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Volume 1, Issue 1
THE BEEF Bellvi l le FFA
Preparing for Nationals 2
Greenhand Camp 2
Bellville FFA Goes to the 2
Important Dates 3
FFA Skeet Shoot 4
Lonestar Farmers 5
2010-2011 Officer Team 6
Inside this issue:
Bellville FFA had a busy summer starting the week after school let out preparing for national competitions in Parlia-mentary Procedure and Dairy Cattle Evaluation. They went to work learn-ing new material and per-fecting what they already knew. Monday, August 23rd, the Parliamentary Procedure team traveled to Aggieland where they met with several profes-sors and a past National FFA officer at Texas A&M University from Florida and performed what they had spent the whole summer practicing. They left with good advice and reassurance that they are on their way to a good week in Indiana. Besides preparing for Nationals, Bellville FFA
took 24 of its members to Corpus Christi the week of July12-16 to enjoy the Texas FFA State Conven-tion. Upon arrival at con-vention members settled in their hotel rooms and then traveled to Port Aransas to have some fun at the beach. Bright and early Tuesday morning, Bellville FFA took part in a state-wide effort to clean up Corpus Christi Beaches. They walked miles of the coast picking up trash. The rest of the week was spent attending sessions where, delegates took part in making im-portant decisions regard-ing the Texas FFA Asso-ciation, such as choosing the next President. Dan-ielle Kelly participated in Soil Stewardship where she advanced to the top
ten and finished 5th in the state. Nate Compton competed in the Prepared public Speaking competi-tion, placing in the top 20. Members also enjoyed a dance, Kyle Park in concert, hotel amenities and plenty of good food. Bellville FFA got involved with the community as well helping out with the Kenney 4th of July Cele-bration, Tommy Richter Memorial Scholarship Tractor Show, and The Alumni Skeet Shoot. We ended the summer with Greenhand Camp, where we had hamburgers and prepared the 35 Green-hands in attendance for their future as a part of Bellville FFA.
Summer Highlights
September 2010
3rd Annual FFA Alumni Skeet Shoot On August 6th, the Bell-ville FFA students helped the Alumni host the Bell-ville FFA Alumni 2010 Sporting Clays Tourna-ment “In Memory of Har-old Luhn.” The shoot was held at the Circle B Ranch in Burleigh, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Bedrich. The Bedrich’s were kind
enough to allow the FFA Alumni to use their beau-tiful property to hold our shoot. There were three flights of shooters, each had twenty stations with a total of 100 shoots per person. Sixty-two teams participated in the shoot and enjoyed great food, a raffle, Annie Oakley
shooting, and good com-pany. The students helped around the course, keeping scores and pull-ing skeet. The shoot and raffle was a great success and the alumni will use these funds to provide scholarships for graduat-ing seniors and chapter support.
parents to join the Alumni. Then the greenhands broke into groups where they attended five sessions and learned about all the different oppor-tunities the FFA has to offer from showing, to LDE’s and CDE’s, to schol-
arships and more. We ended the day with games and more ice cream. Overall it was a great success and
we are looking forward to a great year with these new additions to our chapter.
Once again, our Greenhand Camp was a great success with a turnout of 35 eager new students in atten-dance. Campers enjoyed hamburg-ers and Bluebell Ice Cream, cooked and provided by our FFA officers. Next they listened to opening cere-monies and our FFA Alumni Presi-dent, Mr. John Spiess, speak on behalf of the FFA Alumni, welcom-ing the greenhands and inviting
This year, the Bellville FFA will be proudly represented at the Na-tional Career Development Events in two contests, Dairy Cat-tle Evaluation and Parliamentary Procedure. The CDE’s will take place in Indianapolis, Indiana during the National FFA Conven-tion, which will occur from Octo-ber 20-23. The Dairy Cattle team, consisted of Jared Schu-bert, Brittney Klein, Nicholas Herr, and Cory Schovajsa, will
take a test covering dairy industry topics, rank dairy cattle on pro-ductive traits, and justify their rankings with oral reasons. The Parliamentary Procedure team, consisted of Sabrina Sandoval, Dylan Waak, Sam Luedeker, Dan-ielle Kelly, Katie Wingo, Jenna
Davis, and Amanda Spacek, will take a test over Parlia-mentary subjects, perform a sample meeting, and respond to oral questions regarding their performance. Both teams are practicing daily and are hopeful for success.
