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| Spotlight on Youth - Dec. 23, 2009 |
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Ft. Recovery FFA ag comm, parli-pro team compete
FT. RECOVERY, Ohio — The Ft. Recovery FFA Agriculture Communication team recently competed and placed second in the district contest. Team members include: Jessica Link, Jessie Link, Megan Rammel, Emily Schoenlein, and Alison Tobe. The team was tested on the communication industry knowledge and their editing skills. They also prepared a presentation called “The Lake: It’s a Big Deal” for a group of judges. This project concentrated on how water pollution comes from different parts of the community. It also focused on ways to prevent it from entering into Grand Lake St. Marys.
Also, recently, the Ft. Recovery FFA senior parliamentary procedure team placed first in the sub-district contest held at St. Henry High School and fourth in the district contest held at Fairlawn High School.
The sub-district competition included three other area FFA chapters, which were Coldwater, New Bremen, and St. Henry. The parliamentary procedure team had to demonstrate their ability to participate effectively in a business meeting using proper parliamentary law. Senior parliamentary procedure team members included Michelle Brackman, Riggs Florence, Caitlin Gehret, Zach Guggenbiller, Nicole Hart, Andrea Lennartz, Natalie Lennartz, Nathan Fortkamp, Shelby Westgerdes, and Stacy Will.
Miami East FFA awards greenhand recipients
CASSTOWN, Ohio — On Monday, Nov. 23, the Miami East FFA awarded 21 new members their Greenhand FFA Degree. The Greenhand Degree is awarded to first year members of the FFA, and is the first award that can be received. Each member awarded received a pin to be worn on their FFA jacket and a certificate of achievement.
Linsey Howell, District 8 president of the Ohio FFA Assoc., was the guest speaker.
The December FFA Member of the Month for the Miami East FFA Chapter is Emily Johnson of Casstown. Emily is a freshman at Miami East High School and is the daughter of Jim and Kris Johnson.
Recently, Emily participated in the Greenhand Parliamentary Procedures Contest, where she was the chair of her class’s team. She also attended the National FFA Convention in October and was a member of the District Rural Soils Judging Team and Food Science and Technology Team.
She regularly attends Ag Tutors with the first-grade class. She was the No. 2 fruit seller in the chapter’s annual fruit sales fundraiser.
Each month the officers of the Miami East FFA Chapter select one member that has actively participated in FFA activities and been a positive role model for fellow FFA members. The member selected is announced at the monthly FFA meeting, receives a certificate, and choice of a FFA t-shirt.
Members receiving their Greenhand FFA degree included Lindsey Brookhart, Abby Cash, Colt Cavanaugh, Montana Coonrod, Brady Davis, Dalton Haywood, Morgan Jess, Emily Johnson, Paige Kiesewetter, Allie Kindell, Shelby Long, Courtney Magoto, Jimmy McNulty, Corrine Melvin, Cierra Nales, Sarah Pyers, Brady Schindel, Allen Seagraves, Jenifer Slone, Jennifer Smith, and Montana Woolley.
Biofuels campaign encourages students to “Ask Questions”
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Hot topics for Indiana’s college students include finding jobs, protecting the environment and supporting ways to reduce America’s dependence on foreign fuels through the development of homegrown energy.
One groundbreaking campaign underway on college campuses throughout Indiana is advancing these discussions to new levels.
Connecting with college students to talk about renewable energy is a young adult group called the “Ask Force” and its related “Ask Questions Please” social networking movement, sponsored by the Indiana corn and soybean farmers.
This campaign is a unique and informational outreach effort that focuses on answering college students’ questions about renewable energy, including ethanol and biodiesel.
The “Ask Force” is a team of twenty-somethings who are traveling to college campuses around the state of Indiana, answering questions about the benefits and realities of renewable energy.
“We are excited about the questions and dialogue this inventive campaign is generating,” said Mark Henderson, executive director of the Indiana Soybean Alliance (ISA) and the Indiana Corn Marketing Council (ICMC). “This is campaign is aimed at educating, encouraging questions and correcting misconceptions about renewable energy, specifically ethanol and biodiesel, so people can reach their own informed conclusions.”
Indiana corn and soybean checkoff dollars are funding the campaign.
The “Ask Force” has so far visited the campuses of IUPUI, Butler University, Purdue University, Indiana University, the University of Indianapolis and Ball State University. The team plans to visit Ivy Tech Community College and Franklin College before the fall semester campaign concludes in December.
“We are finding that students around the state are very curious about renewable energy and its impact on the economy, food supplies and our environment,” said Henderson. “It is becoming increasingly apparent that students are pursuing and demanding significant answers and verifiable data about renewable energy and its sustainability. Our hope is that they will share this knowledge with others and keep the discussion ongoing about renewable energy.”
For additional information on the on-site college campus campaign and its social networking connections, please visit the following sites: http://www.facebook.com/AskQuestionsPlease; http://AskQuestionsPlease.com
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| 12/23/2009 |
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