Boonville FFA Hosts Super Farmer Competition
By Deanna Thies, Boonville FFA Advisor

            On Friday July 24, 2009, the Boonville FFA Chapter held the 3rd Annual Super Farmer Contest at the Cooper County Fair.  The event was free and open to the public.  Three teams competed with members of each team between the ages of 8 and 21.  Teams consisted of four team members with at least one member of the team being of the opposite sex.  The team members had to compete in four individual events and one team event.  The four individual events consisted of:  Straw Bale Toss in which one team member had to toss a straw bale for distance.  Roping for points, in which a member had to try and rope a roping dummy around the horns or head.  Nail Driving in which a member was timed while they drove three nails into a railroad tie.  Horse Shoe Toss in which a member had to toss a horse shoe into rings for points.  The teams also had to compete in a team barrel race, where each member had to ride on a stick horse while racing around a barrel course.  The first place team was Awesomest People Ever 2-Daniel Kempf, Shelby Esser, Paige Friedrich, and Tanner Drechsel; second place went to Show Stoppers-Melanie and Maria Poock, Nathan Beach, and Stephanie Schrader; third place was the I Don’t Know-Kenny Renfrow, Becca Felten, Dalton Stegner, and Blake Green.

Boonville FFA and Skills USA Chapters Annual Canned Food Drive
By Deanna Thies, Boonville FFA Advisor

The Boonville FFA and Skills USA Chapters held a canned food drive November 9th through November 23rd.  The students were encouraged to bring in non-perishable food items that were donated to the Neighbors Helping Neighbors Food Pantry.  The admission for Boonville’s FFA Barnwarming was three cans of food.  These cans were also donated to the Neighbors Helping Neighbors Food Pantry.  The Boonville FFA and Skills USA collected about 750 pounds for the Neighbors Helping Neighbors Food Pantry. 

Boonville FFA Members Raked Yards for the Elderly
By Kathryn Rodman, Junior Reporter

The activity had to be delayed a week due to inclement weather, but finally after school on Monday, November 23, 2009, nineteen members of the Boonville FFA Chapter gathered for their annual Drive By Raking Community Service Activity.  This year, the members raked four yards and did some general fall/yard maintenance for community residents. The members also greatly appreciated the cookies that were baked from them by one of the yard owners.

Adopt a Child
By: Alli Morton, Boonville FFA Secretary

            An Adopt a Child Program was hosted by the Boonville FFA Chapter and the BTEC Health Occupational Students of America organization. The students from both of these organizations had the opportunity to select an ornament that had a child’s list of what he or she would like to receive for Christmas. The Boonville FFA Chapter also raised approximately $400.00 during the Barnwarming Coin Wars which was used to purchase a large number of gifts.  The children receiving gifts are from the Boonville and Cooper county area. The two organizations together received enough presents to give each child four to five presents on Christmas morning thanks to all the students who participated.

The Boonville FFA officers and members and HOSA members gladly wrapped all of the presents for the children who were adopted. Then on Tuesday December 15th HOSA members, Stephanie Schrader, Megan Smith, Jamie McKinney and their sponsor Mrs. Stock along with FFA members Stephanie Schrader and Alli Morton with their sponsor Ms. Thies delivered all the presents to As the River Flows Community Outreach. They were very happy to see the members from both organizations with their sponsors delivering them and were very surprised with all of the gifts they brought with them.

Boonville FFA Members Visit the Nursing Homes & Hospital
By Paige Friedrich, Historian

Boonville FFA members enrolled in the Floriculture class visited the local nursing homes-Ashley Manor, Riverdell, and Lakeview and the Copper County Memorial Hospital on December 21st to deliver poinsettias, fresh evergreen wreaths, and Christmas cards for the residents and staff to enjoy.  The poinsettias were raised by the Agricutlural Education Greenhouse class, the evergreen wreaths were made by the Floriculture class, and all the Christmas cards were written by Boonville FFA members.  Pictured are Kayla Page, Brittany Marshall, Abby Kircher, Jason Mannon, Paige Friedrich, Meghan Green, Kayla Wassmann, and Noel Schler.

2008-2009 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

Super Farmer Contest

Boonville FFA Hosts Super Farmer Competition
By Brittany Marshall, Boonville FFA Historian

            On Friday July 25, 2008, the Boonville FFA Chapter held a Super Farmer Contest at the Cooper County Fair.  The event was freeand open to the public.  Six teams competed with members of each team between the ages of 8 and 21.  Teams consisted of four team members with at least one member of the team being of the opposite sex.  The team members had to compete in four individual events and one team event.  The four individual events consisted of:  Straw Bale Toss in which one team member had to toss a straw bale for distance.  Roping for points, in which a member had to try and rope a roping dummy around the horns or head.  Post Driving in which a member was timed while they drove a steel post to a specified point.  Horse Shoe Toss in which a member had to toss a horse shoe into rings for points.  The teams also had to compete in a team barrel race, where each member had to ride on a stick horse while racing around a barrel course.  The first place team was Just Do It, JJ Dillon, Alli Morton, Zach Kempf, and Tyler Chipley.  Second place was Awesomest People Ever, Paige Friedrich, Shelby Esser, Jesse Monk and Daniel Kempf.  The third place team was Pilot Grove Aggies, Erin Vest, David Vest, Dylan Twenter, and Blake Green.  Each placing team was awarded with a trophy for their hard work. Other teams competing were:  Cooper County Showers-Nathan Beach, Paige Davis, Dustin Townlain, and Kenny Loesing; 3M+L- Morgan Beach, Lance Day, Matt Townlain, and Mikayla Vesser; and  KIBB- Haley Innes,  Kayla Kempf, Martin Berwanger, and Tyler Bishop-Peraria.

