Warsaw FFA

Member Work Experience Fundraiser/Auction

2011-11-03T22:03:00.002-04:00

The chapter is hosting the 8th Annual Community Appreciation Supper/Worker Auction:

When: Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Time: Serving Supper from 5:30 to 7:30
Where: Warsaw Community High School Cafeteria
Member Auction: Begins at 6:30

Members, it is encouraged that you go through the auction. You will be auctioned off for 4 hours of community service which is either donated or you work for whoever bought you. Everyone coming to the auction is well known, so no worries! Invite any relatives or family friends that would be interested in donating to the chapter through your community service.

If you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions, see Mrs. Markley or Mr. Hays!

Also, if you know of any places that would be willing to advertise our flyers, feel free to stop by the ag room and ask Mrs. Markley or one of our FFA officers for extra copies!

REMEMBER! This is our biggest fundraiser of the entire year! I hope to see all of you there! Have a great weekend!

National Convention Results

2011-11-03T21:53:00.002-04:00

During our Fall Break, members from our chapter attended the 83rd National Convention in Indianapolis, IN. We had a team competing in the National Dairy Food competition which consisted of Lauryn Steffe, Kyle Quick, Maryssa Hawley, and Mallarie Stookey.

We would like to congratulate Lauryn and Kyle who walked away with a silver placing and Maryssa and Mallarie with bronze.

Congratulations to the four of you! You hard work and dedication paid off! :)

Agriculture Scholarships

2011-11-02T13:38:00.005-04:00

This is to all graduating seniors:

If you are interested in the pursuing a career in the agriculture field in the school year of 2012-2013, then take a look at this scholarship.

The American Soybean Association is offering a $5,000 scholarship to any high school senior with the interest as stated above. The deadline for this scholarship is November 15, 2011. Specific academic, leadership, membership, and references are required.

If you are interested in applying or looking for more details, visit the link provided below:
http://www.soygrowers.com/soy/scholarship.htm

October FFA Meeting

2011-10-25T13:23:00.006-04:00

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

2011-10-03T13:41:00.002-04:00

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

2011-10-03T13:31:00.002-04:00

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.

Point System

2011-09-30T14:42:00.003-04:00

As many of you know, Rheann has put together a point system this year that will record the activities you participate in throughout the year in the chapter. The more activities you participate in, the more point you will recieive. The determined amount of people that have the most points at the end of the year will get to attend a retreat of some sort which is yet to be decided.

After every activity, please fill out a blue half sheet which is located on the counter is Mrs. Markley's room. Once filled out, please turn into the box that is unlabeled on her desk. Events in October that are worth points:

October 3rd: Crops, Forestry, and Entomology Practice
October 6th: Community Appreciation Supper Committee Meeting
October 10th: Crops, Forestry, and Entomology Practice
October 12th: Crops, Forestry, and Entomology Practice
October 13th: PALS Committee Meeting
October 17th: Crops, Forestry, and Entomology Practice
October 19th-22nd: National FFA Convention (all 4 days)
October 24th: Crops, Forestry, and Entomology Practice
October 26th: Halloween Party
October 26th: FFA Meeting
October 31st: Crops, Forestry, and Entomology Practice

We hope to see everyone participating and don't forget to turn in your points record papers!

Crops, Forestry, and Entomology Practices/Contest Dates

2011-09-28T22:48:00.002-04:00

If you are still interested in joining either crops, forestry, or entomology, but missed the call-out, see Mrs. Markley or Mr. Hays.

October Practices:

October 3 from 3-4 pm
October 10 from 3-4 pm
October 12 from 3-4 pm
October 17 from 3-4 pm
October 24 from 3-4pm
October 31 from 3-4 pm

November Practices:

November 2 from 3- 4:30 pm
November 7 from 3- 4:30 pm
November 9 from 3- 4:30 pm
November 28 from 3-4:30 pm

Contest Dates:

November 12: Possible Crops Invitational at Purdue University
November 14: Area X Contest at LaVille High School

Good luck to everyone this year at all competitions!

Community Day Booklets

2011-09-15T21:57:00.002-04:00

Community Day 2011 is approaching quickly!

If you are interested in selling booklets, see Mrs. Markley or Brooke Kline for a packet. There are 5 booklets in a packet, each book sells for $5. The money you earn goes into your FFA account and can be used for your dues, jackets, or other FFA related things.

Also, if you are interested in selling at the front of the store, please let Mrs. Markley know ASAP so you can get in early.

Crops, Forestry, Entomology CDE Call-out

2011-09-15T21:49:00.003-04:00

If you are interested in either Crops, Forestry, or Entomology and would like to be a part of a competitive team, then come to the call-out meeting on September 22 from 3-3:30 pm in Y-187. This call-out is open to all, new and returning, members. If you are unable to attend but are interested in knowing either more about it or joining, let Mrs. Markley know. What is Crops, Forestry, and Entomology?

Crops: identification of plants and seeds of both weeds and crops
Forestry: identification of seeds, leaves, and wood of trees in Indiana
Entomology: identification of bugs

FFA Dues

2011-09-15T21:43:00.004-04:00

For every FFA member: FFA Dues will be $20 and are due on October 3. If you have any questions or concerns, please ask Mrs. Markley, Mr. Hays, or Brooke Kline.

September FFA Meeting/New Member Orientation

2011-09-15T21:38:00.002-04:00

The FFA Meeting for the month of September will be held on Wednesday, September 28, 2011 in Y-187.

If you are a new member, you are encouraged to attend at 6:15. We will have information for both you and your family. There will also be ice cream for enjoyment. If you have any questions, ask either Mrs. Markley, Mr. Hays, or one of the officers.

