Hamilton Southeastern FFA supports scholarships

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By Holly Kline

The Hamilton Southeastern FFA club held their annual donkey basketball event Feb. 1 at HSE High School. Local businesses fielded teams and they played several short “mini games” throughout the evening. Players could either ride the donkeys or walk with them but they had to be riding in order to pass and score. The animals were cared for by their trainer throughout the games.

This fun, family-friendly evening is one of the club’s biggest fundraisers and all the proceeds supported the Carrie Colglazier memorial scholarship fund.

“Carrie was an HSE student killed by a drunk driver,” said Wendy Tidd, vice president of the HSE FFA Booster Club. “She was very active in FFA, soccer, track. To receive the scholarship, a student must be in one of those activities and they must participate in our Colglazier work day event.”

The FFA kids also did a bake sale fundraiser at the donkey basketball game that will help fund a scholarship in the name of Joe Richards, an FFA alum who was killed in a car accident.

Donkey basketball not only raised funds, it was also a great way to spread awareness about FFA. “The kids look forward to this every year,” said Rich Bailey, Agriculture teacher at HSE and FFA advisor. “Some of the kids in FFA now remember riding the donkeys at halftime when they came to this event as children. It’s such a great way to raise awareness in the community of the agriculture in this area,” Bailey continued.

Shelbi Tidd is the Fishers High School reporter for HSE FFA and the current first runner-up in the Purdue Collegiate FFA pageant. She also attended the donkey basketball games and talked about the benefits of FFA. “I want to encourage kids to join FFA,” Tidd said. “You definitely get leadership experience and you learn how to find your voice with FFA.”

80 kids participate in HSE FFA and they work hard to support the scholarships and their activities. The HSE FFA Booster Club will present their annual plant sale to raise money for FFA; the sale will be April 26 – May 10 at the HSE greenhouse.


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