Economic Development Board met April 9
The meeting was called to order at 12:05 p.m. Open meeting laws noted in the City Office.
High School Juniors encouraged to apply to Open Space, a premier summer art experience
Hastings College and the Jackson Dinsdale Art Center (JDAC) invite high school juniors to apply for Open Space for the Visual Arts, a weeklong summer immersion program designed for current high school juniors passionate about art.
Results from FFA state convention CDE events
Ag Communications Southern Valley’s finished fourth out of ten teams in the competition, led by a runnerup finish from Natalee Holste. Mikah Schultz also finished sixth and Madalyn Schoen and Ellie Weatherwax competed for the team as well.
Recapping the 2025 state FFA convention
Thirty-one area ag students received their State Degrees at the 2025 State Faa Convention From Arapahoe: Cadence Carpenter, Haiden Garey, Chris Hermes, Trenton Roskop, Eli Shafer, Paisley Zodrow From Cambridge: Rachel Harris, Aislyn Koch, Mileeya Monter, Jayden Ruf, Dierks Sayer, Emmerie Tomlin,...
elwood has pair of state champions at agriscience Fair, southern valley has two finish state Runner-up
Five Elwood students earned gold awards at the Agriscience Fair at the 2025 State FFA Convention. Liam Brell and Benjamin Morton were State Champions with a Gold rating in Animal Science. William Oaklund also claimed a State Championship in Plant Science for the secondstraight year.
State FFA convention LDE Results
Discovery Speaking Layton Hamel of Arapahoe received a bronze. Cooperative Speaking Regina Pena of Cambridge received a bronze.
Medicine valley completes successful trip to State
The Medicine Valley FCCLA chapter returned home last week from another excellent trip to State Leadership Conference. Medicine Valley did wonderful and represented their chapter well.
Southern valley FBLA posts impressive state results
The FBLA members had an amazing state conference this year! Besides the wonderful aspects of the conference, they also learned the importance of flexibility, perseverance, and networking.
Southern valley FFA chapter takes First in Growing Leaders
The Southern Valley chapter was recognized as a Gold level chapter in the National Chapter Award application, which means they can submit the application for National recognition. They were recognized as a Model of Excellence chapter finalist and placed 1st in the Growing Leaders division.
State FFA convention Proficiency Results
Diversified Livestock Production Ellie Weatherwax of Southern Valley took third place Service Learning Julea Moore of Elwood finished second place..
