Volume 1, Issue 8
April 2009
Agri-News Monthly
Ag Communications
What Is Easter?
By: Brittany Bradshaw
Inside this issue:
What Is Easter?
1
What’s The Difference 1
Open Happiness
2
Oh, Where Did the
Time Go?
2
How To Dye Eggs...
3
Are You Smarter?
3
Carrot Cake
4
Embedded English
4
Superlatives
5
Horoscope
5
Fugu
6
District Contest
7
April Fools
7
Pistachio Recall
7
Star Farmer
8
When many people think of
Easter, they think of bunny
rabbits, colored eggs, and
candy. However for many when
they hear Easter, they think of
much deeper meanings. Each
religion has different versions
of how Easter went/goes but is
basically founded around the
idea of Jesus Christ’s resurrection. Some celebrate it with a
single service on Easter Sunday, which normally falls between March 22 and April 25.
Others celebrate it with a
month of activities then end it
with a Holy Saturday celebration. Many believe that Easter
is the only holiday that equalizes Pagan, Christian, and Hebrew religions. Most probably
know that Easter is based on
Jesus, and who he is, whether
or not you believe in
Jesus and the whole
idea of salvation we
have him to thank for
the fun, cheerful celebration we know and
love today.
Now that you know the
history of Jesus according to Easter, let’s look
at a lighter side of
Easter. The idea of the
Easter bunny was
started around 1600 in
Germany. Germany was also
the first place to make edible
Easter bunnies made of pastry
and sugar. The idea of coloring
eggs was started by Christians,
dying eggs in remembrance of
Christ’s bloodshed at the cross.
The rabbit and the egg are
both fertility symbols and pro-
mote the coming spring, new
foliage, and new life. Now you
know both sides of the Easter
story, and will be able to appreciate the long history of Easter.
Not only will you think of dyed
eggs and bunny rabbits, but a
piece of history and heritage of
our world.
What’s the difference? Battery and Free-Range eggs
By: Kristin Voss
When you
go to the
store to
buy eggs
you can
examine
the label
to see
whether
the eggs
are battery eggs or free-range eggs. Or
can you? The truth is that most
of them are battery laid. There is
one way you can tell if they really
are free-range. The give away is
if there is dust on the eggs.
When an egg is freshly laid it is
wet, therefore when it hits the
surface area dust is picked up and
it sticks to the egg. The pattern
of the dust can tell you if the egg
was laid on a cage floor, nest
box, or outside. These patterns
are very easy to identify if you
look at the egg under an ultravio-
let light. When the ultraviolet
light hits the dust it fluoresces
enabling you to see the patterns
of the dust. If the egg has parallel lines about 2-2.5 cm apart it
was probably laid in a battery
cage. The only flaw in this is that
if the eggs were washed before
they were packaged then the
lines would be faded or removed,
therefore the difference would be
harder to tell.
Agri-News Monthly
Ag Communications
Open Happiness
Kallie Seiner
It’s just sea food right? Wrong. “Fugu
contains a poison called tetrodotoxin,
which can cause full body paralysis
and will slowly cause major organs in
the body to cease functioning….”
‘Fugu Delicacy’ PG. 6
By: Karen Grauel
Random Agriculture
Facts
Kegan Arnold
Fact #1
Cats sleep 16 to 18 hours a day
Fact #2
It is May 1886; Doctor John
Pemberton sits at his pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia.
While experimenting with the
revolutionary drug called cocaine, he decides to make a
sweeter way of consumption.
Little did he know
he would create a
dynasty… and its
name, Coca-Cola.
Yet in 1887 the
rights to CocaCola were sold to
another pharmacist, Asa Candler,
for $2,300. Due to
Candlers aggressive
marketing
techniques, CocaCola quickly became
one
of
America’s most popular fountain drinks. Between 1890
and 1900 Cola increased
syrup sales by 4000% due to
the tremendous about of de-
mand. Today cola products
are consumed at a rate of
7,000 per second, which can
equal up to over 1 billion
drinks per day! How about
those vending machines… did
you know that if you were to
take all
of the
vending
m a chines
in the
world
a n d
stack
t h e m
on top
of each
other,
t h e y
would
stretch 450 miles high! So,
what are the ingredients that
make this product so economically successful?
