Brooke Arneson, FFA Chapter Reporter
Twenty-four Sleepy Eye FFA members traveled to Sibley State Park, near New London, from June 15 to 18, for the Timberland Leadership Camp. Sleepy Eye FFA Advisors, Mary Hoffmann, McKenzie Cselovszki, and Katie Emmett, the Sleepy Eye Summer Intern, Taylor Peck, along with several members from the Tracy and Marshall FFA chapters also attended the camp.
The Sleepy Eye Advisors, along with Region and State Officers, and the Summer Intern did all of the programming, activities, and food for the camp for the week.
While at the leadership camp, FFA members got to experience many things including: get to know each other activities, a hike to Mount Tom, survival in the forest, escape room, archery, and sessions about goals and the various opportunities in FFA.
Two UMN Crookston Ag Ed students named Minnesota Teach Ag Ambassadors
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UMN Crookston Ag Education students were recently recognized by the Minnesota Agricultural Education Leadership Council (MAELC), by being named 2021 “Minnesota Teach Ag Ambassadors.”
Britton Fuglseth and Faith Kowalke, both sophomores, were chosen along with four others from Minnesota institutions that train future agriculture teachers.
This program works to address the demand for agriculture teachers and was developed by Minnesota’s State Teach Ag Results (STAR) committee, which is coordinated by MAELC. STAR is a component of the National Teach Ag Campaign.
The purpose of the Minnesota Teach Ag Ambassador program is to utilize current collegiate students majoring in Agricultural Education - Teacher Licensure to represent the Agricultural Education profession and encourage others to teach agriculture.
Minnesota FFA s 92nd state convention will be held virtually on April 19-23.
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The theme for the 92nd annual Minnesota FFA Convention is Worth It.
This year’s convention will be a mix of virtual sessions, statewide recognition, interactive state competition finals and workshops, as well as in-person convention-in-the-classroom activities, according to a press release for the event.
“When I focus on our theme Worth It, I think of the little things that happen in everyday life. I think this whole year has been focusing on those smaller things we ve often taken for granted, and it matters that we recognize that even those less celebrated moments have worth,” said Ben Olander, Minnesota FFA state president.
MINNEAPOLIS, M.N. (Ag News 890) – The Minnesota FFA will hold its 92nd Convention April 19-23 with the theme Worth It.
This year’s convention will be a mix of virtual sessions, state-wide recognition, interactive state competition finals, and workshops, as well as in-person convention-in-the-classroom activities.
“When I focus on our theme Worth It, I think of the little things that happen in everyday life. I think this whole year has been focusing on those smaller things we’ve often taken for granted, and it matters that we recognize that even those less celebrated moments have worth,” said Ben Olander, state president.