2008-2009
The
Amanda-Clearcreek
FFA
September
FFAfact of the month: E.M. Tiffany wrote the FFA CREED which was adopted in 1930.
* Monthly Chapter Meeting *
Summer Hours
Membersare required to do eight summer hours of activities. They sign up in advance and plan their summer accordingly. Summer hours are activities that the chapter does throughoutthe summer. They are not hard toget and it is the way we keep our chapter active. Below are the different events we did this summer:
Tarlton Fish Fry
The Tarlton Firemen's Fish Fry is an activity that the FFA hasparticipated in for the past few years, starting in 2002. The Firemen put on afish fry as a fund raiser each year where anyone in the community can come andhave a sit down dinner and enjoy an all-you-can eat fish meal. The FFA membersseat, serve and assist the people that come. We serve them their food, drinksand clean up after they are done. The FFA chapter volunteers to help thefiremen and help out the community while having a good time.
Ag. Breakfast
Ag.Breakfast was on July 7th at 8 A.M. & August 4th at 8 A.M. It took place atBob Evans on July 7th in Circleville. On August 4th, it was held at Tee JayeÕs in Lancaster.
Crossmound Park Clean-up
On July7th starting at 10:00 A.M., our members did a general clean-up and repair(fence & trail repair, painting benches, etc.) of the park.
Those members who helped were:
*Spotlight*
Summer FFA Camp
Ohio FFA Camp is a summer camp for FFA members from acrossthe state. The Ohio FFA Association established a state camping program onOctober 4th, 1941 and moved into the current facilities in 1943. There are nowfive sessions of regular FFA camp, of which, the Amanda-Clearcreek FFAtypically attends session five. This year we took 41 members, a chapter record,to camp. It was one of the highesttotals in the state. Members thatwent are: Morgan Baldwin, Becca Bentz, C.J. Broaddus, StevenBrumfield, Hannah Chenetski, Austin Conte, Dustin Cox, Cynthia Cruit, GarrenDilley, Bo Finney, Pat Foley, Tyler Genders, Josh Hampshire, Travis Hart,Curtis Hayes, Erin Hiestand, Mike Hite, Chancey Holbrook, Andrea Hollett,Cheyenne Jepsen, Bridgitte Kyser, Kendra Lama, Matt Lamb, Scott Loudermilk,C.J. Mets, Aaron Miller, Shala OÕHare, Brittany Pinkstock, Dillon Pinkstock,Teran Pinkstock, Sarah Rogers, David Sams, Kelsie Sharp, Shelby Sizemore, IkeSowers, Chris Sparkman, Ray Spence, J.D. Stover, Justin Strittmatter, andColleen Trapp.
Here are some memberÕs thoughts oncamp:
ÒIt was so fun. I will be returning.Ó- Garren Dilley
ÒFFA Camp was very exciting and funespecially because we had so many people go!Ó - Ray Spence
WLC
The Washington Leadership Conferenceis a 5-day conference where FFA chapter leaders from around the country havethe opportunity to go to our nation's capitol while learning valuableleadership skills and experiencing personal growth.
Those attending are chosen through an application andinterview process within the chapter. The Amanda-Clearcreek FFA awardsall-expense paid scholarships at the chapter banquet to the two members whohave completed the interview process and have proved they possess thecharacteristics of future chapter leaders.
The conference is led by an inspirational and energeticstaff of past state and national FFA officers who are currently in college.This staff is usually composed of 5 to 6 people who work with the FFA membersto improve their communication and leadership skills as well as supply themwith vital qualities for a future career. This is done in workshops involvingall attendants of the conference, in small groups and in one-on-one teaching.
When the FFA members have to eventually depart from theWashington Leadership Conference, they know they are taking home greatmemories. The skills and experiences that are learned can be brought back tothe home chapter to inspire and teach all FFA members how to become betterleaders. The WLC is something any member with desire to achieve should striveto attend. Members
Here is what Brittany had to say:
ÒWLC was a blast! I met loads of people from all over the U.S.A.and we are still in contact and really good friends.Ó
Canoe Trip
On July28th, members canoed down the Hocking River on our annual chapter canoetrip. Members that went:
Ag. Industry Tour
On July25th members went to: Reef Systems Coral Farm Inc., the Franklin ParkConservatory, & the Columbus Zoo. Reef Systems Coral Farm is in New Albany. The five 2,000-gallon tanks at Coral Reef contains more than50 species and 3,000 pieces of coral for sale (prices vary).
And the answer is....that apes have no tail.
FFA Center Hosting
Membersin official dress hosted the Ohio FFA Center on the Ohio State Fairgrounds onJuly 30th. Our chapter has been hosting for the past 14 years.
Ohio Cattleman
On July30th, members served food at these two booths at the Ohio StateFairgrounds. Thiscommunity service project helps these commodity groups get off to a smoothstart on the first day of the Ohio State Fair. Those members were: Poultry- Hayley Moss, Holly Castle, Trisha Russell,Tyler Van Horn, Colleen Trapp, and Ashlee Reynolds.
Adopt-a-Highway
The Amanda-Clearcreek FFA has adopted a section of State Route 159 toclean-up as part of ODOT's Adopt-a-Highway program (this is about the tenthyear for our chapter to be involved in this program). The chapters section runs from just south of Tommy Wayne'sPizza to the south end of Oakland, comprising three total miles. The chapterholds an Adopt-a-Highway clean-up after school about two to three times a year andonce during the summer months. During these clean-ups, members of the chapterwalk along the highway and pick-up trash. After this is done, the ODOT workerscome by and pick-up the bags of trash. This makes for a cleaner and healthierenvironment. This is one of the many community service projects provided by theAmanda-Clearcreek FFA. Our nextscheduled clean-up is September 3rd at 6:30 P.M.
Farm Science Review
Forestry
The Forestry CDEÕs purpose is to provideopportunity for those students who want to demonstrate skills and competencies in forestry. Thiscontest will have you identifying many species of trees, using a compass, andhow to scale logs with a Biltmore stick. Practices have started so if interested please see Mr. Tilley ASAP.
Urban
The rural soils judging CDE is an educational activity designed as apractical method of teaching students to evaluate land and soil to determineits greatest safe potential use. The urban land and soil judging CDE is an educational activity designedas a practical method of teaching students to evaluate land and soil todetermine its potential use for urban, home-site, and other non-farm uses.
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