School has flown by since it started back up in January! Especially since we've had so many snow days the last couple of weeks! But, we've also been busy with all of the activities of the FFA chapter too!
January saw the introduction of another new Career Development Event for the Tri-County FFA! Katie Demerly, Clayton Lear, Michael Hammer and Jamie Woodcock competed in the Ag. Sales CDE. The purpose of the Agriculture Sales Career Development Event is to provide an individual with the basic skills to take advantage of the career opportunities offered in the agricultural sales field. The team had a great first year, placing 5th in the state and learned a lot about the CDE. Congratulations team!!
Also, in January, Erin Klaus and Sarah Dobson had the chance to go to Leadership Development Workshop (LDW) and learn about what it means to be a leader that delivers the goods!! It was the first time either had been to the FFA Center and both had a great time meeting new people and participating in the fun activites like the Ultimate Challenge!! Erin especially had fun smearing peanut butter all over Sarah's face during the messy relay competition!
The Chapter also had fun going to North Newton at the end of January to have some fun with the fellow FFA members of the District 1 FFA at the District Rec night!! The FFA members got to relax and have a good time playing games like euchre, Jinga, and even some volleyball and basketball!
Even though February is the smallest month in the year, it is packed full of activities for the FFA!! Early in the month the FFA Officers went out into the community for our annual FFA Fund Drive! Thanks to the generous support of the Tri-County Community, the FFA Chapter was able to raise over $6,000 to be used to help FFA members pay for FFA camps and conferences, Career Development Events and all of the leadership activities that help the members learn. Thank you to all who gave for giving the future of our community and the agricultural community an opportunity to grow and develop in leadership!
February also saw more opportunities for success with more Career Development Events and also Proficiency Applications! Tri-County had a good showing at the District Chapter Meeting, Ag Issues, and Ag Communications CDE evening, bringing home a 1st place finish in Ag Communications, Chapter Ag Issues, and Discovery Degree Ag Issues, as well as 2nd in the Chapter Meeting CDE. The Ag Communications team consisted of Katie Demerly, Jenny Alter, Justin Hall, and Naysa Westphal . The Discover Ag Issues team included Dakota Westphal, Alexis Pearson, and Kaitlin Waibel. The Chapter Ag Issues team was Sarah Bruce, Hayden Wilder, Robin Foutch, and Heather Lehe. And the Chapter Meeting Team comprised of Katie Demerly, Pat Klaus, Erin Klaus, Rick Douglas, Naysa Westphal, Justin Hall, Michelle Furrer, and Heather Lehe. The evening, of course, would not have been complete without a trip to Monical's Pizza in Kentland!!
Until we meet again!!
Tri-County FFA
