By Matt Browning

Jason Carl of Belle Plaine was chosen for the Via Christi Behind the Scenes feature for April. Carl is the FFA sponsor for the Dragons and is an influence not only at the school, but the community. He teaches Agricultural Education.

“I am very honored to be nominated by my Activities Director,” Carl said. “Being nominated for this makes me proud of my FFA Chapter that others are noticing the hard work my students put in at school and in the community.”

There was a specific example David Martin, Belle Plaine’s Activities Director, thought of when nominating Carl.

“He does a tremendous job with his group,” Martin said. “We have a custodian whose health took a turn for the worse and Jason’s club went out to his house and built a ramp so he could get in and out of the house.”

Carl instills numerous attributes that his FFA students can use not only today but also in the future when they become adults.

“My students/FFA members are taught to be hard-working, responsible, accountable, respectful, and overall good citizens as they transition from high school to post-secondary education or into the workforce,” Carl said. “One of our community service projects this year was handing out to-go meals to farmers at our local grain elevator during soybean harvest. Later in the fall we built a wheelchair ramp in the front yard of a family in need within the Belle Plaine Community.”