Laker FFA

08/26/2026

Kicking off our school year with some awesome news!

Samantha DeOliveira has been accepted to the National FFA Next Generations Animal Systems conference. She will be attending this weeklong experience in Kansas City, Missouri partaking in discussion forums, labs, and speaking with industry experts in tours of some of the most prominent companies in the animal science field.

Join us in congratulating Samantha on this accomplishment and wishing her the best!

08/20/2026

🚨UPDATE🚨

A generous donation from C**n Creek Packing-Charlie Rawlings will COVER ALL PROCESSING COSTS!
The price you bid is your ONLY cost!

Current highest bid is $400 by Chantelle Krohn!

Certainly not too late, but don’t wait!

08/18/2026

We’re putting a hog up for grabs to fill your freezer!

Whether you’re a Laker FFA alum, livestock enthusiast, farmer, or simply someone who appreciates a freezer full of good pork… this is your chance to support Laker FFA Alumni and take home some pork along the way!

Check out the flyer for all the details and get your bid in!

Know someone who needs this pig in their freezer? Tag them below!

You can’t win if you don’t bid!

08/16/2026

Another summer has come to a close. The barn is clean and empty.
We always reflect on the last cleanout about all the people and businesses who made this possible for our students.
20 students had experiences they wouldn’t otherwise if not for the generosity of those hanging on our wall. We are always grateful for their commitment to our program.

Also a huge shout out to kids parents for their unwavering commitment to their students projects.

Joel and Janna Fritz, thanks for being the backbone of our barn for the past 4 years. Embracing our motto of, leave it better than you found it.

What a great summer.

07/18/2026

Queen Gracie!!

An incredible young woman!

Also congrats to Charlotte Scaddan on being named 2nd runner up!

2 great examples from our program.

Introducing the 2026 Farmers' Summerfest Queen Gracie Prill.

Gracie is the daughter of Robert & Tonya Prill and Carmen & Ralph Brackenberry

Gracie is 16 years old and will be entering her junior year at EPBP Lakers. She is active in Laker FFA, Rotary Interact, the National Honor Society, and the school band. She also participates in volleyball, basketball, and track.

Photo courtesy of Pigeon Portrait Co.

07/08/2026

Hello everyone, it’s Sydney Protzman.
I get the blessing to serve as a Region III Representative this year. Apart of our year of service, we attend State Leadership Conference for Regional Officers in Lansing. This was a one day conference where we focused on learning how to create engaging workshops through using the “magic formula” for the members of our region, and facilitation techniques to grow and engage members.
We also learned our personality types, leading styles, and how to play to those strengths. Lastly, we got to work with the people in our region to get the ball rolling on plans for the upcoming year. We went through 6 sessions today, each with their own goals.
We got to hear from the new state officers as well as some from this past year. This conference helped me learn more about myself and what style I lead in as well as how to use language and planning techniques to make effective workshops to impact students. I can’t wait to use what we learned today to make a positive year of service!

07/06/2026

Some businesses do a job. Others leave a lasting impression.

A huge thank you to Pawlowski Drain Cleaning for their incredible service! From the moment we reached out, their response time was unbelievably fast, their professionalism was second to none, and the quality of their work exceeded every expectation. It’s rare to find a company that combines expertise, honesty, and genuine care for the people they serve the way they do.

They showed up ready to help, treated the project as if it were their own, and reminded us why supporting local businesses matters. The community is fortunate to have a business like Pawlowski Drain Cleaning that leads with integrity and a heart for helping others.

If you’re looking for a drain cleaning company you can trust, we can’t recommend Pawlowski Drain Cleaning highly enough. Thank you for making such a positive impact, we’re incredibly grateful!

Our co-op kids can get back to business because of James!

06/30/2026

Hey everyone! It’s Sadie Steinman.
Today I completed the two day conference of Challenge 24 that was held at MSU. This conference is for students who are interested in becoming an Ag teacher.

Over the past two days, the information really opened my eyes and allowed me to dip my toes into what it’s like “on the other side” of FFA. We got to create lesson plans, learn about teaching strategies, discussed future opportunities that are in store and got to enjoy time hanging out with like minded individuals.

I cannot wait to see where this will take me and optimistic to what is to come!

06/28/2026

Hi there! I’m Sydney Protzman here to highlight our last day of WLC. We began the morning with some breakfast and our service project. We worked in groups to pack oatmeal packs for Meals Of Hope. We were able to pack 68,000 packs for families in need!
We then ate lunch to give us energy for our time in the city! We got to choose between going to Arlington or the Smithsonian Museums. All of us Laker girls took a day to spend time with each other and went to the Air & Space Museum and the Natural History Museum.
After our time in the city, we came back to a taco bar for dinner. We then had our last session with our small groups where we reflected on the week and set our LTS plans in stone.
We ended the night with a reflection video about our week here and wise words from our facilitators. But of course, we had to go out with a bang, so upon completion of the sessions and reflections, we had a dance in the ballroom!
After the dance, all the Michigan people packed into the bus for a looooong ride home. We are all so grateful for this opportunity, we were able to make so many new friends, learn more about servant leadership, and push ourselves out of our comfort zones!

And just like that our week at WLC comes to a close!

06/27/2026

Hi! This is Izzy Prill and I’m highlighting day 3 in D.C.
We began the morning off with getting into our Offical Dress and went down to have a build your own breakfast burrito’s!! They were super tasty and delicious!
After breakfast we began our way over to the Capitol where we would take a group photo on the stairs followed by some group pictures!
Until noon, we were allowed to explore the capitol, go to Thomas Jefferson‘s library, or go to the garden! While where there we went to Starbucks and got to see even for fighter jets fly over and it was super cool!
After a long morning we came back to the hotel for lunch which was pulled pork which was very tasty and our belly’s were full for our next session which was about making our LTS plan and our call to action!
We learned so much valuable information that we are able to take back to our chapter and improve as a leader!
After such a long day of lessons and being at the capitol, we needed the day off with dinner and a game night with friends and a dance party!
It was so much fun and we had such an amazing day!!!