January FFA Meeting The January FFA meeting will be held on Monday January 26th at 7:00 p.m. at the Ag Center building located in front of the old school. At this meeting those members who are eligible to receive there chapter degree will be recognized. This is the highest degree that the chapter can bestow on their members. This is a huge honor to receive this award. This will also be the last meeting before we elect your 2004-05 officer team. The retiring officer team is inviting you to our last official meeting. We would like to see you all there.
Ag Breakfast The January Ag Breakfast was held on Thursday January 8th at Frisches in Lancaster. Those members in attendance were; Ashley Rodgers, Rachel Schneider, Andrea Brumfield, Stacey Sams, Travis Kiser, Brian Bussert, Joe Penhorwood, Samantha Reid, Adam Baldwin, Jamie Luck, Ben Ball, Heather Hines, T.J. Hines, Jessica Caisse, Bobbi Edwards, Ashley Lamb, Courtney Cox, Eric Cox, Jordan Lee, Jessica Mason, Debbie Picklesimer, Christine Boso, Christina Kazee, Crish Alvey, Amanda Campbell, Cerene Kilbarger, Calvin Hanes, Rick Foster, Carlos Del Angel, Amanda Cassidy, Tyler Cassidy, Lindsey Carpenter, and Megan Braden. Thanks to those who attended and represented the chapter.
MFE The MFE leadership workshop was held at the Columbus Marriott North Hotel on January 10th and the 11th. At the banquet last year those chosen to attend were: Crish Alvey, Alicia Owen, Lindsey Carpenter, Amanda Cassidy, Cassi Slone, and Heather Hines. Congratulations to those members chosen to attend this event. The MFE Conference is an excellent opportunity for members to participate in leadership workshops with other members rom around the state.
Parliamentary Procedure The 2003-04 Parliamentary Procedure team received a gold rating this year. The team consisted of : Jenny Zaayer, Trent Strous, Cassi Slone, Debbie Picklesimer, Margo McMaster, Alicia Owen, Ben Ball, Cortney Collins, Jessica Caisse, and Ashley Lamb. This is a great accomplishment for this team since the team only consisted of one senior. There were also three freshmen on this team as well. The team received third in the county in a tough competition this year.
Fruit Sale The 2003 fruit sale has come to an end and I am pleased to announce that the chapter sold over 1700 boxes of fruit and had gross sales of over $35,000 this year. Ninety-one members from the chapter sold fruit. For the first time ever, we had two freshman as the top two fruit sales people. The top salesperson was Christine Bussert who sold 61 boxes of fruit. The second place salesperson was Dakota Leedom who sold 51 boxes of fruit. Thank you to all of those members who sold fruit for their tremendous support to the chapter. | State Officer Leadership Night The chapter hosted the state officer leadership night on Tuesday, December 16th. There were six schools present: Teays Valley, Fairfield Union, Liberty Union, Bloom Carroll, Lancaster, and Amanda-Clearcreek. I am pleased to announce that our chapter had an excellent turnout, with 30 FFA members present. The leadership workshop is run by some of the current State FFA Officers and is a wonderful opportunity for our members to increase their leadership skills. Those FFA members present enjoyed many interesting and helpful workshops that will pay off in there high school career through the FFA or even in a career in the future. Following the workshops they enjoyed dinner provided by the Amanda Clearcreek FFA Chapter. Thanks to those who attended.
Upcoming Contests There are upcoming Career Development Events that start in February. If you are interested in any of these contests contact Mr. Sharp or Mr. Tilley a.s.a.p. We are going to start preparing for: Public Speaking, Tractor Troubleshooting, Small Engines, Aquarium Management, Animal Health, Poultry, Equine Management, Agronomy, General Livestock, Dairy Cattle, Wildlife Management and Nature Interpretation. Public Speaking- The public speaking contest consists of four categories: creed speaking, beginning prepared speaking, extemporaneous speaking, and senior prepared. Each category is represented by a member from our chapter and has 30 minutes to develop a speech. Each category has a given amount of time that there speech must reach and are given that amount of time to present it. Good Luck to those competing. Tractor Troubleshooting- The tractor troubleshooting team consists of two members. The contest consists of a test and 3 to 6 tractors that have two problems each that you must pinpoint. The team must place first or second in the district to proceed to the state level. One qualification to do this contest the members must join the Tractor Maintenance 4-H club. If you haven't already done so please contact Mr. Tilley a.s.a.p. Aquarium Management- It consists of a written test, identification of species and practicums which they need to complete. The team consists of four people and is held in March. Animal Health- The Animal Health team consists of four individuals. The teammates must assess the skills and knowledge to work in an animal health occupation, such as a veterinary office or in an animal research facility. Identification of tools used in the veterinary industry along with other skill practicums comprise this contest held in March. The other contests will be described in the February newsletter. Check out the chapter web site for more information.
Proficiency Award applications, State FFA Degree applications and American FFA Degree applications and all supporting SAE project books are due February 1st. |