EJMS FFA Receives 3-Star Chapter Honors EJMS FFA was honored

for this award at the August

Jackson County Board Meet-

ing at East Jackson Elemen-

tary School by CTAE Direc-

tor, Mr. Todd Shultz. EJMS

FFA President, Meghan

Cheatham, attended and ac-

cepted this honor.

Two members of EJMS

FFA will get to walk across

the National FFA Convention

stage in Louisville, KY in Oc-

tober.

The National Chapter

Award Program is designed

to award FFA chapters that

actively implement the mis-

sion and strategies of the

organization.

EJMS FFA followed a Pro-

gram of Activities that the

EJMS FFA officers created at

the 2014-2015 chapter officer

leadership retreat. The offic-

ers planned activities in the

areas of student, chapter, and

community development.

The EJMS FFA national

chapter application was

ranked a Gold Emblem chap-

ter in the state of Georgia.

This honor was only given to

the top 10% of FFA chapters

in Georgia (27 total). The

Gold Emblem chapters were

sent to the National competi-

tion to be judged.

At the National level,

EJMS was named a 3-Star FFA

Chapter — the highest level

awarded to chapters!

A few of our FFA mem-

bers raise and show market

goats for their Supervised

Agriculture Experience (SAE)

projects. Several of our offic-

ers have shown goats for

many years.

Cale says, “ You have to

walk your goats and take care

of them everyday. When you

place in a show, you make

money.”

Bella really enjoys work-

ing with her goats because

“they are friendly and a lot of

fun!”

Sammy puts in many

hours of hard work, but “it’s

all worth it in the end!”

Goats are so much fun to

work with and showing them

is a neat project to begin. It

teaches responsibility and the

value of hardwork.

Goat Show Facts:

Goat: $100-$350

Supplies: $100-$200

Time: At least 30 min each day

to walk and exercise your goat.

Shows: Can go to as many or as

few as you want May—Oct.

State Goat show is at the GA

Natl. Fair in Perry, GA.

If interested: Kate Wooten

kwooten@jackson.k12.ga.us

Market Goat SAE Projects

2 0 1 5 - 2 0 1 6 O F F I C E R S EJMS FFA in the NEWS A U G U S T & S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 5

Meghan Cheatham,

President

Sammy Jones,

Vice President

Cheyanne Smith

Secretary

Cale Howington,

Treasurer

Sara Saliba,

Reporter

Nathan Pagsisihan,

Sentinel

Bella Chandler,

Historian

Kate Wooten,

Advisor

2016 Fall FFA

Meeting Dates

August 21

Waterslide Meeting

afterschool

until 5:00 PM

UGA & Region Rally Trip

Tour UGA and go to FFA

Camp for Region Rally.

Spend the night and

return Saturday.

More Info on Back!

September 17

Afterschool Meeting —

Activity TBA

BASIC Training

Leadership Development

at the FFA Camp for the

day.

More info on page 2!

By: Sammy Jones & Meghan Cheatham

BASIC Training is a full day of leadership development and team building at the FFA Camp in Covington, GA. Stu-dents will go through the high ropes course and the obsta-cle course.

When: September 23—Will leave around 8:00 am

More Information to Come!

BASIC Training UGA Visit and Region Rally When: September 10-11— leave EJMS at 8:00 am

What: Two days of fun! Visit UGA’s campus and Col-lege of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences. Eat fast food lunch in Athens, then head to the FFA Camp in Covington, GA. Region Rally is held at the camp where students can learn about FFA opportu-nities, meet new friends, jump off the blob, play fun games, and more! This is like a mini-summer camp weekend!

Cost: $45.00 — Covers food at camp, travel, and ac-tivities. Please bring $10.00 to pay for fast food lunch on Thursday.

You must be a dues-paid FFA member to attend this trip!

Permission Form is on page 3 of

newsletter!

Get to Know Your FFA Officers! Meghan Cheatham—President

Grade: 8th Favorite Food: Cheesecake Favorite FFA Trip: National FFA Convention!

“Don’t be scared to try new competitions or trips — get out of your comfort zone! You won’t regret it!”

