On Friday August 25th the Marietta FFA chapter showcased Agricultural based workshops for the primary and elementary students of Marietta, Turner, and Thackerville at the Love County Free Fair.
Multiple stations were available for the students to interact with and have hands-on learning experiences. Our stations included The Pecan Life Cycle, How to Correctly Use a Hammer, Bull Riding, Roping Dummies, and The Cuts and Bi-Products of Beef Cattle.
The Pecan Life Cycle was presented by Axel Pierce and Laney Hicks. They taught students how a pecan goes from seed to tree and showed the students a smaller scale of a pecan cracking machine.
How to Correctly Use a Hammer was presented by Leo Venegas and Zade Bone. The process they discussed was about the proper ways to hold and use a hammer safely. The interacting experience the students participated in was learning how to hammer a nail safely.
The bull riding station was presented by Kason Hicks, Colton Rodriguez, and Audriana Rodriguez, who talked about the main things to focus on when riding a bull. Kason showed students all the protective gear he uses when riding bulls. The student’s favorite part of this workshop was climbing on a bale of hay and pretending to ride it like a bull -- gloves, rope and all.
The roping station was presented by Payden Collett, Brody Gilliam, and Katelyn Collett. These individuals brought their own ropes and roping dummies from home to teach students. The group taught students how to hold the rope and properly rope a steer.
The Bi-products and Cuts of a Cow were presented by Josie Dobbins and Schuyler Blevins. This station included teaching the students about different cuts of meat on the cow. The experience for the students was giving them a coloring sheet showing them the cuts of a cow.
“This evening was a huge success,” said Chapter Vice President Schuyler Blevins. “Knowing that the kids were having a blast learning about all the agriculture experiences and getting to be involved was great.
“Each station we had ran very well and students got to learn something new. All of the older students had a blast teaching the youngins' and letting them learn new things and getting the students involved.”