National FFA Week Activities
Left to right: Mike Severino-Patterson, Jacob Boller, Trevor Leyden, Brian Nchoe, Cody Jones, Kennedy Roth, Max Martens, Cole Roth, Julia Boller, Blake Bontrager, Katelyn Swantz, AJ Staley, Noah Miller, Leah Bontrager, Gretta Rempel
Every year a week is set aside for FFA chapters to celebrate National FFA Week. Our FFA chapter set up some fun activities for us to do this week to increase our awareness about how much agriculture is a part of our everyday lives. Monday we had Jacob Boller, our FFA chaplain, speak in chapel and FFA president, Blake Bontrager, led an agriculture Kahoot. Tuesday at lunch the FFA provided popsicle sticks and glue for students to make barns. Thursday will be ice cream bars with agriculture facts at lunch and a game of “whose tractor is it?” Friday we have ag Olympics at lunch.
FFA also went to our area subdistrict contest. Leah Bontrager is advancing to district competition and Blake Bontrager is an alternate. Full results are listed below:
Leah (creed speaking) Gold – Advances to Districts
Blake (ag sales) Silver – Alternate
Jacob (radio broadcast) Silver – Does not advance
Cole (public speaking) Bronze – Does not advance
Julia, Kennedy, Katelyn (chapter program) Bronze – Does not advance
Cody Jones – Bronze – Does not advance
Drew Blauvelt – Bronze, does not advance
FFA is an intracurricular organization that gives students education and real life experiences in agriculture and ag related business and technology. They help develop leadership skills and encourage personal growth and career success in ag related fields.