Ice cream will be available for all other members at 7 pm. The meeting is expected to conclude around 7:45 pm. Hope to see everyone there and let's make it another successful meeting!

Give Hope/ Penny Pinch

2011-09-15T21:30:00.002-04:00

Give Hope is a fundraiser that the whole state of Indiana will be starting. All the donations will go to the Indiana FFA Leadership Center. The money raised will help to maintain and guarantee a place for FFA members to have to themselves and for camps and conferences to be held. It also helps to pay for renovation to the State Officers house.

To make this fundraiser more exciting, it is a competition between each district and chapter. Also, to make it even more fun, we extended the competition to make it between Mrs. Markley's classroom and Mr. Hays'.

Rules:
Bring pennies or loose change in for your class. The change will be added up and the class with the most will win! In order to make the game more exciting, you may drop dollar bills in the opposing classes container to subtract from their total.

All proceeds will go to Give Hope. Be sure to get your money in the jars before September 26, 2011!

District II Kick-Off

2011-09-15T21:24:00.002-04:00

If you are interested in going to District II Kick-off this year, it will be held on September 26, 2011 from 5 - 8:45 pm. It will be at Bremen High School this year.

If you've never attended previous years or you are a new member, this is a great opportunity to meet new people to learn more about FFA and yourself. You'll get to enjoy team-building activities with members from our district and meet your district and state officers!

Please sign up in the Ag Room if you are interested in going.

Hope to see everyone there!

Welcome Back!

2011-09-15T21:14:00.002-04:00

Hey everybody!

Hope everyone is enjoying their school year so far. As you know, we have many things coming up this month along with this year. To keep informed, be sure to check, the Warsaw FFA Chapter Facebook page along with this blog and the Ag Room. Good luck to everyone this year and let's make it another successful year! :)

List of upcoming events this month:

District II Kick-Off
Give Hope/Penny Pinch
Crops, Forestry, Entomology CDE Call-out
Community Appreciation Committee Meeting
PALS Committee Meeting
Community Day Booklets Event
National Convention

Echo's of the Past

2011-04-25T11:05:00.002-04:00

Saturday, April 30, 2011, Echo's of the Past will be taking place at Parker's and Sons, on the east side of 15. It is taking place across from the location we were at last year. There will be signs out telling you where to go.

If you haven't signed up for a shift, be sure to sign up in the Ag room ahead of time. We will be there from 8-3 pm.

Hope to see everyone there!

2011 Spring Banquet

2011-04-25T10:54:00.003-04:00

The Annual Warsaw FFA Chapter Spring Banquet will be held on Friday, April 29rd. The evening will begin at 6:00p.m. in the WCHS Cafeteria with a carry-in meal followed by the awards ceremony taking place in the Performing Arts Center. Our Spring Banquet is a time for our chapter to recognize our members for their successes over this past year.

Each member should bring a dish to share for the carry-in meal that feeds a minimum of 8-10 people. We ask that each person bring in a specific dish according to their grade:

Seniors and Freshman: Dessert and/or hot dishes
Sophomores and Juniors: Hot dishes or salads
Junior High: Salads and/or appetizer items

All members are encouraged to attend and MUST be in Official Dress.

Be sure to turn in your RSVP slip to either one of the officers or Mrs. Markley and Mrs. Jarrett.

Hope to see everyone there!

Officer Applications

2011-04-01T12:31:00.002-04:00

The 2011-2012 Officer Applications are in! Grab an application and be sure to have it turned in April 13, 2011 by 7:40 am.

Officer Interviews will be held on April 13, 2011 at 3:30 pm. See Mrs. Markley or Mrs. Jarrett to sign up for an interview time.

The officer slate will be handed out during the April FFA Meeting on April 20th. This meeting is very important since we will be voting on the officer slate.

Officer Positions:

President
Vice-President
Secretary
Treasurer
Reporter
Sentinel
Student Advisor

Good luck to everyone!

Warsaw FFA Seniors

2011-03-16T21:55:00.001-04:00

Seniors, be sure to turn in your pictures and information sheet for the senior slide show to Taylor or Mallarie by Wednesday, March 30th.

Thanks everyone!

2011 Leadership Convention

2011-03-14T22:22:00.011-04:00

"How about 11 wins in 2011?"

This question asked by Mrs. Markley and Mrs. Jarrett at the beginning of year challenged us to succeed and excel. At the 2011 District II Leadership Convention, we walked away, not only with 11 wins, but the District II Star Farmer and the District II Star in Ag Placement, as well!

District II Star Farmer: Devan Ostrom

District II Star in Agriculture Placement: Jesse O'Hara

On March 11, 2011, members competed in various categories, results follow:

Creed- 1st place Lindsey O'Hara
Ag Business Management Demonstration- 1st place Mallarie Stookey
Novice Food Science Demonstration- 1st place Lindsey O'Hara
Natural Resource Demonstration- 1st place Taylor Hartman
Essay- 1st place Kyle Quick
Freshman Extemporaneous Speaking- 1st place Madison Dobbins
Freshman Prepared Public Speaking- 1st place Mikaela Conley
Leadership Ambassador- 1st place Kyle Quick
Prepared Public Speaking- 1st place Mallarie Stookey
Multimedia Scrapbook- 1st place Kristin Quick, Bridget Engle, & Melanie Wilson
Discovery Degree Demonstration- 1st place Cole Troutner

We also had several other placings:

Tradition Scrapbook- 2nd place Kelsey Sponseller
Extemporaneous Public Speaking- 2nd place Kyle Quick
Food Science Demonstration- 2nd place Bryce Owens & Carrie Hawley
Animal Science Demonstration- 4th place Melissa Howard & Maryssa Hawley
Quiz Bowl- 5th place Madison Dobbins, Mitchell Hall, Mikaela Conley, & Caleb DeBoest.

