Welcome Back FFA BBQ

On August 15-16, 2015 the Strathmore FFA officer team - who consists of Shaylie Logan, Samantha Gonzales, Brittany Saun-ders, Zoe Vasquez, Rosario Gutierrez, Tim Braziel, and Tyson Brem - attended the San Joaquin Regional Boot Camp. This boot camp was hosted by the Regional and State FFA Officers at Camp San Luis Obispo - a real military boot camp! During our time there we participated in team building exercises that involved trusting in one another, leadership skills, and team bonding. Overall it was a really great experience and we can't wait to use the skills we learned to fulfill our duties as chapter officers.

-Zoe Vasquez

San Joaquin Region Boot Camp

September 2015 Newsletter

Tulare County Fair Sept. 15th-19th

Trick or Treat We Love Pets Charity

Sept. 19th

Sequoia COLC @ Farmersville

Sept. 26th

FFA Meeting 6:15pm @ SHS

Sept. 28th

El Diamante Opening and Closing Ceremonies

5:00pm @ El Diamante High School

Sept. 29th

Upcoming Events:

Strathmore Agriculture

Department

On Friday, August 21, 2015 the Strathmore Officer Team put on a Welcome Back BBQ for

all Strathmore FFA members. During the BBQ there was a water relay that consisted of four

water games. After the relay was over we all ate hot dogs, frito-boats, chili-dogs, and nachos.

It was a really fun and successful night!

-Shaylie Logan

New SHS Ag Website!

You can visit our website at:

www.shsagdepartment.

weebly.com

Strathmore FFA Officer Retreat

On Wednesday August 19th, the E.A.T. Advisory Board met to discuss the devel-opment of the new school farm. Porterville Unified has recently purchased 13 acres next to the school and an additional 6 acres next to Harmony Magnet Academy for the development of a brand new school farm. The senior pathway class came up with a precursory list and sketches of what should be included in the new school farm, and these ideas were brought to the board to be discussed. In the initial dis-cussions the plans include animal facilities for every species, a riding arena, high-tech greenhouses, hydroponics, a landscaped picnic/lawn area, new agriculture classrooms, labs, and shops, row crops, permanent crops, and much more. The goal of the board is to make this new school farm a high-tech, innovative outdoor learning laboratory where students can gain real-world, hands-on knowledge of agriculture. The next step for this project will be to take these ideas to an architect to draw official plans. Discussion of the new school farm will continue at the next advisory board meeting on September 9th at 3:30 in the SHS Library.

New School Farm

Produced by: Shaylie Logan, Student FFA Reporter

Newsletter Advisor: Amanda Larson

First FFA Meeting

The Strathmore FFA held their first meeting of the year on August 31, 2015 during lunch in Strathmore High’s Gymnasium. The new officer team conducted the meeting very well and the year was off to a great start! After the officers finished conducting our monthly business, the students gathered around to enjoy delicious homemade cookies and brownies.

-Amanda Farquharson

On July 20th and 21st, the Strathmore FFA Officer Team traveled to Camp Nelson for their annual Officer Re-

treat. The retreat was two days of bonding, teambuilding, and planning out the year. The officer team was able to

accomplish a lot in those two days including: learning about their responsibilities as officers, planning out the

events for the year, setting chapter goals, setting up committees, and much more. The retreat was a lot of fun and

a very successful way to start out the year!

Pathway

Update!

The Freshmen and Sophomore Class Projects are in full swing. This year both projects revolve around the corn and pumpkins

planted at the School Farm. The Juniors and Seniors will continue

with the Project in the Spring.