Nate Lund, a teacher at Glacial Hills Elementary School in Starbuck recently received the 2025 Outstanding Teacher Award presented by the Minnesota Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation (MAITC). The Outstanding Teacher Award is given to an educator engaged in classroom instruction at the K-12 grade levels. This award recognizes the teacher for his/her creative efforts to integrate agriculture into the classroom and curricula to increase agricultural literacy. An agriculturally literate person is defined as “one who understands and can communicate the source and value of agriculture as it affects our quality of life.” Above, GHES teacher Nate Lund receives the award from MAITC Education Specialists Sue Knott (right) and Keri Sidle.  The award was presented in front of all students and staff at Glacial Hills Elementary School during an outside ceremony.