South Dakota s celebration of agriculture during National FFA week
As local FFA chapters celebrate National FFA Week, their advisors and members are excited for the state convention scheduled for April in Rapid City. 2:55 pm, Feb. 26, 2021 ×
Platte-Geddes High School FFA members Emerson Ringling, left, Karsen Sondgeroth and Hadley Hanson laugh while showing elementary school kids a pony during their Platte K-5 grade school petting zoo as part of National FFA Week on Tuesday in the AG shop at Platte-Geddes High School. (Matt Gade / Republic)
You could say excitement is growing around South Dakota s FFA programs this spring. Like with prep basketball and the spring sports season, the state s high school FFA programs were halted when COVID-19 forced school closures last year and caused the cancellation of the 2020 FFA state convention.
Pierre, SD, USA / DRGNews
Dec 10, 2020 6:29 AM
During a meeting of the South Dakota Board of Technical Education Wednesday (Dec. 9, 2020), the state’s technical college system announced a 78% retention rate for the fall of 2020. The system has maintained this retention rate over the past five years. The retention rate measures students who were enrolled at an institution one fall and either continue their enrollment or have graduated by the following fall.
Lake Area Technical College in Watertown reported an 84% retention rate, Mitchell Technical College in Mitchell reported an 82% rate, Southeast Technical College in Sioux Falls reported a 75% rate and Western Dakota Technical College in Rapid City reported a 69% rate.