Newsletter
Monthly FFA Meeting
January’s monthly FFA Meeting will be held on January 25th at the Ag Center at 7 P.M. The Ag Challenge will be marshmallow stuffing. At this meeting, the Chapter FFA Degrees that were earned will be presented.
Ag Breakfast
Ag Breakfast for January 7th will be held at Tee Jayes at 6:15 A.M. In February, the Ag Breakfast will be held on February 4th.
Greenhand Quiz CDE
The Greenhand Quiz CDE will be held on January 20th. This test will be taken online. Most of the CDE tests will be taken online from now on. The following freshmen have been meeting twice a week to prepare for this CDE: Nick Brumfield, Eric Ruble, Brett Heaston, Tayler Mets, Jazmine Schorr, Jared Dilley, Taylor McFarland, Josh Watkins, Madison Darnell, Austin Smith and Cameron Drake.
Greenhand FFA Degree
The Greenhand FFA Degree is the first degree a member can receive. We had 35 freshmen and 1 sophomore receive their degree this year. They are now working toward their Chapter degrees.
Ag Sales CDE
The Agricultural Sales CDE tests student knowledge and understanding in the area of Agricultural Sales. At present, this contest includes a multiple-choice general knowledge test, a sales demonstration, and four practicums: telephone skills, advertising and promotion, product display and customer relations. The top two teams in our district proceed to the state level. Team consist of: Jenni Miller, Amber Foreman, Caitlin Robinson and John Miller. Any other members that are interested need to sign up ASAP. The District Ag Sales CDE will be held at Lancaster high school at 3 P.M. on January 19th.
Job Interview CDE
The Job Interview Contest is a contest designed to test a student's ability to prepare a resume, write a follow-up letter and interview for a mock employment opportunity. Currently, the Amanda-Clearcreek Agricultural Education program offers classes in the Ag. Science, Ag. Business and Ag. Production taxonomies. A student must place 1st or 2nd in the district to proceed to the state contest. The district Job Interview CDE will be held at Lancaster High School at 3 P.M. on January 19th. The members who signed up to participate in this contest this year include: Freshmen - Kaytie Entler, Sophomore - Jenna Ferguson, Junior - Dan Quincel and the Senior - Travis Hart.
Public Speaking CDE
There are currently 4 public speaking contests offered by the Ohio FFA Association. Creed Speaking is available only to freshmen who recite the FFA Creed and answer questions about the Creed. Beginning Prepared is geared mostly for sophomores who present 5 to 7 minute speech on an agricultural topic. The Extemporaneous Speaking contest is open to all 4 grade levels. Extemporaneous speakers draw a agricultural topic and are given 30 minutes to develop a 4 to 6 minute speech from materials they have brought with them and their own personal knowledge. The Prepared Speaking contest, often referred to as 'Senior Prepared', is open to members in all 4 grade levels, but generally involves junior and senior members who present a 6 to 8 minute prepared speech. The members who have signed up so far are, Creed Speaking: Nick Brumfield, Beginning Prepared: Sierra Jepsen, Emily Morgan and Sarah Vannoy- Extemporaneous: Daniel Quincel- and Prepared: Kelsie Sharp.
State & American FFA Degrees/Proficiency Applications Due
All State and American FFA Degree applications are due on January 26th along with all the proficiency award applications. If you are interested in applying for these awards see Mr. Tilley ASAP.
State Ag Communications CDE
The Amanda-Clearcreek FFA Ag. Communications Team won the state again for the fourth year in a row! This is absolutely unprecedented! Our chapter has now won the state six times in this contest area since it’s inception in 1999, placing in the top five every other year but one, and that was a seventh place finish. No other team or organization in the history of our school has ever won the state this many times, not to mention four times in a row.
Congratulations to this years team members; Dan Quincel, Sara Russ, Kayla Porter, Caitlin Robinson and John Miller. Dan also placed 4th and Kayla Placed 10th individually. This is an exceptional accomplishment for this years team. It is made all the more impressive when considering the fact that this is the first time that this team has competed in this contest area. All of the other top teams in the state of Ohio had returning members and have also been competing for at least the last two to three years in this contest area.
This is one of the hardest contest areas that an FFA Member can compete in. The contest consists of an eight page written project proposal with accompanying media materials, a fifteen-minute power point presentation delivered by the group, an editing exercise using the proper AP style editing marks and a written test on journalism knowledge. In addition each member also has to complete their own individual practicum exercise consisting of the following; news writing, news release, 2-minute radio broadcast, 2-page graphic design and a 3-page web design layout.
Again, congratulations to this years team. Dan, Sara, Kayla, Caitlin and John we are all very proud of you
Fruit Sale
The fruit sale pays for the large majority of the chapter's activities, such as field trips, bus fuel and awards. As you can see, this is a very important fundraiser for our chapter. This year the Amanda - Clearcreek FFA chapter sold 1670 box/baskets of fruit. Thank you to all of you that purchased fruit this year.
By: A-C FFA Reporter
Brittany Stevens