When you’ve got 1,000+ students… 375 in FFA… six from a farm… how do you engage the whole student body in ag? Ask Mrs. Boettcher at DeForest Area High School. Students are getting hands-on experience with aquaponics, raising tilapia and lettuce for the culinary arts and school lunch program. They are growing flowers and vegetables in a new greenhouse through their horticulture units. And, students are raising rabbits and chickens in the classroom for their animal sciences studies. Let's not overlook the box stall that is inside the classroom, with an accessible garage door so a horse or cow can be brought in from a neighboring farm.

When you’ve got 1,000+ students… 375 in FFA… six from a farm… how do you engage the whole student body in ag? Ask Mrs. Boettcher at DeForest Area High School. Students are getting hands-on experience with aquaponics, raising tilapia and lettuce for the culinary arts and school lunch program. They are growing flowers and vegetables in a new greenhouse through their horticulture units. And, students are raising rabbits and chickens in the classroom for their animal sciences studies. Let's not overlook the box stall that is inside the classroom, with an accessible garage door so a horse or cow can be brought in from a neighboring farm.

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