We have a rather big month ahead of us, as I am sure other FFA Chapters do as well with National FFA week coming up.

Our chapter gets very involved with FFA activities, we have something planned every day.  Every day of the week we will have FFA trivia and who ever answers the trivia questions right gets a prize.  Starting with Monday we planned a staff breakfast for all high school employees in our school system.  We will serve pancakes, sausage, bacon, fresh fruit, coffee, and juice. Officers make everything along with a few volunteers.  On Tuesday we have an open house serving breakfast pizza to all the FFA members.  Members will wear our new T-shirts that we designed this year and pose for a picture for the year book and newspaper.  Wednesday, we are inviting state FFA officer, Dani Saathoff, to speak with our freshman in the afternoon as well as have lunch with the officers.  Thursday is when the animals start rolling in for the petting zoo.  The petting zoo usually takes place in the ag shop.  Many members will bring in farm animals.  We set up gates and lay down hay for the animals.  Then throughout the day students, FFA members, and staff members stop by to see and pet the animals.  Friday is “Drive Your Tractor to School Day”. Then after school the members drive their tractors around the town square for the tractor parade.  Later that night we have the FFA dance, all members are invited as well as guests.  Also, we invite a dance instructor to teach country swing dancing.  FFA members leave after having tons of fun.  This has become a new tradition over the few years we have had it. 

So far this year we have volunteered to help with Hamilton County Ag Day guiding elementary kids around Andy Jensen’s farm.  Our sophomores participated in the Range Management Contest. The juniors and seniors took part in the Career Day at York.  The officers and the ninth grade animal science students attended Husker Harvest Days last September.  Throughout the football season our FFA chapter took charge of our football concessions.  Summer was rather busy for those members that exhibited in the county and state fair.