Wisconsin FFA Center's Weekly Newsletter
(A weekly update on Wisconsonsin FFA members.)
For the week of August 22, 2005
1. Wisconsin FFA Members Selected for National FFA Band and Chorus
2. 2005 Greenhand Conference Dates Set
3. Make Sure to Attend the 2005 Sectional Leadership Workshops
4. 2005 Supervised Agricultural Education (SAE) Grants
5. FFA Live! On RFD-TV Monday, August 29, 8 - 9 pm Eastern
6. 2005 National Convention Information
7. 2005 National FFA Career Development Event Participants
8. Wisconsin FFA Center Affiliation Fee
9. 2006 District Speaking Contest Dates Needed
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Upcoming Deadlines and Activities
Remember these important dates:
August 25-26 State FFA Officers Attend GROWMARK, Inc. Annual Meeting
August 27-31 State FFA Officer Retreat to Jag Lake
Sept. 15 Deadline for World Dairy Expo Judging Event Entries
Sept. 19 Sectional Leadership Workshops Begin - See Schedule Below
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Wisconsin FFA Members Selected for National FFA Band and Chorus
Congratulations to the following individuals who have been selected as 2005 National FFA Band and Chorus Participants
National FFA Band
Alyssa Paulsen, Winneconne FFA
Lacey Schreurs, Wittenberg-Birnamwood FFA
Kathryn Glodowski, Cochrane-Fountain City FFA
Joseph Binversie, Kiel FFA
National FFA Chorus
Deanna Schlies, Denmark FFA
Alex Lahti, Evansville FFA
Nickollas D'Huyvetter, Osseo-Fairchild FFA
Victoria Cooper, DeForest FFA
Kimberly Desens, Marion FFA
Hilary Mueller, Sevastapol FFA
Lindsi Hagen, Mauston FFA
Julianna Dedering, Chilton FFA
Dustin Schmidt, Horicon FFA
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2005 Greenhand Conference Dates Set
There will be three Greenhand Conferences offered this Fall for Wisconsin FFA members. The dates for these conferences are - October 1 -UW-River Falls; October 8 - FVTC-Appleton; and October 15 - UW-Madison. Don't let your young members miss out on this great conference to get them excited about their organization and gain valuable leadership training. The state FFA officers have already started great plans for a fantastic workshop for these students. There will be workshops designed for both the Discovery members (7 and 8th graders) and the Greenhands (9th grade). The cost is $20 per student which includes a t-shirt, meal, snacks, and materials. Registration forms will be posted online shortly after school starts.
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Make Sure to Attend the 2005 Sectional Leadership Workshops
All members, advisors, and chapter officers are invited to attend the 2005 Sectional Leadership Workshops. We encourage you to bring your chapter officer team as well as any member who is interested in leadership development and learning more about FFA programs and opportunities. National FFA Officers Brian Hogue, Emily Horton and Jackie Mundt will be conducting workshops for members. There are specific officer training workshops along with a great variety of other workshops for all members in attendance. There are also workshops designed for junior high members. Make sure to attend so that you and your members will be set for the year and know what is happening in your FFA organization.
Advisors will be inserviced on the FFA membership roster for 2005-06 as well as updated on numerous programs and activities. Over 93% of the Wisconsin FFA chapters attend Sectional Leadership Workshops. If you can't attend the workshop in your section, you are definitely invited to attend a neighboring workshop....Just make sure to attend.
The state FFA officers and advisors confirmed the following dates for the 2005 Fall Sectional Leadership Workshops. Please mark these on your calendar.
Monday, September 19 - Section 8 - Oconto Falls
Tuesday, September 20 - Section 7 - Loyal
Thursday, September 22 - Section 9 - Brillion
Monday, September 26 - Section 4 - Black Hawk
Tuesday, September 27 - Section 3 - Independence
Wednesday, September 28 - Section 2 - Stanley-Boyd
Thursday, September 29 - Section 1 - Bruce
Monday, October 3 - Section 10 - East Troy
Tuesday, October 4 - World Dairy Expo Judging Day
Wednesday, October 5 - Section 5 - Waunakee
Thursday, October 6 - Section 6 - Sauk Prairie
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2005 Supervised Agricultural Education (SAE) Grants
SAE Grants will be available again this year. The application due date is Nov. 10, 2005. You can download an application from the SAE home page at http://www.ffa.org/programs/sae/index.html.
