James Madison FFA Chapter - San Antonio, TX

The AMP Happenings for the week of September 4th is now available at: https://www.smore.com/kd4rv

Come One, Come All!, Parents and FFA Members and Booster Club too! Join us on September 5th for the Burger Bash!

Students should meet right after school, and parents are welcome to join the fun at 6 p.m.

Come help us celebrate the start of another amazing school year!

Mark your calendars for another exciting show! October 14th we will be hosting the Fall Challenge here at James Madison Agriscience Magnet Program. Please share with your livestock friends, we hope to see you there!

The AMP Happenings for the week of August 28th is now available at: https://www.smore.com/xkch2

The AMP Happenings for the week of August 21st is now available at:

2023-2024 AMP Happenings 2023-2024 AMP Happenings Weekly updates of the important events and happenings.

“Meet the Mavs” - circa 2023

2023-2024 school year... Here we go!!!

The AMP Happenings for the week of August 14th is now available at: https://bit.ly/3Qyh8he

AMP Seniors, Josef Miksch and Tori Moberly were also featured this week on KSAT 12 & KSAT.com during the SA Live midday show's "Back to School" segment.

Josef and Tori have been taking advantage of a break from the classroom this summer to gain on-the-job training through a paid summer internship with Cox Manufacturing Company Inc.

Here all about their summer experience by watching their interview with Mike Osterhage: https://youtu.be/Zmtqx8pGK10.

This NEISD magnet program gives students a chance to get internships in high school | SA Live | ... The Agriscience Magnet Program (AMP) at Madison High School teaches high schoolers the inner workings of agriculture science and hands-on experience they can...

This week, KSAT 12 & KSAT.com focused on "Back to School" during the midday SA Live show. One segment highlighted Madison HS and AMP Senior, Isabella Gonzalez.

Isabella has been studying in our Animal Science Pathway and has been active in the FFA competing on Career Development Events (CDEs) and raising and exhibiting market swine and broilers. But she has also been a member of the Madison Spirit program and this year will be cheering on Madison athletics and competing as a Varsity Cheerleader!

Check out the SA Live segment featuring the Madison HS Spirit Groups and Isabella's interview: https://youtu.be/_i4LKxPJHCU.

Here's how you join in the school spirit and met the Madison Mavericks! | SA Live | KSAT 12 It's Back to School Week and we chat with the Madison spirit group about how you can meet the Mavs next week.

AMP students taking advantage of the summer break to get on the job training with Cox Manufacturing Company Inc.

“We are excited about the future.” AMP partnership offers students experience and opportunity

Even in the summertime, our AMP students are working hard!

Hanging out with Henderson How one student is getting to know his unique classmate over the summer

💙💛ATTENTION💙💛
James Madison FFA is soliciting sponsorships for the 2023-2024 FFA Chapter T-Shirt. This shirt is given to all active (dues paying) members of the James Madison FFA (more than 500 students) as well as faculty members and sponsors.
Sponsorship costs $200 and will include your business name/logo on the back of the t-shirt. Please email Mrs. Dalton ([email protected]) to obtain a T-Shirt Sponsorship Form and any additional information.
Sponsorships can be paid in cash, check or credit card.
Paying with credit card? Go to https://james-madison-ffa-booster.square.site/
Paying in cash or check? Contact Mrs. Dalton.
Don't forget to email [email protected] with your business logo.

Congratulations to our HS BBQ Cook-off teams for a strong finish to the competition season at the National HS BBQ Cook-off Finals!

Congratulations to the latest class of San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo Scholarship Recipients!

Many thanks to the over 6,000 volunteers of the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo that make the dreams of students possible.

The AMP Happenings for the week of May 22nd is now available at: https://www.smore.com/zbj8r

The AMP Happenings for the week of May 15th is now available at: https://www.smore.com/0bm45

The AMP presents a unique partnership with The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Tarleton State University, hosting our inaugural Agriculture and Natural Resources Discovery Camp. Explore the endless opportunities in agriculture and natural resources industries with engaging hands-on activity sessions. Discover educational and career possibilities in animal science, agricultural communications, meat identification, wildlife tracking, aquaculture, and more, led by university professors.

