On March 9th, 2002, the A-C FFA Contest teams competed in the Mt. Gilead Invitational Spring Contests. The areas in which the chapter had participating teams were: Meats, Agronomy, Dairy Cattle, General Livestock, Equine Management, Wildlife Management, and Poultry.

The Equine Management team placed 1st overall. Cassie Shaeffer placed 1st overall! Christina Gierhart placed 11th, Mallory McMaster placed 13th, June Spires placed 23rd, and Holly Edwards placed 91st. Congratulations!

The Wildlife Management team placed 16th, with Devon Timmons placing 37th, Heather Hines placing 71st, David Thomas placing 81st, and Samantha Wiggins placing 97th. Congratulations!

The General Livestock team placed 29th overall, with Mark Francis placing 19th, Christian Hoffman placing 152nd, Travis Kiser placing 186th, and Brian Bussert placing 201st. Congratulations!

The Dairy Cattle team placed 15th overall, with Randall Miller placing 42nd, Martina Stanley placing 47th, Crish Alvey placing 70th and Amanda Cassidy placing 72nd. Congratulations!

The Agronomy team placed 20th overall, with Skyler Baldwin placing 48th, Jennifer Bennett placing 52nd and Joey Adkins placing 53rd.

Two members participated in the Meats Contest, with Megan Miller placing 50th and Sandy Larson placing 53rd.

All of these great teams are gearing up for the State Contest, held on April 19th, 2002. Good Luck!

You probably noticed that Mr. Tilley, Mr. Sharp, President Mark Francis and Vice-President Beth Fouse looked a little frazzled during February. That is because they've been busy on preparing a very lengthy, and in-depth application for the National Chapter Award. This year, the A-C FFA Chapter placed 18th overall in the state. All 326 chapters in the state had the opportunity to apply for this award. We should be proud of our chapter for this stellar achievement.

Mulch orders must be turned in by April 12th. All profits from the mulch sale benefit our banquet and chapter awards. Keep selling to have an awesome banquet!

Last month, the chapter collected paper, in hopes to raise money for Children's hospital. The chapter collected over 3000 lbs, and made $37.50. The chapter will donate money so the total going to Children's Hospital is $100.00. Thanks to all who brought paper to school.

Mark your calendars! This year's banquet will be held at 4:00 P.M. on May 19th.

This year, three members of the A-C FFA Chapter will be receiving their State FFA Degrees. These members are Kevin Strickler, Mark Francis and Tiffany Timmons. Earning the State FFA Degree is a long process. It is achievable only after a member has received his or her Greenhand and Chapter degree, earned and productively invested at least $2500, and participated in many state and national level FFA Activities. These three members have excelled, and hopefully will go on to become recipients of the American FFA Degree. Congratulations!

This month's Ag Breakfast will be held at Tee Jaye's; be there at 7:00 A.M. Ag Breakfasts are a great way to get out of your usual breakfast routine and socialize before school.

The officers of 2002-2003 have selected their assistant officers. These people will help the officers with time-consuming work. The assistants are:

On March 16th, 2002, the A-C FFA Contest Teams participated in their second contest of the year, the Marysville Invitational at Marysville High school. Teams participating were: Agronomy, Dairy Cattle, General Livestock, Equine Management, Wildlife Management and Poultry.

The Equine Management team placed 4th overall, with senior Tiffany Timmons placing 8th, Mallory McMaster placing 15th, June Spires placing 62nd, Megan Braden placing 163rd, Jenny Meadows placing 164th, and Holly Edwards placing 169,

The Agronomy team placed 15th overall, with Shawn Goodman placing 39th, Skyler Baldwin placing 61st, Jennifer Bennett placing 65th, Bryan Campbell placing 73rd, Sandy Larson placing 75th and Joey Adkins placing 81st.

The Wildlife Management team placed 18th, with Jace Spires placing 38th, Devon Timmons placing 49th, Lindsey Turner placing 89th, Heather Hines placing 99th, and David Thomas placing 112th.

The Poultry judging team placed 17th overall, with Rachel Makarius placing 12th, Jamie Collins placing 90th, and Bobbi Thomas placing 89th.

The Dairy Cattle team placed 35th overall, with Amanda Cassidy placing 35th, Rebecca Gillian placing 94th, and Martina Stanley placing 97th.

The General Livestock team placed 40th overall, with Kevin Strickler placing 26th, Travis Kiser placing 202nd and Brian Bussert placing 227th.

Congratulations to all contest teams and good luck at the State Contest!

If you want some recognition for your many contributions to the chapter, chapter awards are for you. The chapter offers awards in the areas of notebook, scholarship, leadership, etc. every year to members who excel and participate. The deadline for applications is April 24th. Applications must be filled out on a computer in Mr. Tilley's room.