The Sleepy Eye Ag Department celebrated National Teach Ag Day on Thursday, September 19. Pictured l to r – front row: Jace Schauman, Breanna Lopez, Paola Gonzalez, Kaylie Fulmer. Middle- Natalie Fulmer, Karina Martinez, Anna Johnson, Ava Sellner, Carsten Nienhaus. Back- Eric Lozano, Noah Rossbach, Jax Como, Kayden Klein, Santiago Martinez Paredes.
Thursday, September 19, was National Teach Ag Day, which is celebrated across the nation to recognize the agricultural education profession. Mrs. Hoffmann, Ms. Emmett, and Mr. Hendrickx are always encouraging their students to explore careers in agriculture, one of those being an Ag. Teacher! They “tagged” 20 individuals in grades 8 -12. Those students were given a Tagged to Teach Ag. T-shirt that Mrs. Hoffmann designed. Students that have been previously tagged were encouraged to wear their Teach Ag Shirt on Thursday and were given prizes for coming to the Ag. room. The prizes included: t-shirts, lanyards, pens, and more.
Congratulations to these students for being Tagged to Teach Ag!
8th Grade: Kaylie Fulmer, Natalie Fulmer, Karina Martinez, Carsten Nienhaus
9th Grade: Paola Gonzalez, Breanna Lopez, Colton Romberg, Ava Sellner
10th Grade: Jax Como, Eric Lozano, Santiago Martinez Paredes, Jace Schauman
11th Grade: Kayden Klein, Cameron Moore, Noah Rossbach, Emma Weilage
12th Grade: Noah Christensen, Kayla Hecht, Anna Johnson, James Moore
Some Agricultural Education statistics from our region of the United States include:
- $44,301 average base starting salary
- 21 average number of extended/summer contract days
- 47 new agricultural education positions
- 17 new agricultural education programs
- 117 positions to fill
- 85 of last year’s 108 agricultural education graduates are in Region 3 currently employed as agriculture teachers
- Agricultural education programs are offered in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
Right now there is a big need for more students who are interested in and passionate about agriculture to pursue a career as an agricultural educator! National Teach Ag Day draws more attention to the shortage of teachers and hopefully inspires students all over the country to become Ag. Teachers!
“LOVE WHAT YOU DO, DO WHAT YOU LOVE— TEACH AG!” Mrs. Hoffmann, Ms. Emmett, and Mr. Hendrickx