Students Participated in Agriscience Competition

INDIANAPOLIS- Two local students recently participated in the national agriscience competition. Kaleb Killingsworth and Josh Buckner, members of the Walnut Grove HS FFA a chapter of Walnut Grove, MO, competed in the National FFA Agriscience Fair program. The event was held during the 82nd National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Ind., October 21-24. More than 400 Participants from across the nation defended their projects against other entries for judging in 20 divisions.
Killingsworth's and Buckner's project "The effect of Container Color and Tarp Coverage on Moisture Content in Fescure Seed", was on display at convention in the National FFA Agriscience Fair area of the Indiana Convention Center. Categories for competition were;

• biochemistry
• microbiology
• food science
• botany
• engineering
• enviormental science
• zoology
  

Four divisions divided students by grades 7-12. Each National winning participant received either a cash award or scholarship. Kaleb and Josh received a 'silver' rating which put their national ranking at 7th place. This was an outstanding accomplishment for these individuals.

Veteran's Day

This year, just like every other year, the Walnut Grove FFA had their yearly FFA Veteran's Day Lunch. This is when the FFA members cook meat, beans, and fry potatoes all day until our guests arrive. This year we had total of 40 guests present (this included Veterans AND their family and friends). Josh Buckner praying before lunch.
Mr. Blakemore talking to the Color Guard.
Veterans, their friends and family getting their delicious lunch.

Some of the FFA members serving lunch and drinks to the Veterans.

Random photos from FFA National Convention.

Everyone is having fun. We have 2 boys from our group, Kaleb and Josh, competing in AG Science Division IIII, Botany, with a experiment with a poster board and pictures and all the informatin. It's very fancy.

Competed today, find out results tomorrow.

Kaleb, unfortunatly, got sick today so one of the chaperones, Kalebs mother, is takin him to a docter. Will post information when I find out.

Got to see Mike Rowe, who was the Key-Note speaker this morning. Going to another meeting later tonight.

More will be posted later.

After setting out on what started to be a beautiful moring, turned into rain, rain, rain, and did i mention RAIN? We set out to head to Elephant Rock. Since there was nothing but rain outside, all of the students were on cell phones, listining to I-Pods, playing PSPs or sleeping.

We finally arrived at Elephant Rock. Still rainin for about 10 minutes. But it died down and we all set out on an adventure. Climbing the wet slippery rocks, playing follow the leader, and trying not to break an arm.

FFA 2009-2010

On Monday the 15th, the Walnut Grove FFA had 9 members who attended the Area 10 Mixer. We hiked, looked at the fish hatcheries, and had hamburgers and hotdogs for lunch. We mingled other FFA chapters and talked about what everyone had planned for the upcoming year. On the way home we stopped for custard in Bolivar.

Is she the DIP or the AG HAZARD?

The Walnut Grove FFA Chapter has already began planning for the upcoming year. Our new officers have already designed new T-Shirts, memorized their opening ceremony parts, and decided all of our events to come.

This years new officers are:
President- Mary BarnettVice President- Luke Tebbe (Left in picture below) 2nd Vice President- Josh Buckner (Right in picture above)
Secretary- Aislinn Barnett
Treasurer- Kaleb Killingsworth
Chaplin- Zoila Lopez
Co-Officer- Kayla Norris (no picture)
Parliamentarian- Jacob Glouse (no picture)
Historian- Daryl Smith (Right in picture) Reporter- Haleigh Jeffryes (Left in picture above)
Adviser- Bruce BlakemoreThis should be a great year for the Walnut Grove FFA.