Our A+ award goes to 16-year-old Chloee Howard who won a scholarship to learn how to build a beehive and keep bees! The Black River High School Junior won the scholarship through the Ohio State Beekeepers Association and the Medina County Beekeepers Association.
Chloee lives on a farm with her family, has a deep love for animals, and has always been involved in agricultural clubs like the Future Farmers of America and 4H. She’s shown horses, hogs, rabbits, turkeys, you name it!
Recently Chloee started a vegetable garden and said she “could see the bees working” and understood “they're an essential part of her garden.” She thought it would be interesting to get a hive and explore that “side of agriculture that she didn’t know a lot about before.”
As it turns out Chloee’s mom Christina is her agriculture teacher AND the advisor of the local FFA chapter Chloee’s in...she told the kids about the beekeeping scholarship. Chloee had to answer questions about what she knew about bees and their impact on the ecosystem. And she won!
Did you know that bees are vital to a healthy environment? The most important thing bees do is pollinate. They help plants grow, breed and produce food...and they keep the cycle of life turning.
Chloee’s already attended some beekeeping trainings through the scholarship and has started work on building her beehive! She’s excited to learn more.
Chloee’s mom says she's proud of her daughter and says some of her standout traits are that she’s hard working, likes to finish a project, but most importantly, is well-rounded.
And this might not come as a surprise...but Chloee loves animals so much, she wants to be a “big animal” veterinarian when she’s older.
Keeping doing what you’re doing Chloee! We’re proud to award you with this week’s A+ award for your beekeeping scholarship and all the work you’re doing with animals and to make our planet a healthier one!
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