The following FFA members also received recogition for placing in their respected proficiency area:

Kyle Quick- 1st place Ag Service
Maryssa Hawley- 1st place Diversified Livestock
Taylor Hartman- 1st place Agriculture Education
Rheann Weaver- 1st place Small Animal Care & Production
Carrie Hawley- 2nd place Ag Sales
Brooke Kline- 2nd place Equine Science
Jesse O'Hara- 3rd place Sheep Placement

All first place winners will be advancing to State competition which will be held during State Convention. Congratulations to everyone who competed for their hard work and excelling to their "Infinite Potential" in 2011.

Good luck at State!

Greenhand Banquet

2011-02-16T15:46:00.005-05:00

The Warsaw FFA is holding the Greenhand Induction Ceremony on February 17, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. It is very important that all Greenhands attend. If you are not at the ceremony, you will not be able to receive your Greenhand Degree this semester and will have to wait until next fall. It is open to any member to attend as well.

We would like the Greenhands to be here at 6:20 p.m., IN OFFICIAL DRESS. It will be held in the Agriculture Room, Y-189. There will be a special guest attending. Our Indiana State Secretary, Megan Klotz, will be here to inspire all the new Greenhands. The banquet will conclude at 7:30 p.m. with refreshments.

Official Dress for Guys consists of:

White button down shirt
FFA tie
Black dress pants
Black socks
FFA Jacket

Official Dress for Girls consists of:

White button down shirt
FFA scarf
Black dress pants or black knee length skirt
Black shoes
Black nylons
FFA Jacket

If you do not have an FFA jacket, wear official dress still, you just will not wear a jacket.

Big Reminder Members!

2011-02-16T15:32:00.004-05:00

REMINDER! Sign up to bring supplies for the Staff Appreciation Breakfast and bring your money for bowling on February 20th. It is $7 per person. For the Staff Appreciation Breakfast, we still need sausage, bacon, gallons of orange juice, gallons of milk, and muffins.

It's February - The Month of National FFA Week!

2011-02-01T13:12:00.003-05:00

National FFA Week is quickly approaching! This is one of the most exciting weeks for FFA chapters across the country. We hope to see all of our members participate in all of the wonderful activities we have planned this year!

Staff Appreciation Breakfast: Our Staff Appreciation Breakfast is one of our biggest chapter activities! It will be taking place on Friday, February 25th. FFA Officers and Seniors are to arrive at the high school at 5:45a.m. and all other members at 6:15a.m. During the breakfast, FFA members will be cooking and serving breakfast to over 100 staff members at WCHS. It is a way for us to show our appreciation for all they do. In order to be properly prepared for the breakfast, we ask that every member bring in at least 2 items. There is a sign-up sheet in the Ag. Department of items that need to be brought in. Also, it is MANDATORY that FFA members wear Official Dress to the breakfast!! After breakfast has been served to the staff, members will have the opportunity to sit down and eat breakfast together before they are dismissed to their first period class. We hope to see you there!

Family Bowling: On Sunday, February 20th, we will be having our family bowling day. This will be taking place at Northside Lanes (The Bowling Alley on SR 15) from 1-3:00p.m. We are still looking into details for pricing. We expect it to be similar to last year, which was $5.00 per person. This money must be turned in ahead of time! Please pay attention to announcements and bulletin boards for specific details. Since this is a family bowling day, we ask that you only bring family members! Aunts, Uncles, Grandma, Grandpa, Brother, Sister, Mom, Dad, but please, no friends or "significant others".

Luncheons: On Tuesday the 22nd and Thursday the 24th, we will be having a carry-in luncheon in the Ag. Department. No matter what lunch you have, you are welcome to come down to the Ag. Department for lunch and corn-hole. Please pay attention to bulletin boards and announcements for further information!

FFA Meeting: Our next FFA meeting will be taking place on Wednesday, February 23rd during FFA Week. The chapter will be providing dinner at 5:15p.m. In addition, there will also be a corn-hole tournament! Please plan on attending this meeting! Every meeting, we bring up important information that you may miss otherwise. We hope to see you there!

Theme Days: This year our themed days are as follows:

Tuesday, 22nd: College Sweatshirt/T-Shirt Day

Wednesday, 23rd: Favorite Ag. Brand Day

Thursday, 24th: FFA Shirt Day

Friday, 25th: Official Dress

If you have any questions regarding National FFA Week, please ask one of the advisors or officers!

Leadership Contests are Calling!

2011-02-01T12:05:00.001-05:00

It is time to begin preparing for District Leadership Contest, taking place on Friday, March 11th. We are scheduled to have our leadership call-out this Wednesday, however, with the weather the way it currently is, we may not even have school! If you are interested in doing a leadership contest, you must attend this call-out in. There are only so many contests in which members can compete!

Throughout this week, we have had information over each of the contests available to members. If you have not had the opportunity to pick of the information, visit this link below. All of the contests highlighted in yellow are leadership contests.

http://www.indianaffa.org/association/cde.htm

Competing in a leadership contest is a great way for members to gain better public speaking skills, self-confidence, and - of course, leadership qualities. Leadership contests are much different than CDEs in the sense that they are not a team contest. Whether it's giving a demonstration, speech, or even competing in quiz bowl, you must be self motivated in order to succeed. Leadership Contests are such a great opportunity for members! If you are interested in competing, please make arrangements to attend the call-out!

