This year our FFA week was a blast! All the members came up with great

new activities to do throughout the week. Some of those activities were

chubby bunny, milk chug, egg toss, cow tongue football, nail driving con-

test and the District 5 President (Devon Alexander) came in to speck with

our chapter. During his time he showed us how to manage our schedules

and not procrastinate. During chubby bunny the challenge was to see how

many marshmallows you could fit in you mouth and still say “chubby bun-

ny”. Cow tongue football is just as it sounds, we actually played football

with a real cow tongue, you might think its gross but we loved it! FFA week

was a great success this year and with more members participating, it

made it a fun experience.

By: Mara Ledley

F F A W e e k ! ! ! O F F I C E R T E A M

President: Hillary Jackson

Vice President: James Walters

Treasurer: Mara Ledley

Reporter: Ashley Todd

Secretary: Morgan Robison

Sentinel: Justin Weeks

Student Advisors: Tanner Wiley &

Chris Cox

J A N U A R Y – M A R C H I S S U E

Riverside FFA

Issue 3

T e a c h e r B r e a k f a s t

Issue 3

During FFA week, members and officers came in at 6:30 and cooked breakfast for the Riverside

Staff. Breakfast included scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage and pancakes. A small way to show the

teachers that we appreciate everything that they do.

P u b l i c S p e a k i n g , C r e e d s p e a k i n g

a n d J o b I n t e r v i e w

Public speaking contest is where students are require to give a 5 to 7 minute speech on a topic

relating to agriculture. They are graded on eye contact, clarity, preparedness, dress and topic material.

Ashley Todd competed in this contest and advanced to the district level. Creed speaking contest is

where members are challenged to memorize the entire FFA creed and recite it in front of judges word

for word. After presenting the creed, students are asked questions about different parts of the creed

and are asked to explain what that part of the creed means to know they understand it. Ella Jackson

entered into this competition and advanced to the district level. Job interview contest consists of

creating a resume for a ag career that you had selected, then you go through an interview process .

Bill Walter, Dana Bell and James Walters all entered into this contest and advanced to the district

level. Congratulations to all who competed at the county and district levels.

What is your officer position?

Secretary

What grade are you in?

Junior Year

How long have you been in FFA?

3 years

What is your SAE project?

Beef feeders at fair

What is your favorite thing about FFA?

Learning new things

What Ag class are you enrolled in?

Ag Mechanics : /

What are your goals for this year?

To get my engine to work after putting it back

together

What are your responsibilities as an officer?

I correspond with other secretaries wherever corn is grown and FFA

members meet

What are your favorite hobbies?

Sports, reading and showing at fair

What sports do you play?

Volleyball, basketball and softball

INTERVIEWS

The FFA officers completed their 2011 officer books

and turned them in to be rated as a Gold, Silver,

Bronze, or and Honorable Mention. This year our

Reporters book received and Honorable Mention,

done by our Reporter Ashley Todd. The Treasurer’s

book received a Silver ranking, done by our Treasurer

Mara Ledley. The Secretaries book received a gold

rating and was proudly done by our Secretary

Morgan Robison. Congratulations to all of the officers

for their hard work paying off on their books. Next

year we hope to receive Gold ratings on every book.

By: Morgan Robison

What is your officer position?

Treasurer

What grade are you in?

Junior Year

How long have you been in FFA?

3 years

What is your SAE?

Dairy Holstein

What is your favorite thing about FFA?

The hands on activities

What Ag classes are you enrolled in?

Ag Horticulture

What are your goals for this year?

Recruit more people for next year

O f f i c e r B o o k s

INTERVIEWS

What are your responsibilities as an officer?

Keep track of the receipts and discernments and help anyone who asks

What are your hobbies?

Sports and outdoor activities

What sports do you play?

Volleyball and Basketball

8th Graders- Learned about what FFA and what agriculture is and how

it relates to them. Currently they are drawing isometric and

orthographic drawings. By learning these drawings students will apply

their knowledge to draw their CO2 dragsters.

Agronomy Plant Science- Currently learning about plant and crop

biology. Students have conducted an experiment on how plants grow

in warm and cold temperatures. They used the scientific method to

complete their research on this experiment. The students in class

have also been preparing the green house and transplanting flowers

for the upcoming plant sale.

Animal Science- Finished up a unit on digestive systems they learned

and dissected a monogastric, ruminant and avian digestive system.

Currently in class students are learning about the beef, dairy, swine,

goats and sheep industry and major breeds.

Ag mechanics- Students are finishing the unit on rebuilding small

engines. Students had to tear apart their engine, take measurements,

and had to put them back together poperly and start them. The stu-

dents have to take a test over all the parts of an engine and identify

them and their purpose. Next the class will learn about residential

wiring.

Ag business- Students are learning about the ag business industry and

all of its factors. They learned about the law of diminishing returns,

credit, profit loss statements, interest on items, loans and other

business factors. Now currently the ag business class is making

Adirondack chairs.

