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Contests, events keep Lake City FFA busy

Feb 5, 2025

FFA has been busy with multiple events and contests. Its Milk Quality team won the region contest and is moving on to state. The team was made up of the following students who also placed high individually: • Emily Mellgren, 15th place • Ashley Mellgren, 16th place • Erica Wallerich, eighth place...

Lake City FFA Dairy Evaluation team places second in nation

Oct 30, 2024

The Lake City FFA Chapter had unprecedented success at the National FFA Dairy Cattle Evaluation and Management Career Development Event (CDE) held during 97th National FFA Convention and Expo in Indianapolis. The team representing Minnesota consisted of Blake Siewert, Ashley Mellgren, Emily...

School-grown produce used by summer lunch program

Aug 28, 2024

The FFA garden beds behind the tennis courts have been hard at work this summer providing bountiful harvests for the summer lunch program at Bluff View Elementary. Free breakfast and lunch was available for children ages 18 and under. The beds have produced a combination of basil, cabbage,...

FFA members compete at event marking 400 years since dairy cow arrival

Jul 3, 2024

Five Lake City FFA members joined others from around the state of Minnesota to exhibit dairy cattle at the Quadricentennial Dairy Show. The show was hosted by Triton FFA alumni and Triton FFA on June 6 and 7 at the Dodge County Fairgrounds in Kasson, Minnesota. This event was organized to give FFA...

16 Lake City students attend FFA convention to compete and learn

May 1, 2024

Lake City FFA was well represented at the 2024 Minnesota FFA State Convention held at the University of Minnesota campus. 16 students attended the convention to compete and learn more about FFA together. Several thousand FFA members who competed and placed in 25 Career and Leadership Development...

Lake City FFA members collect awards at Region 8 banquet

Apr 3, 2024

Lake City FFA attended the Region 8 Banquet in Zumbrota on March 25. Kylie Mann received her first place Goat Proficiency award and the Dairy Evaluation team received their second place award. All will attend and compete at the Minnesota FFA Convention in April.

FFA donates blankets to Spread Love

Mar 13, 2024

At the February FFA meeting, Lake City FFA members spent time making tie blankets. They chose to donate the blankets to Spread Love to be able to have them go back to members of the Lake City community. Pictured, from left, are Katie Rawlings, Dena Huettl, Karl Meyer, Danielle Hegge, Alison...

Ardent Mills donates 10 FFA jackets to Lake City chapter

Mar 6, 2024

Ardent Mills recently donated 10 FFA Jackets to the Lake City FFA Chapter. The jackets will be for members to borrow when they do not have their own for events that require FFA Official Dress, according to Lake City High School agriculture teacher and FFA advisor Haely Leiding. “Ardent Mills is...

FFA uses National FFA Week to let people know it’s about more than agriculture

Feb 14, 2024

National FFA Week is Feb. 17-24, and the leaders of the Lake City chapter are trying to generate awareness about FFA and the benefits it can provide students, even those who don’t plan to go into an agriculture career. “It’s not only for farm kids. We’re trying to break that mold,” Lincoln High...

FFA travels to Indianapolis for national convention

Nov 9, 2022

Over 60,000 members from all over the country put on their blue jackets to attend the National FFA Convention and Expo on October 26-29 in Indianapolis, Indiana. While at convention, members attended sessions to hear the keynote speakers and applaud award winners. They also got to choose between...

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