Nevada Union FFA

LAST ACTIVITY POINT AVAILABLE for this semester! Remember you must have THREE for a full grade.

Today is a day for thanking all our soldiers and their families who go through unimaginable loss to continuously keep us safe. Nevada Union FFA thanks you for your service to this country.

This crew honored our veterans by placing flags on graves for Memorial Day rememberance. Please take a moment to reflect on the meaning of the holiday and stay safe.

This past weekend our state degree recipients were recognized at the 2021 California FFA State Conference. This is the highest degree a state can bestow upon a member. Today we will also be recognizing out outstanding members who put in the time, work, and service with their SAE projects. First up is Sofia Monical! Sofia is currently a Junior and has been involved in FFA for the entirety of her high school years. Her SAE is raising a market goat for fair to sell at the Neva...da County Auction. It’s a daily dedication of taking care and raising animals to the correct condition and are trained to exhibit in the show ring. This year Sofia is serving as the Chapter Vice President for FFA and served as our 2019-2020 Sentinel. She has competed on the Vet Science, Creed speaking, and Opening and Closing FFA teams. Congrats Sofia on your many accomplishments! We can’t wait to see how far you go in the future! See more

Last night we held our End of the Year Award Ceremony. A series of videos and photos will be posted highlighting awards, scholarships, and the installment of our 2021-2022 Chapter Officer team!

The Opening Session to the 93rd California State Conference was a blast here at Nevada Union FFA! We watched it all as a chapter live in Mrs. Alling’s room and had amazing time elevating our members! Thank you California FFA officers for all your hard work!

Congratulations, Meghan! Your chapter is proud of all your hard work and dedication!

Sorry for the slight feedback at the first two announcements! Facebook is not loading the sound up correctly but it does get better! Now is the time you’ve all been waiting for the announcement of your 2021- 2022 Nevada Union FFA chapter officer team. For the first time this year we are pleased to announce.... Your Food Service Chairs:... Jacob Beane Jayden Yokum Your Historian: Laila Smith Your Sentinel: Jessica Mason Your Reporter: Kaylee Bringolf Your Treasure: Adam Jones Your Secretary: Harlie Deschaine Your Vice President: Madelyn Gaylord Your President: Meghan Garren Stay tuned for Meet the Team posts!

This past year, COVID-19 has limited the amount of chapter activities we could attend. However that didn’t stop our members from having several opportunities to make the most of our virtual lifestyle. Although we couldn’t do all of them together in person, we still made memories that will last a lifetime!

Last night we said goodbye to our 2020- 2021 chapter officer team and introduced our 2021-2022 team. While we are sad to see many of our graduating members absent from our Ag department next year, we are excited to see what this next year has in store! Among many the activities that were held at our end-of-the-year awards ceremony we had Linda Malugin give out 20 different scholarships to our seniors, gave out star awards, recognized our state degree recipients, and added fou...r new names to the Nevada Union FFA Chapter list of honorary degree recipients. A message for the retiring team to the new one: If we know anything it was at this past year was rocky. There was a lot of ups and downs, finding, new innovative ways to engage members, and learning what it meant to lead remotely. We know next year will be just as unique. So, we encourage you to reach out to members, fulfill your duties the best you can, and make the most of your year of service. We are excited to watch you all grow into your positions!

Don’t forget this upcoming TUESDAY MAY, 25th lunch starting at 1:00pm and the actually event starts at 2:00pm, is our end of the year celebration! If you are exhibiting a livestock or ag mechanics project at fair this event is MANDATORY. Please RSVP with your advisor before hand so we can order the proper amount of food. The installation of our new OFFICER TEAM, SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS, and MANY more AWARDS will be the highlight of our night. We hope to see many of members in the seats of our theater!

It’s time to vote for next years Nevada Union FFA Officer Team! Make sure to vote in your Ag Class this week!

Our final Recipient is Meghan Garren! Meghan is currently a Junior and has been involved in FFA for the entirety of her high school years. Her SAE is raising and breeding show hogs for exhibitors to show at fair and to sell at the Nevada County Auction, as well as exhibit across the nation. It’s a year long dedication of feeding, cleaning, training, traveling, vaccinating, breeding, and conditioning her animals to be the best they can when they enter the show ring. This year Meghan is serving as our Chapter Reporter and Sierra Buttes Sectional Reporter. She also served as our 2019-2020 Vice President. She has competed on the Natural Resources, Creed speaking, Prepared Speaking, and Opening and Closing FFA teams. Congrats Meghan on your many accomplishments! We can’t wait to see how far you go in the future!

We are proud to announce Hannah Funk as our fourth recipient! Hannah is currently a Senior and has been involved in FFA for the entirety of her high school years. Her SAE is raising a market lamb for fair to sell at the Nevada County Auction. It’s common to see Hannah and her little sister working with their lambs out on their lawn to create the bonds and training needed to exhibit them at the fair. This year Hannah is serving as the Chapter Committee Chair for FFA. She has competed on the Forestry, Natural Resources, and Opening and Closing FFA teams. Congrats Hannah on your many accomplishments! We can’t wait to see how far you go in the future!

Robin Lawless is currently a Junior and has been involved in FFA for the entirety of her high school years. Her SAE is raising a market goat for fair to sell at the Nevada County Auction. Daily Robin spends her spring and summer nights working, feeding, and cleaning her livestock after swim practice and school. This year Robin is serving as our Chapter Treasure for FFA and also served as our 2019-2020 Secretary. She has competed in Creed speaking and Opening and Closing FFA teams. Congrats Robin on your many accomplishments! We can’t wait to see how far you go in the future!

Next up is Shelbi Samsky! Shelbi is currently a Junior and has been involved in FFA for the entirety of her high school years. Her SAE is raising a market goat for fair to sell at the Nevada County Auction. Shelbi has been raising market goats for the past seven years and is excited about her SAE! She has also competed on the Vet Science team. Congrats Shelbi on your many accomplishments! We can’t wait to see how far you go in the future!