Tuesday, November 22, 2011

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!