AFSA High School FFA Alumni

09/18/2025

We invite you to join us for our Annual AFSA Potato Hug on Saturday, October 4th 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at AFSA High School! The event is open to the public so invite friends and family!

The Hug is a showcase of student projects, school offerings, and community involvement. This event provides students the opportunity to be vendors and sell their products created for their Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE). Each project is an opportunity for students to demonstrate professionalism, develop entrepreneurial skills, and showcase their hard work.

Not only do we have students selling their creations but we also have a baked potato bar, a student art show and more! See you at the Hug!

01/08/2025

Science Fair Judges Needed! Be a part of this year's 24th Annual AFSA High School Science Fair! All students at AFSA must complete a science fair project and present their findings to a panel of judges. This year, we are holding two science fair nights, February 6 for grades 7-9 and February 20 for grades 10-12 and we need your help! For each night we need about 40 science fair judges. If you are interested in volunteering please go to www.afsak12.com and click on the volunteer button on the main page for more details and to register. Thank you for supporting AFSA Prek-12!

10/31/2024

Calling all AFSA Alumni! AFSA opened it's doors in 2001! There have been many graduating classes since then! We are looking to gather stories of alumni and their professional journey since graduation. If you are an AFSA alumni and would like to share your experience go to our www.afsak12.com and click on the "Alumni" icon on the main page to find out more information!

09/16/2024

We invite you to our 11th Annual Potato Hug, October 5, 2024 , 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at AFSA High School! The Hug is a showcase of student projects (grades 7-12), student artwork (grades K-12), school offerings, and community involvement.

This event provides students a venue to display their FFA Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) projects. Students design an entrepreneurial experience, research project, exploratory project, internship, or service type activity. Each project is an opportunity for students to demonstrate professionalism, develop entrepreneurial skills, and showcase their hard work. Students independently fund their own projects and track their own income and expenses as part of their SAE project.
Don't miss the baked potato bar (with locally sourced produce) and our student Art Showcase!

For more information about the Potato Hug, sponsoring the event or becoming a mentor please go to www.afsahighschool.com/ffa/potato-hug

11/07/2023

AFSA Alumni, Danny Leahy, visited Ms. Wyatt's Fish & Wildlife class to talk about Minnesota's Get the Lead Out program. This initiative raises awareness about the harm of lead fishing tackle on common Loons and the nontoxic alternatives for tackle that are available.

09/23/2023

Just two weeks away! Join us for our 10th Annual AFSA K-12 Potato Hug! The Hug is a showcase of student projects (students in 7th -12th grade), school offerings, and community involvement.

This event provides students with a venue to display and sell their FFA Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) projects. Each project is an opportunity for students to demonstrate professionalism, develop entrepreneurial skills, and showcase their hard work. Students design, make, and sell their own projects!

Enjoy our baked potato bar with all the toppings! Produce is locally sourced. Don't miss the Potato Hug Art Showcase! Vote on your favorite piece of artwork!

See you at our 10th Annual Potato Hug on Saturday, October 7th!

09/23/2023

We are looking for sponsors for this year's Potato Hug! Potato Hug Sponsorships fund scholarships for students to attend the National FFA Convention, Scholarships for AFSA schools O-term and J-term, and Membership in the AET program and more!

If you or your company are interested in sponsoring this year's event please contact [email protected]

See you at the Potato Hug on October 7th 10 am - 2 pm at AFSA High School!

09/11/2023

This year marks the 10th Annual AFSA K-12 Potato Hug. The Hug is a showcase of student projects (students in 7th -12th grade), school offerings, and community involvement.

This event provides students with a venue to display and sell their FFA Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) projects. Each project is an opportunity for students to demonstrate professionalism, develop entrepreneurial skills, and showcase their hard work. Students design, make, and sell their own projects!

Enjoy our baked potato bar with all the toppings! Produce is locally sourced. Don't miss the Potato Hug Art Showcase! Vote on your favorite piece of artwork!

See you at our 10th Annual Potato Hug on Saturday, October 7th!

02/06/2023

01/24/2023

Congratulations AFSA Alumni Connor Pedersen!

Alumni News!
Connor Pederson, AFSA Class of 2014 is a Plant Metabolomics Research Manager at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He was recently listed as an author for a scientific paper in this area of study. His research focuses on using Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry to study the metabolites of plants. Congratulations Connor!

10/06/2022

We would like to thank the Washington-Ramsey County Farm Bureau for being a Sprout Sponsor for this year's AFSA K-12 Potato Hug! We appreciate their support of our students and the event!

10/06/2022

Only two more days until our 9th Annual AFSA K-12 Potato Hug! Join us Saturday, October 8th at AFSA High School (100 Vadnais Blvd. Vadnais Heights) for this showcase of student entrepreneurial projects (grades 7-12), student (and staff) artwork (grades K-12), school offerings, and community involvement.

Stop by shop, check out the artwork and have a baked potato at our baked potato bar! Our potatoes and toppings are locally sourced from All Good Organics, Inc..

This event is sponsored by the AFSA FFA Alumni.