Lake City FFA

Gardenaire Garden Club donates tour funds to school greenhouse and food shelf

Sep 17, 2025

The Gardenaire Garden Club delivered donations recently to Dianne Coombs and volunteers at the Lake City Food Shelf and to FFA officers for the greenhouse program at Lincoln High School. Each year the Gardenaire Garden Club in Lake City sponsors a local garden tour. This year members voted to...

FFA chapter receives 3-star rating, will be recognized at national convention

Aug 20, 2025

The Lake City FFA chapter has been recognized in 2025 National Chapter Award Program from the National FFA Organization. “They were given a 3-star ranking. Truly a mark of their exceptionalism, less than 10% of chapters nationwide are given a ranking from the National FFA Organization,” according...

Lake City FFA students gain global ag experience on Scotland and Ireland tour

Aug 6, 2025

Three Lake City Agricultural Education students—Blake Siewert, Ashley Mellgren, and Emily Mellgren—and their FFA Advisor, Haely Leiding recently completed a 13-day international dairy and livestock judging tour through Scotland and Ireland. They earned this prestigious opportunity by placing second...

Siewert earns University of Minnesota award

May 21, 2025

Blake Siewert, a Student at Lincoln High School, has received the Norman Borlaug Science Achievement Award from the University of Minnesota’s College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences (CFANS). The award recognizes Blake’s academic achievement in the sciences. As a part of the...

FFA members attend state convention

May 14, 2025

FFA members from the Lake City FFA Chapter attended the 96th Minnesota FFA Convention held at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities and the Minnesota State Fair, April 28-29. Lake City FFA Chapter had 12 members amongst the over 4,000 FFA members from across Minnesota in 7th - 12th grade...

Student-grown plants go on sale

Apr 30, 2025

Months of work by the students in Haely Leiding’s plant science class at Lincoln High School culminate May 1, 2, 3, with the sale of the flower, herb, and vegetable plants they’ve been growing. Seniors Antoni Baltazar and Reese Heins and junior Addison Cichosz helped lead the effort to cultivate...

Legion donates $1,000 for FFA Dairy Evaluation Team travel

Nov 27, 2024

American Legion Post 110 donated $1,000 to the Lake City FFA Dairy Evaluation Team. The team used the money on their trip to Indianapolis, Ind. for the National FFA Convention in October. The team placed second overall. From left: Blake Siewert, Ashley Mellgren, Emily Mellgren, Lillian Schumacher...

Lake City FFA Dairy Evaluation team places second in nation

Oct 30, 2024

The Lake City FFA Chapter had unprecedented success at the National FFA Dairy Cattle Evaluation and Management Career Development Event (CDE) held during 97th National FFA Convention and Expo in Indianapolis. The team representing Minnesota consisted of Blake Siewert, Ashley Mellgren, Emily...

Dairy Evaluation team places first at FFA state convention

May 1, 2024

The Lake City FFA Dairy Evaluation Team of (from left) Lillian Schumacher, Ashley Mellgren, Blake Siewert and Emily Mellgren, won the competition at the state FFA convention. The victory earns them a chance to compete at the national competition in October. More FFA convention coverage can be found...

Lake City FFA members collect awards at Region 8 banquet

Apr 3, 2024

Lake City FFA attended the Region 8 Banquet in Zumbrota on March 25. Kylie Mann received her first place Goat Proficiency award and the Dairy Evaluation team received their second place award. All will attend and compete at the Minnesota FFA Convention in April.