The Sleepy Eye FFA chapter members had many different roles at the Brown County Fair August 6-10. The members showcased their crop, mechanics, Ag. literacy, and livestock projects and also helped run the FFA safety games and FFA shows at the Brown County Fair.
Question: It seems like we have been seeing a fair amount of rain along with flash flood warnings. Can you talk about what motorists should do if they encounter such a thing?
Sleepy Eye Public School students returned to the school building on Monday, August 18, sharing all the great summer adventures with their friends. Yes, it is once again back to school time. Kindergarten started with two days of parent-teacher meetings and their first day of school on August 20. On the high school side, 7th graders reported Monday to go through their big transition day to the high school and the rest of the 8-12 graders reported to school on Tuesday.
The Sleepy Eye Public school board approved long-term facility maintenance funds during their Aug 13 meeting. The additional $2.5 million in bonded dollars will be reflected in the district’s levy and will cover repairs for the sections of the public school’s roof that have reached their life expectancy.
On Tuesday, July 20, 20 Sleepy Eye FFA members visited a variety of places in the Twin Cities in order to learn about each and the career opportunities within them. Paul Hendrickx and Alyssa Mitchell (Sleepy Eye FFA Advisors) and Meta Tewes (Summer Assistant) attended the tour as well.
Well, the changing of the guard has officially begun. We celebrated Pat’s incredible 50+ years of service to Sleepy Eye Public Schools with a retirement party on June 30. Former staff, community members, family and friends gathered to honor Pat’s amazing legacy as Community Education Director and teacher for District 84. Thank you to all who attended or reached out to thank Pat for her dedication and service to our community.
The Sleepy Eye Summer Agricultural Education program has been busy over the months of June and July. Along with leadership and tour opportunities, short hands-on classes have been taking place at Sleepy Eye Public School.
St. Olaf College announced that Gunny Coulson of Sleepy Eye is on the Spring 2025 Dean’s List for earning a GPA of 3.75 or above.
Agricultural Instructor Katie Emmett of Sleepy Eye Public Schools is hosting Meta Tewes as a Minnesota Agricultural Education Intern this summer. The internship is part of a State Teach Ag Results (STAR) program initiative, which is coordinated by the Minnesota Agricultural Education Leadership Council (MAELC). Tewes is originally from Jackson and is studying Agricultural Education at South Dakota State University.
Twenty-nine Minnesota high school students recently returned from a Washington D.C. trip-of-a-lifetime. Electric cooperatives across Minnesota select students and award them an all-expense-paid trip to see the sites and learn about the political process in our nation’s capital city.