Merry Christmas!

Well, today is the last day of school for the students and faculty of Mt. Juliet High before Christmas break, and we couldn't be more excited to have a merry Christmas and ring in 2012! Finals began yesterday with students taking their first and second block exams and will end today by finishing with third and fourth block's. This past month has been very busy for the Mt. Juliet FFA Chapter, but also a bonding time for the officers and members. We held our annual chapter Christmas party on the eighth and watched Elf to help get members and advisors in the Christmas spirit. On the thirteenth we held our officer Christmas party and played our annual "dirty santa" with some very nice gifts for Mr. Willoughby and Mr. Farris. Opening and Closing Ceremonies and Parli Pro are gearing up for their competitions in January and are excited to say they are both doing very well in practices. Dairy Judging has also gotten underway along with a couple of our state convention contests: Ag Issues and Cooperative Challenge.  But for now, time to chill out for a while. The members of the Mt. Juliet FFA Chapter are always ready to work, but it's nice to have a break every now and then. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Gobble, Gobble!

Any turkey can tango, any turkey can dance, any turkey can tango, if he has the chance! No, it's not a turkey motivational speech or a game; it's an actual dance! This dance is one of the ice breakers the officers did at our chapter meeting this month and got the whole chapter, not only participating in it that night, but also singing it over and over again the next day! While this was one of our more entertaining events, A LOT of exciting events have happened since we last blogged. Our Dairy Foods team received 2nd in state this year, our land judging team received 15th in the middle region, our Horse Judging team received 8th in state, and Ag Sales received 6th in the middle region. In national news, our marketing team received the silver emblem at national convention this year, making Mt. Juliet a very proud chapter! As for public speaking contests, we had wonderful speakers competing, and the freshmen showed great potential. In district, Erin Hardin received 1st in extemporanious and moved on to sectionals where she took 1st again, and recieved a very well earned 3rd at regionals; Kayla Graf also received 1st in Prepared and 4th at sectionals, Lizzy Boeglin participated in Job Interview and received 4th, and Loren Campbell competed in Creed Speaking and earned 4th.  Parli-pro has gotten started and the team is working hard in order to be ready for their contest in January. But now it's time for FFA members to take a deep breath and relax. Today is the last day of school before Thanksgiving break and all of us FFA members can take a quick breather before finishing up our classes and getting ready to sign up for state convention teams!

Back to School!

Our FFA Chapter is kicking off the new school year with our annual cook out at Charlie Daniels Park, August 30th from 5-8pm. I hope everyone comes out to have some fun! Our Junior Officer applications were due this past wednesday and interviews will be held on Aug. 22nd afternoon and Aug. 23rd morning. Please see one of the advisors to sign up for a time. We've been getting our contests started up with the Marketing team practicing for Nationals and our Dairy Foods & Horse Judging Teams getting ready for State. Tshirts, polos, and hoodies are being discussed at the moment. If anyone has any ideas see the committee or an advisor. Have a great rest of the week!

Last Day of School

Our last full day of school was today and everyone is gearing up for final exams that start tomorrow. Our chapter held our final meeting for the school year two weeks ago and a new officer team was inducted for next year. Camp is the next event on our list and a reminder to all of those that are attending: Camp meeting at Mrs. Pigg's house on June 6th at 5pm! DO NOT FORGET! If you signed up to bring an item for the cook out, please remember to bring it with you. See Mrs. Pigg for directions if needed. Congratulations to our new officer team, good things will happen next year. Have a great summer everyone!

Study Questions for Officer Candidates

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Reminders!

• Our last contest of the year was Poultry Judging, which placed 2nd in the state. Josh Hunter placed 3rd individual. Congratulations go out to those team members!
• To all members who have signed up to go to camp, money is due asap! Our pre-camp meeting is on June 6th at 5pm at Mrs. Pigg's house. Please see her if you need directions.
• We still have plants for sale in our greenhouse that would make a great Mother's Day gift (: We are here from 8am-3pm Monday thru Friday.
• Our end-of-the-year cookout is going to be on May 19th at 5pm at Charlie Daniels Park!

2011 Mt. Juliet FFA Banquet

The year has come to a close for Mt. Juliet FFA Officer Team, as we held our annual banquet last night. It was a huge success! Many awards were given, plaques presented, and memories made to last forever. After the annual meal of barbeque sandwiches and strawberry shortcake, our President started the banquet with the introduction of guests and presented the year in review slideshow. All of the team awards were passed out and the specialty awards that were secret shocked the receivers. Scholarships were given to those furthering their education next year in Agriculture. It was a night of memories, especially for our four-year members who were recognized with their graduation cords. Congratulations to all who received awards and a job well done for all of your hard work!

