Women in Ag hosts first egg hunt

April 22, 2019                                                    

By Jocelyn Kennicutt, NCTA News

CURTIS, Neb. – Giddy and wide-eyed, 40 NCTA students tapped into their inner child and anxiously waited for the whistle indicating that they could hunt down Easter eggs, at night, on a darkened football field.

On April 16^th, the Women In Ag club at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture packed over 200 eggs and then hid them at the large open space on campus near Ag Hall.

To add to the existing challenges of finding the goodies in the dark, students were also required to first spin in a circle for 30 seconds before running out onto the field.

Eggs and candy were purchased by Women In Ag club members, along with a generous donation by Mary Rittenhouse, NCTA’s agribusiness business professor.

The student with the most eggs collected would win a $20 gift card, purchased for the egg hunt by the club.

At the 9 p.m. start-time, the football field was filled with excited students and their empty sacks. One whistle was to start spinning and a second to being the search.

Kayla Mues of Bartley, WIA president, was thrilled at the turn-out and success of the event.

“Our club wanted a project to involve students without any pressure except to show up and have a fun time,” said the agricultural education major.

Amanda Schmidt, club treasurer of Stanton, nodded in agreement.

“It was so entertaining to see all of the dizzy kids stumbling around in the dark for these eggs!”

Winners of the gift card were Emily Hubbell of Lexington, Brittany Pellatz of Brunswick, Megan Rudy, Scottsbluff, and Joli Brown, Waverly, who creatively grouped their collection of 37 eggs.

“There was a lot of good feedback from the egg hunt, and we are planning on continuing this event next year as a time for students to have fun with their friend,” Mues said.

Aurora Urwiler of Laurel agreed. “I hope that next year, it’s even bigger!”