• 16 - $1,000 grants available for beef/cattle, dairy or sheep production SAEs only. Sponsored by Merial as a special project of the National FFA Foundation.
• 20 - $500 grants available for swine production SAEs only. Sponsored by Akey as a special project of the National FFA Foundation.
• 8 - $1,000 grants available for members in any SAE. Sponsored by Levi Strauss as a special project of the National FFA Foundation.
• 16 - $150 Triangle grants available for SAEs in either agribusiness or farming. You must be from the following states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota or Wisconsin. Sponsored as a special project of the National FFA Foundation.
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FFA Live! On RFD-TV Monday, August 29, 8 - 9 pm Eastern
"What a day! What a month! What an experience!" This is how Eric Fitzgerald, FFA advisor at Turner Ashby High School in Bridgewater, Virginia, described Expedition Chesapeake - a 30-day education journey that he and 16 of his students (all FFA members) completed this summer. Eric and two students will share their experience with FFA Live viewers.
Also featured on this month's show will be an update on LifeKnowledge, an initiative to teach advanced leadership and life skills, with a report on he recent "Delta Conference" where agriculture teachers received intensive training on how to integrate LifeKnowledge into current agricultural education classroom instruction.
A news roundup will feature updates on USDA Secretary Johanns' Farm Bill Forums; the FFA State Presidents' Conference in Washington, D.C.; and the National Agriscience Teacher Ambassador Academy in Lexington, KY.
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2005 National Convention Information
Looking for information about National FFA Convention? The FFA Convention Planning Guide should be in your mail box and the 2005 National FFA Convention Pre-Planning Guide Live Online http://www.ffa.org/convention/
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2005 National FFA Career Development Event Participants
The following teams and individuals will be representing Wisconsin FFA in Career Development Events at the national competition in Louisville, Kentucky
Ag. Communications: Black Hawk FFA
Ag. Issues: Richland Center FFA
Ag. Mechanics: Cuba City FFA
Ag. Sales: Beaver Dam FFA
Agronomy: Oregon FFA
Creed Speaking: Tommy Butts, Black Hawk FFA
Dairy Cattle Evaluation: Pittsville FFA
Dairy Cattle Handling: Danyel Hosto, Monroe FFA
Dairy Foods: Madison East FFA
Environmental Science & Natural Resources: Sauk Prairie FFA
Extemporaneous Speaking: Cody Carlin, Randolph-Cambria-Friesland FFA
Farm Business Management: Cochrane-Fountain City FFA
Floriculture: Elkhart Lake FFA
Food Science and Technology: River Falls FFA
Forestry: Sauk Prairie FFA
Horse Evaluation: Plymouth FFA
Job Interview: Daniel Walker, Portage FFA
Livestock Evaluation: Mineral Point FFA
Marketing Plan: Brillion FFA
Meat Evaluation: Fennimore FFA
Nursery/Landscape: Elkhart Lake FFA
Parliamentary Procedure: Mayville FFA
Poultry: Plymouth FFA
Prepared Speaking: Ashley Oldakowski, Pulaski FFA
Teams and individuals competing in the National CDEs have been certified. Chapter advisors will receive information packets directly from National FFA if you haven't already. For the FFA members competing in the National FFA Career Development Events, it is very important that you follow the various deadlines set forth by National FFA.
Deadlines for Manuscripts and Portfolios: All portfolios for Agricultural Communications, Agricultural Issues and Marketing Plan must be submitted to the National FFA Center by Sept. 15, 2005. All cover letters, resumes and references for Job Interview must be submitted by Sept. 15, 2005.
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Wisconsin FFA Center Affiliation Fee
Don't forget to pay your 2005-06 Wisconsin FFA Center Affiliation Fee. Invoices were distributed at the WAAE Summer Conference. If you did not attend summer conference, they were sent to you in the mail. Please contact the Wisconsin FFA Center immediately if you need a new invoice. Payment is due September 15, 2005.
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2006 District Speaking Contest Dates Needed
If your chapter is hosting a 2006 District Speaking Contest, please e-mail me a confirmed date of when you are conducting your contest. I need to announce these dates at the upcoming Sectional Leadership Workshops.
