CARDINGTON FFA
By Hazel Jolliff - FFA reporter
Luke Goers, a senior FFA member, teaches third grade students how to plant flowers during Food for America Day.
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FOOD FOR AMERICA
The Cardington FFA hosted the annual Food for America program when 63 third-grade students walked from the Cardington-Lincoln Elementary School to the high school where they enjoyed a plethora of activities
and games involving agriculture-related topics.
FFA members facilitated stations that helped to teach the third graders about agriculture and its various components. The students were split into groups and taken to 18 different stations around the high school where they enjoyed face painting, supervised ATV and horse rides, woodworking demonstrations, livestock-centered crafts, games, tractor safety lessons, wildlife demonstrations and fish activities.
CARDINGTON FFA
By Hazel Jolliff - FFA reporter
Cardington FFA proficiency winners, from left: Alexis Crone, Hazel Jolliff, FFA advisor, Erin Wollett, Isabelle Crum and Madeline Franks.
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Proficiency winners
The Ohio FFA Association sponsors the National Proficiency Award Program each year. This program is designed to recognize student success in their Supervised Agriculture experience in one or more of the 47 recognized competition divisions.
The Cardington FFA has four students recognized as state finalists in their specific area.
This means they placed as one of the top four individuals in their area. Once they reached this distinction, they interviewed with a panel of industry judges to determine their final placements.
By Matt Reese
It is impossible to replace the in-person experience of the Ohio FFA Convention for the students who participate, but this year’s virtual installment still had plenty of highlights and recognition for FFA members who worked to make the best of the situation.
The West Holmes FFA took things one step closer to an in-person convention by hosting FFA chapters from several counties with an in-person viewing at the Holmes County Fairgrounds. Dale Minyo served as the emcee for their FFA FUNvention. West Holmes FFA even got to celebrate their own Chase Stitzlein’s Star Farmer win together.