A first grader just finished roping a cow, and proudly struts over to a couple of vo-ag students who are waiting for him to come over and claim his prize for catching the cow: a Tootsie Roll.
This was only one of the events at the annual Heritage Days held at the Vo-Ag center.
"It's basically just a field trip to them but they get the chance to learn a lot," said junior Jenny Bocksnick. "I think it's going to broaden their horizons."
"It's to teach the kids about their ancestors and about how they use to do things," said junior Christy Weyrauch.
Demonstrations at Heritage Days included product - displays of wheat, rice, corn and other foods such as bread and apple cider, a "dairy" with real ice cream for the children, tractors worth up to $35,000, and other displays such as a petting zoo with chickens, goats, cows, horses, dogs and pigs.
They also had a station where the children were able to try to milk a goat and a roping display that taught the children how to make ropes and also how to rope cattle.
"Some of the kids here are so sheltered that they don't realize what's out there," said first grade Edgerton teacher Jennifer Robirds. "Most of the kids think that ropes are made somewhere like Walmart."
"I think it gives them a good opportunity to see how cider is made and to see animals that they don't see everyday," said Krissy Blevins. "I wanted to see how ropes were made."
Heritage Days brought about 851 students from kindergarden through second grade from local grade schools around town to see all of the demonstrations and displays.
"Mainly, it's to get kids to take off their airwalks and put on a pair of boots for a day," said freshman George Regberger. "Maybe to get them to ride a horse instead of a bike or a skateboard."
Students that helped with Heritage Days were vo-ag students that volunteered their time during their class periods that they were supposed to be in while they were at the vo-ag center.
Said first grade Edgerton teacher Fran Hughes: "It will give them an understanding of what the pioneers had to go through and of what's out there."