Del Norte FFA
A Day at the Farm
Submitted by Taylor Jones, Chapter Reporter
This May, the Del Norte FFA chapter in the North Coast Region hosted “A Day at
the Farm”. We had 120 special needs students from our community come to the Del
Norte County Fairgrounds for a fun filled day of learning about agriculture. We had
stations with everything from sheep to ice cream making conducted by our members.
At each of the animal stations, the kids had the chance to meet the animals and learn
about their place in the industry of agriculture. Then they rotated between stations
such as Dairy Products and Ice Cream Making to do hands-on activities. A parent of
one of the students stated at the conclusion of the day “my son and his classmates had
a blast! Talking about it days later you could see the excitement as his eyes and smile
lit up. My son doesn’t reach for anything, but you can see him reaching to pet the
bunny! Big deal for us.” We ended the day by giving showmanship demonstrations
and inviting volunteers into the ring to try and show the animals.
Hughson FFA
Camp Sylvester
Submitted by Shania DeJarnett, Chapter Reporter
Our chapter had an opportunity to be a part of an experience of a lifetime.
We attended a chapter officer leadership conference at Camp Sylvester. At the
conference, chapter officers from the TriRivers Section and StanislausTuolumne
Section met with other chapter officers and shared chapter event ideas. Nineteen
chapters attended, including 181 students, all under the supervision of 26
advisors. The Hughson FFA officer team learned the duties of our positions,
competed in multiple team building activities, and learned many ways to better
our FFA Chapter. A key moment of the camp occurred during the team building
activities. We learned how to work as a team, the importance of communication,
the ability to help out others, and how to step up as a leader. We can’t wait to
take all of the new ideas, team building activities, and leadership qualities and
implement them into Hughson FFA!
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