April of 2014

by Josie Montoney, Reporter

 

Next FFA Meeting

 

The next monthly FFA meeting will take place on Tuesday, April 22nd at 7:00 P.M. in the ag center. The Ag Challenge for this meeting will be Tug of War. Each class will have both male and female teams, with up to 5 members on each. Freshmen will go against sophomores, and juniors will go against the seniors and the winning classes will then compete.

 

Upcoming Events

Ag Breakfast: The next Ag Breakfast will be held at Tee JayeÕs on April 4th at 6:15 A.M. All members are encouraged to attend this event, where they will have the chance to socialize with friends and eat great food!

 

Mulch and Flower Bulb Sale: The Amanda-Clearcreek FFA Chapter is currently in the midst of their spring mulch and flower bulb sale. All members are highly encouraged to participate, as the funds from this enable the chapter to go on all the exciting trips and activities that they do. If there are any questions, or any interest in sales, either talk to an A-C FFA member or feel free to call (740) 969-7381 and leave a message.

 

Hocking College Natural Resource Showcase: On April 25th, members from our chapter will have the chance to attend the Hocking College Natural Resource Showcase, held at Lake Snowden. Members of the Forestry, Nature Interpretation, and Wildlife Management CDE teams can attend this showcase to learn more about some of the classes and courses that Hocking College has to offer. It will be an excellent opportunity for these students to learn more about a prospective college that offers courses they may be interested in.

 

Envirothon: On April 29th, our chapter will send two teams to the Envirothon, held this year at Tar Hollow State Park. The Envirothon is an event put on by the Ohio Federation of Soil and Water Conservation Districts and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources which testsÕ students knowledge of soils, forestry, wildlife, aquatic ecology, and current environmental issues. Each school may send five students on a team, and the winners from each of the five district contests then move onto the state contest. This will be an excellent opportunity for members of our chapter to have an opportunity to show their knowledge in these areas.

Alumni Pizza Fundraiser: Included in this monthÕs newsletter, there is also a flier for the Amanda-Clearcreek FFA AlumniÕs fundraising night at the Pizza Cottage in Lancaster. On April 10th, from 4 P.M. to 10 P.M., Pizza Cottage will donate 15% of their profits from anyone who brings in the attached coupon to the A-C FFA Alumni. The money raised from this will be put towards providing scholarships to seniors, and to help pay for the Memorial Awards, which pay for two members every year to the Washington Leadership Conference. This will be a good event to socialize with friends, and help our A-C FFA Alumni.

 

Past Happenings

 

Ag Breakfast: On March 7th, members of our chapter participated in the monthly ag breakfast held at Tee JayeÕs. It was a good opportunity to socialize with friends over great food, and there was a great turn out of members.

 

Young Leaders Conference: On March 7th, 16 members of our chapter went up to OSU to attend the Young Leaders Conference. It was a fantastic opportunity, where participants went to one leadership session, one professional development session, attended a career fair, met with the fraternity and sorority that helped put on the event, and ended the day with a tour around the ag campus. Members gained valuable insight into leadership techniques and developing themselves as professionals in the agricultural field. Members who attended this event were: Killian Lott, Makinzie Garee, Kassidy McClure, Samantha Young, Lillianna Seifert, Haley Bigham, Courtney Smith, Sydney Stinson, Josie Montoney, Emmy Hollar, Adrian Wymer, Devon Mullen, Austin Stai, Kayla Luft, Kaylee Reed, and Susan Householder.

 

 Assistant Officers: At the March meeting, the new assistant officers for the 2014-2015 officer team were announced. The new assistants are as follows:

Assistant Vice-President: Kayla Luft

Assistant Secretary: Layla Renner

Assistant Treasurer: Carlie Krile

Assistant Reporter: Joce Palombo

Assistant Sentinel: Austin J. Smith

Assistant Student Advisor: Mallory Seitz

Assistant At-Large: Ashley Pritchard

 

Spring Skills Contests: Recently, seven of our spring skills CDE teams participated in the Marysville Invitational and the Ashland Invitational. At Marysville, Wildlife Management placed 12th, Poultry placed 16th, Nature Interpretation placed 3rd, Meats placed 13th, General Livestock placed 31st, Equine Management placed 6th, and Agronomy also placed 6th. At the Ashland Invitational, Wildlife Management placed 4th, Poultry placed 14th, Nature Interpretation placed 6th, Meats placed 14th, General Livestock placed 14th, Equine Management placed 12th, and Agronomy placed 16th.

 

Proficiency Awards: For a member to be eligible to fill out a proficiency award, their SAE project must first be Ag. related. They must then fill out a strenuous application and turn in their completed project book(s) and their general record book. These will be judged at the state level and the top 4 in each category will be recognized at the State FFA Convention. Members who make it to state will then have to complete a project book and an interview at the Ohio state FFA Convention in the spring. This takes a lot of extra time and effort, and it is a massive accomplishment for a memberÕs proficiency award to be in the top 4 in the state. The following list is the members who completed their proficiency award application, their proficiency area, and their placing in that area at District 7 judging:

                        Dylan Wamsley – 1st – Dairy Production-Placement

                        Katie Krile – 1st – Accounting

                        Desirae Logsdon – 1st – Beef Production-Entrepreneurship

                        Devon Mullen – 1st – Nursery Operations

                        Katerina Sharp – 1st – Home and/or Community Development

                        Katerina Sharp- 1st – Fiber and/or Oil Crop Production

                        Johnny Lemaster – 2nd – Small Animal Production and Care

                        Susan Householder – 2nd – Agricultural Education

                        Rachel Stoneburner – 2nd – Agricultural Sales-Placement

                        Kaylee Reed – 2nd – Dairy Production-Placement

In addition, the following members have advanced on to the state level, where they are top 4 in the state of Ohio. The exact placings will be announced at state convention this spring.

                        Dylan Wamsley – Organic Agriculture

                        Kaylee Reed – Organic Agriculture

                        Katerina Sharp – Home and/or Community Development

                        Katerina Sharp – Fiber and/or Oil Crop Production

                        Devon Mullen – Nursery Operations

 

Banquet Reminder!

            On May 10th, the chapter will hold its annual banquet starting at 4 P.M.  This is a required event for ALL members, and an exciting opportunity for all other community members to acknowledge all that our chapter has accomplished in the last year.