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EAST CHAMBERS HIGH SCHOOL -
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FFA Selling Fruit
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The East Chambers FFA is hosting
their annual Fresh Country Fruit and
Meat Fundraiser until November 22,
2009. To place an order, contact any
FFA member or call Kelli Neuman at
409.658.0432. Fruit gift baskets
make great Christmas presents. |
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Neuman Receives
Award |
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Michael Neuman was recently selected
to receive the Honorary American FFA
Degree – Teacher. The award is given
to those who advance agricultural
education and FFA through
outstanding personal commitment. The
Honorary American FFA Degree is an
opportunity to recognize those who
have gone beyond the valuable daily
contributions to make an
extraordinary long-term difference
in the lives of students, inspiring
confidence in a new generation of
agriculturalist. Recipients in the
“teacher” category are selected on
the basis of their contributions in
the following seven areas:
classroom/laboratory instruction,
experiential learning of students,
National FFA Organization, building
partnerships, agricultural education
program marketing, agricultural
education program development and
evaluation, and professional
development of agricultural
education teachers. In addition,
teachers must have taught for a
minimum of ten years and their
agriculture education program must
have 85 percent membership in the
past year.
Neuman will travel to Indianapolis
in order to receive the honor during
the 82nd National FFA Convention,
held Oct. 21-24, 2009. All
recipients will receive a
certificate and medal and their
names will be permanently recorded. |
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ECHS FFA
Receives Recognition |
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The National FFA
Organization recently
selected from a pool of more
than 600 candidates
nationwide the East Chambers
FFA Chapter as a 2-star
winner in the National FFA
Chapter Award program. The
chapter has been invited to
attend the 82nd national
convention to be held in
Indiana on October 21-24,
2009, to be recognized. |
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FFA Members
Attend Leadership Conference |
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The Washington Monument, the
Arlington National Cemetery,
and the Lincoln Memorial
were just a few of the
sights that six local FFA
members witnessed this
summer at the 2009
Washington Leadership
Conference. The WLC is a
week-long conference to work
and build on FFA members'
leadership qualities, as
well as community
involvement with in their
area.
Jacob Brock, Rylee Hobbs, DJ
Melancon, Alexis Mitchell, Kelli
Neuman, and Catherine Till
were among 130 members
present from across the
country that attended the
conference. The group also
had the opportunity to meet
with congressman Ted Poe.
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The National FFA Organization,
also known as Future Farmers of
America, is a national youth
organization of 507,763 student
members – all preparing for
leadership and careers in the
science, business, and
technology of agriculture. |
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Sponsor: Michael Neuman |
East Chambers FFA
Web Site |
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