The Griswold School Board Monday night elected Aaron Houser as President, and Don Smith as Vice-President. Smith was V-P last year, also. They also voted to keep their meeting schedule the same as this past year. Superintendent Dave Henrichs said the District is taking a cue from other districts, and will make changes for the 2019-2020 School Year with regard to activity tickets. He says the bottom line is, next year they will not charge Griswold students to attend Griswold events.

And, the district’s students have an excellent opportunity to experience the green thumb of growing vegetables. Henrichs says FFA Advisor Kevin Blair recently came into contact with an individual who owns about five-acres of land. That person lives out-of-state, and the land is currently being rented. The person currently renting the land feels the land is too small for their equipment, therefore the school and FFA have the opportunity to assume the rental agreement. The rent will be on a crop share basis, with two-thirds to the school, and one-third to the owners. The school hopes to get donors for the seed and equipment. Students will plan, plant and harvest the crops, which will be in a test plot for different varieties. Henrichs says it’s a way for kids to extend their learning outside the classroom.