Warsaw FFA Dominates at State Dairy Foods Contest

2011-02-01T11:20:00.000-05:00

On Saturday, January 29th, 16 FFA members traveled to Purdue University to compete at the Indiana FFA State Dairy Foods Contest. The Warsaw FFA Chapter came out very successful! Our Gold team consisting of Lauryn Steffe, Maryssa Hawley, Kyle Quick and Rheann Weaver placed 1st in the state. They will now have the opportunity to compete in the National Dairy Foods Contest at National Convention this coming October. Our Silver team consisting of Lindsey O'Hara, Madison Dobbins, Bryce Owens, and Mikalea Conley placed 2nd in the state with only being 1 point away from 1st! Placing 7th in the state was our "Young Cheese" team with Mitchell Hall, Bryce Sands, Ashley Bryer, and Mary Bonheimer.

For our individual results, we had three members place in the Top 10. They were as follows:

Lauryn Steffe - 1st place

Lindsey O'Hara - 2nd place

Madison Dobbins - 9th place

Congratulations to our top individuals!

Other Warsaw FFA participants were Morgan Ancil and Derrick Carelson.

In the Junior division, Danielle Olds placed 7th in the state. Andrea Hartman also competed on Saturday.

We are very proud of the performance from our members! Congratulations.

Dairy Foods is a Career Development Event that focuses on getting members more familiar about dairy food products. In this contest, members learn how to identify popular types of cheese based on appearance, texture, taste, and smell. They also learn how to identify non-dairy products from real dairy products, look for defects in milk, and detect problems with milker unit parts. In addition, members take a test that requires knowledge of all aspects of the dairy industry.

Summer SAE Field Trips

2010-07-23T23:20:00.000-04:00

FFA members! Summer SAE Field trips have been finalized! There was a mass email sent out to FFA members containing all of the information necessary for the two field trips. If you did not receive this information and would like to via email, please email us at warsawffachapter1977@gmail.com

The first field trip will be taking place on Monday, July 26th. It is at Clunette Elevator where we will get a behind-the-scenes look at how an elevator operates. We will be meeting at Clunette Elevator in Leesburg at 10:00 AM. FFA members needing a ride to the elevator will have to meet the advisors in the WCHS parking lot at 9:30AM. (Please contact an advisor if you are in need of a ride). The tour is expected to end at 11:30A.M.

The other field trip will be taking place on August 5th. We will be going down to the Indiana State Fairgrounds to assist in setting up the FFA Pavilion for the District II State Fair Workday! We will be meeting at the Warsaw Walmart parking lot at 6:00AM and taking a Whitko bus down to the fairgrounds. It is advised that you wear clothes you don't mind getting dirty as we will most likely be finishing up the landscaping in the pavilion. We will return from from the field trip at approximately 6:00PM. Lunch will be provided by the district.

If you have any questions about the field trips or Summer SAE class, please contact Mrs. Markley or Mrs. Jarrett.

Remember! In order to get an "A" in the class, you MUST attend one out of the two field trips! Also, FFA members NOT in Summer SAE can still join us!

Young McDonald's Barn

2010-06-28T18:16:00.001-04:00

Every year, our chapter prepares and runs the Young McDonald's Barn during the Kosciusko County fair. During this week, we have the barn filled with baby animals including calves, bunnies, kids (both goats and humans), chicks, and ducklings. We have hundreds of visitors pass through the barn throughout the week to see the baby animals. During the day, we have FFA members work in barn to make sure everything runs smoothly and to interact with the public.

Earlier today an email was sent out to each FFA member (who's email address we have) that contained the shift schedule for the barn. If you did NOT receive this email because you are NOT on our emailing list, shoot us an email at warsawffachapter1977@gmail.com Be sure to include your name and we'll start sending you updates via email.

The shift schedule that was sent out included the names of everybody who has already scheduled their shift for the barn. Each shift is two hours long. During each shift, FFA members will be responsible for interacting with visitors by teaching them about the animals that are in the barn as well as agriculture and our FFA chapter. This is a great public relation opportunity! When working in the barn, it is required that every FFA act maturely. There will be a list of expectations that each member must follow. The Young McDonald's Barn is not the place for members to fool around. Please remember this when you are working your shift(s).

We ask that every member sign up for at least one shift. To schedule your shift, contact Lauryn Steffe, Devan Ostrom, or Mallarie Stookey. Their numbers can be found on the shift schedule. You can also email us at warsawffachapter1977@gmail.com.

During fair week, the Young McDonald's Barn will be open from 2-5p.m. on Sunday, 9a.m.-8p.m. Monday-Wednesday, and 9a.m.-5p.m. on Thursday.

If you have any questions, please contact any of the officers! We hope to see you there!

Warsaw FFA Members Celebrate at 81st Indiana FFA State Convention

2010-06-18T08:42:00.000-04:00

16 Warsaw FFA members traveled to Purdue University for the 81st Indiana FFA State Convention taking place June 14th-16th. The theme for the convention was "Driven by the Blue. Guided by the Gold." Over 2,500 members, advisors, and guests from across the state were in attendance.

On June 14th, twelve members from the Warsaw FFA Chapter competed in various contests at the Indiana FFA State Leadership Contest. Several members walked away with high placings: Kristin Quick, Ashley Byrer, Bryce Sands, and Carrie Hawley - 1st place Quiz Bowl, Kyle Quick - 3rd place Plant and Soil Science Demonstration, and Alexis Ostrom - 4th place Discovery Degree Public Speaking. Other members competing in contests were: Kaila Grimm - Job Interview; Devan Ostrom - Agriculture and Farm Business Management Demonstration; Lauryn Steffe, Mallarie Stookey, Devan Ostrom, and Brooke Kline - Agricultural Issues Forum; Gianna Hartman - Multimedia Scrapbook and Female Leadership Ambassador.

