WOW! So much has happened since June. The SV FFA and ag department had a rough start to our year losing three of our students who were on the FFA officer team to other schools. Even with this bump in the road, the four officers that remained visited Mt. Shasta City and had a blast bonding and learning more about each other at their officer retreat in August. Once school started we found three new officers and attended COLC (Chapter Officer Leadership Conference) where the entire team learned about their diverse leadership styles and were able to bond together as the official Surprise Valley FFA Chapter Officer Team for the 2017-2018 school year. If you see them around, congratulate President Cindy Hinze, V.P. Maddison Seely, Secretary Maya …show more content…
If there are any other fundraisers for National Convention they will be posted to the chapter facebook and put into the newspaper. Thank you for supporting the students of Surprise Valley and helping them go on a once in a lifetime trip!
In the classroom: Intro to agriculture was introduced to all things FFA and has been in the shop the entire month of October learning to oxy-fuel and ARC weld. They have also learned basic CNC design skills that will be strengthened during their time at SVHS. They were put into groups and created CNC designs that were then cut-out and put into the silent auction at the Pig, Swig and Jig. Ag Earth science is beginning their unit on soil and from there, will learn about Earth’s atmosphere. Ag leadership has been working their way through different “habitudes.” These are leadership practices that everyone should practice and apply in their daily lives. Ag Bio has been trucking through the new sustainable agriculture biology curriculum. They have studied sustainability and how it can be applied in agriculture and tested using the scientific method. We will soon be diving into photosynthesis and composting.
As October winds down, Miss M reflects on the activities of the month. What is most exciting is that ALL of the freshman attended the Greenhand Leadership Conference! This is a HUGE change compared to previous years. The students had an absolute blast and enjoyed connecting with other students from around the region. Students also
When I was younger, I would often return home to a familiar question: So, what did you learn today? My answer would always be "nothing" or "stuff." As I look back, I never lied, yet, I never told the whole truth. Many people think that you don't know anything with only 18 years of experience; I think they're wrong. I've learned a lot about myself and others from the relationships I have built throughout the years. I believe my most important lessons were "people" lessons. Those are the ones which could never be taught out of a book or in a lecture; you have to go out and experience them for yourself.
Astonishing, stunning, remarkable, spectacular, phenomenal: All words to describe my experience attending agriculture and biology related activities on college campus this past month. When I was assigned this assignment, I thought there would only be a few events to choose from, but after looking at the potential activities I could attend, I was awestruck by how many events that were held on campus. Little did I know that there so many opportunities for me to get involved in college. This engagement assignment helped me become more comfortable on campus and more familiarized with what is happening on campus. Three events I would like to highlight in my experience are the Ag. and Bio Ice Cream Social, SDSU
Chapter Advisor Corinne Wengelewski and Elise Baker, along with 5 students, attended the 88th National Convention on October 28th through 31st . Alannah and Karah Anker, Hailey Mueller, Nicole Neiner, and Joshua Robbins represented the chapter at the convention held in Louisville, Kentucky.
In years past, the Nebraska NAMA chapter has struggled to keep members active throughout the year. There was a lack of communication between the officer team and its members, organizational issues and not enough opportunities for students to be involved. In order to improve this, the officer team made sure to offer a club meeting or activity every month with advertising done through emails, Facebook and Twitter, flyers, and announcements. Our officers recognized that members needed multiple ways to learn about the meetings and have plenty of time to mark it on their schedules.
On top of all this Bianca lent the chapter her knowledge of biology to design a project for this year’s Honors In Action, whose purpose was to educate young elementary students on the process of nurturing the soil to prevent degradation. She organized meetings where she met with the chapter officers to go over the project step by step. The project turned out to be a major success. Every officer was given the opportunity to lead in the project; Bianca’s guidance played a key
We are inspired by the information and insights that were shared. This will assist us in developing strategies and practices for our summer session initiatives at Georgia Tech. Blake and Jacob, we wish you all the best with your future endeavors
This event is family oriented, I go every year will family and volunteering as much as I can to contribute. If I’m not mistaking, this year was the 6th annual Fall-o-ween festival.
In addition, I was excited to find that SU recognizes that women are underrepresented in the science and technology fields and is making strides to change that trend! I was happy to find that there is an event in February that provides students with the opportunity to connect with
A most exciting development is the addition of a robust FFA program at NCHS. Jason Hubbard, our new Agriculture Teacher, will be chartering the new organization. We look forward to the exceptional leadership opportunities that this organization brings to our
Well guys, we've made it. We've made it through four years of one of the most highly involved times in our lives. We've seen all, we've done all, and at this point in the year, most of us have probably had enough of it all. If you think about it, four school years is really a long time. four years of high school is equal to 720 school days, 4,320 class periods, and if you're a busy guy like me and you tend to count things by the minute, then it might surprise you to know that we've been in class for about 237,600 minutes. Class of 2006- are you ready to graduate?
The Class of 2012. How long have we heard these words applied to us? Long years starting with broken crayons in kindergarten to inside-out sweatshirts in middle school to late English essays — 13 years of learning from the simplest counting to complicated algebra and calculus, from reciting our ABCs to reading Shakespeare. Imagine, us coming out of our respective middle schools into this monster of a campus. With three times as many people — people who drive. People who have cars and are legal adults. We’ve been here for four years. Count the quarters: there are 16 of them.
A wise person once said something to this effect: "Quotes are just another way of masking one's true feelings." I'd tell you the person who wrote it, but I can barely even remember it word for word. It's funny I crossed paths with this quote just days before I was informed I would be speaking at commencement. Someone or something, maybe a higher power, meant for this quote and I to meet. The irony of the whole situation is that the author's quote was turned into a quote, which is most likely the opposite of their intentions.
We wrap up the last full week of October, thrilled about this week's highlights! If you haven't heard, our school nurse Caren Etling and our educational technology specialist, Mike McQueen were both recipients of educational grants from the Clayton Education Foundation. With congratulations to them both, submitting creative and innovative proposals which benefit our school as a community, we are even more excited about the start of the work they will be pursuing. Caren Etling will now be able to expand the work of our Garden Club, continuing her partnership and support of Tom Sprengnether and science by ensuring all students have an opportunity to actively engage in gardening. Soon, Meramec will be the recipient of an indoor tower
I rediscovered something while trying to think of my speech for tonight. History repeats itself. Everything I felt compelled to say I knew has been said before and will be said in times to come. I grew dismayed at the thought that the human race has progressed so little that the same advice has as much merit now as it did when it was first given, millenniums ago. Yet there is a simple beauty in this. It reassures us that humans will always be human; that everyone is experiencing life for the first time, no matter how many ancestors lie before them. Since we are each seeing life anew, the same truths will occur again and again. These truths have brought us to this point in history; they will carry us for the rest of our lives.
First of all I want to take this opportunity to thank some people. I wish to extend my gratitude and gratefulness to all of you who are present today. The people who care and have made a difference are right here ... right now. The greatest gift any of us could have received is having the people who influenced all of our lives here to witness this milestone. Whether you are parents, teachers, family members, or friends, you have all contributed for us to reach this goal of acquiring our diplomas. All that any of us have accomplished can be credited to you and your undying support. You have been our advocates in our ongoing journey seeking education. I also want to thank God. Because of His unceasing love and grace, He has made all of this