EJMS FFA Receives 3-Star Chapter Honors EJMS FFA was honored for this award at the August Jackson County Board Meet- ing at East Jackson Elemen- tary School by CTAE Direc- tor, Mr. Todd Shultz. EJMS FFA President, Meghan Cheatham, attended and ac- cepted this honor. Two members of EJMS FFA will get to walk across the National FFA Convention stage in Louisville, KY in Oc- tober. The National Chapter Award Program is designed to award FFA chapters that actively implement the mis- sion and strategies of the organization. EJMS FFA followed a Pro- gram of Activities that the EJMS FFA officers created at the 2014-2015 chapter officer leadership retreat. The offic- ers planned activities in the areas of student, chapter, and community development. The EJMS FFA national chapter application was ranked a Gold Emblem chap- ter in the state of Georgia. This honor was only given to the top 10% of FFA chapters in Georgia (27 total). The Gold Emblem chapters were sent to the National competi- tion to be judged. At the National level, EJMS was named a 3-Star FFA Chapter — the highest level awarded to chapters! A few of our FFA mem- bers raise and show market goats for their Supervised Agriculture Experience (SAE) projects. Several of our offic- ers have shown goats for many years. Cale says, “ You have to walk your goats and take care of them everyday. When you place in a show, you make money.” Bella really enjoys work- ing with her goats because “they are friendly and a lot of fun!” Sammy puts in many hours of hard work, but “it’s all worth it in the end!” Goats are so much fun to work with and showing them is a neat project to begin. It teaches responsibility and the value of hardwork. Goat Show Facts: Goat: $100-$350 Supplies: $100-$200 Time: At least 30 min each day to walk and exercise your goat. Shows: Can go to as many or as few as you want May—Oct. State Goat show is at the GA Natl. Fair in Perry, GA. If interested: Kate Wooten [email protected]Market Goat SAE Projects 2015-2016 OFFICERS EJMS FFA in the NEWS AUGUST & SEPTEMBER 2015 Meghan Cheatham, President Sammy Jones, Vice President Cheyanne Smith Secretary Cale Howington, Treasurer Sara Saliba, Reporter Nathan Pagsisihan, Sentinel Bella Chandler, Historian Kate Wooten, Advisor 2016 Fall FFA Meeng Dates August 21 Waterslide Meeng aſterschool unl 5:00 PM UGA & Region Rally Trip Tour UGA and go to FFA Camp for Region Rally. Spend the night and return Saturday. More Info on Back! September 17 Aſterschool Meeng — Acvity TBA BASIC Training Leadership Development at the FFA Camp for the day. More info on page 2! By: Sammy Jones & Meghan Cheatham
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EJMS FFA Receives 3-Star Chapter Honors EJMS FFA was honored
2 0 1 5 - 2 0 1 6 O F F I C E R S EJMS FFA in the NEWS A U G U S T & S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 5
Meghan Cheatham,
President
Sammy Jones,
Vice President
Cheyanne Smith
Secretary
Cale Howington,
Treasurer
Sara Saliba,
Reporter
Nathan Pagsisihan,
Sentinel
Bella Chandler,
Historian
Kate Wooten,
Advisor
2016 Fall FFA
Meeting Dates
August 21
Waterslide Meeting
afterschool
until 5:00 PM
UGA & Region Rally Trip
Tour UGA and go to FFA
Camp for Region Rally.
Spend the night and
return Saturday.
More Info on Back!
September 17
Afterschool Meeting —
Activity TBA
BASIC Training
Leadership Development
at the FFA Camp for the
day.
More info on page 2!
By: Sammy Jones & Meghan Cheatham
BASIC Training is a full day of leadership development and team building at the FFA Camp in Covington, GA. Stu-dents will go through the high ropes course and the obsta-cle course.
When: September 23—Will leave around 8:00 am
More Information to Come!
BASIC Training UGA Visit and Region Rally When: September 10-11— leave EJMS at 8:00 am
What: Two days of fun! Visit UGA’s campus and Col-lege of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences. Eat fast food lunch in Athens, then head to the FFA Camp in Covington, GA. Region Rally is held at the camp where students can learn about FFA opportu-nities, meet new friends, jump off the blob, play fun games, and more! This is like a mini-summer camp weekend!
Cost: $45.00 — Covers food at camp, travel, and ac-tivities. Please bring $10.00 to pay for fast food lunch on Thursday.
You must be a dues-paid FFA member to attend this trip!
Permission Form is on page 3 of
newsletter!
Get to Know Your FFA Officers! Meghan Cheatham—President
“Don’t be scared to try new competitions or trips — get out of your comfort zone! You won’t regret it!”
Sammy Jones—Vice President Grade: 8th Favorite Color: Blue Favorite FFA Event: Showing Goats and Wildlife
“Respect all of your fellow FFA members. Everyone has their own talents!”
Cheyanne Smith — Secretary Grade: 7th Favorite Place to Visit: Beach Favorite FFA Trip: Officer Retreat to the Lake “Don’t just sit back, get involved and go on trips and come