The FFA hosted the car show on Wednesday, Sept. 25. The car show is an event in which students bring in cars to show off at school during ELT, with the possibility of winning cash prizes.
“What we decided to do was a truck class and a car class, and the kids could vote for their favorite, and out of those we took the top two. We counted up the votes and first and second place got different prizes. First place got $15 and second place got $10,” FFA Adviser Melissa Miller said.
In the truck division, senior Jakob Martin won first place, and senior Gabriella Franke won second. Senior Dierks Martin won first, and senior Meradeth Reinsbach won second in the car division.
“My truck is a 1958 Apache. Everything is original,” Franke said.
The car show is an annual event. In the past, it’s been hosted by The Red ‘n’ Green.
“AJ Elm started this two years ago through The Red ‘n’ Green, and then his senior year he didn’t do one, so last year there was no car show. We were approached to do it. We decided to take it on,” Miller said.
Students can bring in a car that either they or a family member owns to show students and faculty members. Students who don’t bring cars also enjoy walking around and looking at cars.
“A lot of kids enjoy just getting outside rather than just sitting in their homerooms, especially those who don’t have work. A lot of kids like really loud trucks and cars, so when kids rev them, they enjoy hearing them,” Miller said.
Some teachers even brought in their own cars to show off and be judged. Math teacher Angie Clark brought one of her Dodge Challenger RT. Altogether, her family owns six vehicles.
“In our household, we have two Corvettes, a ‘49 pickup, an ‘87 square body, a GT 40, and then this. We used to have a Dodge Viper, but we sold it,” Clark said.
Some community members also participated. Family and consumer sciences teacher Missy Daubner’s husband, Josh Daubner, participated, bringing his Ford Model T.
“I’m proud that it was owned by my dad. The motor is from a Ford Model A, which is about ten years newer than the car at the time, but they’re still about a hundred years old. I guess I’m proud that it’s an antique,” Daubner said.