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Wedensday, Feb 19
NOON WS Counci Meeting
Thursday, Feb 20
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4pm 7/8 Boys BB (A) 6pm WS Family Night 7pm FSHS Spring Play
Friday, Feb 21
PTO Daddy/Daughter Dance
8:20AM 1st Gr Movie Theatre
4:30pm Boys BB (A)
7pm FSHS Spring Play
Saturday, Feb 22 V Wrestling Reg. 9am 7/8 Boys BB (A) 7pm FSHS Spring Play
Monday, Feb 24
4pm 7/8 Boys BB (H) 5pm Elementary PTO
Tuesday, Feb 25
4:30pm V/JV/C Boys BB (H) Senior Night
Friday, Feb 28 9am Kindergarten Dojo Store
12:30pm 2nd Gr Dojo Store
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FEBRUARY 15 - 22, 2025
Above: Jenny: Ag Awareness Day
October 10th, 2024 our Nevada FFA Chapter had our annual ag awareness day. Days in advance we took time to select presenters who would present over different animals, this year we had rabbits, pigs, cattle, chickens, and horses; along with those, we had non-animal topics such as ATV safety, farm machinery, FFA knowledge, farm and tool safety, and fishing, hunting, and trapping. We brought the kids over on a hay ride with Mr. Eric Scheider driving the tractor, and the kids were also assigned a group leader who would take them around and stay at their station for 5 minutes.
Above: Sydnee Baldwin: Area 9 Chapter Officer Training
On August 29th, 2024 the Nevada FFA Chapter officers went to Carl Junction and attended Area 9 officer training. While all of us officers were there, we learned a lot about how to lead our FFA chapter to be the best and most functioning it could possibly be. We did a lot of activities to help us open our minds for this 2024-2025 school year and just get a different perspective on how we could run our chapter.
During FFA Week the Nevada FFA Chapter will participate in a host of activities.
Feb 17th – Fun day at the Trampoline park at CJ and dinner as a chapter Feb 18th – Teacher appreciation breakfast FFA members will prepare and deliver breakfast to Nevada R-V staff as a
thank you for all they do Feb 19th – Businessman’s Luncheon – This is a thank you lunch for parents, boosters, and community members who support our members though out the year. This year is a chicken strip dinner with fries and slaw.
Feb 20th – Agriculture Education Day – FFA
THE FUTURE OF AGRICULTURE IS OUR YOUTH
We salute our local FFA chapters for all of their hard work and dedication in the field of agriculture. FFA, an organization committed to making a positive difference in the lives of students, teaches young adults discipline, responsibility and leadership both on and off the farm. During National FFA Week, we salute the agricultural leaders of tomorrow for their many contributions to the growth of our community.
NEVADA FFA
members will be working the second-grade students at Webber Elementary to teach some lessons about local agriculture.
Feb 21st Drive your tractor to school and donuts and coffee in the Ag shop Feb 23rd – FFA Sunday members will attend a church service together
Left: Rhett: Officer Retreat
This past July, our Nevada FFA officer team dedicated a day to planning activities for the upcoming school year, laying the foundation for a successful and engaging term. Following our session, we left for a memorable trip to the Johnson’s Shut-Ins and Elephant Rocks state parks in southwest Missouri. This retreat was designed to strengthen the bonds within our newly formed team. This opportunity helped to reflect our individual goals for the chapter and foster a connection with our new advisor, Brett Neil. We got to see each other’s leadership styles and find out Mr. Neil’s aspirations for the future of Nevada FFA. Ultimately, this proved to be a crucial step in uniting our team and energizing us for the 2024-2025 school year.
Left Bottom: Carissa Stong: August Meeting
For the first meeting of the school we had a water wars in August. We had a meal and meeting before we headed outside to play water games. The games we had was water ballon dodge ball, spike ball and ladder golf. The meeting went from 6 to 8 and then everyone helped clean up. This meeting was a great way for the freshman to get a sense of FFA and for the members to meet us officers and other members.
Seth Minor(Left) Coleton Ramsey(Right) were learning about building structures. They were building a dog house. In this photo they are measuring and putting tin on the outside of the house. At our barnwarming, we dance, eat food and play games. In this photo we had members competing for prizes by eating an oreo with no hands.
Left: Landin Brown and Cayden Patterson Right: Micah Ashby and Maleah Hogan In the greenhouse the students designed fall flower arrangements for the parents using a hull of a pumpkin as the holder.
