JWMS FFA

Day 3 of State Convention is winding down. Yesterday we competed in the Small Animal Care CDE. Today we started a busy day with a workshop by our National President, Andrew Seibel. Middle School CDE awards were presented at the session following the workshop. We got to visit the Career and Opportunity Fair and attend the evening session.where First Lady of Virginia Suzanne Youngkin gave the keynote address.Following the session we attended the FFA dance. We pack up bright and early tomorrow to head home after the final session.

Day 1 of State FFA Convention is a wrap. It was full of travel, lots of walking. and getting oriented on campus. After dinner we headed to the first session where we received a Superior Chapter award. We prepped for our contest tomorrow and are finally settling in for the night.

So proud of all of our members! The officers did a great job at our awards ceremony. We had over 70 members and guests in attendance. Six of our 6th graders received membership pins, eight 7th graders the Discovery Degree, and nine 8th graders earned their Greenhand. We were also able to honor our principal Grant Javersak as an honorary member and recognize our members who competented in CDEs and LDEs throughout the year.

The Ag Department has free loblolly pine seedlings to give out to members and their families. These are bare root seedlings, about a foot tall right now. Please let Mrs. Hawkins or Mrs. Stern know if you would like some.

Our April meeting is tomorrow after school until 4.

Great day for our 6th grade members at the Northern Area Rally at Laurel Ridge Community College. Members participated in a workshop with our State officers and a round of workshops where they experienced all of our middle school contests.

Please join us on March 27th in the ag shop for our first meeting of the MIllbrook FFA Alumni and Supporters. The meeting will take place from 6:30 - 7:30. We will create our charter, as well as vote on new officers and bylaws. Please bring your dues of 10 dollars to the meeting. If you are unable to attend, but would still like to be a member please send me an email at [email protected]. I will send you a form to complete so you can agree to the charter and officers as well as where to send your check. Share with anyone that you know may be interested in joining!

These two are rockstars! They participated in our Federation Public Speaking CDE this afternoon. Lucas was 2nd in Extemporaneous and Peyton was 3rd in Creed. So proud of them for their hard work and willingness to step outside their comfort zone and grow as leaders.

Congratulations to our Plant Science team for their third place finish at tonight's Federation contest.
Kate Bishop was high individual in the contest! Peyton Blair, Peyton Carter, Bailey Higgs, and Aaleyah Gibson rounded out the team.

If you don't get the Wi******er Star see if you can find someone to share the sports section from yesterday. There is a wonderful section on all of the area FFA chapters. Lots of great pictures including our chapter picture from this year.

Big congratulations to the FFA Quiz Bowl team for winning the buzzer and written portions for the Federation contest!
Eleni Kubeika placed 1st high overall as the only 6th grade member on our team.
Kaden Mason placed 3rd high, Kate Bishop placed 4th high. Peyton Blair and Lucas Suire rounded out the team.

Our January meeting is this Wednesday the 18th. Pick up from the Ag Department, door 12 at 4:00.

As we celebrate the 20th anniversary of Millbrook High School's opening, it's an appropriate time to charter the Millbrook FFA Alumni and Supporters group. We are looking for alumni, families, and community partners to serve as advocates for FFA and agricultural education on local, state and national levels.

If you "believe in the future of agriculture, with a faith born not of words but of deeds," you can help in one of three ways:

Agree to be a charter member of the Millbrook FFA Alumni Chapter. All we ask is a minimum donation of $10 to go toward your membership with the National FFA Organization.

If you want to do more, we invite you to be an officer in our new alumni chapter. One of the requirements of chartering a new chapter is that we have elected officers. The time commitment will be minimal with a few meetings per year.

If membership in the charter year isn't something you can commit to at this time, will you reach out to your classmates from your time here at Millbrook, or your neighbors and community professionals who support agricultural education? Membership is not limited to FFA alumni so please ask anyone who believes that our youth need the organization that provides premier leadership, personal growth, and career success.

Please comment or message us if you are interested.

We have extra fundraiser items available. First come first serve.
Navel oranges $35 per bushel
Jams- Strawberry, Blueberry, Apple Pie- $7 each or 3 for $20
Birdseed wreaths- $12
Cherry Cider- $8
Peach Cider- $8
Ham Slices- $20
Spiral Ham- $35
Pumpkin roll- $10
Chocolate PB roll- $10
Red Velvet roll- $10
Shrimp 2 lbs- $20
Sharp Cheddar Wheel- $25
Scrapple- $4
Crabills Whole Hog Sausage- $6
5 pound Kunzler bacon- $32
10 pound Kunzler bacon- $60
12 OZ mini Colby cheese wheel- $8
Harvue Cheese- dill, cheddar, garlic and chive- $9 each

Fundraiser pick up is this Monday the 5th. Pick up any time from 9AM until 6PM at the Ag shop, other than at dismissal. Please do not pull into the bus lot while busses are there.
Our next FFA meeting is December 14th at AMC theaters at the Apple Blossom Mall. Permission slips going out today. We are limited in how many can attend so get them back quickly.

Three members attended Stand And Deliver last night . This was one of six training sessions held throughout Virginia this week to help our members become better public speakers. It was a fantastic training that will serve them well throughout their lives no matter what industry they enter.

The Ag Mechanics team did a great job at yesterdays Federation contest. They placed third as a team with Lucas Suire placing as high individual.

2022-2023 Chapter picture

Our last full day in Indy was another jam packed with adventures. We started the day with a beautiful walk to the Indianapolis Zoo. We saw an amazing variety of wildlife. After the Zoo we visited the Expo one last time and then ended the day with another session where we heard the retiring address of Erik Robertson. We will load the busses bright and early tomorrow and head home after attending the American Degree ceremony.

A full day of adventures at National Convention today. We started the day at the FFA Mega Store then headed to the Expo. There we completed a challenge at the FFA booth, talked to professors from Virginia Tech. We also got to participate in a National Days Of Service project making Pillows of Hope. We ended the day at the rodeo. Another busy but amazing day.

After a long day of travel we arrived in Indianapolis last night. Today the girls attended a workshop Be Kind To Your Mind and then explored the Career Expo. We ha lunch at food trucks and are now at Lucas Oil stadium awaiting the opening session.

What an amazing day thanks to Grants for Growing! Twenty seven of our members spent the day at Cedar Creek and Sherando Park engaged in hands on exploration of water quality. Members preformed macroinvertebrate surveys and chemical water quality tests. It was a beautiful day to wade through chilly water and see what amazing critters thrive in our local waters. We ended our day at Sherando Park where we used our new Enviroscape model to gain a better understanding of how point and non-point source pollution can affect our water and preventative measures we can take to avoid water contamination.

Great October meeting at West Oaks. 42 members joined us for some fall fun on the farm. We enjoyed a hayride, pumpkin picking and the corn maze.

On our way home from the State Fair of VA. 10 members attended to compete in the Middle School Ag Exploration contest. We had a 6th place team and a lot of fun!

The officer team had a great planning and team building meeting today after school. They worked on teamwork getting to know each other, and planning the program of activities for the year. Looking forward to our first chapter meeting tomorrow!

On Wednesday we will have our first chapter meeting. Members should come to the Ag shop at dismissal. Pick up will be at 4:00 from the Ag department- door 12. We are looking forward to kicking off a great year!