March 2007 Newsletter

by Josh Cordle, Reporter

Upcoming Monthly Chapter Meeting

  The next chapter meeting is Monday, March 19, 2007, at 7:00 P.M. in the Ag. Center.  Members please keep up the good attendance. The Ag. Challenge will be the volleyball tournament.  Come and enjoy the fun!

Officer Elections for 2007-2008

       Ten members gave applications to be chapter officers but unfortunately only seven positions are available.  All applicants put in a great deal of time and effort including filling out the application and being interviewed by the Nominating Committee.  The committee had a tough time deciding their suggestions because the applicants were all capable and experienced enough to handle the offices.  After the Nominating Committee made their ballot, the members voted at the meeting, and decided our officer team.

    Results: President- Jodi Roush , Vice-President- Jessie Berisford , Secretary- Alyssa Jenkins , Treasurer- Kayla Notestone , Reporter- Josh Cordle , Sentinel- Judd Ellinger , and Student Advisor- Kyle Kennedy .

        Good luck to the 2007-2008 officer team; may you represent our chapter well. Thanks to all the members who showed up to the meeting and voted responsibly and seriously.  Let us not forget our officer team from 2006-2007 though; a special thanks goes out for all your hard-work and dedication to the FFA and our chapter.

National Farm Machinery Show Trip

         As usual, the chapter sent the members who sold the most fruit to the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Kentucky, on Friday February 16 th thru Sunday February 18 th .  The members that chose to attend were:   Travis Hart , Jodi Roush , Kayla Notestone , Stacey Sams , Ryan Davis , Ashley Lamb , Bobbi Edwards , Jessie Berisford , Kyle Kennedy , Tiffany Hayman , Brittany Pinkstock , J.D. Stover , Lena Garrett , Aaron Wortman, and Brandon Bresler . Chaperones were: Mr. Joel Spires (11th consecutive year chaperoning), Mrs. Misty Pinkstock , Mrs. Terrell Edwards, Mrs. Jenna Sandoval (an A-C FFA Alumni member), Mr. Tilley , and Mr. Sharp . They had fun watching the tractor pulls,  touring the Louisville Slugger, visiting the Frasier Historical Arms museum and of course touring the Farm Machinery Show.

         Ryan Davis stated, “The Farm Machinery Show trip was a great way to learn about the new innovations and inventions of today’s agricultural industry.  It was a really good time.”  “I really liked staying up playing cards on Saturday night,” said Ashley Lamb .

National FFA Week

      Even with the crazy week of weather, National FFA week survived. Monday (President’s Day) we went to school to make up a day, so nothing was planned.  Tuesday was A-C FFA shirt day.  Wednesday was supposed to be the county volleyball tournament, but was cancelled due to facility issues.  Thursday was official dress/ FFA jacket day.  Friday was the Dodgeball tournament, truck/tractor day, and carhart day. The winners of the  dodgeball tournament were: Brock Rose, Zach Underhill, Chance McMaster, Jordan Forquer, Adian Willis, and Garren Dilley.   Thanks to all those who participated in this chapter event.  It is a lot of fun and is a great way to get people involved in the chapter.

A-C FFA Alumni Scholarships

     Five people applied for the A-C FFA  Alumni Scholarships this year.  They were: Adam Baldwin, Crystal Covell, April Senften, Christine Boso, and Stacey Sams.  Interviews will be held on March 21st, 2007.  Applicants should contact Mr. Tilley for more information.

District Officer Book Evaluations

     Our 2006-2007 Treasurer ( Kayla Notestone ),  Secretary ( Jodi Roush ), and Reporter ( Jessie Berisford ) all submitted their books to the district.  All of them received gold ratings. They spent many hours working diligently on these books.  Thanks for your outstanding effort in representing our chapter.  These members will be recognized at the State FFA Convention in Columbus on May 5th, 2007.

   Here are some quotes from the officers on their books:    “We put a lot of work into our books.  It’s a lot of time and paperwork.” - Jodi Roush.   “I learned not to procrastinate, but I had a good time. I really appreciated all of the help from Judd and Kayla. It was a little hard to think of the ideas, but in the end it all turned out good!” - Jessie Berisford.