Today the ingredients include
carbonated water, high fructose corn syrup, caramel
color, phosphoric acid, natural
flavors, and caffeine. When
first marketed Cola was made
with extracts of cocaine. Yet
its ingredients were not
where its name first came
from.
Coca-Cola was given because
when translated into Chinese
it means “to make mouth
happy”. Also the famous
handwritten logo was first
written by Doctor Pembertons
book keeper, and it never
changed! Can you imagine
your handwriting being preserved forever on one of the
most famous soft drink products?
Today Cola is being sold all
over the world, to billions of
people each day. So next
time you pick up a coke, just
think about making your
mouth happy!
A skunk’s smell can be detected by a human
a mile away.
Fact #3
The most money ever paid for a cow in an
auction was $1.3 million.
Oh, where did the time go?
Stephanie Baker
Fact #4
1 in 5,000 North
Atlantic Lobster
are born bright
blue.
Fact # 5
Elephants are the
only mammals
that can’t jump.
Got Senior Pride???
OIPI Yearbook Staff would like to
remind you that all Senior Prides
are due April 15th. This is the last
chance to make a memory your
Senior will remember!
Please contact Mrs.
Rash for more information.
Senior Prides:
$25.00
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Daylight Saving Time, love it,
hate it, doesn’t matter because it’s going to happen!
Thanks to Mr. Benjamin
Franklin, ever year we must
‘Spring Forward’ and ‘Fall
Back’. What does all of
this mean? Well, in
the spring time
everyone
must
turn their clocks
FORWARD an hour
moving an hour from
the morning into the
evening therefore extending the amount of
daylight we have. That
movement of an hour into the
evening steals an hour of
your valuable sleep time
which nobody can say they
enjoy, but all in all it
gives you that extra
hour of sun to enjoy
during the spring
and summer!
YEAY! During the
f a l l ,
h o w ever,
everyo n e
m u s t
‘Fall Back’
or turn their clocks BACK an
hour which takes that hour
from the evening and brings
it back to the morning so we
lose an hour of daylight. Losing
that hour of daylight adds back
that hour of sleep lost during
spring.
Most of the United
States starts Daylight Saving
Time at 2 o’clock a.m. on the
second Sunday in March and
reverts to standard time on the
first Sunday in November. Each
time zone switches at a different time. Be careful though,
evidence shows that the severity of auto accidents increases
and work productivity decreases
as people adjust to the time
change. So, thank you Benjamin Franklin for making things
ever so complicated.
Agri-News Monthly
Ag Communications
How to dye Easter Eggs
By: Kristin Voss
Step 1: Cover work space with a news paper or old sheet to keep surface from being damaged
by the dye
Step 2: Boil several white eggs and let them cool
Step 3: Set out a cup for each color
Step 4: Fill the cups 1/2 – 2/3 full of water, not too full or the cups will over flow when you put
the eggs in
Step 5: Add about 1 tsp. of vinegar for every 1 cup-ish
of water, doesn’t have to be exact
Step 6: Add drops of food coloring until you are happy
with the hue, then add about 2 more drops so that
when you dye the egg it will be the hue you were originally happy with
Step 7: Put the eggs in the cups use a tbsp to put the
eggs in and out
Step 8: Let each egg dry and use a paper towel or rag
to wipe with vegetable oil to make the shiny
“The idea of the Easter bunny
was started around 1600 in
Germany. “
‘’What Is Easter?’ page 1
By: Brittany Bradshaw
Are You Smarter than a Farmer?
By: Kristin Voss & Karen Grauel
1. What are the two kinds of summer
brassica?
2. What are male ducks called?
3. What is the only animal
that cannot jump?
4. What kind of wheat is used
in making pasta?
5. What is the third most
popular fruit in the United
States?
6. How many flowers must a
honey worker bee visit in
order to make one pound
of honey?
7. What is a group of 12 or more cows
called?
8. What is the first FFA degree you can
earn in the Macon FFA Chapter?
9. What is the loss of water in the form
of vapor from plants called?
10. How can you tell that you might have
water in the hydraulic system in your
farm equipment?
11. What was the first bird domesticated by man?
12. Which are there more of, people
or chickens?
13. What is the underside of a
horses hoof called?
14. Why is a
donkey so sure
footed?
