This week, February 17-21  is National FFA week, and to celebrate that, FFA members are hiding cow-printed rubber ducks throughout the high school for students to find as a fun activity. Anybody can participate in this hunt and will get a prize if a rubber duck is found. The prize for finding a rubber duck is a color-changing cup filled with a bunch of candy. This is the first year the FFA team has done this activity for the school. The ducks will be able to find Tuesday through Friday and if they are found you must bring the duck to Ms. Petersen in her room to receive the prize.  While that is happening all week the members have come up with different special activities for the special week. Tuesday will be Future Farmers of America trivia, asking questions about FFA and a great way to learn more about all they do and learn about. Wednesday, “give back Wednesday”, where students will write letters to people in the community and thank them for what they do or how they help them. On Thursday it will be the Ag Olympics and then on Friday breakfast will be provided for the staff. National FFA Week is a way to help recognize what FFA does and how it benefits all students positively. FFA is a program that allows students to explore their interest in agriculture-related occupations, animals, farming, or go to public speaking competitions. There are also more hands-on competitions like livestock judging and food science. The Future Farmers of America (FFA) program is meant to prepare future farmers for their future days in agriculture or jobs in a field similar to that. FFA is a great organization but also a great learning experience overall. FFA is a program that any 9-12 student can participate in. Senior Rebecca DeVries has participated in FFA for 4 years and is now the President. “My favorite thing about FFA is going to the National Convention,” DeVries said. The National Convention is a convention where a ton of FFA programs from many different schools come together and get to explore more than 350 careers and learn more about FFA in general.