If you just laughed, or even got a smirk or even a feeling of happiness from watching this- then this joke has been fulfilled.
I, on the other hand, discovered that I FAIL at telling this joke. So I will leave it to the little girl.
Long story short- I took a trip over to Region III Minnesota to visit the FFA members of Sauk Centre, Hancock and Morris Area! Jeff ,the chapter President from Morris, invited me to attend their chapter sponsored event "Career and Technical Education Night." Since Sauk Centre is on the way to Morris, I sent an e-mail to their advisor, Ms.Adamek, to see if I could stop in for a moment.
In the Ag Leadership class in Sauk Centre we had a great time learning more about CDE's, each other as well as my lack of joke-telling skills. Enough about me, here is some information about the members!Annie ... is one of 13 in her family! She is interested in dairy cattle, and is hoping to compete in the Dairy Cattle Evaluation CDE. In case you may not know, she is also the younger sister of the crazy Brown Swiss girl, Emily Achen .
Tiffany ... is another cattle enthusiast! Her choice - the Belted Galloway. For those of you who may not know what one looks like, quite simply, just think of an Oreo.( A black cow with a white belt in the middle. ) Mmm now I want Oreos...
Kyle, Darren and Miguel ... were the Champions of the paper airplane competition. Their superior designs, of construction paper, of course, flew the farthest down the hallway. While they may have been on top of the airplanes, the Minefield game was a different story. Up until the bell rang, no one was able to make it through the minefield.
After my short time in Sauk Centre I was then chauffeured over to the great town of Willmar to get my camera fixed because the image sensor is broken. :( ...But I got a new laptop case :)By the way, I don't have my own car, but I do have an awesome dad who is willing to take a day of work off to drive me where I need to be! My older brother also came along to make conversation and take some pictures for me because he is a pro.
Ok, so after that little detour, (and some Taco Tuesday at Taco John's), we finally arrived at Morris Area high school. The purpose of their Career and Tech. Ed. Night was to give area high school students an opportunity to visit with representatives from local and state businesses and post-secondary colleges. The University of Minnesota- Twin Cities & Morris, South Dakota State University, Ridgewater, Alexandria Technical College, North Dakota State College of Science , Wadena Technical College and Lake Area Technical Institute- to name a few- were all present to hand out information, experience , free stuff and candy. I also got the chance to hang out with members of the Morris Area FFA Chapter and the Hancock FFA Chapter. Larrissa, Jake, Sammi, Lloyd, Brooke and other members of the Jr.Officer team were there to register people, and show off their cool chapter t-shirts that read, "I Believe." They are sweet. I also got to hang out with Jeff, Esther, Tanner, Rachel and Kelly (members of the chapter officer team) as they maintained the order and function of the event. In addition to these members, I got to see Wade , Jason, Lauren and Olivia again!
Here are some new things I learned about some members at the CTE Night:Rachel ... is a track star. After meeting her at camp, I new that she liked to run and that she was good at track. But I didn't know that she was a State competitor. She placed 2nd in State in Pole Vaulting! She also advanced to State in the 100 m. WOW.
Andy ... is looking to continue is passion for agriculture beyond high school. He shared with me his current work with family farms, and is excitement to compete in the Farm Business Management CDE for the Hancock FFA Chapter.
Kelly... is just getting started with hockey again. After high school, she would like to study Pre-Medicine and eventually work with pediatrics, specializing in neuro-psychology. She was also on the Horse CDE team, with Rachel, from Morris Area to place 1st in Region and advance to state.
I also had a good time touring the Ag Room, checking out the newly born bunnies, and looking at the history of achievements that this chapter's members have accomplished.
As I was leaving , I stopped myself to talk to a student. I asked them, what they would like to do after high school and this is what they said,"I wasn't entirely sure of what I wanted to do before tonight. Now, I'm pretty sure that I would like to work as an electrical engineer, or even design electrical utilities. I really think that I would enjoy that."
I loved my time. Also if you don't know Mrs. Mortenson , the agricultural education instructor in Morris, she is the bomb. I kind of want to student teach there...
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