Above: Left to right (Mr. Weber, Micah Ashby, Cara Fields, Landon Brown, Paxton Bear)
Left: (Landin Brown)
Top: Left to Right ( Cara Fields, Landin Brown, Micah Ashby, Paxton Baer) Bottom: Left to Right (Paxton Baerr, Micah Ashby, Landin Brown, Cara Fields) We had four students that went to the National FFA Convention where we toured a Bull Stud, a lumber yard, and an apple orchard.
stadium where the Colts play.
Sheldon FFA kicked off the school year with the Missouri Farmers Care Drive to Feed Kids at the State Fair and the annual Sheldon Picnic tractor pull concession stand. Next came Fruit and Meat sales to help fund our yearly trip to National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana. Mrs. Heard and six of our members traveled to the convention with six other area schools. While in Indianapolis, the chapter toured a chocolate fac-
tory, a historical farm, and an apple orchard as well as attended convention sessions and listened to motivational speakers. Other fall events included Area Officer Training, Area Greenhand Conference, Mt. Vernon Career Exploration Day and a Chapter Christmas Party. Two of our members have had the opportunity to be involved in the Show Me Youth Ag Academy. Show Me Youth Ag Academy was founded in August of 2021 and op-
erates through a 501c3 foundation to provide extended learning opportunities in beef production, financial management, and sales and marketing. Students are engaged in the experiences of running an actual beef enterprise that includes a cow/ calf operation on a 169 acre farm owned by the Academy near Milford. Students are involved in the procurement of young Akaushi sired cattle which are all vaccinated and weighed by
the students and placed in a 400 head grower to finisher feedlot. Members involved this year are Baylee Thogmartin and McKenzy Hart. Since the spring semester has started, our freshman have attended District Greenhand Motivational Conference in Springfield. Members
2024-2025 Members
SHELDON FFA
have been diligently working on end of the year SAE records, FFA State and Area Degrees, Proficiency Applications, and gearing up for contest season. To celebrate FFA Week our schedule is as follows: Sunday- FFA Sunday at the Sheldon Christian Church, Monday-No School, Tuesday-
Ag Awareness/Official Dress Day: members will be reading ag-related books to our elementary classes, WednesdayStaff Appreciation Breakfast and FFA Apparel Day, Thursday-Teacher Pie Day and Area FFA Banquet, Friday-Lawn & Garden Show Floriculture Workshop in Springfield.
Front Row: (Left to Right) McKenzy Hart-President, Baylee Thogmartin-Vice President, Eleanor BlurtonSecretary, Tori Staudt-Treasurer, Alivia Colbert-Reporter, Tanner Nuding-Sentinel
Above: Freshman members attending District Greenhand Conference in Springfield.
Front row: State FFA Officers. Back Row: (Left-Right) Trenton Gardner, Brock Rayburn, Teagan Nelson, Adi Kleeman, and Sophie Swanson.
Left: Sheldon FFA members Brock Rayburn, Tanner Nuding, Eleanor Blurton, McKenzy Hart, Baylee Thogmartin, and Rylee Goodwin attended National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Left: Members Alivia Colbert, Rylee Goodwin, Tanner Nuding, Brock Rayburn, Eleanor Blurton, and Lane Nuding joined more than 725 FFA members and agricultural leaders at the Missouri State Fair for the Missouri State FFA Food Insecurity Day of Service. The event is held in conjunction with the Missouri Farmers Care Foundation Drive to Feed Kids, a year-long effort to stand in the gap for the one in seven Missouri children facing food insecurity. Members helped pack family-sized portions of single dish meals to help neighbors in need. Together, 193,084 meals were packed for food insecure Missouri families.
FEBRUARY
The Bronaugh FFA chapter began the 2024-2025 school year by designing and decorating a float for the Bronaugh Fall Festival. With the theme of “The Bronaugh Coop,” students worked diligently in the shop, applying their creativity to bring the float to life. Their efforts were rewarded with first-place recognition for their outstanding float design.
Following the Fall Festival, the chapter initiated its annual fundraiser, which serves as the primary source of funding for attendance at the National FFA Convention. In conjunction with this, an opportunity to travel with two other chapters arose. Mrs. Jones and eight students attended the convention in Indianapolis, where they had the opportunity to tour Show Me Genetics, Amos Hill Industries, and Tuttle Orchard. During these tours, students gained valuable insight into the behind-the-scenes processes involved in apple cider production and the manufacturing of various apple products.