State FFA Degree Applications Submitted

     State FFA Degree applicants for this year are: Judd Ellinger, Kyle Kennedy, Kayla Notestone , and Jodi Roush .  The State FFA Degree is the second highest degree that can be achieved as an FFA member. This step in the FFA Degree system encourages students to grow and achieve personally toward establishing themselves in an agricultural career.  No one from our chapter applied for an American FFA Degree this year.   The American FFA Degree is the highest degree that can be achieved as an FFA member. Attaining the American FFA Degree requires a solid commitment to agriculture and FFA.  We hope to hear if these four members will receive the State FFA Degree by the end of the month.

District Job Interview CDE Results

No freshman or first year junior/senior participated this year.   Megan Gierhart placed 10th in the sophomore division.   Madison Fausnaugh placed 6th in the junior division and Crystal Covell placed 3rd in the senior division.  The Job Interview CDE teaches members to prepare, get through, and complete an interview.

Ag Honor Roll for 2 nd Grading Period

     The following students received an ‘A’ or ‘A-’ in their respective Agricultural Education course during the 2nd grading period.

Ag. Science I- Scott Loudermilk, Teran Pinkstock, and Eddie Johnson .  

Ag. Science II- Josh Cordle , Alyssa Jenkins, David Sams, Ryan Davis, Justin Firlik , and J.D. Stover .  

Ag. Business I- Kayla Notestone .  

Ag. Business II- Courtney Cox, T.J. Hines, Brittany Manson, Crystal Covell, Bill Davis, Ashley Lamb, Laurie Segovia , and April Senften .  

Ag. Production I- Jessie Berisford, Judd Ellinger, Jodi Roush, Greg Bowers, Jessica Caisse, Madison Fausnaugh, Kyle Kennedy , and Kayla Notestone .  

Ag. Production II- Ben Ball, Bobbi Edwards, Ashley Lamb, Stacey Sams, Laurie Segovia, and April Senften .

Ag. Business Options I- none.  

Ag. Business Options II- Adam Baldwin .  

Adv. Multimedia Tech. in Ag.- Greg Bowers, Courtney Cox, Kyle Kennedy, Megan Forquer, and Brittany Manson .  

Great job members, keep up the good work.

Assistant Officer Selection

    Applications for becoming an assistant officer were due last week.  The officers will choose their assistant and their choices will be announced at the March meeting.  Assistant officers do a lot for the chapter behind the scenes and we look forward to your help.

Parent-Teacher Conferences

     Parent-Teacher conferences are coming up on Thursday March 8th, 2007, and Tuesday March 13th, 2007, so don’t forget to schedule your conferences.   Mr. Tilley and Mr. Sharp are always looking to meet FFA member parents.

Mulch Sale is Starting Soon

     As soon as the chapter votes on the bag size and price, we will be ready to start the mulch sale.  We need to have a good mulch sale because fruit didn’t do as well this year as in the past.  The mulch sale ends on April 12th.  All mulch orders must be prepaid this year; prices have increased due to increased fuel prices.  

Mt. Gilead Inv. Contests

     The Mt. Gilead Invitational will be held on Saturday March 3 rd , 2007.  The CDEs that will be competing there are: General Livestock Judging, Wildlife Management, Nature Interpretation, Poultry, Agronomy, and Equine Management.

Marysville Inv. Contests

    The Marysville Invitational will be held on Saturday March 10 th  2007. The CDEs will be: General Livestock, Wildlife Management, Nature Interpretation, Poultry, Agronomy, Equine Management, and Dairy Cattle.

District Ag. Mech Tech CDE

     The purpose of this CDE is to assess students’ agricultural mechanics skills.  Members preparing for this are: Adam Foster, Judd Ellinger, and Kyle Kennedy.   The district contest will be held at Teays Valley H.S. on March 13th, 2007.

