FFA Nationals Part 2
Started Friday morning with a tour of Hunter's Honey Farm. There, the students got the opportunity to learn about honey production, bee wax candle making, and got to taste the different types of honey. We then traveled back to the convention where the students were able to attend more general sessions and hear more inspiring speechs from the National Officer Team. The students attended the World's Toughest Rodeo in the afternoon. We started Saturday morning, attending the American Degree ceremony. They we able to watch students be presented with the highest award in the FFA organization. We attended the Closing Ceremory where we watched the National President give his final address. Before every General Session, the students were invited onto the convention floor and stage to dance with each other. By the Closing Session everyone of our students had come out of their shell and ran down to participate in the dancing. After the Closing Session it was time to head home but we were having bus issues. The students learned patience and how to handle a stressful situation. We eventually made it home just a little later than we were supposed to. It was awesome to see our students break out of their shell and learn to interact with other students face-0to-face from across the country. The lessons that they learned will turn into valuable leadership skills.
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FFA Nationals Part 1
Julesburg FFA students departed for the National FFA conference on last Monday. We joined 11 other chapters and 95 other students on 2 charter busses headed to Indianapolis. It took us 2 days to travel to Indianapolis. We made a few stops along the way. We stopped at the University of Nebraska East campus. The students took a tour of what their Agricultural College has to offer and even got to taste some of the ice cream that is made right on campus. We stopped over at Des Moines and got to experience some Cajun Food. While in Des Moines we toured the Corteva Complex and learned how they make new varieties of corn and soybeans. While in town we were also able to tour the John Deere plant. The specialize in making Cotton Pickers and Sprayers. They got to seee how a Sprayer is made from start to finish. At both Corteva and John Deere, they learned about careers that are offered. We stopped for the night in Peoria. We continued traveling to Indianapolis through Amish Country. The kids were able to see the different ways that people in the area farmed. We continue on to attend the opening session of the 96th National FFA Convention. At the session we heard from the Indiana Governor about the importance of Agriculture. After the opening session, our students attended the CSU Social. At the social they were able to interact with other Colorado FFA members that were attending the National Conference. The next morning we toured Indianapolis Motor Speedway. After the tour, we headed back to the conference, where the students had the opportunity to attend leadership workshops, talk with the over 150 colleges that were there and the nearly 100 businesses at the Career Fair. We attended two more session of the conference listen to several inspiring speechs by the National Officers.
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Cougars move on to the Quarterfinals! A big win over West Grand today!
Lady Cougars are Region 3 Champions! Next stop.... State! Returning for the 4th consecutive year! Go Cougars!
3rd Grade sharpening their multiplication skills with games. Multiplication War and Kaboom were a big hit.
3rd Grade learning how to use their new dictionaries, from Sedgwick County Rotary. Students had to look up the definitions for content area words from their reading story The Flag Maker.
Regional Volleyball and State Football Information:
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To kickoff our Student Career Declaration Day, we played Career Trivia throughout the morning. This game taught students about 16 different careers and the education and/or training required to enter into those careers. Congratulations to our student winners: Lucas Harris, Jayden Aulston and Avery Goddard. Our Staff Trivia champions were Mrs. Ehnes, Miss Kreienheder and Ms. Magana.
A little Halloween fun in 3rd grade. Students did a directed drawing of a pumpkin witch, enjoyed some ice cream, and did a little dancing.
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Togas anyone? We "went back in time" to Ancient Greece. To kick off the unit the students get to wear Togas. A huge thank you to Ms. Avery for helping!
Who says science can't be fun? Students are testing hypotheses, drawing what they've learned and creating music. All these are based around each of their science units they are currently learning! Love seeing our students enjoying their academics.
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Congratulations goes out to JHS Senior Savanna Harris for receiving the Hastings College Academic Scholarship Award. The Academic Scholarship is a renewable annual scholarship with a potential value of $48,000.
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Sedgwick County Junior High Students danced the night at the Julesburg Junior High Student Council Costume Party and Dance last Friday night. Congratulations to Emiliano Lopez and Jeremiah Lockwood for winning the costume contest.