15. How much does
a 1200 lb horse
eat each year?
Mach Contest Practice
By: Maria Rash
On March 14th the livestock judging team went to Columbia to the Tow Bridge Arena.
We got a chance to practice and see how we are progressing. The clinic started at
9:30 and we had lunch there and were done around 2:00. I think we learned a lot
and it was a fun experience.
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April Birthdays
Stephanie Baker
Tyler Warren - 1
Dylan Perrin - 10
Cole Perrin - 10
Jake Wyatt - 19
Maria Rash - 20
Thomas Schulte - 20
Nathan Felton - 26
Chris Carter - 26
Dalton Green - 28
ACT Test—Macon
The next ACT Test in
Macon will be held on
June 13th. Registration
will be May 8th so be
sure to sign up to take
the ACT!!!
“The ACT is most beneficial if you take it before
your senior year when its free and you still have
time to submit it to the colleges that you want to
go to.”
Brittany Bradshaw, Senior
Agri-News Monthly
Ag Communications
Carrot Cake III
By: Karen Grauel
Have you ever wanted to learn how to
dye Easter Eggs? Well now you can
and it can take you eight easy steps!!!
‘How to dye Easter Eggs’ PG. 3
By: Kristin Voss
April Facts
By: Karen Grauel
Fact #1
The Hostess Twinkie was sold
for the first time in the US on
April 6, 1931.
Fact #2
The flowers of April are the
daisy and sweet pea.
Fact #3
Pocahontas and John Rolfe
were married on April 5th
Fact #4
April’s birthstone is the
diamond..
Fact #5
Jackie Chan
was born
April 7,
1954.
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4 eggs
1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
2 cups white sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3 cups grated carrots
1 cup chopped pecans
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
F (175 degrees C). Grease
and flour a 9x13 inch pan.
In a large bowl, beat together
eggs, oil, white sugar and 2
teaspoons vanilla. Mix in
flour, baking soda, baking
1/2 cup butter, softened
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
4 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped pecans
powder, salt and cinnamon.
Stir in carrots. Fold in pecans.
Pour into prepared pan.
Bake in the preheated oven
for 40 to 50 minutes, or until
a toothpick inserted into the
center of the cake comes out
clean. Let cool in pan for 10
minutes, then turn out onto a
wire rack and cool completely.
To Make Frosting: In a medium bowl, combine butter,
cream cheese, confectioners'
sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla.
Beat until the mixture is
smooth and creamy. Stir in
chopped pecans. Frost the
cooled cake.
Ag Communications - Embedded English Credit?
By: Jenny Milligan
The need to provide the students attending
MAVTS the ability to meet new graduation
requirements, and to increase the rigor of
career programs to prepare students for
postsecondary training, are two of the main
reasons we started the process to add this
embedded credit to our program. We received news from John Webber at the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education that our application for an embedded
English credit was approved. In order to
receive the Communication Arts embedded
credit students will need to have earned a
grade of C or higher in all semesters of Agriculture Science I, Agriculture Science II, and Agriculture Communications/Journalism and complete a portfolio of student developed work at
the completion of the three course sequence.
We hope that this class will provide our students with another option to both meet their
graduation requirements as well as explore a
growing segment of the agriculture industry.
United Sportsman’s League Grant
By: Tucker Oliver
A committee of the Macon FFA Chapter took on a big project that would
give the chapter $500. Some of the chapter members will be demonstrating Timber Stand Improvement (TSI) on land owned by Mr. Dan
Coons. TSI allows the under storage of the forest to become populated
with more grasses and forbs which provides cover for many smaller
species of animals. TSI also involves the taking away of undesirable
trees such as Locusts and Cedars which allows desirable trees to grow
older and stronger. The FFA committee teamed up with Conversation Specialist Ted Seiler who is
helping them become more aware of the benefits of TSI and other importance’s of wildlife areas.
The grant is allowing the chapter to purchase some chainsaws for TSI and for later use in Ag
classrooms. Hopefully, the chapter will be able to continue this project in the years to come.
Agri-News Monthly
Ag Communications
Ag Communication Superlatives
Kallie Seiner
2008 - Present
Interesting Fact About You: I am
Chuck Norris’s sensei.