The AMP will host the Ag Discovery Camp for rising 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th graders on Thursday, June 22nd. University representatives will host an informal informational session for camp participants and their family members at the completion of the day from 4 to 5:30 PM discussing admission requirements, dual enrollment opportunities, financial aid processes, program offerings, and more.

To learn more about Tarleton State University, visit https://www.tarleton.edu/coanr/.

Registration is free and will be open until June 13 or capacity is reached. To register visit, https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/cu/T4ig7IZ.

The AMP Happenings for the week of May 8th is now available at: https://www.smore.com/tq2pb

Congratulations to our last of the CDE teams who competed at the State contest this past weekend at Texas A&am University. Results are as follows:

Meats Team 23rd
Giovanne Alcala
Luke Anderson
Ryan Decoulaz
Ben Martin

Poultry 10th
Erin Rabel
Jasmine Myles
Kaycee Flores
Bry Flores

Veterinary Science 7th
Victoria Coffey
Maddie Carroll
Belle Guerra
Makalyn Dinger

Congratulations to all!

💙💛SHSU State CDE Results💛💙
James Madison FFA competed in 6 of the SHSU State CDE contests.

Team & individual placings were:

ATMS - 8th Place Team
*Cooper Reed
*Haden Carlile
*Alex Guerrero
*Westin Smith

FBM - 14th Place Team
*Matthew Deeves - 10th High Individual
*Amanda Carmona
*Kaitlyn Barkman
*Gaby Sikora

Floriculture- 3rd Place Team
*Luke Anderson - 10th High Individual
*Isabel Reyes
*Reagan DeCoulaz
*Juliana Hover

Forage - 69th Place Team
*Rhiannon Bulpin
*Zara Ramirez
*Caleb Anderson

Marketing - 6th Place Team
*Aubry Donato
*Erin Scheivlbein
*Gracie Kerns

N/L- 3rd Place Team
*Dylan Buchanan
*Jacqueline Vivar
*Madison Wilburn
*Lauren Williams

Congratulations to all of our JMFFA Competitors!

The AMP Happenings for the week of May 1st is now available at: https://www.smore.com/vh0yc

💙💛TSU State CDE Results💛💙
James Madison FFA had two teams competing at the Tarleton State University State CDE contest today.

Team & individual placings were:

ENR - 8th Place Team
*Cass Hogue
*Cristina Rosito
*Mykenna Dinger
*Zara Ramirez

Range Plant ID- 25th Place Team
*Cooper Reed
*Luke Anderson
*Rhiannon Bulpin
*Caleb Anderson

Congratulations to all of our JMFFA Competitors!

Congratulations to our very own Kyle Forsyth and his $5000 scholarship!

Very proud of your hardwork!

Drumroll, please...

Our scholarship recipients have hit the jackpot! 🎉 🎓
Congratulations to our bright stars who are now one step closer to achieving their dreams. 🌟

Visit the link below to view the full list of the 2022 National FFA Scholarship Recipients. 🔗
👉 ffa.org/participate/grants-and-scholarships/scholarships

💙💛TTU State CDE Results💛💙
James Madison FFA competed at the TTU State CDE contests this past weekend. We had 5 different CDE teams competing and one walked away with a State Champion title!

Team & individual placings were:

Entomology - 1st Place Team
*Alaina Rodrigues - 4th High Individual
*Julia Bradley - 8th High Individual
*Georgia Schroeder
*Avrielle Frigon

Ag Communications- 2nd Place Team
*Julianna Hover
*Maram Ismail
*Isabela Reyes
*Andi Howell

Agronomy - 3rd Place Team
*Ryan DeCoulaz - 3rd High Individual
*Nathan Griffiths - 5th High Individual
*Viviana Anderson
*Cody Coats

Food Science - 3rd Place Team
*Luke Anderson - 2nd High Individual
*Reagan DeCoulaz - 3rd High Individual
*Westin Smith - 7th High Individual
*Kapri Cardenas

Range Plant ID- 13th Place Team
*Cooper Reed
*Azalea Wittig
*Zara Ramirez
*Caleb Anderson

Congratulations to all of our JMFFA Competitors!