Y-Pals

Boonville FFA Members Help With Y-Pals Program
By Shelbi Potter, Boonville FFA Reporter

On September 17, 2008, 15 Boonville FFA members participated in the Y-Pals Program sponsored by the YMCA.  Participating in the activity were Dalton Strodtman, Sam Cotten, Josiah Searfoss, Tanner Drechsel, Katheryn Kammerich, Kayla Kempf, Alli Morton, Tyler Chipley, Shanna Mathews, Melanie Poock, Zach Kempf, Kenny Swope, Justin Swope, Newt McGuire, and Shelbi Potter.  The members went to the YMCA to assist with the September function of an ice cream social.  Before the ice cream social, the FFA members played with the younger kids in games of basketball, kickball, catch, and just talked and asked questions to each other.  Helping out with the September Y-Pals activity was a way for the Boonville FFA and its members to help out the community, the YMCA, and interact with younger students.  The members had a lot of fun getting to play and hang out with the younger kids.

FFA & Skills USA Canned Food Drive

Boonville FFA and Skills USA Chapters Annual Canned Food Drive
By Shelbi Potter

The Boonville FFA and Skills USA Chapters held a canned food drive November 10th through November 24th.  The students were encouraged to bring in non-perishable food items that were donated to the Neighbors Helping Neighbors Food Pantry.  The admission for Boonville’s FFA Barnwarming was three cans of food.  These cans were also donated to the Neighbors Helping Neighbors Food Pantry.  The Boonville FFA and Skills USA collected about 800 pounds for the Neighbors Helping Neighbors Food Pantry. 

Boonville FFA Holds Their Annual Drive By Raking Community Service Activity
By Brittany Marshall, Historian

On Tuesday, November 18, 2008, twenty members of the Boonville FFA Chapter participated in the Drive By Raking Community Service activity.  Drive By Raking is a community service activity in which FFA members travel around the community to yards of the elderly or disabled and rake and dispose of the leaves.  Yards where nominated by members of the community and then Boonville FFA members contacted them prior to the event.  The Boonville FFA chapter raked a total of four yards.

Boonville FFA, FBLA, & FCCLA Adopt Four Families for the Christmas Season
By Deanna Thies, FFA Advisor

The Boonville FFA, FBLA, & FCCLA Chapters grouped together during the 2008 Christmas season to adopt four local families.  The members and groups purchased gifts such as toys, clothes, and necessary items for the four families in need so they can have a wonderful Christmas and New Year.

Boonville FFA Members Visit the Nursing Homes & Hospital
By Deanna Thies, Boonville FFA Advisor

Boonville FFA members enrolled in the Landscape & Turf Grass Management class visited the local nursing homes and hospital on December 19th to deliver fresh fruit, poinsettias, and Christmas cards for the residents and staff to enjoy.  Pictured are Kayla Page, Jessica Norman, Abby Kircher, Tyler Chipley, Jason Mannon, Brittany Marshall, Amanda Morton, Andie Adair, and Jacque Jackson.

Food for America
By: Alli Morton

On Friday May 8, 2009, the Boonville FFA Chapter held their annual Food for America presentations. There were four stations that the David Barton students, grades Second through Fifth and the first grade GAP class from Central School were allowed to attend. They listened/got to experience the information from the FFA members at each station for ten minutes. The first station was the animal station. FFA members brought animals such as goats, pigs, cows, hens and roosters, waterfowl, and rabbits. The students were told information about each animal, food and other products that come from them, and how to take care of livestock. The second station that they attended was the farm safety station. Charlotte Jackson, the Missouri Farm Safety Just 4 Kids Intern assisted FFA members at the station. FFA members brought in a lawn mower and a four wheeler, and talked to students about safety precautions to go along with them. Students also learned about close similarities between toxic chemicals and household items, grain bin & wagon safety, and wearing the proper safety gear. The third station that students attended was the food station. FFA members at this station taught the students about how the food they ate was related to agriculture. They used pizza as the main food, and showed them the raw ingredients that the farmers grow to put on the pizza. The fourth station was the conservation station. The Conservation Department provided us animal pelts to show the students and teach them about wildlife, fish, birds and their habitats.  Thanks to the generosity of organizations such as Farm Service Agency, Boonville MFA, Missouri Department of Conservation, AQHA, ARBA, Missouri Pork Producers, and the Soybean Association, all students were provided with a bag that they were able to receive coloring books, pencils, animal identification cards and many other items so they could remember and continue to learn after Food for America.

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