November-December 2012-January 2013 Newsletter

FFA DEPARTMENT Tessa Martin & Mike Hoffman
On August 6 th, 7 th , and 8 th the Wynford FFA went on their annual officer retreat. This
year they stayed in a lodge at Hocking Hills. Some activities they did included going to
Magic Mountain and Old Man’s Cave. The purpose of officer retreat is to plan the
events for the upcoming school year. They also appointed committees, established officer
responsibilities, and set officer goals. The goals that the Wynford FFA officers
have established for the year are: to fix the sign by the royal woods, to re-establish the
BBQ signs, to host a leadership night, to adopt a highway, and to rebuild the FFA storage
shed. The next FFA event is the annual Wynford FFA/ Band BBQ. The BBQ is Saturday,
September 29 th .
On September 13th, some Wynford FFA members went to the
forestry contest at Camp Michael. Criteria for the contest: tree
identification; a chainsaw safety test; measurement of a tree to
determine how much wood you would get from it; and a written
test over the gernal forestry. Out of the Wynford FFA Chapter,
Aryn Copeland placed first, Madelyn Assenheimer placed second,
and Callie Ruffner placed third.
Pictured left are the freshmen members participating:
back row: Matthew Hall, Jaden Coffman, James Ort,
Brandon Beckham, and Garrett Miller; front row: Ayrn Copeland, Madelyn Assenheimer
Callie Ruffner, Katelyn Stander, and Dustin Shupp.
Morgan Scheffler and Kayelee Jones fixing
supper for the officers and advisors
Sophomores participating: Tessa Starner,
Zach Hurst, Nathan Miller, and Cody
Russell.
On Saturday, October 13 th Tulsa Fearing, Zach Hurst, Kayle Ort, and Tessa Starner all
parcipated in the state soils contest located at Malabar Farms in Richland County.
The team placed 19 th out of 50 urban teams and Tulsa placed 12th individually. Congrats
and good luck next year.
L to R: Kayle Ort, Tessa Starner, Tulsa Fearing, and Zach Hurst.
The Wynford FFA is selling fruit through Nov. 16 with delivery date of Dec. 5.
Our items that we offer are: Citrus Fruit, Apples, Peanuts, Brinkman's canned meat, BBQ sauce, and our holiday
fruit basket. If you would like to order or have any questions contact a Wynford FFA member or call the
school and ext. 226 or ext. 261.
Daily Announcements
Parents of high school or junior high students who are not
receiving, but would like to get the daily announcements
emailed to them daily please send an email to
grove.missi@wynford.k12.oh.us.
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