In addition to these activities, the Bronaugh FFA chapter co-hosted a successful canned food drive throughout the school. Partnering with FCCLA, our FFA members collected food to provide meals and snacks for local families during the Christmas break. Our FFA Officers also participated in ProAg Awareness Day in collaboration with the Liberal FFA chapter. This event allowed us to provide a heifer and other educational resources to local fifth graders, helping to expand their understanding of various agricultural topics.
Since returning from the Christmas break, the Bronaugh FFA chapter has remained highly active. Freshman members attended the District Greenhand Motivational Conference in Springfield, where they engaged with their peers and enhanced their leadership skills. As we approach the busy contest season, the chapter is also preparing for an exciting FFA Week.
For FFA Week, the chap ter has planned a variety of engaging events: ● Sunday: FFA Sunday
15 - 22, 2025
Bronaugh FFA Chapter Barnwarming Candidates:
Jada Brundridge, Kaylee Hallam, Bentley Moore, Luke Bowling, Colter Banes, Nellie Earnest, Kolton Bennett, and Mikey Metcalf
Chapter officers who attended the officer training that was held at Carl Junction.
Baelie Griffiths - Reporter, Mikey Metcalf - Secretary, Hunter Jones - Parliamentarian, Colton Jones - President, Luke Bowling - Treasurer, James Morris - Sentinel, and Kolton Bennett - Chaplin. Not pictured is Nellie EarnestVice President.
Left: Freshman and sophomores who were able to attend the University of Missouri Annual Field Day.
Above: Freshman that attend the Area Greenhand Conference in Carl Junction. Conner McIntire, Bentley Moore, Natalee Merriman, Kaylee Hallam, Emily Teeters, and Aidan Mogan
Above: National FFA Convention Attendees:. James Morris, Kolton Bennett, Conner McIntire, Baelie Griffiths, Jada Brundridge, Kaylee Hallam, Katelynn Pilcher, Mikey Metcalf, and Mrs. Jones
This past October, four Rich Hill FFA members received their American Degrees: Noelle Abend, Daniel Bridgewater, Clare Klinksick, and Hayden Schapeler. Among the members who traveled to the National Convention to receive their degrees were Noelle Abend and Hayden Schapeler, with advisor Lora Rapp.
Right: The Rich Hill FFA Chapter received a Gold Rating at Nations for the National Chapter Award Program, designed to recognize FFA chapters that actively implement the mission and strategies of the organization. These chapters promote and have activities that emphasize growing leaders, building communities, and strengthen-
ing agriculture.
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The Rich Hill Trap shooting teams completed this fall in the Area 7 South League.
The Rich Hill Gold Team was the first-place team. Zane Becker was the first-place individual, and Chance Poulter placed 6th. Pictured (left to right): Grant Steuck, Kaden Black, Zane Becker, Preston Turner, Carter Bell, Remington Turner, Cooper Gillis, Thomas Trammell, Chance Poulter, and, not pictured, Morgan Steuck.
The Rich Hill FFA Chapter hosted the Area 7 Sand Volleyball tournament in August with 12 teams in attendance. The Rich Hill FFA team was 1st place in the tournament. Members playing and picture (left to right): Remington Turner, Zane Becker, Briley Steuck, Maysi Miller, Izzy Swope, Dillon Coonce, Noah Smarr, and, not pictured, Lanie Phelps.
Sophomore Leeanna Bell was selected to sing in the National FFA Choir during the 97th National Convention in October.
Maysi Miller
Izzy Swope went on stage to represent the chapter and receive the chapter’s award.
Chapter Picture–2024
El Dorado Springs FFA Chapter has 132 current members. Our advisors are Cameron Hargrove and Amy Green. Members are taught life skills, academics, and how to interact with community members. Some of our main events we do are Penny Wars, Chapter Barnwarming, Mum sales, FFA CDE lock in, FFA week, and community service. During this year’s mum sales, we sold 3,000 mums. The members go around town, ask friends, and family to raise money for the Ag department. During our activities all members show their leadership, social, and communication skills with other FFA members. Here at El Dorado Springs FFA Chapter, we focus on leadership and responsibilities that come our way. The members are expected to have a Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) which is a project, entrepreneurship or placement, where they are focused on gaining career-based skills and responsibilities. We focus a lot on our achievements at El Dorado Springs.This year, we have had 10 State Degrees, 8 American Degrees, 2 area officers, 1 state placing speaker, and 9 proficiency winners. We are excited to compete in Career and Leadership Development this spring. We kick our CDE and LDE’s off on March 2nd at College of the Ozarks.
