National FFA Week will wind down with ice cream and showing off their rides on Friday, February 27. The annual week-long celebration highlights the impact of school-based agricultural education with the Future Farmers of America.

"Kiss a Calf" was a new activity this year for FFA Week at Hartford Union High School. Students had the chance to collect clothes pins throughout the week and pin them to various pictures of school administrators and FFA leaders in front of the school. The picture with the most pins, wins and the person in the photo will pucker up for a funny moment. 

"It's a fun week," according to Bailey Gault, a proud member of the Hartford Union High School FFA Chapter. "I have been in FFA for three years and I love how FFA promotes agriculture and supporting it any way we can through the activities we do. FFA Week is so much fun and I feel like it's a good time of the year to get more people in the school involved with agriculture."

Dress-up days take center stage, with a different theme each day. The week started with pajamas, followed by camouflage and farm attire. By dressing up, students are eligible to receive FFA Bucks which they can cash in for ice cream.

"Friday is the day for ice cream," said Kim Yohn, Hartford Union High School Agricultural Science Teacher and one of four Hartford FFA Advisors. "That's not all, of course Friday is our traditional drive your tractor to school day. Students are excited about it, it's a huge piece of heritage for a lot of our students and they look forward to it."

Many students have brothers or sisters, parents or grandparents who took part in this annual tradition. The tractors will be lined up in a special section of the school parking lot, which is always reserved for this special day.

Friday is also recognized as Wear Blue Day to show your FFA pride.   

Photo by WTKM's Tom Jeffery.