The AMP Happenings for the week of April 24th is now available at: https://www.smore.com/3qkx4

JM FFA Members! If you want to lend a helping hand, bring children’s books to Mr. Anderson’s in the coming weeks so that they may be collected at the Area VII Convention! If you have any questions, speak to your ag teacher for more information!

The AMP Happenings for the week of April 17th is now available at: https://www.smore.com/makes

Congratulations to the James Madison FFA Wool judging team! Members competed on Thursday at the Area 7 competition, and placed 10th!

Team Members:
Benton Ward
Mari Gonzales
Gabi Casas
Makena Harris
Stephanie Garza

Great job throughout the season! We are proud of your hard work and growth!

Help us congratulate our Ag Sales and Farm and Agribusiness Management teams for all of their hard work at the Area 7 Career Development Event host by Sam Houston State University this past Tuesday!

Ag Sales - 7th Place
Caleb Anderson
Isabelle Gonzalez
Tyler Venegas

Farm and Agribusiness Management - 3rd Place (State Qualifier)
Matthew Deeves - 3rd Place Individual
Amanda Carmona - 9th Place Individual
Kaitlyn Barkman
Gaby Sikora

Good luck at the state competition later this month!

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💙💛More State Bound CDE’s!💛💙
James Madison FFA competed at the TAMU Area VII CDE contests and advanced 6 Teams.

Team & individual placings were:

Entomology - 3rd Place Team
*Georgia Schroeder - 2nd High Individual
*Alaina Rodrigues
*Julia Bradley
*Avrielle Frigon

Floriculture - 1st Place Team
*Julianna Hover - 2nd High Individual
*Reagan DeCoulaz - 3rd High Individual
*Isabela Reyes - 9th High Individual
*Tori Moberly

Horses Judging - 10th Place Team
*Emmy Conrey
*Brooke Hostetter
*Shyla Coats
*Taylor Vickers

Meats Judging - 8th Place Team
*Luke Anderson
*Ryan DeCoulaz
*Ben Martin
*Giovanni Alcala

Nursery/Landscape Team - 1st Place Team
*Lauren Williams - 2nd Place Individual
*Jacqueline Vivar - 3rd Place Individual
*Dylan Buchanan - 4th Place Individual
*Madison Wilburn - 6th Place Individual

Poultry Judging - 3rd PlaceTeam
*Erin Rabel - 6th Place Individual
*Kaycee Flores - 9th Place Individual
*Jasmine Myles
*Bryana Flores

Vet Science - 1st Place Team
*Victoria Coffey - 2nd Place Individual
*Makalyn Dinger - 4th Place Individual
*Madeline Carroll
*Isabell Guerra

Our National Champion HS BBQ team, Cowboy Smokers, had the opportunity today to meet with Governor Abbott and represent NEISD, JMHS, AMP, and the FFA!

The AMP Happenings for the week of April 10th is now available at: https://www.smore.com/hz02c

💙💛State Bound💙💛

The James Madison FFA ATMS CDE team placed 3rd at area & advanced to State! SHSU here we come!

Ag Tech & Mech Sytems - 3rd Place Team
Cooper Reed - 4th High Ind
Haden Carlile - 7th High Ind
Alex Guerrero - 14th High Ind
Westin Smith - 15th High Ind

The AMP Happenings for the week of April 3rd is now available at: https://www.smore.com/dhmsg

James Madison FFA competed in the Heart of Texas CDE’s. Team & individual placings were:

Entomology - 4th Place
*Georgia Schroeder - 3rd Place Individual
*Julia Bradley - 11th Place Individual
*Alaina Rodriguez
*Avrielle Frigon

Floriculture - 3rdPlace
*Luke Anderson
*Reagan DeCoulaz
*Isabel Reyes
*Julianna Hover
*Tori Moberly

Nursery/Landscape - 3rd Place
*Madison Wilburn - 5th Place Individual
*Jacqueline Vivar - 8th Place Individual
*Lauren Williams - 12th Place Individual

Vet Science - 3rd Place
*MaKalyn Dinger- 3rd Place Individual
*Bell Guerra
*Madeline Carroll
*Chloe Dale

💙💛ON THE ROAD AGAIN!💛💙

James Madison FFA covered a lot of ground last week… Glenrose, Stephenville, San Angelo, San Marcos and College Station to be specific. Lots of learning and lots of placing happened in this time.