American degrees
We had 8 students earning their American degree this year, those students are: Kade Fast, Kamron Austin, Alyssa Irvin, Garrett Klaiber, Hannah Klaiber, Blayze McCullough, Truman Ledbetter, and Reese Schiereck.
Pictured above: Hannah Kliaber
Area Officers
After interviews, Braxton Watts was selected to serve as Area IX President and Ryland Brower was selected as Area IX Secretary. Mrs. Green was then elected to be the Area Advisor
Officers
The 2024 Chapter Officer Team; Marshal Stauffer, Chaplain; Sean Berry, Sentinel; Lela Brown, Reporter; Piper Spencer, Treasurer; Braxton Watts, Secretary & Area President; Ryland Brower, Vice President & Area Secretary; Kolten Norman, President; spent a couple days bonding with each other in Stockton, Missouri, as well as working on plans for the school year. (Pictured here: Kolton Norman, Ryland Brower, Piper Spencer, Lela Brown, Marshall Staffer, Braxton Watts, and Sean Berry)
Macy Stauffer was awarded a very prestigious Missouri State Fair Youth in Agriculture Scholarship at State Convention in April 2024. Pictured are Marshal Stauffer, Matthew Stauffer, Macy Stauffer, and Rachel Stauffer.
(Pictured here: Second Generation Parents Representative Jennifer Ramirez, Advisor Mr. Hargrove, Advisor Mrs Green, H.S Principal Mr. Rotert.)
EL DORADO SPRINGS FFA
8 students walked the stage at State Convention to receive their Area winning proficiencies. These awards are based on their SAE Project and the inner workings of each. Braxton Watts, Grace Kinnett, Marshal Stauffer, Macy Stauffer, Tackett Arnold, Clanci McKellips, Parker Green, and Christian Steuck
Barnwarming
The Barnwarming theme this year was Retro Country, and the candidates were: Talon Robinson & Karcyn Raider for Freshmen Royalty; Kylie Boone & Parker Norman for Sophomore Royalty; Sylas Fletcher & Bella Wooldridge for Junior Royalty; and Senior Candidates were: Piper Spencer, Sean Berry, Kiera Strauch, Kolten Norman, Clanci McKellips, Braxton Watts, Maria Jones, & Ryland Brower with the Barnwarming King and Queen being Kiera Strauch & Ryland Brower.
Photo: (Left to Right) (Back Row) Talon Robinson; Karcyn Raider; Maria Jones; Braxton Watts; Kiera Strauch; Ryland Brower; Piper Spencer; Sean Berry; Kylie Boone; Parker Norman: (Left to Right) (Front Row) Kolten Norman; Clanci McKellips; Sylas Fletcher; Bella Wooldridge.
On October 23, 13 FFA members traveled to National Convention in Indianapolis. They visited an orchard, honey farm, dairy and hog farm, various sessions, watched American Degrees and our chapter be recognized. Students pictured are L to R Jason Spencer, Braxton Watts, Darlinda Davis, Clanci McKellips, Piper SPencer, Hailey Thomas, Olivia Graces, Trooper Arnold, Tabor Berning, Jenna Runkle, Ryland Brower, Bella Wooldridge.
Stauffer competed in Employment Skills at State FFA Convention in April of 2024. In this leadership event, Macy compiled a cover letter, resume, references, and applications followed by job interviews. She placed 6th place at state!
Students traveled to the state fair in Sedalia, Missouri to do many things. The first thing they did, was pack food for those who are in need of it. After packing the food, they were able to enjoy all the fair had to offer.
Left: State convention teams Pictured here are all of the chapter members who progressed past districts and were able to compete at the state level in their individual contests. (pictured here is: Jed Simpson, Marshall Stauffer, Piper Spencer, Jenna Runkle, Bella Wooldridge, Grace Kinnett, Dalton Shonfelt, Crayton Thorell, Macy Stauffer, Hannah Ridgeway, Clanci McKellips, Kiera Straugh, Christian Steuk, Kolton Norman, Tag Gurley, Myka Barger, Braxton Watts, Ryland Brower, Tackett Arnold, Wyatt Wilkinson, Caden Roberts, Gracie Mead, Lucas Priesendorf)
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