A-C Members Attend State FFA Convention

On April 30^th and May 1^st, the State FFA Convention was held at the Ohio State Fairgrounds. On April 30^th, Mr. Sharp left for the convention early with members and later Mr. Tilley brought up more members who wanted to attend after school. The day was filled with fun filled sessions, tours and a dance that evening. The students who left in the morning with Mr. Sharp attended all two convention sessions, toured Ohio’s State House and still had plenty of time to walk around to check out Career Show and to meet other FFA members. The students that came up in the evening with Mr. Tilley picked–up the other students and went out to dinner to Home Town Buffet. Then after their meal, they attended the last session for the day then went to the Ohio FFA sponsored dance.

This wasn’t just all fun as it was also a competition for some members! The Meats CDE is held every year at the State FFA Convention and for the past two years our team has participated in this contest area. Miranda Metzger, Ryan Kelley and Jenna Ferguson all participated in this CDE this year. First when they arrived at the convention they had to compete against other chapters who also participated in this contest then after that they had the rest of he day to relax and to enjoy the convention!

On Friday all members who qualified for the Proficiency awards found out their placing that evening. The following members from our chapter placed in the top 4 in the state for their proficiency awards: Kaleb Miller, Brittany Stevens and Ryan Davis II. Kaleb Miller placed 2^nd in Outdoor Recreation, Brittany Stevens placed 3^rd in Accounting and Ryan Davis II placed 3^rd in Fiber and/or Oil Crop Production, 3^rd in Grain Production-Entrepreneurship and 4^th in Diversified Crop Production-Entrepreneurship. Saturday May 1^st was the second day of the convention. This was the day where members were recognized for receiving their State FFA Degree, recognized for their gold rated officer books and to found out who the new state officers were going to be next year. Cheyenne Jepsen, Brittany Stevens, Tyler Van Horn and Kaleb Miller all received their State FFA Degrees on Saturday. This is the highest degree a state can bestow on a member. The 2009-2010 officers who held an office with an officers book were also recognized for receiving a gold rating. The officers were: Andrea Hollett - Treasurer, Hannah Chenetski - Secretary and Brittany Stevens – Reporter.

         The chapter would like to congratulate Ryan Davis II for becoming Ohio’s candidate for the Star American Farmer. Each state can send one representative to the National level. They must fill out a detailed application to be considered a candidate for the Star American Farmer. This is the first time in history that our chapter has ever had a candidate for this award. We will not find out the results until later this year and the winner will be recognized at the National FFA Convention in October. This was a fun filled weekend that the chapter should be proud of with all of our members who were recognized for all of their hard work.