GTRA FFA Chapter President, Carter Koenck, and Chapter Reporter, Mara Koenck recently served as as mentors for the Bacon Buddies program. Carter and Mara had the opportunity to work along side a student with special needs, preparing her for the Bacon Buddies show. The Bacon Buddies program gives students with disabilities an opportunity to work with show pigs in a capacity that would not otherwise be possible. Students learn about hogs, the industry, and how to show. The students, along side their buddies then show their pigs in a show at the Iowa State Fair. Carter and Mara both enjoyed the experience and can not wait to participate again next year. Carter said, “This is the coolest thing I have ever been involved in, and I can not wait for upcoming years”. Thank you, Carter and Mara for representing our chapter and community in such a positive way! DarenSuzy Koenck Caryn Caye Robinson
Carter Koenck of the GTRA FFA won Reserve Champion Lightweight Market Berkshire Hog at the Iowa State Fair Thursday. Congratulations to Carter and his family on a successful year in the show ring! Carter is pictured with his sister Mara under the GTRA banner as well as in the ring with his hog, “Garth”.
Graettinger Chiropractic Clinic is offering athletic physicals again this year for $20. T-shirt is included. Call 712-859-3900 to schedule your athlete's physical.
Titan Wrestlers finished a great camp last week featuring Coach Nick Mitchell and Eric Clarke of Grandview and Danny Bush of Iowa State!
GTRA FFA Reporter, Mara Koenck accepts a donation Tuesday evening from Farm Bureau at the Dickinson County Fair. Thank you to Farm Bureau for their continued support of our chapter!
This is the main entrance
The new entrance and offices in Terril is progressing rapidly. The demo is mostly complete on the new bathroom area inside and the offices are getting ready for inside work. Pictured are Principal office, front office, hallway toward entrance and NE exterior.
The walls are framed on the Terril Elementary addition.
The Animal Advocacy May Term group went to the Emmet County Animal Shelter to lend a hand! They cleaned rooms, groomed cats, helped move supplies to make room for dog kennels, and reorganized the food for the shelter animals.
Mini May Term constructed coffee table tops with burnt wood technique
The GTRA FFA Officer team meets up with Nole Bochmann to attend the Chapter Officer Leadership training at Dordt college. This event is organized by Nole as part of his NW State VP duties.
Check out the new signage for the wrestling room and fitness center! Thank you to Titan Wrestling Club and Titans Strength for the funding! Special thanks to Danny Hoffman for installation of the signs!
This year marked the 40th Year of Service for for a constant at Graettinger-Terril CSD. Thank you, Jane Brown for all of your wonderful years of dedicated service to the students and staff at Graettinger-Terril CSD! Your efforts are certainly recognized and appreciated.
The Graettinger lunch program could use some middle or high school student volunteers from 11-12 p.m. each day. They would assist with carrying trays and grabbing milks for the little ones. They would earn one Purple Cord hour each day of work. Workers can start Tuesday!
Please help us in congratulating our staff who have reached significant milestones in their service to Graettinger-Terril Community School District:
Matt Harder - 5 Years of Service
Ashley Dreeszen - 5 years of Service
Kate Myers - 5 Years of Service
Eric Quinn - 5 Years of Service
Matt Masters - 5 Years Service
Jeremy Simington - 5 Years of Service
Lucas Hough - 10 Years of Service
Todd Hough - 15 Years of Service
Jill Mielke - 15 Years of Service
Sara Fredericksen - 20 Years of Service
Suzy Koenck - 20 Years of Service
Marc Benedict - 25 Years of Service
Jane Brown - 40 Years of Service
As per our tradition, we award our Teacher and Staff of the Year awards at the end of each school year. We would like to congratulate the following:
Kate Myers ~ MS/HS Teacher of the year
Pennie Klepper ~ Elementary Teacher of the Year
Gary Edwards ~ MS/HS Support Staff of the Year
Katie Eckard ~ Elementary Support Staff of the Year
Angie Woods ~ Elementary Support Staff of the Year
For Mini May Term, high schoolers prepared an authentic restaurant experience for middle schoolers. They chose to dine at one of three different restaurants: Italian, Asian, and Mexican. Appetizers, entrees, desserts, and beverages were served. Rooms were decorated by theme.
Terril Elementary 5th grade send-off tunnel on the last day of school. Everyone is out to send every student off for summer.
We're not sure who is enjoying the cuddles more - the puppies or the students!
