Photos of area schools celebrating National FFA Week for Agweek's South Dakota Farm and Ranch March edition.
1/Wessington Springs sophomore Emma Lammey carries a hay bale while competing in the Ag Olympics in the Wessington Springs Ag building back in February as part of National FFA Week. (Matt Gade / Republic)
2/Wessington Springs junior Noah Hainey moves a pair of hay bales while competing in the Ag Olympics in the Wessington Springs Ag building back in February as part of National FFA Week. (Matt Gade / Republic)
3/Wessington Springs freshman Angela Paulson tries roping the dummy while competing in the Ag Olympics in the Wessington Springs Ag building back in February as part of National FFA Week. (Matt Gade / Republic)
4/Wessington Springs seniors Keah Munsen, right, and Abby Von Eye get ready to race in the wheel barrow races while competing in the Ag Olympics in the Wessington Springs Ag building back in February as part of National FFA Week. (Matt Gade / Republic)
5/Wessington Springs juniors Ryile Stevens, pushing, and Isaac Klousek compete in the wheel barrow races as part of the Ag Olympics in the Wessington Springs Ag building back in February as part of National FFA Week. (Matt Gade / Republic)
6/Bon Homme junior Ben Kostal competes in the pie eating contest as part of the Ag Olympics event as part of National FFA Week. The contestants in the pie eating contest needed to find an apple slice in the pie without using their hands. (Photo Courtesy of Mark Misar, Bon Homme FFA)
7/Bon Homme junior Dylan Rous competes in the sack as part of the Ag Olympics event as part of National FFA Week. (Photo Courtesy of Mark Misar, Bon Homme FFA)
8/Bon Homme Freshmen students compete against the seniors in tug - of - war as part of the Ag Olympics event as part of National FFA Week. The Freshmen won the tug-of-war over the seniors. (Photo Courtesy of Mark Misar, Bon Homme FFA)
9/Chamberlain sophomore Isaac Hawk gives the hay bale a toss while competing in some ag game as Garry Winter walks by as Chamberlain students take part in National FFA back in February. (Photo courtesy Justin Graves, Chamberlain FFA)
10/Chamberlain middle school science teacher Amanda Longhenry gives the hay bale a toss while competing in some ag game as high school senior Paige Reuer watches as Chamberlain takes part in National FFA back in February. (Photo courtesy Justin Graves, Chamberlain FFA)
11/McCook Central 8th-grader Elana Krusinger, left, helps kindergartener Brittany Rivas crush oreos to simulate top soil while doing a Food for America project of making treats while teaching kindergarten students about soil as they make their own dirt and worm cups as part of National FFA back in February. (Matt Gade / Republic)
12/McCook Central senior Natalie Gottlob looks over the head of kindergartener Wyatt Phillips after he made his dirt cup while doing a Food for America project of making treats while teaching kindergarten students about soil as they make their own dirt and worm cups as part of National FFA back in February. (Matt Gade / Republic)
13/McCook Central kindergartener Carson Klinkhammer gets his gummy worm while doing a Food for America project with FFA students as they make treats while teaching kindergarten students about soil as they make their own dirt and worm cups as part of National FFA back in February. (Matt Gade / Republic)
14/McCook Central FFA Assistant Adviser Tracy Chase hands out gummy worms to kindergarteners while doing a Food for America project with FFA students as they make treats while teaching kindergarten students about soil as they make their own dirt and worm cups as part of National FFA back in February. (Matt Gade / Republic)
