Kasey Wassenaar demonstrates the digital career module in an educational technology class. This school has other things to be proud of as well. The Huskies football team is marching hopefully toward a state football championship. And among the distinguished teaching alumni are Rep. Elaine Harder, who accompanied us on our tour, and Gene Hugoson, our current agriculture secretary. Agriculture is the main industry around here, and this school is a good place to learn about it.
Many residents work in nearby Iowa, and often families end up moving there.
Thanks to Representative Harder my visit to Lakefield was enriched by an extra stop. We had a little extra time after lunch, so we stopped by the Adult Developmental Center, a sheltered workshop for developmentally disabled adults. Workers were busy cutting up rags for a local industry, but they took time out to give us a tour of the facility. The front of the center is a thrift store that serves the community. I was inspired to see a good example of a public-private partnership that lives up to the principle that all Minnesotans deserve the opportunity to fulfill their potential as productive citizens.