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Text Box: Delphos FFA Awards Chapter Degrees   At the March FFA meeting 21 members received their chapter degrees: To receive your chapter degree you have to meet the following requirements: must have your Greenhand degree, must have completed at least one semester of instruction in agricultural education, have in operation an approved supervised agricultural experience program; and be regularly enrolled in an agricultural education class. Have satisfactory knowledge of the local constitution and the local program of activities, have earned $150.00 by the members own efforts, worked 50 hours in a supervised agricultural experience other than class time; demonstrate 5 parliamentary procedure abilities, maintain a satisfactory scholastic record in the agricultural course, submit a written application, lead a group discussion for 15 minutes, participated in 3 official functions in the FFA. Members who received the degree are pictured above: Back row (L-R) Dustin Nye, Adam Kroeger, Dean Renner, Grant Brand, Chad Hoersten, Kylie Miller, Jonathan Lambert, and Joel Pohlman Front Row (L-R) Eric Dickman, Brayton Kruse, Kayla Wrasman, Emily Hoersten, Emily Edinger, Jeanie Ross, and Brittany Caskey  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Text Box: The Dairy Foods Team members were Kayla Wrasman, Brittany Van Metre, Krista Younpeter, Kaia Waldick, and Jenna Faurot.   Text Box: The Wildlife Management Team consisted of Dustin Nye, Cory Osting, and Chad Hoersten.   Text Box: The General Livestock Judging Team is pictured above (L-R) Kyle Youngpeter, Jeff Siefker, Adam Kroeger and Taylor Bowersock.  

 

 

Text Box: Pohlman’s compete at State Public Speaking On Saturday, March 15th, Joel Pohlman and Chris Pohlman continued their success in the public speaking Career Development Event as they competed at the state level. Joel participated in the beginning prepared contest and Chris in the creed speaking contest. Joel had to write a four to six minute speech about an agricultural topic of their choice, recite the speech, and answer questions about it. Chris, on the other hand, recited the FFA Creed and answered a set of questions. Both of these contests are very competitive, by qualifying for the state contest, both Joel and Chris had to place in the top two at sub district and district competitions. Chris placed among the top twenty Creed Speakers in the state of Ohio. Joel placed 3rd overall in the state competition. The skill of public speaking is yet another life-skill that the FFA instills in its members, which will aid to their future successes. Congratulations to Joel and Chris on a job well-done!                  

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Text Box: Joel (left) and Chris (right) competed in the state public speaking contest.  

Text Box: Freshmen members of the Delphos FFA spent a day on the farm or at a local agribusiness to enhance their education and appreciation of the various sectors of the agricultural industry. The experience teaches students about real world agriculture and allows them to apply skills and techniques learned in the classroom. The Delphos chapter is ranked in the top 10 for student development activities, which includes the Freshmen Experience Program. "Freshmen Experience is an excellent way for students to experience what I am teaching them in the classroom and also for them to start to develop a Supervised Agriculture Experience Program. They gain hands on experience needed be well-informed and establish a good work ethic," said Agricultural Education Instructor, Scott Elwer. "FFA members worked hand-in-hand with 15 local farms and business from the Delphos area for the day. Whether it was a seed dealer, vet, swine, beef, or dairy farm, students gained knowledge of what it is like working on a daily basis in the agricultural industry." The various pictures below depict the many scenes and lessons learned during this busy day.   Text Box: Teams Compete in Spring Contests This spring, three teams have been busy preparing for contests. The Dairy Foods Team, Wildlife Management Team, and General Livestock Judging Team have been practicing for the last several weeks for the State Spring Career Development Events. Prior to the state contests, teams have several opportunities to compete at various regional invitational contests. This year, Delphos teams competed at the District 1 Invitational in Henry County and at the Mercer County Invitational in Celina. All three teams represented Delphos very well. The results are as follows: At the District 1 Invitational the General Livestock Judging Team placed 10th out of 29 teams. Taylor Bowersock led the team placing 4th out of 208 individuals. The Wildlife Management Team placed 6th out of 27 teams. All three members faired very well with Dustin Nye placing 24, Cory Osting placing 25th, and Chad Hoersten placing 28th out of 162.   At the Mercer County Invitational the General Livestock Judging Team placed 3rd out of 38 teams. Once again Taylor Bowersock led the way placing third, Jeff Siefker placed 14th, Kyle Youngpeter placed 19th, and Adam Kroeger placed 54th out of 246 individuals. The Wildlife Management Team placed second out of 23 teams. The individual placings included: Dustin Nye placing 4, Cory Osting placing 5th, and Chad Hoersten placing 6th out of 101. The Dairy Foods team placed 4th out of 10 teams. Jenna Faurot and Kayla Wrasman led the way placing 16th and 17th out of 39 individuals.   The last contest that these individuals competed in was the State Contest. It was held on the last Saturday in March in Columbus. At this contest the General Livestock Judging Team placed 12th out of 134, the Wildlife team placed 9th out of 64 teams, and the Dairy Foods Team placed 15th out of 24. These teams have done a great job.        

