Education Ranch

We are starting the year off playing in the dirt.  The Agriculture classes at Groton are preparing for the Land and Range Judging competitions that will begin the middle of September.  The students are doing a great job of learning the characteristics of good soil versus bad soil.  They seem excited this year and are determined to compete for a trip to the National Contest in Oklahoma.  The Ag I class is trying their hand at Range Judging.  This is a new experience for me as well.  Growing up in SE South Dakota, we did not have much range land.  But the kids are catching on fast, a lot faster than me.  They are identifying grasses and plants that grow on the prairie.  Hopefull all will go well and the students will have some fun.  We have our first judging school coming up on September 13 in Gettysburg, then travel to Bowdle on the 18 and finish up with our Region Contest in Roslyn on September 27.  It should be a great time.