Saxony Lutheran High School adds FFA program

When you have an entrepreneur who identifies a problem or need in the market and provides a product or service to meet it, we generally call it a success. The same can be said elsewhere, including education.

This school year Saxony Lutheran High School started an FFA program. Mark Ruark, principal at Saxony, said having an agriculture science program was something missing from the school that it believed would help meet the needs of students.

Danny McCrite is the teacher providing instruction, and through the newly chartered FFA chapter students learn several aspects of food and agriculture studies. From how to tag a pig's ear to participating in mock trading of agricultural commodities, the students are receiving an education in a field that may become their occupations.

McCrite, who is a retired principal from Illinois, told the Southeast Missourian that FFA is more than farming. Science, computers, technology and public speaking are a few components, he said.

Congratulations to Saxony on adding this program for the school. Providing an opportunity for students to learn about agriculture, farming and the many areas it entails is important, especially in an agricultural area like Southeast Missouri.