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Lebanon High students build woodshop projects as agriculture instructors stress FFA work and safety
Summary
Students in Lebanon High School’s Principles of Agriculture class demonstrated woodshop projects, described FFA SAE work including a honey‑raising plan, and outlined shop safety procedures in a classroom presentation.
Lebanon High School students in a Principles of Agriculture class displayed woodshop projects and described FFA activities, including a student SAE plan to raise and sell honey, during a classroom presentation.
Mr. Homan, one of Lebanon High School’s three agriculture teachers, said the class exposes students to the range of agricultural subjects, from animals and soil to forestry products and woodshop skills. “These students are in my Principles of Agriculture course, and that's a course where we're just exposing them to the breadth of agriculture,” he said.
The class demonstration matters because it gives students hands‑on experience that instructors say can lead to career interest and practical safety habits. “Pretty simple. For some of these students, they've never been in a woodshop. They've never used a saw before,” Mr. Homan said, describing the program's introductory aim.
During the presentation, Garrett Adams, a freshman and chapter sentinel in the school's FFA, described an SAE (Supervised Agricultural Experience) project he developed. “I was able to create one about raising and selling honey with bees,” Adams said, explaining how the class links classroom learning to student projects.
Students were making small wooden Christmas trees to take home, and instructors said the class has also included activities such as dissecting flowers and basic welding. Mr. Homan said more experienced students were offered a harder project and often helped classmates who were new to the tools.
Instructors emphasized shop safety. Mr. Homan said students “had to take a safety quiz before they came into the shop. They had to pass that quiz,” and noted students signed the quiz acknowledging safety rules. He said staff demonstrated equipment use and expected students to wear safety glasses and closed‑toe shoes.
The classroom presentation combined practical projects, safety training and FFA‑related work; students will take the wood projects home when completed.