Sammy Jones—Vice President Grade: 8th Favorite Color: Blue Favorite FFA Event: Showing Goats and Wildlife

“Respect all of your fellow FFA members. Everyone has their own talents!”

Cheyanne Smith — Secretary Grade: 7th Favorite Place to Visit: Beach Favorite FFA Trip: Officer Retreat to the Lake “Don’t just sit back, get involved and go on trips and come

to meetings!”

Cale Howington—Treasurer Grade: 7th Favorite Food: Cheese Fondue Favorite FFA Trip: Jaemor Farms Corn Maze Trip

“Try going on a trip or event that you wouldn’t normally

try!”

Sara Saliba—Reporter Grade: 7th Favorite Color: Teal Favorite FFA Trip: Georgia FFA Convention “Always think about your future when choosing what you

do in FFA!”

Nathan Pagsisihan—Sentinel Grade: 7th Favorite Place to Visit: Myrtle Beach, SC Favorite FFA Trip: National Convention

“Be a good student and join FFA!”

Bella Chandler—Historian Grade: 6th Favorite Food: Chocolate Ice Cream Favorite FFA Trip: FFA Officer Retreat

“It may not make sense, but you’ll learn!”

Officers are selected at the end of the school year through an application and in-

terview process. Officers are students who are highly involved in FFA, have a great atti-

tude, and want to help our FFA chapter grow!

FFA Career Development Events for YOU! EJMS FFA has many opportunities for

you! Look below and see if any of the

Career Development Events (CDEs)

interest you:

Livestock Judging

Learn to evaluate cattle, hogs, sheep,

and goats and defend your placings with

oral reasons. Travel to farms to see live-

stock and go to several different compe-

titions. Team of four students. Practice

2-3 times each week until Dec.

Floriculture

Learn to identify common plants and

information about plants. If you are sci-

ence-y and interested in plants or how

they grow, this is for you! Practices

once each week until Nov.

Floral Design

Arrange flowers and create beautiful

corsages, boutonnieres, and bows.

Practice once each week through Sep-

tember.

Prepared Public Speaking

Write a speech about something in ag-

riculture that interests you. Then mem-

orize the speech and present it. Practic-

es once each week Nov.—Feb.

Creed Speaking

Memorize the 5-paragraph FFA Creed

and present it. Practices once each

week Nov. –Feb.

Wildlife

Each of the four team members

specializes in a topic: Wildlife ID,

Aquatic ID, Whitetail Deer

Mgmt., or Game Bird ID. Practic-

es once per week Dec.—Feb.

GA National Fair Display

Create a mini-booth, silk floral design

or wood-working project to be dis-

played and judged at the Georgia

National Fair in Perry, GA in Oct.

Region Rally Permission Form

I give my student, __________________________________________, permission to attend the UGA

and FFA Region Rally trip on September 10-11, 2015.

Leaving EJMS at 7:30 am on September 10 and pick up students at JACKSON COUNTY HIGH

SCHOOL (1668 Winder Highway, Jefferson, GA 30549) around 2:00 pm on Friday, September 11.

I understand that my student will miss two full days of school and that my student is responsible

for making up any missed assignments. My student will be marked present for school for the two

days missed.

Please return your payment of $45.00 and permission form to Ms. Wooten. Make checks out to

EJMS FFA.

Parent Name: ________________________________________________________________

Parent Contact Number:________________________________________________________

Does your student have any allergies? _____________________________________________

Parent Signature: _________________________________ Date: _______________________

Remove and return Ms. Wooten

BASIC Training Permission Form

I give my student, __________________________________________, permission to attend the

BASIC Training trip on September 23, 2015.

Leaving from JACKSON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (1668 Winder Highway, Jefferson, GA 30549)

around 7:30 pm on Wednesday, September 23rd. Will return to same location around 4:00 pm.

I understand that my student will miss a full day of school and that my student is responsible for

making up any missed assignments. My student will be marked present for school for the day

missed.

Please return your payment of $___ and permission form to Ms. Wooten. Make checks out to

EJMS FFA.

Parent Name: ________________________________________________________________

Parent Contact Number:________________________________________________________

Does your student have any allergies? _____________________________________________

Parent Signature: _________________________________ Date: _______________________