Career Goal: Law Enforcement
Age: 18 DOB: 1-1
Officer (Highway Patrol)
-91
College Attending: MACC (1-2 yrs)
Job: Receptionist/Childcare Provider
– Transfer to University of Central
- [Tri-County Christian School]
Missouri (Warrensburg) – “the
August 2007 - Present
academy”
Interesting Fact about You: If I
Special Talent: I can play the
could go back in time I would live in
guitar, bass, and drums
the 80s.
Career Goal: Agricultural Lawyer
Kegan Arnold
College Attending: University of
The creator of
Missouri Columbia (6 yrs)
the “dictionary
Special Talents: I’m excellent at
page”
imitating voices.
Age: 17 DOB: 3-24-91
Stephanie Baker Job: Grill Cooker Extraordinaire –
[ Sonic Drive-In ] January 2008
“The UnpredictInteresting Fact About You: I’m
able”
from Minnesota.
Job: Cashier – [ C &
Career Goal: Public Relations
R Market ] January 2009 – Present
College Attending: MACC (2 yrs) –
Dish Washer – [ Apple Basket ]
Transfer to Northwest Missouri
January 2009 - Present
State University (Maryville)
Age: 18 DOB: 2-12-91
Special Talent: driving…and getInterest Fact about You: I am the
ting pulled over.
definition of interesting.
Career Goal: Wildlife Management
Kristin Voss
College Attending: MACC (2 yrs) –
“The cook”
Transfer to Truman State University
Age: 18 DOB: 8Special Talent: I can jump over
15-90
people standing up.
Job – Unemployed
Interesting Fact About You: I have
Kallie Seiner
a baby.
“The Trickster”
Career Goal: Veterinarian
Age: 17 DOB: 6-13
College Attending: unknown
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Special Talent: I can sing.
Job: Sales Clerk –
[ Orscheln Farm & Home ] February
Brittany Bradshaw
“The Brains “
Karen Grauel
“The Awesome“
Age: 18 DOB: 1111-90
Job: Receptionist – [ YMCA ] October 2008 - Present
Substitute – [ Macon Public Library ] June 2008 - Present
Interesting Fact About You: I have
a twin.
Career Goal: Be successful
(unknown)
College Attending: Truman State
University (4 yrs)
Special Talent: I can run like the
wind blows.
Do you really know the history of
Americas favorite soft drink? Did
you know that:
“Today cola products are consumed at a
rate of 7,000 per second, which can equal
up to over 1 billion drinks per day! “
‘Open Happiness’ PG 2
By: Kallie Seiner
Thoughts to Ponder
Kallie Seiner
Jenny Milligan
“The Bouncer”
Age: 26 DOB: 727-82
Job: Teacher –
[ Macon R-1 ] July 2006 – Present
Interesting Fact About You: I like
to clean.
Career Goal: Elephant Trainer (or
Giraffe trainer)
College Attending: University of
Missouri Columbia (5 yrs)
Special Talent: I am a fantastic
yoganator. (I can do yoga well)
Thought #1
A day without sunshine is like… night.
Thought #2
42.7% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
Thought #3
What happens if you get scared half to death
twice?
Thought #4
Remember amateurs built the
ark. Professionals built the
Titanic.
Thought #5
The early bird may get the
worm, but the second mouse
gets the cheese.
Answers to; Are You Smarter Than a
Farmer?
1.
Cabbages and cauliflower
2. Drakes
3. Elephant
4. Derm Wheat
5. Peaches
April Horoscopes
By: Kegan Arnold
April 2009: The signs of
Aries, Pisces, and Taurus
are emphasized in April
2009. Venus turned retrograde on March 6th
and turns direct on April
17th. Venus' retrograde
signals a period of slowdown and rethinking in
the realms of love and finances. It's time to backtrack
in these areas of life, and this can mean we have less
confidence for the time being. Although Venus turns
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direct on the 17th this month, it will take a few weeks
for Venus to resume its normal speed. As such, it's
better not to push hard on any financial or relationshiprelated endeavor until May. Venus dips back into Pisces
while still retrograde, and shortly after turning direct, it
conjuncts Mars on April 21st, late in the sign of Pisces.
Venus conjunct Mars is creative and stimulating. Pluto
turns retrograde on the 4th, and in the weeks surrounding this occurrence, "all things Pluto" become
palpable. A Full Moon occurs on the 9th at 20 degrees
Libra. A New Moon in Taurus (5 degrees) occurs on the
25th.
