OHS Holds Ag Day

By JT Schneider

A tradition here at Olympia is Ag Day, Olympia High School students prepare for this day all year. This is one day where students get to teach kids more about Ag. They teach them what AG is about and teach them some of the dangers of working on a farm. Students bring farm equipment to demonstrate for the kids.

Some of the activities FFA students prepare for the students is PTO safety. This is where they take a tractor and farm equipment that uses a PTO. Students make a dummy scare crow stuffed with straw and tie a string to the dummy and they tie it to the PTO shaft. This demonstrates to the kids what will happen if you are not care full around farm equipment. It takes the dummy and rips it up like it would if you got caught up in the PTO shaft.

FFA students also bring their animals out for the kids to pet the animals and teach them the chores you have to do when owning animals. They tell them how much time you have to spend with the animals and how much work it is to keep your animals healthy.

FFA members also teach the kids about plants, and show them the green house and what the students do in FFA. They teach them how to grow plants, and what they have to do to keep the plants growing properly. They help the kids plant their own plants and let the kids take them home with them.

They also prepare the kids with a little snack, they sometimes teach them how to make ice cream and give the kids the opportunity to make it themselves. They also make dirt cups and let the kids make it themselves.

Senior Bryson Gottschalk said, “This is a great opportunity for the kids to understand what FFA is about and teaches them the responsibility it takes to work on a farm or own animals.”

This day is a great opportunity for kids to think about signing up for FFA when they get into high school. It also teaches them what FFA is about so they have a little understanding what it is, before they sign up.