Warsaw FFA also had three individuals qualify as proficiency finalist. They were: Mallarie Stookey - 4th place Dairy Production Entrepreneurship; Gianna Hartman - 3rd place Agricultural Communications; and Matthew Boggs - 1st place Agricultural Mechanics Repair and Maintenance Entrepreneurship. Matthew Boggs will now submit his proficiency to be judged at the national level.

On June 16th, Kyle Quick was elected the District II Treasurer and Gianna Hartman was elected as Section I Director. Being elected into these positions will require each of them to serve the Indiana FFA above the chapter level.

Throughout their time at convention, members participated in workshops to further develop their leadership skills, listened to the state officers deliver their retiring addresses, and watched keynote speakers as they inspired and motivated the crowd. At the conclusion of convention, the 2010-2011 Indiana FFA State Officer team was installed to lead our state through another successful year.

PALS

2010-04-27T08:06:00.000-04:00

The next PALS dates will be on May 4th and May 11th. Please note that both dates are right after each other! Because this is the end of the school year, we wanted to be sure to fit in at least two more PALS dates and this was the only way to do so. Kelsey Sponseller will be planning the date on the 4th. The new officer team will be planing our end of the year "party" on the 11th. If you are planning on attending any of those dates, please sign-up in Mrs. Markley's room!

April FFA Meeting

2010-04-27T08:05:00.000-04:00

Attention all FFA members! The next FFA Meeting will be on Wednesday, April 28th! There will be a social/recreation hour starting at 5:30p.m. followed by the FFA meeting at 6:30p.m. This will be the first meeting with our new officer team so please be sure to attend! We look forward to seeing everybody there!

Spring Banquet Awards

2010-04-27T08:00:00.000-04:00

Congratulations to all of the members recognized last Friday at our Annual Spring Banquet! It was an exciting time for our chapter! The following individuals were recognized for our top awards: Scholarship Awards - Freshman: Kristin Quick - Sophomore: Brooke Kline - Junior: Lauryn Steffe - Senior: Jennifer See Chapter Star Farmer: Devan Ostrom Chapter Star Agriculture Placement: Matthew Boggs Chapter Star Greenhand: Bryce Sands Congratulations to each member for their achievement in FFA! We also recognzed two oustanding individuals who have assisted our FFA chapter for multiple years. These individuals were our Honory Chapter Degree recipients: - Loni O'Hara - Brent Markley Without their support and help, our chapter would not be as successful! We appreciate each of them so much! Also taking place at Spring Banquet was the installation of the 2010-2011 officer team! We wish them the best of luck as they lead our chapter into a new school year!

Spring Banquet

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The Annual Warsaw FFA Chapter Spring Banquet will be held on Friday, April 23rd. The evening will begin at 6:00p.m. in the WCHS Cafeteria with a carry-in meal followed by the awards ceremony taking place in the Performing Arts Center. Our Spring Banquet is a time for our chapter to recognize our members for their successes over this past year. Each member should bring a dish to share for the carry-in meal that feeds a minimum of 8-10 people. We ask that each person bring in a specific dish according to their grade:

Seniors and Freshmen: Desserts and/or Hot Dishes

Sophomores and Juniors: Hot Dishes and/or Salads

Junior High: Salads and/or Appetizer Items

Members should have received a letter in the mail with details on Spring Banquet as well as an RSVP slip. PLEASE be certain to turn in that slip by April 19th! It is important that this is turned in so we can plan accordingly.

Senors: Please be sure to fill out in the information sheet and turn in your pictures for our Senior Slide Show! That information must be turned in to Devan ASAP.

Remember: Each member must be in official dress!

If you have any questions about our Spring Banquet, please ask one of the officers!

2010-2011 Chapter Officer Team

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On March 31st, the Warsaw FFA Chapter had chapter officer elections. There were 12 well-qualified candidates who ran this year. Following is the 2010-2011 Officer Team:

President: Lauryn Steffe

Vice-President: Devan Ostrom

Secretary: Mallarie Stookey

Student Advisor: Jesse O'Hara

Treasurer: Brooke Kline

Reporter: Kristin Quick

Sentinel: Taylor Hartman

Co-Sentinel: Kyle Quick

Historian: Kelsey Sponseller

Congratulations to each officer! We hope to see another successful year!

FFA Week Update

2010-02-12T08:07:00.000-05:00

Here's an update on what's going on during FFA Week: Cornhole Tournaments: We will be having a cornhole tournament taking place during each lunch shift! If you're interested in participating in this tournament, find a partner and sign-up in Mrs. Markley's or Mrs. Jarrett's room. Your partner must be in the same lunch shift as you! If you can't find a partner, sign-up and we'll get one for you! Lunch will be provided to all FFA members participating in the tournament! Bulletin Board Activities: Each day we will have a different activity taking place on the bulletin board in the back of Mrs. Markley's room. Be sure to check out the bulletin board! Each day, we will select a winner and they will recieve a prize! FFA Meeting: We have rescheduled our next FFA meeting for Thursday, February 25th. it will be starting at 4:00p.m. (after hte breakfast set up) and go until 5:00p.m. After the meeting, we will be having subs for everybody! This is an important meeting, so be sure to attend!