2 Million Flowers
7.
A Flink
8.
Green Hand FFA Degree
9.
Transpiration
10. A Grayish Like Milk Colored Fluid
11. A Goose
12. Chickens
13. Frogs
14. Because of the placement of the
donkeys eyes, this allows the donkey
to see all four feet at one time.
15. About 7 times it’s own weight.
Agri-News Monthly
April 2009
Sun
“Most of the United States starts Daylight Saving Time at 2 o’clock a.m. on
the second Sunday in March and reverts
to standard time on the first Sunday in
November. “
Find out why we have Day Lights Saving
Time and who invented it!
‘Oh, Where did the time go?’ PG 2
By: Stephanie Baker
Upcoming Events
April 1 - Northeast District Ag
Contest
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April 7 - Chapter Officer Applications Due
April 8 - Chapter Officer Interviews
April 9-14 Easter/Spring Break
April 15 - Macon FFA Chapter
Officer Elections
April 16-17 - Missouri State FFA
Convention
April 18 Great BBQ
Cook Off
April 21 - Area
3 FFA Banquet
April 24 - Early Dismissal
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Fugu Delicacy
By: Karen Grauel
Fugu,
also
known
as
puffer fish, is
a very popular, yet extremely poisonous delicacy in Japan. Rare in the United States and
valued at approximately $300 per person,
many people imagine that fugu must be a
very delicious cuisine. Fugu is actually quite
tasteless, and is mainly eaten by those who
want to ‘live on the edge’ or experience a
unique numbing sensation in their lips and
tongue. If you value your life you would be
wise to stay away from this delicacy, but if
properly prepared, fugu shouldn’t be your last
meal before you die. Fugu contains a poison
called tetrodotoxin, which can cause full body
paralysis and will slowly cause major organs
in the body to cease functioning. The paralysis, however, does not reach your brain, so
you are completely conscious as the poison
stops inhalation of your lungs, causing you to
suffocate and die. Despite this horrible death,
fugu continues to remain a desired meal,
banned only in certain parts of Japan and
forbidden to eat by the Emperor and his family. Fugu was licensed to serve in the United
States in 2003, and since then the majority of
fugu restaurants have appeared in New York
City with much success. The question remains: Would you risk everything to eat the
fugu delicacy?
Volume 1, Issue 8
Success at District Contest
On Monday March 23rd several Macon FFA
members traveled to Monroe City for the North
East District FFA Career Development Events
competition. They all have worked very hard
and their long hours of practice paid off by
representing our chapter well. Erin Toms representing the chapter competed in the district
Creed speaking contest. Nancy Jackson competed in the Advanced Prepared Public Speaking Division where she earned first place and
will be advancing to state. The parliamentary
procedure team earned 3rd place and will be
advancing to state competition. Jamie Clithero
serves as chair of the parliamentary procedures
team, with team members Ryan Stoecklein, Hayden Carter, Dalton Green, Lynsey Farmer & Kristi
Woodson, and Alternate: Leah Fuller. Kegan
Arnold, Brittany Bradshaw, Ashley Wells, and
Becca White are members of the Agriculture
Sales Team and have chosen to sell Dried Distillers Grain’s. They did very well and placed 5th at
districts and will advanced to state competition
this April.
We are
very
proud of
all of our
students’
accomplishments and wish them good luck in
upcoming events
April Fools Day (April 1st) - Learn all about the history of April Fools Day
By: Beverly Hernandez
Jokes
By: Kegan Arnold
What did the farmer use to fix his farm?
Cabbage Patches.
In sixteenth-century France, the
start of the new year was observed on April first. It was celebrated in much the same way as
it is today with parties and dancing into the late hours of the
night. Then in 1562, Pope Gregory introduced a new calendar for
the Christian world, and the new
year fell on January first. There
were some people, however, who
hadn't heard or didn't believe the
change in the date, so they continued to celebrate New Year's
Day on April first. Others played
tricks on them and called them
"April fools." They sent them on a
"fool's errand" or tried to make
them believe that something false
was true. In France today, April
first is called "Poisson d'Avril."
