To start out the celebration, we hosted a Blacklight student dance for all 7th-12th graders on Friday, February 17 which was followed by an overnight lock-in for 48 High School FFA members.

There were dress-up days for K-12 students and staff each day along with an emblem hunt. Dress up days included: Plaid Day, Hat Day, America Day, and Blue and Gold Day. Students got a chance to win Best Dressed for the day. We also had an Emblem Hunt where we hid a FFA emblem each day and put a clue in the announcements. The student who found the emblem first got a FFA box of popcorn.

The Elementary students got to participate in the FFA Week Coloring contests. All together there were 241 participants at St. Mary’s and Sleepy Eye Public. Winners received FFA T-shirts, cups, cinch bags, and more. The elementary winning coloring pages will be displayed in the Ag. Hallway.

Over 25 7th – 12th grade members attended a Minnesota Mavericks Men’s Hockey Game on Saturday, Feb. 25th. This was a reward trip for members who sold at least 20 items of fruit for the FFA fundraiser. Members watched the Mav’s win the MacNaughton Cup which is presented to the Central Collegiate Hockey Association regular season champion.

Submitted photo Thirty-six FFA members helped throughout the morning with the Safety Carnival for the 5th & 6th grade students. Pictured here l to r – front: Izzy Kunkel, Cristal Schmidtknecht, Grecia Navarro, Brooke Arneson, Jade Sellner, Daniel Armstrong. Middle: Kayla Hecht, Leo Fernandez, Colton Domeier, Skylar Odegard, Leisha Martinez, Amy Van Bragt, Mateo Hornsby, Noah Rossbach. Back: Katelyn Tauer, Dennis Anderson, Conor Strong, Kyle Capacia, Mateo Moreno, Marcus Martinez, Jake Price, Sophie Gustafson, Logan Ludewig, Caden Evers, Winsten Nienhaus, Isaac Lendt.

We held an appreciation breakfast one morning where our Foods classes and officers made egg bakes and prepared fruit for the breakfast. All Sleepy Eye Public staff, Ag. advisory board members, administration, and top-level supporters were invited to the breakfast.

The Safety Carnival was held in the Ag. shop and classroom for all St. Mary’s and Sleepy Eye Public 5th & 6th graders. The purpose of the Safety Carnival was to educate the students about many types of safety including: animals, chemicals, tractors, grain, machinery, and more.