Skip to main content
Stride News Logo
STRIDE CORPORATE
News By State
Alabama Arizona Arkansas California Colorado District of Columbia Florida Idaho Indiana Iowa Kansas Lousiana Maine Michigan Minnesota Minnesota Missouri Nevada North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
GO
Menu
Career Exploration District Solutions Education Policy & Advocacy K-12 Education K12-Education Social Responsibility
Filter
Back to All

17-Year-Old MEVA Student Raises 6-Month-Old Steer for Senior Project

K12 in the News | Aug 15, 2022 | Scott Miller
Share

Originally published to  Q106.5 Radio- August 9th, 2022

Skowhegan State Fair begins this Thursday the 11th and runs for 10 days.

The fair has all that you expect in a Fair.

Food & fun galore.  Rides, Games, Arts & Crafts, you know the drill. But also a 4 H program.

Meet Morgan.  Morgan is 17, and a senior at Maine Virtual Academy and she is involved in 4H  Here she is the day she got her project, 6 month old steer Potato. She bought him for $800 and has raised him with love.

She spends 2 to 3 hours every day, 7 days a week caring for her Potato. Feeding, Grooming, Caring for him and telling him to gain weight.

He tips the scales at 1,300 pounds. And of course that is important because at the 4H Auction at the Skowhegan Fair he doesn't get bid on based on his pretty face. It’s all about the weight.

The expectation is that he might sell for $3,900 or more, all dependent on the bids he receives.

Any profit that she does make on the sale of Potato will go towards her college fund. So bid early and bid often.

Meet Potato again.

May I guess your first question?  Mine was how did Potato get his name. Morgan’s Mom Terri answered, "When she got pictures from his breeder, he had an ear tag that she thought said Potato. It actually said Patch. She decided to go with Potato."

Morgan will be auctioning off her market steer on August 19th at the Skowhegan Fair. That begins at 6:30. And before that, on the 15th there is a Market Animal Show where she will have to show Potato. That starts at 4 p.m.

Okay everybody. Enjoy everything the Fair has to offer. Including Morgan’s beautiful boy Potato.

Plus all of the local Maine Agricultural Youth. Locally grown hogs, steers, beef, lamb, turkey and more. Support the local kids who have worked so hard on their projects.

To learn more about Maine Virtual Academy, visit: https://meva.k12.com/

Share

Related Articles

Read more >
article-placeholder-thumb
Category Name | Date

Article TItle

Description

Read More
Date

PARENT AND STUDENT SUPPORT

Enrollment Help
855.686.3515

Technical Support for Computers & Online School Support for Approved Families
HELP.K12.COM | 866.512.2273

INVESTOR SUPPORT

For more investor information please contact us.

MEDIA RESOURCES

For media inquiries please check out our media kit or contact press@k12.com

LIFELONG SOLUTIONS

  • Stride Career Prep
  • K12 Tuition-Free Online Public Schools
  • K12 Private Academy
  • The Keystone School
  • K12 Learning Solutions
  • George Washington University Online High School
  • Galvanize
  • Tech Elevator
  • MedCerts

MEET STRIDE

  • Visit Stride Corporate Site
  • Mission & Vision
  • Leadership & Board
  • News
  • Careers
  • Careers at Galvanize
  • Careers at MedCerts
  • Careers at Tech Elevator

K12 Inc.'s corporate name change to Stride, Inc. is effective as of December 16, 2020. Stride trades on the NYSE under the symbol LRN.

Copyright © 2023 Stride, Inc. All rights reserved. The Stride word mark, logo and other marks referenced herein are trademarks of Stride, Inc. and its subsidiaries, and other company names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Privacy Policy    |    Accessibility    |    IP Policy    |    Terms of Use    |    Download Adobe Reader

Let’s go to Careers at K12.com

Formerly K12, Inc., Stride careers currently reside at K12.com. Explore open opportunities, our culture and more.

VISIT CAREERS AT K12.COM
Loading... please wait Loading...please wait
Loading finished Loading finished