Horticulture- Students learned about hydroponics and landscape and

design. Students learned the botanical and common names of plants

and they had to learn how to layout a design project. Students are

currently using pro landscape software program on the computer. The

students also drew out their design on paper then moved their idea to

the computer. It taught the students how to group plants and how to

landscape properly.

By: Tanner Wiley

I n s i d e t h e c l a s s r o o m

Issue 3

S t a t e D e g r e e ! ! !

Issue 3

On Friday May 4th, Hillary Jackson and James Walters will receive their State FFA Degrees at State

Convention in Columbus. The State Degree is the second Highest laurel an FFA member can earn ;

the only higher honor is the America FFA Degree, qualifications to earn this Degree are:

Have received a Chapter FFA Degree.

Have been an active FFA member for at least two years at the time of receiving the State FFA

Degree.

Have completed at least 2 years (360 hours) of systematic school instruction in agricultural

education at are above the ninth grade level, which includes an SAE.

Have earned and productively invested at least $1,000, or have worked at least 300 hour outside

of schedule class time through an SAE.

Have demonstrated leadership ability by performing 10 parliamentary law procedures, giving a

six-minute speech on a topic relating to agriculture or FFA, and serving as an FFA officer,

committee chairperson, or committee member.

Have a satisfactory academic record, certified by the agriculture teacher and the school principle

or superintendent.

Have participated in at least five different FFA activities above the chapter level.

Have completed at least 25 hour of community service in a minimum of two different activities.

Unlike the bronze Greenhand degree or the silver Chapter degree which are worn on the jacket be

low the members name, the gold State Degree is worn on a chain suspended from the jacket. Hillary

and James are the first members from Riverside since 2010 to receive their State Degrees.

Congratulations!

By: James Walters

On January 21st, James Walters, Ashley Todd, Ryan

Downing, Shannon Evans, Justin Weeks, Dana Bell and Abby

Smith hopped in the van and headed to 212/360 in Columbus

Ohio. We all Enjoyed our time there as we met many State Offic-

ers such as Shelby Faulkner, Devon Alexander, Morgan Wade,

Sierra Jepsen and many more. A couple of National Officers

attended as well. At 212/360, we learned how to show leader-

ship to others and how to accept ourselves for who we are. We

enjoyed the dance, meeting all new people, playing pool and en-

joying one another's company . We all bonded and It brought

the members of our chapter closer together as we learned more

about one another.

The conference was divided up as 212 consisted of fresh-

man and sophomores, while 360 consisted of juniors and seniors.

We learned different things in both of them and had a blast as

we danced to all the music. It was definitely a weekend a majori-

ty of the members who attended will never forget. As we all ar-

rived home it was nice to be back, but kind of depressing that we

had to leave. We all definitely encourage others to attend next

year.

By: Justin Weeks

2 1 2 / 3 6 0 L e a d e r s h i p C o n f e r e n c e

Issue 3

Dairy, wildlife judging– March 24

State dairy, and wildlife testing- March 26-28

Officer interviews– March 26-30

State dairy, and wildlife contest in Columbus– March 31

Riverside FFA banquet– April 21, at 5:30

Outdoor Power and Equipment– April 27

State Convention– May 1,2,3

FFA Camp– June 18-22

TBA– Trap Shoot, Bowling Night, Officer Retreat

By: Chris Cox

What Grade are you in?

Senior year

What are your goals for this year?

To graduate high school and have a great rest

of the year

What Ag Class are you enrolled in?

Animal Science

What sports/ activities are you in?

FCCLA, FFA, Tri-M, NHS, NTHS, T.P.A.-Student

Ambassador, Interact

What career do you want to go into?

Education

What FFA activity are you looking forward to the

most?

State Convention

U p c o m i n g E v e n t s

INTERVIEWS

Favorite animal?

Duck

Favorite food?

Shrimp

If attending a college which one do you plan on attending?

Clark State

Thank You

NCRS– Bob Stall, Randy Smith

and Steve McGinnis for demon-

strating proper pruning methods

to our trees in our school farm

filter strips.

Devon Alexander– Thank you for

coming in and speaking to our

FFA chapter to teach us about

being a State Officer and a true

leader.

INTERVIEW

Upcoming Meeting Dates

Committee meetings at lunch

March 27th

April 10th

May 8th

Chapter Meeting

March 28th

April 11th

May 9th

What Grade are you in?

Senior year

What are your goals for this year?

Graduate and get a job

What Ag Class are you enrolled in?

Ag Business

What sports/ activities are you in?

FFA

What career do you want to go into?

Combat Photography or Tattoo Photography

and Piercing

What FFA activity are you looking forward to the

most?

Banquet

Favorite animal?

Wolf and Red Panda

Favorite Food?

Crockpot Pizza

If attending a college which one do you plan on attending?

Art Institute in Pittsburg, PA

A s h l e y T o d d

F F A R e p o r t e r