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A group of 10 sophomore vet science class members have a special project going on in the Skyline agricultural classroom that has captured school-wide interest. Since mid-April, approximately 40 chicks and 12 ducklings have hatched under watchful eyes, and along with the poultry, new ideas and opportunities are growing under the supervision of Ag instructor Anita DeWeese. A day after the first chicks started hatching we had six elementary classes come back to see what was going on, DeWeese said. Since then teachers will call back and ask if their students may come back to spend time with the chicks.
The sophomore class is responsible for the feed and care, and hatching, of the poultry, and most agree there isn t a place they would rather be than in their Ag classroom, spending time with their new fuzzy friends.
Billie Blair
Pratt Tribune
A Skyline High School student’s love of agriculture brought a tradition back to Pratt, Kids Ag Day, this year. The annual event, usually planned by the Pratt Area Chamber of Commerce Ag Committee’s, was cancelled last year due to COVID-19 and plans for 2021 were not in the works until Cali Newdigger, a Skyline junior got the ball rolling. Newdigger, along with her FFA student advisor Anita DeWeese, and a group of like-minded friends brought the farm to Skyline students on April 12, and plans are in place to do the same for Pratt students on May 12.