The Sleepy Eye YES! team accepted their state championship award at Target Field.
The 2022 State Champion, receiving a $500 award, is the Sleepy Eye YES! Team. YES! is
a statewide organization that challenges youth to engage in hands-on projects that benefit the environment and their communities.
The Sleepy Eye YES! Tteam is comprised of students from Sleepy Eye Public and St. Mary’s schools, with science teachers Deb Reinarts and Mary Beth Botz as advisors.
This year, the students invested hundreds of hours to complete projects which included expanding pollinator habitat in Sleepy Eye,
monitoring water quality, recycling drives, providing education programs in their schools and community, and more.