About Kingsburg FFA

Chapter Goals

1. Focus on younger members to build leadership for the future of our chapter.

  • Establish a Greenhand FFA Officer team.
  • Allow Greenhand members to purchase "Senior Slaves" in an auction at a chapter meeting activity earlyer in the year.
  • Promote leadership by taking a larger number of freshmen students to the annual Greenhand FFA Conference.
  • Encourage more sophomores to participate in the Made for Excellence Leadership Conference.
  • Increase the number of students who participate in the Section Best Informed Greenhand and Novice Opening/Closing contests.

2. Continue to improve our methods of chapter promotion

  • Establish a valuable chapter website to allow for easy access of information about our chapter and program as a whole.
  • Start a new tradition of a quarterly video news broadcast, highlighing our activities.
  • Send articles to the Kingsburg Recorder and the New Horizons Magazine that include events of the Kingsburg FFA Chapter.
  • Create a slideshow to be played at the monthly chapter meetings that showcases the activites from the previous month.

FFA Budget

 Expenses
     Officer Retreat............................................................................$800.00
     Aggie of the Month Plaques....................................................$100.00
     Aggie of the Month Awards......................................................$100.00
     Fall Regional Meeting..............................................................$70.00
     Spring Regional Meeting.........................................................$70.00
     Chapter Officer Leadership Conference..............................$50.00
     Degree Pins...............................................................................$175.00
     Greenhand Day Celebration...................................................$100.00
     Bowling.......................................................................................$520.00
     National FFA Week Lunch.......................................................$350.00
     Break Activities...........................................................................$100.00
     Teacher Appreation...................................................................$350.00
     Officer Shirts...............................................................................$250.00
     Greenhand Conference...........................................................$390.00
     State FFA Conference..............................................................$400.00
     Field Day Registration............................................................$1500.00
     Website......................................................................................$300.00
     End of the Year Banquet........................................................$3000.00
     Top 20 Trip................................................................................$500.00
Total Expenses............................................................................$9125.00
Receipts

Fundraising Activities

The Kingsburg FFA Chapter is a non-profit, self-supporting organization.  The money made from our various fundraising efforts is used to finance FFA events and activities throughout the year.  Some of our main fundraising activities that we participate in are:

  • Deep Pit BBQ Beef - November
  • See's Candy Holiday Sale - November
  • World Ag Expo / Toyota Truck Tickets - January-Febuary

Community Service Activities

In an effort to make a positive difference in the community, the Kingsburg FFA Chapter actively participates in a number of community service activities each year.  These activities allow FFA members to get involved and make the Kingsburg community a better place to live and work.  Some of these activities include the following

  • Adopt - A - Family Food, Toy and Clothing Drive.
  • Rotary Top 40 Dinner
  • Kingsburg Elementry Family Fun Night
  • Washington Elementry Farm Day
  • Sweedish Festival

Judging Teams

Throughout the year, members of the kingsburg FFA Chapter participate in a variety of different judging teams.  A judging team is an extension of the classroom and allows members to experience detailed instruction within a particular area of agriculture.  In addition, participation in a judging team helps students develop leadership skills and allows them to be recognized for their achievements.  The follwoing teams are available for students to become involved in this year:

  • Agriculture Mechanics
  • Banking
  • Best Informed Greenhand
  • Cooperative Marketing
  • Creed Speaking
  • Extemporaneous Public Speaking
  • Farm Business Management
  • Marketing Plan
  • Job Interview
  • Opening/Closing Contest
  • Prepared Public Speeking
  • Tree Pruning
  • Vine Prinding
  • Farm Records

Chapter Officer Duties

President

  • Preside over meetings
  • Help appoint committees and serve on them when needed as ex-officio
  • Coordinates the activities of the chapter and evaluate the process of the POA (Program of Activites)
  • Represent the chapter in public and at official functions
  • Assist comittee chairs with activites
  • preside over officer meetings and meet before hand with advisors to set up and type agenda

Vice President

  • Assume all duties of the president if necessary
  • Develop the POA and serve as the ex-officio on committees when needed
  • Coordinate all committee work
  • Work closely with the president and advisors to assess progress toward meeting chapter goals.

Secretary

  • Prepare the agenda for each chapter meeting
  • Prepare and present the minutes of each chapter meeting
  • Record minutes for each officer meeting and file
  • Place all committee reports in a file
  • Be responsible for chapter correspondence (Thank you letters and invitations)
  • Maintain membership attendance records and issue membership cards

Treasurer

  • Assist the advisors with receiving, recording and depositing FFA Funds.
  • Present up-to-date treasurer's reports at each chapter meeting.
  • Collect money when required and serve as the chairperson to the fundraising committee.
  • maintain financial records.
  • submit school bulletin announcements

Reporter

  • Work with local newspapers, radios, televisions, and service clubs to get information about chapter events/activities out to the community
  • Write articles for the New Horizon monthly and send pictures.
  • Do news releases for chapter activities.
  • Help the advisors publish the chapter newsletter.
  • Serve as the chapter photographer and prepare slideshows.
  • Maintain the Chapter Point Awards Chart.

Sentinel

  • Assist the president in maintaining order during meetings.
  • Get the FFA paraphernalia and supplies for each meeting.
  • Welcome members and guests at meetings and functions.
  • Reserve the meeting room and keep it comfortable.
  • Take charge of candidates for degree ceremonies.
  • Assist with special activites and refreshments.
  • Responsible for announcing shining stars and chapter meetings.

Chaplain

  • Prepare invocations for banquets.
  • Contact and meet speakers before chapter meetings.
  • Concact and reserve post-meeting activities. ( i.e. Adventure Park, Bowling, ect...)
  • Make Posters to advertise upcomming events.

Kingsburg FFA Constitution

Chapter Officer Message

Dear Members and Parents,

 

We are looking forward to having a successful year throughout all aspects of our program! Our officer team has set many goals that will aid in the integration of younger students as a key component of our chapters’ success.  This success is dependent on the promotion of our activities and the goals we have set this year reflect that idea. To achieve these goals we will be creating a chapter website for student, parent, and staff reference. We will be implementing quarterly video updates to increase member interest and awareness with peer promotion of activities. We will be increasing our contact with both the local media and the National FFA New Horizons Magazine. To build leaders for the future, we will focus on increasing attendance to leadership conferences. Our officer team feels that creating comfortable relationships between older and younger students is important for the future success of our chapter. Therefore, this year we will work on building those relationships through new activities.

 

We hope these goals create cherished memories and leave a lasting impression on our chapter. Our officer team has high expectations for this year and we fully expect to continue the legacy of Kingsburg FFA!

 

Sincerely,

 

2009-2010 Kingsburg FFA Officer Team