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Modesto-central Catholic FFA
Living to Serve
Submitted by Josephine Henderson
Central Catholic FFA has been a chapter for only two years , but that hasn ’ t stopped us from becoming highly active , enthusiastic FFA members ! This year , just like last , we were given the chance to help work at Ott U-Pick Blueberry Farms . Five years ago , Ott Farms started off as a small business owned by a local farmer and her husband . It grew to the point where Ott ’ s owner couldn ’ t manage or work there alone . So she turned to Central Catholic FFA to help manage the business . This year , two student managers from Central are in charge of 25 CC FFA members who choose to work eight hour shifts every weekend . When we asked Ott ’ s owner why she chose FFA members , she said “ The FFA students have given us the opportunity to expand our business even more . This year , we have more than doubled the amount of customers , because we have been able to provide the community with a friendly atmosphere with FFA kids who are excited to teach the public about the importance of agriculture ... Not only do the students get paid for their hard work , they also get hours that go towards their State and American FFA Degrees and they get direct work experience , which is priceless !”
Bakersfield-Highland FFA
Lip Sync Battle
Submitted by Madelyn Lara
This year our chapter had its very first Lip Sync Battle . We had teams of teachers and students from our chapter compete for awards such as : Best Costume , Best Song Choice , Best Dance Moves , and Best Overall Performance . Our auditorium was filled with FFA members and non-FFA members alike , and it was a fun way to get people excited about chapter events . It was also a great way to get kids out of their comfort zone and perform in front of their peers . We had some amazing entries and chapter members are excited to participate , and see amazing performances next year .
Santa Rosa FFA
YouTube Challenge
Submitted by Karen Lopez
This was our first time doing the YouTube Challenge , thinking it was good way to motivate our chapter members , and allow them to become more involved . This activity consisted of different nationwide known YouTube challenges in which members participated . These challenges were the Baby Food Challenge , in which you got blindfolded and had to guess the type of baby food you were given . The What Is It Challenge , where you got blindfolded , were given an item , and had to guess what the item was . Finally , the Skittles Straw Challenge where you were given a handful of skittles and had to transfer them from the napkin to your Dixie cup in 30 seconds , with the catch that you could only use a straw and your ability to inhale air to transfer them over .
Santa Maria-Righetti FFA
New Year , New Accomplishments !
Submitted by Koby Ernst
As the school year comes to an end , new officers got elected for the 2016-17 school year . Our officer team for Righetti FFA Chapter wants to bring back Greenhand Bootcamp , and make our annual Kinder Patch bigger and better this upcoming year . The new officer team wants to accomplish a lot of new and exciting things this year ! We know that this year ’ s officer team will accomplish great things ! Stay motivated officers !
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