French children fool their friends
by taping a paper fish to their
friends' backs. When the "young
fool" discovers this trick, the
prankster yells "Poisson
ple are practical jokes. Putting
d’Avril!" (April Fish!)Today
salt in the sugar bowl for the
Americans play small tricks on
next person is not a nice trick to
friends and strangers alike on
play on a stranger. College stuthe first of April. One common
dents
set their clocks an hour
Caption describing
picture
trick on April Fool's Day,
All
behind, so their roommates
or or
graphic.
Fool's Day, is pointing down to a show up to the wrong class - or
friend's shoe
not at all. Some practiand saying,
cal jokes are kept up
"Your shoelace
the whole day before
is untied."
the victim realizes what
Teachers in the
day it is. Most April Fool
nineteenth cenjokes are in good fun
tury used to say
and not meant to harm
to pupils, "Look!
anyone. The most
A flock of
clever April Fool joke is
geese!" and
the one where everypoint up. School
one laughs, especially
children might
the person upon whom
tell a classmate
the joke is played. "The
that school has been canceled.
first of April is the day we reWhatever the trick, if the innomember what we are the other
cent victim falls for the joke the
364 days of the year. "- Ameriprankster yells, "April Fool! "The
can humorist Mark Twainhttp://
"fools' errands" we play on peohomeschooling.about.com/cs/
What is the most dangerous parliamentary
motion?
Appeal-because you can slip on it.
What did the cotton ball say to the farmer?
Stop picking on me.
Top 10 on the
Points Chart
1. Becca White 120
2. Jamie Clithero 119
3. Nancy Jackson 115
4. Hayden Carter 100
5. Andrew Helton 91
6. Leah Fuller 86
7. Maria Rash 79
8. Ryan Stoecklein 77
9. Kristi Woodson 75
10. Dalton Green 64
Pistachio Recall
By: Kegan Arnold
In recent months
America has been
plagued by salmonella
scares, and now the
FDA is warning of another salmonella outbreak. The most current outbreak comes from pistachios. The Food
and Drug Administration said central Californiabased Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella Inc., the
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nation's second-largest pistachio processor, was
voluntarily recalling more than 2 million pounds of
its roasted nuts shipped since last fall. The salmonella outbreak has not been confirmed, but the
plant voluntarily shut down last week. The company has recalled 55 million pounds of pistachios.
The FDA learned about this possible outbreak
after Kraft Foods Inc. reported that they had detected salmonella during a routine check.
In the 2008 Missouri Agriculture
Overview there was exactly
104,500 farms in Missouri! Of
which equaled over 30,000,000
acres of land, with
an average of 237
acres per each
farm.
Agriculture Communications
Brittany L. Bradshaw - [ Layout and
Design ]
[email protected]
Kallie D. Seiner - [ Editor ]
[email protected]
Stephanie L. Baker - [ Team Leader ]
[email protected]
Karen F. Grauel - [ Reporter ]
[email protected]
Kristin R. Cook–Voss - [ Production Staff ]
Kegan C. Arnold - [ Production Staff ]
Jenny L. Milligan - [ Bouncer ]
[email protected]
AG Communications
The AG Communications class is a new addition to the high school
curriculum this year! This class is in charge of producing the newsletter each month, informing FFA members and students in agriculture
classes of upcoming events, and updating our newly established website.
AG Communications can also possibly be taken as an embedded English credit, since graduation requirements are preventing some students
from taking classes they want to take.
Feel free to visit our website at www.macon.k12.mo.us/FFA/
index.html for more information about FFA opportunities, events,
and officers!
“Yes actually, we always look this
good…!”
We’re On The Web!
Www.macon.k12.mo.us/ffa
Star Member– Jamie Clithero
What are some of your hobbies?
•
My hobbies include working with and riding horses and helping around the farm. I also
like hanging out with friends and meeting new people.
What is your SAE and what do you do?
•
For my SAE I purchase young horses at local auctions and then re-sell them later for
profit. I also show my current geldings at local, state, and national shows.
What are your future goals in FFA?
•
My goals include trying out for chapter offices my junior and senior year as well as to compete on more contest teams. I would
like, also, to compete at the State FFA convention on the Parliamentary Procedure Team.
What do you want to be when you grow up?
•
I would like to pursue a career in the veterinary field and specialize in Equine Joints and Therapy.