October FFA Meeting

The October Meeting will be held on Wednesday October 26, 2011.

The fun will begin with a party at 6:15 pm with the meeting following at 7 pm and concluding at 7:45 pm. There will be games and lots of fun!!

Costumes are also optional but ENCOURAGED! Prizes will be awarded for the scariest, most unique, and most creative costume.

This is going to be a HUGE meeting and very important since we won't be holding a meeting in the month of November.

Hope to see everyone there!!

FFA Parent and Community Member Help

Members, As an active chapter, we often need assistance from parents or people around the community. If you might know anybody interested in helping, please come to the Mrs. Markley's room and take a form to fill out and bring back. This form includes the areas we need help in:

• Snacks at monthly meetings
• Helping with Citrus Fruit when it arrives
• Providing hot dishes for the Christmas Dinner/Carry-in on December
• Helping with the set up and the clean up for the Christmas Dinner and meeting
• Organizing meals/snacks for area contests throughout the year
• Providing food for District II Leadership Contest
• Chaperoning chapter activities
• Assisting with organizing FFA files
• Attending crops, forestry, and entomology contest to assist with scoring
• Assisting with Community Service Projects like PALS or our Winter Community Service Project (TBA)

Please let us know if anyone is interested. Thanks!

Proficiency Areas

New members, if you are interested in completing a Proficiency Application for the 2012 Leadership Competition, here are some areas to help you get started on your search:

• Agricultural Communications- Entrepreneurship/Placement
• Agricultural Mechanics- Entrepreneurship/Placement
• Agricultural Education- Entrepreneurship/Placement
• Agricultural Mechanics Repair and Maintenance- Entrepreneurship/Placement
• Agricultural Mechanics Energy Systems- Entrepreneurship/Placement
• Agricultural Processing- Entrepreneurship/Placement
• Agricultural Sales- Entrepreneurship/Placement
• Agricultural Services- Entrepreneurship/Placement
• Aquaculture- Entrepreneurship/Placement
• Beef Production- Entrepreneurship/Placement
• Dairy Production- Entrepreneurship/Placement
• Diversified Agricultural Production- Entrepreneurship/Placement
• Diversified Crop Production- Entrepreneurship/Placement
• Diversified Horticulture Production- Entrepreneurship/Placement
• Diversified Livestock Production- Entrepreneurship/Placement
• Emerging Agricultural Technology- Entrepreneurship/Placement
• Environmental Science and Natural Resources Management- Entrepreneurship/Placement
• Equine Science- Entrepreneurship/Placement
• Fiber and/or Oil Crop Production- Entrepreneurship/Placement
• Floriculture- Entrepreneurship/Placement
• Food Science and Technology- Entrepreneurship/Placement
• Forage Production- Entrepreneurship/Placement
• Forest Management and Products- Entrepreneurship/Placement
• Fruit Production- Entrepreneurship/Placement
• Grain Production- Entrepreneurship/Placement
• Home and/or Community Development- Entrepreneurship/Placement
• Landscape Management- Entrepreneurship/Placement
• Nursery Operations- Entrepreneurship/Placement
• Outdoor Recreation- Entrepreneurship/Placement
• Poultry Production- Entrepreneurship/Placement
• Sheep Production- Entrepreneurship/Placement
• Small Animal Production and Care- Entrepreneurship/Placement
• Specialty Animal Production- Entrepreneurship/Placement
• Specialty Crop Production- Entrepreneurship/Placement
• Swine Production- Entrepreneurship/Placement
• Turf Grass Management- Entrepreneurship/Placement
• Vegetable Production- Entrepreneurship/Placement
• Wildlife Management- Entrepreneurship/Placement

If you see an area that you think you would interested in, ask Mrs. Markley or Mr. Hays for more information.