On Oct. 4, grade school students visited Southeast to tour the farm.

“We have elementary students from McCollum Elementary coming over to learn a little bit about agriculture, and to find out where they get their food from,” agriculture teacher Joana Farmer said.

The agriculture program has hosted many schools to learn about our unique program.

“We’ve actually had several elementary and middle schools throughout the district that have stopped by over the years so, this it’s just becoming more common now,” Farmer said.

The farm tour was student-led, with FFA members running activities for the elementary students to participate in.

 “What I did was I helped with making butter and then I taught them about the layers of soil,” FFA President Avi Nong (12) said.

“They’re in charge of everything. They are the ones that lead the lessons so they are taking what they learn in class and are putting it on a level that the younger kids can understand,” Farmer said.

FFA members enjoyed helping out with the tour, being able to interact with younger students, and introduce them to a high school environment.

“I think it’s really fun to see their faces light up when they realize opportunities they have and like they can probably remember it when they’re going into high school … it’s just cool to see them learn,” FFA Vice President Audrey Catlin (11) said.

As time goes on, Farmer plans on inviting more schools to go on tours at Southeast to learn about agriculture.

“As word spreads, we get requests all of the time to have students come out, so we’re actually hoping to set up a few days a year where we have multiple schools come at once,” Farmer said.