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Mexican-American female equestrian riders preserving the traditional equestrian culture of La Charrería.
The Las Vegas HS/JH Rodeo Team seeks to encourage, develop, and maintain student and parent interest in rodeo and rodeo related activities, while maintaining high academic standards.
Opportunity for 5th–12th graders to compete in rodeo events, build skills in sportsmanship, leadership, and horsemanship.
Station: Worms, Soil HealthWorms, a microscope and my giant soft worm.
Station: EntomologyDisplay and discussion on Nevada insects and invasive pests.
Station: Nevada’s Food JourneyFollow local foods from farm to table during Farm to School Month.
Station Description: Create a Pollinator Paradise — make seedballs and learn to create a pollinator garden.
Station Name: How to plant in southern Nevada — plant growing demonstrations and handouts for students.
Station Name: Native Plants and their Pollinators — learn key native plants and plant a seed to donate to school gardens.
Station: Live Cactus Display — educational sections on arid vs. semi-arid cacti; matching game station with labeled cards.
Station: Trace Back Your Meal — students trace meals backward from plate to farm to learn food system connections.
Station Name: Tribal Food Systems — Veggies for Kids curriculum and activities, including materials in the Paiute language.
Station: Native plant & seed displays; students plant native seeds and learn about urban forest planting opportunities.
Station: “Plant Like a Pollinator” Game — kids dress like bees and transfer colorful “pollen” to learn about pollination.
Station Name: “Farm Market Money” – Counting Money Lesson. Practice identifying and counting money in a farmers market scenario.
Theme: Dairy & STEM — “Mess with your Milk” chemistry activity and curriculum for educators.
Station: Animal Science — eggs and live animal demonstrations (pigs, chickens, goats).
Ag Wagon style programming and demonstrations for students.
Station: Nevada Ag Wagon — mechanical cow, Ag-in-the-Classroom resources, tractor photo opp.
Station Name: The Drone Rangers — drone demonstration focusing on agriculture and rangeland applications.
Station Name: How does Hydroponics Work — pH, chlorophyll, light, water activities and microscope plant observations.
Station Name: Different Ways to Preserve Apples — participants will make applesauce, apple juice, canned juice, and apple fruit leather.
Station: Different Ways Plants Grow — soil bins with magnifying glasses, hydroponics demo, and teacher postcards (October 8th).
Watch live horse grooming and learn how tools and techniques support equine hygiene and well-being.
High school rodeo athletes demonstrate roping technique, timing and coordination using ground dummies.
Guided walk-through of saddles and tack: what each piece does, how it fits, and why proper fit matters.
View labeled models and diagrams to learn goat skeletal, digestive and key body systems.
Observe trimming and shoeing and learn why hoof care is essential to horse health and performance.
Contact Katie Wilcox, Assistant Coordinator of Farm Fest 2025
