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Graduation Speech Essay

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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

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