Future Farmers of America
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When you think of Future Farmers of America (FFA), you may assume that it's a club comprised of students dedicated solely to farming. Based on the FFA name, it's a natural assumption, but one that is very far from the truth. Members of FFA can choose an area of interest like nursery/landscape, food science and technology, forestry, floriculture, horticulture or they can elect to build life skills in areas like public speaking, parliamentary procedure, farm business management and marketing. In order to test their mettle against other FFA chapters, funds need to be raised to compete at the state and national levels.
Every year state and national conferences are organized to bring FFA chapters together to participate in Career Development Events (CDE's). Each member of a chapter is required to choose a CDE and then compete in that area. One of the guiding tenets of Future Farmers of America stresses the importance of self-development and connection. Many of the activities are geared toward building life skills like resume writing, job interviewing and public speaking. FFA uses fun, creative ways to help kids master these important, necessary skills.
The club's advisor is Danielle Melino.
Every year state and national conferences are organized to bring FFA chapters together to participate in Career Development Events (CDE's). Each member of a chapter is required to choose a CDE and then compete in that area. One of the guiding tenets of Future Farmers of America stresses the importance of self-development and connection. Many of the activities are geared toward building life skills like resume writing, job interviewing and public speaking. FFA uses fun, creative ways to help kids master these important, necessary skills.
The club's advisor is Danielle Melino.
Mt. Everett FFA Wins State Horse Judging Competition
 Malik Hogan
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The Mt. Everett FFA Horse judging team won the state competition that was held on May 6, 2014.
Team members Malik Hogan, Mia Bills, Bria Wells and Anica Pond will be representing Mt. Everett and Massachusetts at the National FFA Competition this October in Louisville, KY. Malik Hogan was the first place individual in the contest. Team members have been practicing since January for the competition and their dedication paid off. Senior Mia Bills took on an active role this year by coaching her teammates. B team members include Raychel Thomson, Jade Hogan, Paige Parks-Smith, and Marissa Davis. The competition consisted of judging six classes of horses, presenting oral reasons to official judges, completing a written exam, and a team's scenario related to equine management. |
2013-14 FFA - click image to enlarge
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