FFA Week

2010-02-05T08:09:00.000-05:00

FFA Week is almost here! We hope you guys are looking forward to it and plan in participating in all of our activities! Listed below are the activities: FFA Family Bowling: We are going to be having a family bowling day on Sunday, February 21st. It will be from 3-5:00p.m. at North Side Lanes (located on State Road 15). The FFA Chapter will be paying for all FFA members attending, but any family members will cost $5.00 each. There is a sign-up sheet in Mrs. Markley's and Mrs. Jarrett's room if you are planning on attending. You will have to write down the number of people (including yourself) attending. All money MUST be turned in by Wednesday, February 17th. Please remember, this even is for FAMILY MEMBERS only. This includes syblings, aunts, uncles, grandparents, cousins, etc., but please do not bring any friends! If you have any questions, please stop in Y-189 or Y-187. Staff Appreciation Breakfast: The Staff Appreciation Breakfast will be on Friday, February 26th in Mrs. Markley's room (Y-189). Officers and Seniors are to arrive at 6:00a.m. and FFA Members are to arrive at 6:15a.m. During the breakfast, FFA members will be cooking sausage, eggs, and bacon as well as serving drinks and food. There is a sign-up sheet in the Ag. Department for FFA members to bring in the items required for the breakfast. On this sign-up sheet are: Eggs, Bacon, Maple Syrup, Orange Juice, Milk, Butter, and Homemade muffins. We ask that all FFA members sign-up for a minimum of 2 items each. We will also be needing parent help! There are two shifts in which parents can help. 6-7:00a.m. and also 7:00-8:15a.m. If you are a parent and would like to help, please contact the Ag. Department at (574) 371-5088 ext. 2030. On Thursday prior to the breakfast, we will be getting everything set up. If any FFA member is interested in staying aftwards to help, it would be grately apprecated! It is extremely important that all FFA members participate in the breakfast to make it a success! Don't forget: all members will be required to wear Official Dress during the breakfast! Theme Days: Throughout the week, we will be having different themes for FFA members to wear. They are as follows:

Monday, February 22nd: College Sweatshirt/T-Shirt day
Wednesday, February 24th: FFA Shirt Day
Friday, February 26th: Offical Dress Day

Bulletin Boards: On the bulletinboard in the back of Mrs. Markley's room, there will be different activities each day. Please check the bulletinboard daily! The winner of each activity will recieve a prize the follwing day.

Other Important Information: We will not be having our Greenhand Banquet due to the fact that there is a basketball game that evening. Instead, all of our qualifying new members will recieve their Greenhand Degree at our Spring Banquet in April. We also will NOT being having our FFA meeting this day due to the basketball game.

January Updates

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Welcome FFA members to one of the busiest times in FFA! Proficiencies, State Degrees, Leadership Contest, Chapter Meeting Contest, FFA Week, and so much more is on the horizon for us! Please be listening to the school announcements and checking your FFA calendars so you are aware of everything we have going on!

PALS - Some of you may have noticed that PALS has been cut down to only once a month now. Because of our members' schedules, we felt it was best to stop doing PALS every 2 weeks. Towards the end of the school year, we may start doing PALS twice a month again depending on the involvement from our members. Our January PALS date is Tuesday, January 12th.

January FFA Meeting - Our January FFA Meeting will be taking place on Wednesday, January 20th. Please be sure to attend! With us not having a December meeting, we need to be sure that our members are aware of what's going on! We have a ton of items on the agenda for the evening so please make this a priority. To make up for our December meeting, we will be having a White Elephant gift exchange as well as our carry in meal. The meal will start at 6:00p.m. followed by the meeting. After the meeting is adjourned, we will have our White Elephant Gift Exchange. Please see the December Meeting post below for details.

Dairy Foods - Dairy Foods practices have started and we're hoping for another successful year! We have 16 members who will be competing at the Indiana State Dairy Foods Contest on Saturday, January 30th located at Purdue University. During this contest, members will be identifying cheeses, detecting defects in milk, examining problems in milker unit parts, identifying non-dairy products from real dairy products, and taking a written test over milk marketing and production.

Chapter Meeting Contest - This year, our chapter is hoping to compete in the Chapter Meeting Contest! The concept of this contest is to become familiar with using correct parliamentary procedure by conducting a "fake" FFA meeting. This is an extremely intense contest and requires that you attend 100% of the practices. If you are planning on running for a chapter office sometime during your FFA career, this will be a great way for you to become familiar with running a meeting! The call-out will be on Monday, January 25th from 3-4:00p.m. with practices starting in February. Please sign-up in Mrs. Markley's room if you are planning on attending this call out.

Proficiencies and State Degrees - There have been two dates set aside for members filling out their proficiencies and/or state degrees: Monday, January 11th 3-3:34p.m. and Tuesday, January 19th 3-3:45p.m. These applications will be due on Friday, January 29th to Mrs. Markley or Mrs. Jarrett. If you have questions, please see either of the advisors.

Leadership Development Workshop - Gianna Hartman, Jesse O'Hara, Taylor Hartman, and Kyle Quick will be heading to Trafalgar, IN for Leadership Development Workshop (LDW) on Friday, January 15th to participate in a weekend-long leadership conference. During this conference, these chapter officers will be learning how to better their leaderships skills and focus on teamwork.

Please check back within the next week for further information on FFA Week! This is one of the most exciting weeks in FFA and we want all of our members to participate in our activities! If you have questions about any of the information provided on this blog, please see Gianna Hartman.

