May
of 2015 by Mallory Seitz, Reporter |
Next FFA Meeting |
The next FFA meeting will be Tuesday May
19th at 7:00 P.M. in the Ag. Center. This is the last meeting of the
school year. The assistant officers will running this meeting, instead of the normal
officers. At this meeting there will be no Ag. Challenge instead, there will be
a cookout for all the members. The class that has won the most Ag. Challenges
will get a steak dinner along with hog dogs. This is a great opportunity for
members to get a nice meal and socialize.
Upcoming Events |
Ag. Breakfast: Our next
annual Ag Breakfast will be held on May 8th at IHop.
State Convention: This is
something that our FFA chapter attends annually. The state Convention is held
at the Ohio Expo Center and has several different sessions. This year State
Convention is held on April 30th and May 1st. During the
sessions state officers and well known presenters speak about previous
experiences and developing leadership skills. During the convention there is
also the election of the new state officers. This year we have several members
being recognized at the convention.
A-C FFA Awards Banquet: Our
chapterÕs annual awards banquet will be taking place on Saturday, May 9th
at 4:00 P.M. This is a wonderful time for all the members and their families to
have a good meal and reflect on the achievements of the past year. There will
be several awards given out along with a game or two. Members must also wear
official dress if you have a jacket. Everyone is invited, family members, FFA
alumni, and community members. For the people attending this is a potluck
dinner so you are asked to bring a covered dish, Mr. Tilley and Mr. Sharp will
be handing out more information about the food details at a later time. I hope
that everyone will attend.
Upcoming Events Continued:
Top Spring FundraiserÕs Trip: Our chapter
sells mulch and flower bulbs as a fundraiser each spring. This trip is for the
top 15 salesmen, who sell over 150 bags of mulch as well as the 2 top flower
bulb salesmen. This year the trip
will be down in West Virginia at the New River. Members going will be white
water rafting and camping. This yearÕs trip will be on May 14th, 15th,
16th and 17th.
Baby Animal Farm: This is where FFA members can show the
younger students their animals. It gives them the opportunity to learn about
the different animals, and maybe learn something knew. Members usually bring
horses, dogs, rabbits and other farm animals. Some members bring in exotic
animals such as snakes, tarantulas, etc. The younger students can hold and pet
the animals while the older students tell them about the animal. The Baby
Animal Farm is being held on May 19th.
Ag. Issues: This years
Ag. Issues team consists of: Sydney Stinson, Samantha Elder, Sarah
Streets, Carlie Krile, Emma Dearth and Mattie Grace Hamilton. The team will
be competing at the State FFA Convention on April 30th at the Ohio
Expo Center. In this contest members must pick an agricultural topic and
present their findings to a panel of judges.
Past Happenings |
Ag. Breakfast: AprilÕs Ag.
Breakfast was held at Tee JayeÕs on April 10th.
212¼ Leadership Conference: Recently
some of our members went to the 212¼ Leadership Conference on April 18th
and 19th, and was held at Union Local High School. This was an over
night training activity held by state officers and influential speakers. The
goal of this is to promote leadership skills to all FFA chapters, as well as
meet other FFA members.
Past Happenings Continued:
Promising Young Leaders Conference:
This event was on Monday April 13th at the OSU
campus. At this conference students learn more about the agricultural field,
and see if it interests them. This conference is a great chance for students to
also improve their leadership skills, experience professional development,
advance in communication abilities, and have a blast while doing it. Students
also have the opportunity to meet with professionals from the agricultural
field.
Greenhand Quiz CDE: Mikayla Hicks, Emma Dearth, Shalyn Brown, and Sarah
Doner were the top four members of this contest. Other members
participating in this event were: Noah
Smith, Lydia lafferty, Carlie Peiratt, Mattie Grace Hamilton, Katie Vickroy,
Maya Knox, Becca Wodia, Delany Chester, Jennifer Seas, Riley McClure, Cole
Kleinline and Jaylnn Fausnaugh. This contest is open to any new member in
the chapter.
Animal Health: Recently
this team consisting of: Mikayla Hicks,
Katie Vickroy, Desirae Logsdon and
Ashley Pritchard all competed in the state competition at the Ohio Expo
Center on April 15th. This team placed 13th in the state.
Aquarium Management: This years
team placed 8th in the state. The team consisted of: Makinzie Garee, Austin Stai, Dylan Mullen
and Adrian Wymer. Inthis contest members must identify aquatic animals and
equipment.
Animal Management: This years
team consisted of: Billy LÕHuillier,
Mallory Seitz, Samantha Elder, Courtney Smith and Kylie Freisner placed 11th
in the state. In this contest members identify household animals and equipment.
212¼ Leadership Conference: On April 18th
and 19th some of our members went to the leadership conference and
learned a great deal. At this conference students learned about building better
character, and better leadership skills.
Ag. Communications: On April 25th Samantha Young,
Kaylee Reed and Josie Montoney won the state competition and Josie placed first
in the state. We are very proud of all three women, they did a wonderful job.
In this contest members are tested on their knowledge of the agricultural
industry.
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