Education

FFA Living to Serve

January 19, 2023

This year, the Sleepy Eye FFA is “Living to Serve” by helping Trinity Lutheran Church with the Weekend Backpack Food Program and especially the Holiday Boxes and gifts. The Sleepy Eye FFA Chapter applied for a National FFA Yearlong Living to Serve Grant for $3,000 in order to help with the Trinity Backpack program which includes food bags each week and Holiday Gift Boxes. With the generosity of the National FFA, Tractor Supply Company, Cargill, CoBank, Elanco, and Dominos, the Living to Serve Grant became a reality for the Sleepy Eye FFA.

Lions Club Students of the Month for December

January 19, 2023

Samantha Ibberson is a senior at St. Mary’s High School. Throughout high school, she was a cheerleader and played volleyball. She also was involved in softball as a statistician. Samantha has been in school musicals every year and been on the Speech team, also. She is a member of the YES! Team, Minnesota Honor Society and Student Council. Samantha works as a customer service specialist and parttime inventory manager at Serendipity Boutique.

January 19, 2023

Minnesota State University Moorhead announced Stephanie Fernandez and Joseph Ibberson of Sleepy Eye have been named to the fall semester dean’s list for earning a GPA of 3.25 or higher. South Dakota State University announced the following students from Sleepy Eye had been named to the fall semester dean’s list for earning a GPA of at least 3.5, asterisks indicate a 4.0 GPA: Trey Heiderscheidt, Gabriella Helget, Abigail Hoffmann, Sophie Kyllonen, Jacob Lux *, Natalie Marti *, Madison Mathiowetz, Samantha Richert, Trenton Steffensmeier, and Jacob Stevens.

Students attend OJT Job Fair

January 19, 2023

Local high school students had the opportunity to learn more about, the OJT program (On the Job Training) and speak with the businesses offering job training, at. the OJT Job Fair held at. the Event. Center on Thursday, Jan. 12. Students who will be juniors or seniors next, year can apply for OJT positions.

January 19, 2023

Sleepy Eye Public School is back in full swing after a well-deserved holiday break. I certainly hope that the winter weather will treat us a bit nicer than what we have experienced so far. I don’t mind the snow, but like everything else, I prefer it in moderation. We have a long way to go yet but I am hoping that we see a little less intensity than we had the past month.

January 19, 2023

Sleepy Eye school district will be offering early childhood screening services to district residents on Thursday, Feb. 2 at Trinity Lutheran Church basement. Early childhood screening is not used to determine readiness for kindergarten, but is designed to detect delays in specific areas early in a child’s development. The sooner the problems can be recognized and referred for further assistance, the better service the child will receive to correct the delay.

FFA members compete in Best

January 12, 2023

On Tuesday, Dec. 20, the Region VI competitions for the Best Informed Greenhand (BIG) Career Development Event (CDE) and the FFA Creed were held in Windom.

Sleepy Eye Elementary School December Students of the Month

January 12, 2023

January 12, 2023

The University of Wisconsin- Superior has named Jasmyne Windschitl of Sleepy Eye to the Dean’s List (GPA of at least 3.50) for academic achievement during the Fall 2022 semester. The University of Wisconsin- Madison has named Alyssa Rubey of Sleepy Eye to the Dean’s List Honor Roll for the Fall 2022 semester.

FFA December Members of the Month announced

January 12, 2023

The Sleepy Eye FFA Members of Month for December are Kenedi Wersal, Wyatt Feucht, Lucia Martinez, and Gunny Coulson. Kenedi Wersal is a 7th grader at Sleepy Eye High School and has been in the FFA for one year.