Ag. Challenge Update and Explanation

    At the moment the Seniors and Freshman are tied for the lead each with 61 points.  The Sophomores are in third with 58.  The Juniors are in last with 52.  Ag. challenges are activities we do after meetings like milk chug, peanut butter face, and feed bag hold.  It is also based on degrees earned, meeting attendance, CDEs, GPAs, and other things that go on in the chapter.  With these activities, points are given to the winner and whoever wins at the end of the year gets steak and ice cream at the June meeting instead of what everyone else gets, hotdogs and chips.

Proficiency Awards

     Members of our chapter have submitted many proficiency awards this year.  This is a huge amount of work because you have to fill out about five to six pages with information about your SAE project, provide a maximum of six pictures with captions, and insert the costs, money earned, etc. correctly so they match your books.  The results of this year’s proficiency award applicants are as follows:

  1. Jessie Berisford

  1. Accounting

  1. District placing: 2nd  

  1. State Rating: Honorable Mention

  1. Christine Boso

  1. Small Animal Production & Care

  2.  District placing: 3rd  

  1. State Rating: Honorable Mention

  1. Greg Bowers

  1. Forest Management & Products

  2. District placing: 1st  

  1. State Rating: Honorable Mention

  1. Josh Cordle

  1. Turf Grass Management

  1. District placing: 2nd  

  1. State Rating: Honorable Mention

  1. Ryan Davis

  1. Diversified Crop Prod.- Entrepreurship        

  1. District placing: 1st

  1. State Rating: Gold  

  1.  Fiber & Oil Crop Production

  1. District placing: 1st  

  1. State Rating: Honorable Mention

  1. Grain Production - Entrepreneurship

  1. District placing: 2nd

  1. State Rating: Honorable Mention

  1. Bobbi Edwards

  1. Landscape Management

  1. District placing: 1st  

  1. State Rating: Honorable Mention

  1. Judd Ellinger

  1. Agricultural Sales - Placement

  1. District placing: 1st

  1. State Rating: Gold

  1. Specialty Animal Production

  1. District placing: 2nd  

  1. State Rating: Silver

  1. Seth Farmer

  1. Floriculture

  1. District placing: 2nd  

  1. State Rating: Silver

  1. Kyle Kennedy

  1. Beef Production - Entrepreneurship

  1. District placing: 4th

  1. Ashley Lamb

  1. Specialty Animal Production

  1. District placing: 3rd  

  1. State Rating: Bronze

  1. Kayla Notestone

  1. Agricultural Processing

  1. District placing: 2nd  

  1. State Rating: Silver

  1. Jodi Roush

  1. Dairy Production - Placement

  1. District placing: 1st  

  1. State Rating: Silver

  1. Stacey Sams

  1. Accounting

  1. District placing: 1st

  1. State Rating: Honorable Mention

  1. Agricultural Sales - Placement

  1. District placing: 2nd  

  1. State Rating: Silver

  1. April Senften

  1. Turf Grass Management

  1. District placing: 1st  

  1. State Rating: Bronze

  1.  

  1. Nic White

  1. Ag Mechanics Repair & Maintenance

  1. District placing: 1st  

  1. State Rating: Silver

All applications were submitted at the district level and forwarded to the state for final evaluation.  At the State Evaluation, judges placed the district winners, selected the top four applicants overall and rated the top three applications Gold, Silver, Bronze, or Honorable Mention.

  Judd Ellinger for his Agricultural Sales proficiency award and Nic White for his Agricultural Mechanics Repair & Maintenance proficiency award both were interviewed as top 4 in the state.  The interviews are conducted of the top applicants in each award area to determine the final state placings by asking the FFA members in depth questions about their projects and project records. Judd placed 3rd in the state and Nic placed 4th in the state, respectively. Congratulations to Judd and Nic for placing in the top 5 in the state!

Chapter Development Committee Activity

 The chapter development committee is inviting any member who wants to help before the meeting on the 19th at 5:00 P.M. to come to the Ag. classroom.  We are reorganizing the State Degree winners pictures and refurnishing the names on them.  We will be done before the meeting and ask for as many members as possible to help.

Don’t forget!!!

The Amanda-Clearcreek FFA Awards Banquet will be held on Saturday, May 19th at 4:00 p.m. in the cafetorium. All who receive this newsletter are welcome and ALL A-C FFA members are REQUIRED  to attend.