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Hagerstown FFA
701 Baker Road
Hagerstown, IN 47346 |
| Contact: |
Taylor Eastman, President
Josh Foulke, Co-V-P
Kaitlyn Culy, Co-V-P
Don Sturgeon, Advisor |
| Meetings: |
| See
Don Sturgeon for meeting schedule. |
| Meetings are generally held the last
week of the month but are scheduled around conflicts with other school activities. |
| Phone |
(765) 489-4511
ext. 407 |
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Hagerstown FFA
Hagerstown, Indiana
47346
FFA
Motto: Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, Earning to Live, Living to Serve
Who Can
Participate?
We encourage any junior high or high school student interested in agriculture to participate in FFA.
The organization is open to all students, grade 7 through age 21, and
is not limited to traditional farming occupation interests. Students in the
Hagerstown Junior-Senior High School interested in agriculture may participate by
contacting Mr. Sturgeon and he will
inform the student of upcoming activities.
What Does
the Hagerstown FFA Chapter Do?
The Hagerstown FFA Chapter is involved in many activities throughout the year.
- November Fruit Sale
- Attend the National Convention (originally in Kansas City, Missouri,
then in Louisville,
Kentucky and now in Indianapolis, Indiana.)
- Attend the State Convention at Purdue University
- Hold
an
area food drive
-
Hold a livestock
invitational at the Wayne County Fairgrounds
- Currently we are raising Tilapia fish in a 750 gallon tank
- Annual FFA Banquet
- Sponsor speakers on agricultural topics
- Hold a Soils
Judging Invitational
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Partners with the
Lincoln and Northeastern FFA chapters to create an exhibit for the
Wayne County 4-H Fair.
The Hagerstown FFA Chapter also participates in numerous contests:
- Soils
- Crops
- Forestry
- Poultry
- Dairy
- Livestock
- Small Engine Judging
Leadership contests include:
- Parliamentary Procedure contest
- Talent
- Job Interview
- Essays
- Public Speaking
- Demonstrations
Past achievements of the
Hagerstown, Indiana FFA Chapter include:
-
2006 Multimedia Scrapbook State Winner
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2006 - Small Engines - 4th at State
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2006 - 11 State Degree recipients and 2 National
Degree recipients
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2006 National Soils Qualifier
- District Winners
- Multimedia
Scrapbook
- Ag Sales Demo
-
2005 Horse Judging State Contest
- 2005
Small Engines - 5th at State
-
2005 National FFA Soils Contest Qualifiers
- 2004
State Essay Contest Winner
- Crops & Forestry
State Contest Qualifiers
- 2004 District
Parliamentary Procedure Contest Winners
- 2004 Small Engines
Team - 4th Place in State Contest; District Winner
- 2004 Dairy Judging
Team - 10th Place in State Contest; District Winner
- 2004 Poultry
Judging Team - 8th in State Contest
- 2004 Soils Judging
Team - 5th in State contest; 2nd Place in District Contest
- Competed in many State-level Dairy, Crops, Forestry, Livestock and Poultry judging
- Competed in many
State-level Soils, Dairy, Crops, Forestry, Livestock and Poultry
judging.
More About
the FFA
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The Future Farmers of America was founded in 1928 in Kansas
City Missouri. |
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The Future Farmers of America name was changed to just
"FFA" in 1988. |
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The official colors are Corn Gold and National Blue. |
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The five degrees of
membership are Discover, Greenhand, Chapter, State,
and American. |
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The National FFA Convention is now held in Louisville,
Kentucky. |
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The national headquarters was in Alexandria, Virginia until
June of 1998 when it moved to Indianapolis, Indiana. |
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The web address for the National FFA organization is http://www.ffa.org
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The web address for
the Indiana FFA organization is
http://www.indianaffa.org |
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In 2006-2011, the
national FFA
convention will be held in Indianapolis! |
Officers for
2006-2007:
Taylor
Eastman - President
Josh Foulke - Vice-President
Kaitlyn Culy - Vice-President
Kelli Kirtley - Secretary
Cody Fink - Treasurer
Audreyalice Kubesch -
Reporter
Cody Rushton - Reporter
Lucas Mitchell - Sentinel
Front Row
(Left to Right): Taylor Eastman, Josh Foulke, Cody Fink
Back Row (Left to Right): Kaitlyn Culy, Lucas Mitchell, Cody
Rushton, Audreyalice Kubesch, Kelli Kirtley
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