November Updates

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The Warsaw FFA Chapter website is FINALLY up and running! We are going to be using this as a resource to get information out to you guys. I know some of you spend a great amount of time on the internet so this should be a great way to keep you guys up to date on what's going on. Citrus Fruit Sales Remember: All Citrus fruit orders are due November 30th! This is the LAST day for orders to be turned in! Fruit will be delivered on December 7th during the school day. This means we are going to need members to stay after and help sort fruit. There has been a sign-up sheet in Mrs. Markley's room for the past month or so. If you have not signed up, please do! This will not be the only day we need members to stay after. We will also need you guys on the 8th to help as people come and pick up their fruit orders. We might also need you on the 9th depending on how the other two days. Area X Crops, Forestry, and Entomology Contest Congratulations to all of those that participated at contest on Tuesday, November 24th! It was an AWESOME night for Warsaw. Following are the results: Crop Teams Advancing to State - 1st place team: Carrie Hawley, Gianna Hartman, Bryce Sands, & Kyle Quick. - 2nd place team: Maryssa Hawley, Mary Bonheimer, Ashley Byrer, & Alyssa Gaerte Top Crops Individuals - 1st place: Gianna Hartman - 2nd place: Kyle Quick - 3rd place: Carrie Hawley - 4th place: Maryssa Hawley - 5th place: Mary Bonheimer Forestry Team Advancing to State - 4th place team: Taylor Hartman, Jesse O'Hara, & Melanie Wilson Top Forestry Individual - 5th place: Taylor Hartman Entomology Team Advancing to State - 1st place team: Alex Hodges, Ashley Morgan, & Brittney Kennedy Top Entomology Individuals - 3rd place: Ashley Morgan - 4th place: Brittney Kennedy - 5th place: Alex Hodges Other participating individuals include: Melissa Howard (Crops), Cecilia Burchett (Forestry), Maralee Frush (Forestry), Bridget Engle (Forestry), Alex Davis (Jr. Forestry), Kevin Hawley (Jr. Entomology). Teams advancing on to state contest will be competing on Saturday, December 12th at Purdue University. Adopt-A-Family The Warsaw FFA Chapter has adopted a family! This is going to serve as our winter community service project. Members of this committee have done an awesome job getting everything together for this! In Mrs. Markley's room, there is a bulletin board decorated with paper ornaments. Each ornament contains one item that a child from our adopted family asked for. If you are interested, please go to Mrs. Markley's room and take one of these ornaments. All items are due on December 15th. We are also having a canned food drive for the family. There are boxes set up in Mrs. Markley's room for you guys to put the canned food in. However, please note that we are not only taking canned food. We are also taking any non-perishable goods that are commonly used around the house (i.e. paper towels, laundry detergent, soap, etc.). If you guys have any questions, please see Cheyenne Blanchard. If you can't find her (she co-ops) you can come see me (Gianna Hartman). PALS The next PALS visit will be on Tuesday, December 1st. Cecilia Burchett is planning this visit. Our theme is going to be "Candy Canes". She's going to look into how candy canes are made and then share it with the 2nd graders. It's going to be a great time! Please sign up in Mrs. Jarrett's or Mrs. Markley's room if you are planning on attending. The other PALS visit in December will be on the 15th. Cheyenne Blanchard has been planning this one out for about a month now. At our last PALS visit, she took pictures of all the 2nd graders and is going to print them out and have them decorate a holiday-related magnet with their picture. It's going to be pretty cool. Come check it out! Sign-up sheets aren't up yet for this visit but they will be on December 1st. If you are interested in planning any PALS visits, please see Gianna Hartman or Jesse O'Hara. We love when members plan visits! Holiday Dinner/December FFA Meeting/White Elephant Gift Exchange You can say you heard it here first! Here are the first details of our December FFA Meeting. Please share with other FFA members as the officer team has not gotten any information out to you guys at all - and it's only 12 days away!! Holiday Dinner: This will be the first event of the evening. It will be starting at 5:45p.m. Now, this meal is unlike any of our other meals at FFA meetings. We like this meal to be a bit "fancier". The FFA will be providing the meat (which is typically a nice ham) as well as the drinks. We are relying on you, as FFA members, to help us with the rest of the meal! Think of what your favorite dish is to along with a nice Christmas ham (or regular ham...) and bring it in! There will be a sign-up sheet in Mrs. Jarrett's and Mrs. Markley's rooms by Tuesday. Please let us know what you are planning on bringing so we can have an idea as to what to expect. FFA Meeting: The FFA Meeting will be starting at 6:30p.m. We will be discussing Citrus Fruit Sales, the Community Appreciation Supper & Member Worker Auction, Dairy Foods CDE, PALS, Proficiencies, State Degrees, Adopt-A-Family, as well as many other topics. You will not want to miss this FFA meeting! Please be sure to attend! White Elephant Gift Exchange: This will take place immediately after the FFA meeting. For those of you who are uncertain of what this is, I'll explain it. FFA members wishing to participate will bring in a small gift that is already wrapped. When they come into the Ag. Department, we will put a number on their gift and also put that number in a basket. After the FFA meeting is adjourned, we will have participating members draw a number from the basket. The number they get is the gift they will receive. One by one, we will have each member open their present. It's always a fun time! If you are participating, we ask that you purchase a gift no more than $5 -$7.00. Some of the gifts in the past have been: plungers, duct tape, and a dollar bill. This is NOT mandatory for members - it's merely optional. If you any questions, please see me. This wraps up our first post on the new Warsaw FFA blog! Keep checking back as this will be continually updated with loads of information for you guys! Let me leave you with these wise words: "Take advantage of your opportunties, you never know when the next one will come knocking on your door." - Mrs. Markley - Gianna Hartman

