SPENCER, N.Y. (WENY) -- The halls of Spencer-Van Etten High School were filled with those who truly know the outdoors this weekend for the 10th Annual Sportsman's Show. Money raised from the weekend-long event will benefit two of the school's clubs.

Dozens of students and vendors showed up to volunteer, sell products, and host demonstrations to raise money for the school's Sportsman's and Future Farmers of America Clubs.

"Between the Sportsman's Club and the FFA chapter, these kids get to do things that not the normal kids get to do," said Megan Friscia, the agricultural teacher and FFA advisor at Spencer-Van Etten High School. "Between all the traveling, all the outdoorsy things that they get to do."

Students in the clubs have opportunities to take special field trips to try new things and network for their futures. In the past, they have traveled to Reynolds Game Farm in Ithaca, the New York State Sportsman's Expo, and, every couple of years, the groups head to Harrisburg for a similar convention.

But, to travel to these places, they have to raise money and the Sportsman's Show is how they do just that.

"I think it's just really important to know, like where you come from, what's around your community and be able to help and that's something that I can help do by being in these clubs, and this is one of the really big examples of how I can contribute and help out for the whole community, the school, everything," said Kaylee Kastenhuber, a junior at SVEHS and a member of both the school's Sportsman's Club and FFA Chapter.

Kastenhuber added that these trips are great ways for students to network as well. As a junior, she says, beginning the college and job search can be stressful. However, being a part of these clubs and having the chance to meet new people who can help make the process clearer is quite helpful.

Guests could come out to the event and meet the students who are part of the clubs throughout the school. Students were stationed throughout the halls hosting small activities and guiding attendees to live demonstrations and through the array of almost 100 different vendors.

Vendors throughout the weekend were selling products like game calls, fishing equipment, house decorations, taxidermy animals, and more.

"I really like the idea of kids getting out running and getting away from video games and stuff like that, spending time in the fresh air and the outdoors," said Mike Melella, the owner of Owl Hollow Game Calls. "You know, hopefully maybe a kid will see a turkey call today and think, hey, maybe I want to try it. That would be awesome."

Organizers from the school say they were pleased with the turnout of over 1,000 people throughout the weekend and are already looking forward to next year's show.

"Sometimes it's hard to get kids to do things," said Brad Countermine, the principal of Spencer-Van Etten High School."So when you get a chance to see kids doing something outside of school for the school, that's awesome. It's something I'm all about and one of the reasons, like I said, that I came up here today and that I've been here since August because I want to be in a place where kids play a role and they are definitely doing that here."

The Sportsman's Show will be back next year on February 7 and 8 at Spencer-Van Etten High School. The school is located at 16 Dartts Cross Road in Spencer.