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Seaford High FFA students describe post‑COVID revival of programs, conservation projects
Summary
Students from Seaford High School’s FFA told the Seaford School District board about renewed club activities, a first post‑COVID banquet, greenhouse/hydroponics projects and a wood‑duck nest box program in partnership with Ducks Unlimited and local landowners.
At the Dec. 16, 2024 meeting of the Seaford School District Board of Education, student leaders from the Seaford High School FFA described a series of hands‑on agriculture and conservation projects and said the group has resumed several activities that paused during the COVID‑19 pandemic.
Kyle Higna, identified in the meeting as FFA president at Seaford High School, said the chapter completed Ducks Unlimited certification training and held its first banquet since before the pandemic, drawing “over a hundred people in attendance” and allowing returning graduates to receive awards they missed earlier. “It was a super successful and really a great time for our FFA program as a whole,” Higna said.
Higna and Kevin Robert, introduced in the meeting as the FFA vice president, outlined ongoing projects including greenhouse production, a hydroponics system expected after the new year, and participation at the state fair where students won awards in metalworking and shop categories. Students also described outreach efforts: advisory brunches for community members, tours of greenhouses, and displays of sponsor recognition.
The students described a wood‑duck nest‑box program that the chapter has built and installed over several years. Higna said the chapter replaces nesting materials annually and monitors nest success; the program works with Ducks Unlimited and private landowners to increase local nesting habitat and collect data. The students said they are planning additional nest boxes and coordinating bird‑banding work to gather migration and survival data.
Board members thanked the students for the presentation and had no action items tied to the report.
The board’s superintendent introduced the students before their presentation; the board paused regular business afterward to receive other agenda items.