 

Text Box: Brett Bowersock and Kasey Bonifas learn to process piglets at Friedrich Swine Farm with Jim Friedrich.

Text Box: Join the Delphos FFA Alumni/Booster Club!!! There will be an organizational meeting on Monday May 5th at 7pm in the Jefferson Cafeteria. This club is open to all who would like to support and help out the FFA- you do not have to be a past FFA member!

Text Box: Cory Osting, Ben Babcock and Dulton Moore spent the day with Gary Mack at Crop Production Services.

Text Box: Payton Curran and Chris Pohlman helped with various jobs at Delphos Ace Hardware and Rental Corporation.

Text Box: Ag Mechanics Team members included (L-R) Jon Lambert, Chad Hoersten, and Brayton Kruse.

Text Box: Angie Wiechart and Sami Vermule helped treat patients at Kessen Veterinary Clinic with Dr. Jason Kessen.

Text Box: Sydney Hoehn, Ali Geise, and Taylor Van Grootheest learn the many skills of floriculture by helping at Fettig’s Flowerland.

Text Box: Nathan Cline and Ryan Siefker spent the day learning about life on a sheep farm with Harry Heidelbaugh.

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Text Box: The Ag Ed Department would like to thank all the Freshmen Experience hosts for their cooperation and assistance in putting this program together. Without the help of these individuals and businesses, the freshmen experience program would not be possible. Please thank the following freshmen experience hosts for their dedication and support: Harry Heidelbaugh- Heidelbaugh Sheep Farm Eric Fritz, Delphos Ace Hardware Jodi Bowersock, Fettig’s Flowerland Gary Mack, Crop Production Services Rick Hellman, Pioneer Seeds Jerry Luersman, Luersman Farms Chuck Hempfling, Hempfling Farms Carl Renner, Renner Dairy Farm Jim Friedrich, Friedrich Swine Farm Dr. Jason Kessen, DVM Howard Violet- HG Violet Equipment   Also thanks to Matt Elwer, Freshmen Experience Committee Chair for his work in organizing the event as well.  

Text Box: Tiffany Recker, Beth Reindel, and Amanda Hattery got their hands dirty helping out at Hempfling Dairy Farm.

Text Box: Scott Klausing, Colin Barclay, and Reed Hesseling learned about production agriculture at Renner Dairy Farm.

Text Box: Nathan Miller and Jordan Vorst learned about Ag Mechanics by helping out at HG Violet Equipment Inc.

Text Box: Nolan Feathers, Zach Morris, and John Duel helped with moving straw at Luersman Farms.

Text Box: Cody Mox and Chase LeValley worked in the seed industry helping out Rick Hellman, a Pioneer Seed Dealer.

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Text Box: Ag Mechanics Team Advances to State Contest Recently the Delphos FFA Ag-Mechanics team went to Sentinel High School where they placed 2nd out of 12 teams. The Delphos FFA team consisted of Chad Hoersten, Brayton Kruse, and Johnathon Lambert. The team had to use various skills like are welding, acetylene welding, valve grinding, and many more skills. They also had to identify a plethora of tools, fasteners, seals, and bearings. The team had to cut tubing, flare tubing, and bend tubing. The student tested electrical systems and components. They test injectors and adjusted injectors in a diesel engine. They used U.S. and metric units to measure crankshaft endplay and cylinder bore in an engine. They worked on hydraulics during the contest. The team identified different fuels, filter, lubricants, and coolants. They identified faulty parts to an engine. They also took a written test on safety. The Team was led by Chad who placed 1st in the contest out of 34 with the other team members close behind. Because of their outstanding finish, the boys will be competing at the state contest on April 4th.   .

Text Box: Class Projects Freshmen- are finishing up construction on their nail boxes and will begin plant science soon. Sophomores– are starting to dive into a unit on small gas engines where they will eventually tear apart and rebuild their own engine. Juniors– are in the middle of a unit on public speaking. They will be delivering speeches to each other soon. Seniors– are finishing up shop projects that they designed themselves.    

Text Box: Important Dates April 6- Annual Parent Member Banquet April 15- District 4 FFA Meeting April 17- Food For America April 18- State Floriculture Contest