Racing for the finish

Our year is coming to an end rather quickly! The Livestock and Dairy Judging Contest is tomorrow and our teams have worked super hard to prepare for this day. We wish them the best of luck! Our chapter banquet is this coming Thursday, April 14th, and our members putting it on have been working around the clock to make sure everything is ready in time. Members will be receiving their pins and plaques for all the contests they have participated in this past year. We hope it turns out great, especially for our four-year members who will be remembered at the end. The following week is our regional banquet and all those that have won at the regional level will be attending to receive their awards. Mt. Juliet is excited and ready for the next couple weeks ahead of us to recognize our achievements throughout this year!

Greenhouse Plant Sale

Plant Sale!! 

Many plants are still for sale and we are extending our Greenhouse Sale until all is gone. We are there during school hours, 8am-3pm, so please come and support your greenhouse class! Hanging baskets range between $12-$15, depending on the type of plant. Hanging baskets consist of fuchsia, wave petunia, ivy geranium, non-stop begonia, all the way to trailing purslane and so much more.   Flats will start at $12 and can be mixed and matched to your liking. Flats include impatiens, wax begonias, marigold, dianthus, petunia, coleus, periwinkle, etc. Also, tomato plants will be for sale as $1 a piece or a full tray for $16. We are very proud of our hard work. Located at 1800 Curd Road.

Plants Available

Hypoestes

Splash Select Mix

Torenia

Clown Mix

Wax Begonia

Whiskey

Vodka

Olympia white

Olympia red

Olympia Pink

Cocktail mix

Brandy

Rum

Coleus

Rainbow Mix

Sun Velvet

Sunset

Black Dragon

Wizard mix

Dianthus

Strawberry Parfait

Telstar mix

Super Rasberry Parfait

Impatiens

Blue Pearl

Lipstick

Violet

Red

White

Bright Orange

Marigolds

JB Yellow

JB orange

Safari Yellow 

Safari Red

Safari Mix

Nicotianna

Saratoga Red

Trailing petunia/70 ct.

1 Red easy wave

1 Blue easy wave
1 Pink easy wave

1 White easy wave

Petunia

Red Super Cascade

Pink Super Cascade

Blue Super Cascade

Double petunia

Purple Pirouette

Red Pirouette

Salvia

1 Red hot sally

Snapdragon

Chimes mix

Liberty mix (tall)

Vinca

Peppermint cooler

Cooler mix

Red Cooler

Dusty Miller

Non-stop Begonia

Red  

Fire

Yellow

Orange

Salmon

Dragon Wing Red

Tomato

Pink Girl

Beefsteak

Believe it or not

Cherry multi-color

Pepper

Zonal Geranium

Red

Pink

White

Ivy Geranium Red

Ivy Geranium Lavendar

Calibroachoa Blue

Calibroachoa Red

Calibroachoa Pink

Calibrochoa Yellow

Dbl Impatiens Red

Dbl Impatiens Salmon

Fushia Dark Eyes

Fushia Lena Double

Fushia Swingtime

New Guinea Impatiens Lav. Flame

New Guinea Impatiens Orange Flame

New Guinea Impatiens Salmon

Purslane Apricot

Purslane Deep rose

Purslane Pink

Purslane Red

Purslane Yellow

Purslane White

Wandering Jew

Spider plant

Allysum

State Convention

Mt. Juliet FFA is finally home from State Convention! We brought back with us two state titles, one from Cooperative Challenge and the other from Ag. Marketing. Those teams will be advancing to the national contests and we wish them all the best of luck! Ag. Issues took 8th in state, Ag. Comm took 10th, and Farm Business took 4th. Our teams did great and congratulations to all who competed! We had seven of our members receive their state degrees at the last session, Wednesday morning, and congratulations go out to them as well! The sessions were great. Whether you were inspired from a retiring address or hyper from dancing to the music during pre-session, everyone had a great time! The theme was Infinite Potential, and the state officers did a great job showing us how to reach our infinite potential. We watched as the new state officers were announced and installed into their year of duty. Although there are three sessions a day, much more takes place while at convention! Some members experienced new sites such as taking a tram to the very top of a mountain to Ober Gatlinburg, while others spent most of their time playing laser tag in the arcade. Plenty of shopping and walking the strip took place during our free time in between sessions and before curfew. Many members have mentioned numerous times how much fun they had and can't wait to go back next year!