Oklahoma Pork Council/Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom Grants Note: For the protection of the children pictured, photos are placed at random and do not necessarily reflect corresponding projects or locations. 2006 Grant Recipients   A Mixed Bag Stick Horse Rodeo - Boot Relay Pig Herding - Stick Horse Rodeo Bread in a Bag A Trip to the Animal Fair Wheat: From Field to Table Fleece as White as Snow? Pumpkins by the Pound Name Funds used for: Shereen Rasor, Mustang Schools , $100 Cooking supplies Patti Matthews, Bristow, $285 Hot plate and cooking ingredients, materials for teaching various Ag in the Classroom lessons Kim Cox, Ninnekah, $300 Materials for teaching various Ag in the Classroom lessons "One of my students was quite pleased with himself as he announced, 'I know where milk comes from. It comes from a cow's gutters." Lana Merz, Canute , $100 Materials for a Thanksgiving feast, culminating activity for Ag in the Classroom lessons Danna Goss, Canute, $300 Materials for a Centennial Oklahoma celebration barbeque, culminating activity for Ag in the Classroom lessons "Our students learned how agriculture is in every county in the state. Even though we live in a rural area, many students were unaware of how agriculture extends into other jobs and their daily lives. Some were surprised to learn how much science and math were involved in agriculture. " Monica Hardbarger, Stilwell , $300 Materials for a pumpkin unit Tabitha Bruner, Stilwell,$300   Ag-related books and materials for teaching various Ag in the Classroom lessons "My students were surprised to learn how many people it takes to feed the world. They also gained knowledge about the farmers that live in our county." Charity Ann Guinn, Chickasha, $300 Materials for teaching various Ag in the Classroom lessons My students learned that there is a huge process long before we buy our food at the grocery store. They also learned more about the food pyramid and how eating healthy has many benefits. Kristi Kargl, Broken Arrow, $264.50 Materials for teaching various Ag in the Classroom lessons Shannon Comer, Stillwater, $300 Materials for teaching various Ag in the Classroom lessons Amanda Whitely, Stilwell, $300 Ag-related books and materials for teaching various Ag in the Classroom lessons Janice Cockrum, Chickasha, $300 Materials for teaching nutrition-related Ag in the Classroom lessons Patty Meyer, Stilwell ,$300 Materials for teaching various Ag in the Classroom lessons Michelle Russell, Cordell, $280 Field trip to corn maze and materials for teaching various Ag in the Classroom lessons Jane Gray, Ada, $300 Field trip to tractor show and swine farm, materials for teaching Ag in the Classroom lessons Mistie Bunch, Stilwell, $294.38 Pumpkins, ag-related books and materials for teaching Ag in the Classroom lessons "My students learned that things don't grow in the store. . . . We got to see an actual pumpkin patch. It was cool." Cheryl Hyde, Lexington, $300 Ag-related books Janet Howard, Chickasha , $261.61 Materials for a rabbit unit Annie Ortiz, Stillwater, $170 Materials for teaching Ag in the Classroom lessons related to Oklahoma history and transportation for culminating activity, a camping outing Donna Pelkey, Tulsa, $300 Materials for making fruit and vegetable costumes and other materials to use in association with leading Ag in the Classroom activities related to fruits and vegetables Vickie Legg, Oktaha, $300 Materials for teaching Ag in the Classroom lessons related to art Andrea Andrade, Bridge Creek, $300 Materials for teaching various Ag in the Classroom lessons Vicki Lynn Cook, Jones, $300 Materials for teaching various Ag in the Classroom lessons Linda Marks, Stratford, $300 Materials for teaching various Ag in the Classroom lessons, field trip to an antique tractor show and a swine farm. "The sights and smells of the swine farm surprised many. They expected it to be a dirty, foul-smelling place." Back to Grant Recipients Back to Grants Page Back to Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom is a program of the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service, the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry and the Oklahoma State Department of Education.