Wisconsin Ag in the Classroom is excited to announce that 29 Wisconsin teachers will be receiving MORE for Agriculture grants for “The Hungry Planet” project. Wisconsin has been working in partnership with Illinois Ag in the Classroom and Minnesota Ag in the Classroom programs to make this opportunity available to teachers and students.
Grant recipients will receive 30 copies of the book “The Hungry Planet” by Peter Menzel to use in their classes during the upcoming school year. The book details food consumption of families around the world. Grant recipients will participate in a virtual training on July 22 where they will receive lesson plan ideas, resources and learn other ways to use the books. This grant is made possible by the generous support of the Compeer Financial Fund for Rural America, the corporate giving program of Compeer Financial.
Wisconsin grant recipients include:
| Jacob | Abrahamson | Marion High School | Marion |
| Marlee | Bonham | Jack Young Middle School | Baraboo |
| Kevin | Champeau | Freedom High School | Freedom |
| Tari | Costello | Waupun Area Junior/Senior High | Waupun |
| Katelyn | Dei | Slinger High School | Slinger |
| Stephanie | DeVries | Cambria-Friesland School District | Cambria |
| Tyler | Foote | Vincent High School of Agricultural Sciences | Milwaukee |
| Theresa | Glodoski | Tri-County Area School District | Plainfield |
| Melissa | Goers | Shawano Community High School | Shawano |
| Melinda | Goplin | Whitehall School District | Whitehall |
| Shawna | Henke | Campbellsport Middle/High School | Campbellsport |
| Kelly | Hubert | Turtle Lake Schools | Turtle Lake |
| Emily | Klingbeil | Cambridge High School | Cambridge |
| Jamie | Kobs | Sun Prairie High School | Sun Prairie |
| Beth | Kolodzinski | Royall High School | Elroy |
| Kirsten | Konder | Luck Public Schools | Luck |
| Dyan | Lasar | Greenfield High School | Greenfield |
| Amanda | Levzow Seichter | Pardeeville High School | Pardeeville |
| Sandra Dee | Naas | Ashland High School | Ashland |
| Nathaniel | Nolden | Wisconsin Dells High School | Wisconsin Dells |
| Holly | Olsen | Chain Exploration Center | Waupaca |
| Kristina | Puntney | Baraboo High School | Baraboo |
| Whitney | Rathke | Random Lake High School | Random Lake |
| James | Rupp | Randolph High School | Randolph |
| Jessica | Schaefer | Lancaster High School | Lancaster |
| Timothy | Sprain | Lincoln Middle School | La Crosse |
| Cindi | Syverson | South Middle School | Eau Claire |
| Brittany | Vanderbilt | DeForest High School | DeForest |
| Jeff | Zobeck | Gresham Community School | Gresham |
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation’s Ag in the Classroom program is designed to help K-12 students understand the importance of agriculture. The program is coordinated by the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, with funding from the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation, other agricultural groups and a grant from the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. Learn more at wisagclassroom.org.
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