of the day was spent at learning activities. This included
flying a drone, eating and learning about ice cream, and learning
about safety, welding, FFA, plants and aquaculture.
Xian Graden, a senior in FFA said, “Ag Day was a very enjoyable
experience and I look forward to improving my knowledge and teaching
others about welding and metalworking.” Ag Day has been a favorite
activity to do in FFA and this year Mr. Bryce Hoffman and all of his
students put in more than enough effort to make this year’s Ag Day
the best it could be. All of the agriculture students hope that next
year’s Ag Day will be just as fun.
A special thank you to the following businesses and individuals for
helping with Ag Day: Cross Implement Inc., Mike Deterding, Central
IL Ag, Tara Miller, Tommy Young, Joe Gaither, One Source Rental,
Central IL Trucking, GFS, Lon Abrams and the Olympia Administration.
Submitted by Josie Litwiller, Olympia FFA Media/Marketing Specialist |
