Bowling Green FFA kicked off the month of October with the Chapter Degree ceremony. The ceremony was held at Elmwood High School this year and the chapter had 27 members receive their chapter degrees.
The chapter degree is the second highest degree a member can earn and the highest degree given by the local chapter. The degrees were presented by President Eddie Eschedor and Advisor Stephanie Conway.
On Oct. 7, the annual fruit and nut sale was kicked off. BG FFA participates in this by selling various fruit, nut, meat, and cheese products. The sale is the only fundraiser the chapter does to raise money for its activities throughout the year. This year the sale is being done in a hybrid style where customers can order online or in person from a member.
Members also had the opportunity to learn about future career opportunities by attending the manufacturing fair at the BGMS and hosting an admissions representative from OSU ATI.
The officer team hosted a halloween-themed monthly FFA meeting. After handling the chapter business, members were invited to play Halloween themed games such as pumpkin bowling, a pumpkin pie eating contest, and a mummy wrap where each team had to wrap their volunteer as a farm animal. It was a great turn out with over 30 members present and all those in attendance brought forth their best effort and sportsmanship.
BG FFA members Grace O’Connell, Addie Naus, Delanie Jarvi, Madison Carrillo and Peyton Bosworth participated in the county level job interview CDE. The job interview contest consists of a member developing a cover letter and resume, filling out a job application, participating in a mock job interview, and writing a follow-up letter. Grace placed 5th in Division 1; Addie placed 3rd and Delanie placed 4th in Division 2; and Peyton placed 4th and Madison placed 4th in Division 4.
Finally, the members of the Animal and Plant Science Class wrapped up their poultry nutrition project by taking their chickens to a local processing plant to be harvested at the end of the month. The members learned how to cut up a whole chicken into its retail parts after caring for the chickens for the previous 7 weeks. The members use this project to illustrate proper nutrition and feeding practices when caring for livestock. Special thanks to Mid-Wood Inc. and John Krukemyer for their donation of feed to conduct the feeding trials.
The Bowling Green Agricultural Education Department is a satellite program of Penta Career Center.
