December
of 2015 by Mallory Seitz, Reporter |
Next FFA Meeting |
The next meeting will be on December 21st
at 7 P.M. in the Ag. Center. The Ag. Challenge will be the Feed Bag Hold, each
bag weighs about 40 lbs. and there will be one boy and one girl from each grade
level in this contest.
Upcoming Events |
Ag. Breakfast: Breakfast
will be on the 8th of January at 6:30 A.M. and the location is yet
unknown. Remember that breakfast is always a great opportunity to eat a good
meal with friends and family. At the last breakfast there were over 30 members
present.
Zoo Lights: Every year
the chapter goes to the Columbus Zoo for their ÒWild Light WonderlandÓ show. We
will be departing from the school at 3 P.M. and will be retuning by 10:30 P.M.
In order to qualify for this trip you must have sold at least 10 boxes/baskets
of fruit. There will be 49 members attending, while on the way there they will
be stopping for food.
Past Happenings |
Holiday Food Drive: Recently
the chapter went out around the community and passed out bags to those who
lived in Amanda and Stoutsville. On each bag there is note that explains what
this was for and asked people to donate non-perishable food items. After a week
the students went back out and collected the bags from both locations to sort
them and give them to the fire department. The food the chapter collected went
to needy families in the community and there were more than two pallets of food
donated.
State Officer Leadership Night: This event
was held on Nov. 18th at Amanda- Clearcreek High School. This year
there were 19 different FFA chapters in attendance with a combined total OF
over 250 members, which is a record for our chapter. The State officers who
were there broke them up into two groups. Within the groups we had workshops,
where we learned about what amplifying your chapter means to you. Members were
asked how they could help their chapter as well as themselves by discovering
the different ways to influence their chapter.
Job Interview: On Nov. 23rd
five members competed in the District Job Interview CDE, where senior Sydney Stinson placed 2nd,
sophomore Emma Dearth placed 2nd,
first year junior Blair Farmer placed
5th, junior Austin Smith
placed 7th and freshmen Jalyn
Fausnaugh placed 8th. In this competition members must present a
resume, cover letter, write a follow up letter and perform a mock interview.
Fruit Sale: The
chapter just finished our annual fall fruit sale. This yearÕs top seller was
Carlie Krile selling 61.5 boxes/baskets of fruit and the top sales person will
get extra FFA buxx that will help pay for trips, chapter events and FFA
jackets. The chapter sold a total of 1207 boxes/baskets. We would like to thank
everyone who bought fruit this year and supported the chapter.
* If any
junior or senior is interested in earning their State degree you must let Mr.
Tilley know within the next week or two. If you are a recent graduate or grad
one and are interested in a proficiency award please let Mr. Tilley know within
the next week as well. All those interested must have their SAE (AET and paper)
records all up to date before Christmas break.