Bellville has a long history of
competing in and winning at na-tionals. In 1964, a Livestock Evaluation team from Bellville placed 1st in the nation. Brenda Schumann, competing in Pre-pared Public Speaking, accom-plished the same feat in 1996. In recent years our chapter has qualified for national competition in Creed Speaking, Nursery/Landscape, Livestock Evaluation, and Rang Evaluation, traveling to contests in Denver, Oklahoma City, and Indianapolis. These two teams preparing for nationals are the latest examples in the Bell-ville FFA’s tradition of excellence.
people who represented them. Be-sides learning about the city, how-ever, Nate also discovered what the true objective of WLC is. This years theme was ‘’What’s Your Purpose’’. During the sessions and group dis-cussions he learned about what the FFA moto “Living to Serve” means and ways he and others can help the world and himself through com-munity service and giving back. The
This summer Nate Compton trav-eled to Washington D.C. to partici-pate in the Washington Leadership Conference. He had the opportunity to travel around the city including taking a tour of the D.C. Mall which holds many of the major memorials and monuments, such as the Lin-coln Memorial. While taking the tour he learned about the meaning behind each testimonial and the
participants in the conference got to start giving back right away. They broke up into groups and performed different service activities. Nate traveled outside the city to pick Col-lard Greens and Kale that was do-nated to a local food bank. In Nate’s own words, “This experience will stay with me forever. It was a blast.”
Greenhand Camp
Preparing for Nationals
Bellville FFA Goes To The White House
National Parliamentary Procedure Team
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“It was very informative and a
lot of fun” - Matthew Luedeker
“The food was great!” -Cade
Blezinger
Put these in your calendar!!
September
11th-Colorado County Livestock Judging
13th-Open House
18th-Washington County Fair Dairy & Live-stock Judging Contest
20th-1st FFA & Alumni Meeting
October
2nd-Ft. Bend Livestock Judging
9th or 10th-Mandatory Horse Project Weigh-In
12th-Swine, Broilers, Rabbits, Goats, & Lambs
13th-Steers, Heifers, Turkeys, & Horses move in. Judging of Goats, Lambs, & Swine
14th-Judging of Heifers, Steers & Heifers
15th– Youth Auction
16th– Austin Co. Livestock Judging
17th-Livestock move out
18-23-Nationals
November
15th-District IV LDE’s
20th-Area III LDE’s
December
3rd & 4th-State LDE’s
Nick Herr, Cameron Marek, Jill Blezinger, and Sabrina Sandoval. They filled out applications covering all of their accomplishments and activities they have been involved in through the Bellville FFA. These members look forward to continuing their education in agriculture and enhancing their FFA careers during their senior year.
State Convention was a time for Bellville FFA to be recognized in various aspects of our organization. A major accomplishment awarded to six of our members at convention was the Lone Star Degree. The highest degree attainable at the state level. These six individuals include Gaylen Krebs, Dylan Waak,
FFA Skeet Shoot
Important Dates
Lone Star Farmers
Schovajsa, Dustin Burkhalter, Ja-red Schubert, Clayton Schubert, and Brittney Klein. Please contact Mr. Diezi if you would like to shoot next year.
This past summer fourteen Bellville FFA students traveled to Kerrville, Texas for the State FFA Trap Shoot. During their stay, two teams competed in a seventy-five shot trap tournament. The mixed team con-sisting of Tanner Vacha, Garrett Rinn, Meghan Sandoval, and Collyn Tiemann placed 6th overall. Other team members include Cole Rinn, Marshall Waak, Nick Herr, Cory
State Champion Dairy Cattle Team
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Learning to Do,
Doing to Learn.
Earning to Live,
Living to Serve
Bellville FFA Trivia
Who won Nationals in Prepared Public Speaking in 1996?
In what year did Bellville win Nationals in Livestock Judging?
Name two FFA members who received their Lonestar degrees
this summer.
What two teams will be competing at Nationals in October?
How many I Believes does the FFA creed contain?
What year was Bellville FFA established?
What does WLC stand for?
Address 518 S. Matthews St. Bellville, TX 77418
BELLVILLE FFA
2010-2011 Bellville FFA Officer Team
Phone: 979-865-3681 ext. 122 E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]
Look us up online at www.bellvilleffa.ffanow.org
