End of the Year Banquet

Are you ready? The End of the Year Banquet is right around the corner! Mark your calendars, April 28th at 6:00 P.M. in the Chino Valley High School gymnasium. We have great plans for this banquet! And it will be one you want to attend! Don't miss out mate! Hope to see you there! If you would like to help with the banquet, contact Mr. Plumb, Mr. Wellert, Mr. Larsen, a chapter officer, or Cassie Wagner.

2006 National Convention Review

From October 23-28th was the 2006 FFA National Convention. The Chino Valley FFA Chapter sent 15 students to the convention. Jaime Evans, Amanda Walker, and Scott Fitterer all received their American FFA Degrees. Eddie Andert received a gold award in the zoology division of the agriscience fair, and Caleigh Hill received a silver award in the biotechnology division. Kayla Peck received a silver award for Prepared Speaking. Also, Tyler Massey and Caitlin Jenkins were in the National Choir. Caleigh Hill had this to say about the Convention: "National Convention was really motivating and fun. It was a great opportunity to compete, learn, and meet a variety of people. We got to visit the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indianapolis Zoo. They both motivated a lot of students to take part in writing about the zoo in

Fall Banquet Review

The 2006 Fall Banquet took place on September 28th in the cafeteria. The banquet was a huge success as members and their parents mingled and feasted on deserts. The creed and information contests took place. April Gonzales and Chelsea Kelly were the top two creed speakers and Daniel Aubel and Christian Willison were the top two in information. Congrats to all that competed and to those that received their discovery, greenhand, and chapter degrees!

Ag-Angels and Caroling Review

This year was a great year for the Agriculture angels Bowl A-Thon and some good old fashioned Christmas caroling. The Chino Valley FFA officers were definitely in the spirit when a group of ten students went to a care home in Prescott. The residents were very glad we came this year. The Agriculture Angels Bowl-A-Thon was held on December 9th of 2006 and we were able to purchase gifts for sixteen people this year. Over all the holiday season was magnificent! I look forward to continuing the Bowl A-thon next year and having some good times! Thanks for you're never ending support FFA members! -Amanda Weed

Peoria Mini-Camp Review

On the weekend of the 19th-20th a group of FFA members set out on a quest for fun and leadership. We left the high school at noon on Friday. When we arrived at Peoria High School we were split up into our camp groups and then sat with them for Opening Ceremonies. After the Peoria Officers said their parts, we were presented with a very special speaker, number 46 of the Philadelphia Eagles, John Dorenbos, who was also a magician. John gave us advice on how to become a better leader and person and showed us some miraculous tricks. After that, we went with our groups into separate classrooms for activities. Finally we got to the most awaited part of the night, the dance. We boogied around for two hours to some great music. The day ended with most of us falling asleep at about 3:00 A.M. Only three hours later we awoke to start a new day. We separated into groups for three activities. The first of these was another magic show-advice session with John. The second activity was another speaker. During this speech the listeners were forced to think deep down to their own opinion. Finally the last activity was a good game of dodge ball. After that, we gathered in our groups one last time for another activity and then a field day. After this were pictures and then finally closing ceremonies. We got on the bus and endured a long ride home, we were saddened that camp was over and it was back to regular life. -Brent Simpson