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The Student News Site of Rock Bridge High School

Bearing News

Chickens in cages at Agriculture day Oct. 17.

Agriculture Day Receives Students’ Adoration

Sable Smith, Southpaw Artist October 17, 2023

Caitlyn Gabrielson (10th) “I really like [AG day], it’s fun, I get to see animals I don’t usually get to see, and it’s just a fun experience.” Rew Wallace (11th) “[Ag day...

Freshman Emma Kimchi examines American Bullfrog tadpoles at the Lincoln University booth
on AG Day 2019. L Professor James E. Wetzel organized the booth for the kids enjoyment. “It's
a way for us to meet students and find people who would be interested in doing research at
Lincoln University.” Wetzel said.

Ag Day Q&As: on tadpoles

Multiple Authors October 24, 2019
James E. Wetzel, a cooperative researcher and professor from the Lincoln University, responds to a variety of questions on Ag Day.
Elissa Baugh cans the experience of Ag Day as she shows off her jars of dehydrated fruit. For her AG day station, Elissa showed off her supervised agriculture experience of dehydrating fruit with prepared jars of dried apples, bananas, and zucchini as well as homemade salsa and jam.
Savannah Meiners discusses the jarringly fun process of sealing the dehydrated fruit. Meiners went into great detail on the process of canning and sealing the dehydrated fruits to preserve them for the farmer’s market at Ag Day this year.

Ag Day Q&As: on dehydration methods

Multiple Authors October 23, 2019
Junior Elissa Baug describes her experience at Ag Day working a station related to dehydration and how the practice work in agriculture.
Two Rock Bridge students marvel at the soft wool while Duncan continues to inform them of the sheeps’ behavior.

Ag Day Q&As: on Hampshire sheep

Multiple Authors October 23, 2019
Agriculture teacher Kevin Duncan speaks on Ag Day preparation and the role sheep play in maintaining agriculture and farm life.
The smaller the better : Senior Summer Huck (left) pets Malachi, the miniature horse, in the main entrance courtyard during second block of Agricultural Day Oct. 23, 2019. Freshman Ella Zacherl (right) brought in Malachi to RBHS for the day from Brenda Benner Stables to introduce students to the world of agriculture. “...he is here just for fun and for people to learn more about agriculture,” Zacherl said.

Ag Day Q&As: on miniature horse

Multiple Authors October 23, 2019
Freahman Ella Zacherl provides a description of her Ag day station and the miniature horse, Malachi, she is working with this year.
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