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Congratulations to our TEAM for a job well done! We had fun, learned a ton, and grew as people!

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The team chose to hang their favorite posters up at the presentation, and that was a hit!

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Part 1

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Kids shared great answers about their positive experience! 

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Kids shared great answers about their positive experience! 

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It was great that our audience asked the students how they felt about the process. It was a great time of reflection. I suggest all audiences do that after the students have presented.

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Although they found the first weeks of initial investigation a bit "annoying," after seeing where it got them, they did appreciate it.

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This year, the CEO was in Indiana, so he Zoomed in.

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Checking in to see how students are feeling was helpful. We tried to find a balance of a little fun and little pressure - to keep working.

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The students really appreciated seeing what last year's group did! It gave them motivation and a better sense of the intricacies needed to really sell your idea!

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We tried having our Critcal Friends be alumni of Dykhuis Academy 2025, and it went fabulously! They provided great feedback!

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Pains and Gains after hearing from a lot of Dykhuis people

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Pains and Gains after hearing from a lot of Dykhuis people

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This was actually a great activity for Zoom. The efficiency of doing it simultaneously generated more ideas than when we've done it in perons.

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Our groups ended up falling under two main themes: Environment and Community

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One stakeholder was "the wildlife."

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Lots of practice with mini presentations

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Lots of practice with mini presentations

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How can we as business people and environmental stewards better use the large, mowed, grassy areas on Dykhuis properties?

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Joe Dkyhuis, President of Dykhuis Farms, gave us a personal tour of all of their properties in the Hamilton/Holland area. 

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Joe Dkyhuis, President of Dykhuis Farms, gave us a personal tour of all of their properties in the Hamilton/Holland area. 

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Please list speakers and business partners you encountered throughout your journey.

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Joe and Jessica gave us a great tour of the headquarters. SO MUCH happens, even in the off-season.

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Students are intentionally teamed up on our first day of work to help students branch out.

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"I had no idea that Dykhuis owned ALL of this! They are an important part of our community."

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Jessica went above and beyond to build us a slide show containing so much of the information that we're gonig to need.

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Much of our revision was done with help from experts. Each day we seemed to get more refined info., and they continued to tweak their solution.

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One big takeaway was the idea of a deliverable for the audience at the final pitch. Because the solution involves using the land to grow flowers/tulips, they decided to give out flowers.

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More work on Google Meet!

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Half way mark - Remind them of our Padlet 

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Half way mark - Remind them of our Padlet 

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In addition to the great community-service ideas, students recognized that some for-profit options could be very beneficial to Dykhuis.

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Students did an excellent job recognizing the need for a cohesive slide deck. Our aesthetics curators made sure each individuals's part tied to the whole.

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We were able to fit in two practice runs. This is where students were able to stand on their own two feet. They did great, not needing any hand-holding.

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The staff at Dykhuis took the time to answer our questions. Learning about the culture of Dykhuis helped make are solution specifically applicable to them.