Spring Banquet

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On Friday April 24th the Warsaw FFA Chapter held their annual Spring Banquet at WCHS. It was a fun filled evening celebrating all the chapter’s achievements throughout the year. The night began with a carry-in dinner for sponsors of the Warsaw chapter and FFA members and their family members and guest. The evening then progressed to an awards and recognition ceremony in the WCHS Performing Arts Center. Members were recognized for all their Career Development Event success, academic achievements, and outstanding leadership. Prestigious awards were given out; among the top scholars were Brooke Kline, Lauryn Steffe, Jennifer See, and Brooklynne Slabaugh. Recognized for their outstanding leadership in the chapter were Gianna Hartman and Brooklynne Slabaugh. Receiving recognition as outstanding members were Rodney Espinoza, Gail Goon, Kaila Grimm, Taylor Hartman, Carrie Hawley, Maryssa Hawley, Amy Ksiezopolski, Jesse O’Hara, Devan Ostrom, Kyle Quick, and Alison Turley. Star awards were also announced Taylor Hartman was named Star Greenhand, Brooklynne Slabaugh was Star in Agriculture Placement, and Gabi Silor was Star Farmer. Supporters of the program were also recognized and thanked. Members also showed their gratitude for their advisors Mrs. Lynnette Markley and Mrs. Angela Jarrett by thanking them for all their hard work and dedication throughout the year. The night was concluded with the installation of the new 2009-2010 officer team consisting of President Kyle Quick, Vice President Gianna Hartman, Secretary Taylor Hartman, Treasurer Devan Ostrom, Reporters Lauryn Steffe and McKenzie Ziegler, Sentinel Jesse O’Hara, and Student Advisor Kaila Grimm. The new officer team is looking forward to another successful year.

DII Leadership Contest

2009-04-15T21:34:00.000-04:00

The Warsaw FFA Chapter competed in the District II FFA Leadership Contest at Caston High School on the evening of Tuesday March 27th. Warsaw had 23 members participate in contest. The goal of the contest is to develop better leadership skills.. Warsaw members placing in leadership were as follows: Brooklynne Slabaugh 1st place prepared public speaking, essay, and job interview, 3rd place leadership ambassador; Devan Ostrom 1st place agribusiness and farm management demo, 2nd place star greenhand; Gianna Hartman 1st place extemporaneous public speaking, 3rd place food science demo, 3rd place talent; Kaila Grimm 3rd place food science demo; Alison Turley 3rd place natural resources demo; Kyle Quick and Jesse O'Hara participants ag mechanics demo; Gail Goon participant scrapbook; Alexis Ostrom 1st place discovery prepared public speaking; Lyndsay O’Hara 2nd place discovery food science demo; Keegan Brunner 1st place freshman ag sales demo; J.C. Agular 2nd place freshman prepared public speaking; Kesley Sponseller 3rd place plant and soil science demo; Taylor Hartman 3rd place creed speaking, 1st place freshman food science demo; Dylan Jones 1st place freshman food science demo; Carrie and Maryssa Hawley 3rd place horticulture demo; 1st place quiz bowl team consisting of Brooke Kilne, McKenzie Ziegler, Lauryn Steffe, and Taylor Hartman; 1st place proficiencies were Brooklynne Slabaugh, Gianna Hartman, Jesse O’Hara, Kaila Grimm, Kelsey Sponseller, Devan Ostrom, Doug Spangle, Gabi Silor, Jennifer See, and Kyle Quick.

National FFA Week Agenda (Click Here)

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National FFA Week was a huge success this year. We had nearly 50 members and their family members attend family bowling on Sunday February 22nd. On Tuesday February 24th classes were able to hear from Northern Region Vice President Laura Stockwell, who was also the guest speaker at the Greenhand banquet later that evening. At the Greenhand Banquet 23 new members received their Greenhand Degree. Wednesday members took part in Tractor Drive- IN. On Thursday members began preping for the big Staff Appreciation Breakfast that took place on Friday morning. Members were up bright and early to serve over 120 WCHS staff members breakfast. On the menu was bacon, sausage, eggs, pancakes, muffins, orange juice, and milk, all of which were donations by members and local business. Throughout the week there were also small activities in the back of the ag room that were aimed to increase members FFA knowledge on a chapter and national level. All in all National FFA Week 2009 was a tremendous success. The Warsaw FFA Chapter achieved the three goals it set out for National FFA Week, build stronger relationships, serve the community, and celebrate the FFA Organization.

Dairy Foods Takes Home The Win

2009-01-24T23:54:00.000-05:00

Congratulations Dairy Foods Judging Teams!

1st place team: Gianna Hartman, Brooklynne Slabaugh, Allison Turley, and Carrie Hawley 6th place team: Kyle Quick, Kelsey Sponseller, and Melissa Howard 1st place individual: Gianna Hartman 2nd place individual: Brooklynne Slabaugh 3rd place individual: Allison Turley 6th place individual: Kyle Quick 9th place individual: Maryssa Hawley 10th place individual: Kelsey Sponseller The first place team will be competing at national convention in october. Once again JOB WELL DONE dairy foods participants, you make our chapter proud! (Pictures are posted)

Community Appreciation Supper/ Workers Auction

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Click on the links below for all the information on the CAS/WA Worker Form Flyer Information Sheet

2008-2009 Officer Team

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2008-2009 Officer Team

President: Gianna Hartman

Contest: Crops, Dairy Foods, Poultry, Chapter Meeting and Leadership
SAE: Agricultural Education and Agriculture Communications

Vice President: Brooklynne Slabaugh

Contest: Dairy Foods, Chapter Meeting, and Leadership
SAE: Agriculture Communications

Secretary: Kaila Grimm

Contest: Horse& Pony and Leadership
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Treasurer: Kyle Quick

Contest: Livestock and Leadership
SAE:

Reporter: Devan Ostrom

Contest: Livestock and Leadership
SAE:

Sentinel: Gabi Silor

Contest: Livestock, Horse&Pony, Chapter Meeting, and Leadership
SAE:

Assistant Sentinel: Jacob Johnson

Contest: Chapter Meeting and Leadership
SAE:

Historian: Gail Goon

Contest: Poultry and Leadership
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Advisors: Lynnette Markley and Angie Jarrett