Team & individual placings were:

GLEN ROSE FFA INVITATIONAL CDE’S
ENR - 4th Place
*Cass Hogue
*Zara Ramirez
*Zane Ramirez
*Cristina Rosito

Range - 7th Place
*Cooper Reed
*Rhiannon Bulpin
*Caleb Anderson

TARLETON INVITATIONAL CDE’S
Ag Sales - 26th Place
*Tyler Alcoser-Venegas
*Isabel Gonzalez
*Caleb Anderson

ENR - 5th Place
*Cass Hogue
*Cristina Rosito
*MyKenna Dinger
*Zara Ramirez
*Zane Ramirez

Horse Judging - 66th Place
*Shyla Coats
*Taylor Vickers
*Brooke Hostetter

Meats Judging - 43rd Place
*Ben Martin
*Ryan DeCoulaz
*Giovanni Alcala

Range - 18th Place
*Cooper Reed
*Rhiannon Bulpin
*Luke Anderson

Wool - 45th Place
*Benton Ward
*Mari Gonzalez
*Gabi Casas
*Makena Harris

ANGELO STATE INVITATIONAL CDE’S
Horses Judging - 29th Place
*Emmy Conrey
*Brooke Hostetter
*Taylor Vickers
*Shyla Coats

Meats Judging - 16th Place
*Ben Martin
*Ryan DeCoulaz
*Luke Anderson
*Giovanni Alcala

Wool Judging - 18th Place
*Gabi Casas
*Benton Ward
*Mari Gonzales
*Makena Harris

TEXAS STATE INVITATIONAL CDE’S
AAE - 1st Place
*Troy Juettemeyer - 2nd Place Individual
*Paul Watson - 5th Place Individual
*Brady Rabel
*Jocelyn Lugo

Ag Comm - 3rd Place
*Andi Howell - 6th Place Individual
*Julianna Hover
*Isabela Reyes
*Maram Ismail

Ag Sales - 8th Place (Heat 1)
*Olivia Lamas
*Caleb Anderson
*Tyler Alcoser-Venegas
*Isabel Gonzalez

Entomology - 2nd Place
*Georgia Schroeder - 1st High Individual
*Alaina Rodrigues
*Julia Bradley
*Avrielle Frigon

ATMS - 10th Place
*Cooper Reed - 7th Place Individual
*Haden Carlile
*Alex Guerrero
*Westin Smith

FBM - 2nd Place
*Matthew Deeves - 1st Place Individual
*Kaitlyn Barkman - 7th Place Individual
*Amanda Carmona - 9th Place Individual
*Gaby Sikora - 14th Place Individual

Nursery/Landscape Team - 1st Place
*Jacqueline Vivar - 1st Place Individual
*Madison Wilburn - 2nd Place Individual
*Dylan Buchanan - 3rd Place Individual
*Lauren Williams - 11th Place Individual

Poultry Judging - 4th Place
*Bryana Flores - 10th Place Individual
*Erin Rabel - 12th Place Individual
*Jasmine Myles
*Kaycee Flores
*Caesar Perez

TEXAS A&M Clinics
Ag Comm - 1st Place
*Isabela Reyes - 3rd Place Individual
*Andi Howell - 5th Place Individual
*Maram Ismail - 7th Place Individual
*Julianna Hover - 12th Place Individual

ATMS - 6th Place
*Haden Carlile - 11th Place Individual
*Cooper Reed
*Alex Guerrero
*Westin Smith

Poultry Judging - 21st Place
*Kaycee Flores
*Erin Rabel
*Bryana Flores
*Caesar Perez
*Jasmine Myles

The AMP Happenings for the week of March 27th is now available at: https://www.smore.com/7afpg