Southern Valley FFA Fall 2009 in Review
All members attended Husker Harvest Days this year and had a fabulous time.
This fall has been a very busy season for the Southern Valley FFA Chapter. We have prepared and participated in district and state contests, had many meetings, and very effective fundraisers. On top of that we have also had a Greenhand and Chapter Degree Ceremony.
We started our 2009-2010 year on August 31st with our annual POA (Program of Activities) work night. All members attended and the Chapter split up in three commitees to plan activities and set goals for the upcoming year. The Chapter got much accomplished that night and was more than ready to start the new year.
In September members participated at the Nebraska State Fair, Labor Day weekend, by displaying range boards they made and showing livestock. On the 16th the Chapter went to Husker Harvest Days in Grand Island. While there the students took a tour through the Monsanto tent and then slit into teams for a scavenger hunt around the grounds. A float was made and slushy’s where sold as a fundraiser at Eager Beaver Days on the 19th. District Range Judging was held on the 23rd where 18 members participated in the event and three received green ribbons. The ribbon winners were Justin Schoen, Jordan Paine, and Cattarina Stock. Another float was made for Stamford Pork Days on the 26th with a hillbilly theme. To end the month of September on the 30th was State Range Judging where seven members competed, two received green ribbons, Jordan Paine, and Megan Schoen.
October was another big month with more District contests and National FFA Convention in Indianapolis. The Chapter made one last float for the year which they took to Orleans Apple Fest on the 3rd. On the 6th the Land Judging Contest was held near Holdrege. Seven members took part in this contest while only one received a ribbon. Jordan Paine earned a red ribbon. District Livestock Judging and IMPACT workshop were held in Curtis at the college on the 14th. All members went and participated in one or both events. IMPACT is where the Nebraska 2009 FFA officers do a workshop for the district, students participating learn new leadership skills and get to work with and meet students from other schools in their district. In the Livestock Judging contest 17 members competed while eight received ribbons. Jessica Murdoch, Lucas Robison, and Jordan Paine received purple ribbons, Patrick Hoximeier and Sara Lennemann, blue ribbons, Jessica Percival, red ribbon, and Dexter Becker, white ribbon. One Senior and one Junior team earned a spot in the State Division, these teams will compete in April in Lincoln at the 2010 State Convention. National Convention in Indianapolis took place September 20th -24th, seven members attended, these members traveled many miles while site seeing, experiencing and learning many new things they will take with them for the rest of their lives. The last event for the month of October was the beginning of the annual Holiday Fruit Sales which started the 28th.
November was not as busy; we started out with a Chapter Meeting on the 5th where the different groups at Husker Harvest Days told about the items they found during the scavenger hunt. Fruit Sales ended the 18th, the Chapter managed to meet all of the goals that were set and ended up raising more money than was expected. The Chapter would like to thank all who bought because without the community and supporters of the FFA it would not be possible to do what we do.
All of the fruit was delivered on December 3rd. There was another fundraiser held the 5th, a Pancake Feed in Oxford at the Legion Hall, all money made was donated to the American Cancer Association. Supplies for the feed was donated by local businesses, a special Thank you to those businesses for making it happen and helping us to donate to such a worthy cose. The first annual Greenhand and Chapter Degree Ceremony was held on the 7th. The Keynote speaker of the night was Maile Ilac Boeder from Aurora, Nebraska. District LSE (Leadership Skills Events) was supposed to be held the 9th in Curtis but due to the snow was postponed till January 6th.
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