Bowling Green FFA kicked off the month of October with the Chapter Degree ceremony. The ceremony was held at Eastwood high school this year and the chapter had 28 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.
The next day, the members enjoyed a chapter visit from State FFA President Jake Zajkowski. Jake presented to each class about different aspects of leadership and teamwork.
Also in October, 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.
Members are asked to sell fruit and in return there are many rewards, including getting to pie the officer team for every $10,000 raised. This year the sale is being done in a hybrid style where customers can order online or in person from a member.
The officer team hosted a halloween-themed monthly FFA meeting. The meeting started with a brief business 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 their assigned farm animal. It was a great turn out with over 60 members present. At the end of the night members were able to converse over apple cider and donuts.
BG FFA members, Arika Adams, Kennedi Hendricks, Zack Bechstein, Madison Carrillo, Hadley Shuey, and Kaylee Bishop all 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.
Kaylee placed 5th and Hadley placed 6th in Division 1; Zack placed 3rd in Division 2; Madison placed 5th in Division 3; and Arika placed 1st and Kennedi placed 3rd in Division 4. Arika qualified for the district competition where she placed 4th.
