Olympia Middle School Provides
Leadership Opportunities via FFA
Section 9 Conduct of Chapter Meetings
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[April 04, 2023]
On
March 6, nine Olympia Middle School Agriculture students attended
the Section 9 FFA Conduct of Chapter Meetings Leadership Development
Event. This contest is open to middle school and freshman FFA
members.
The team’s seven eighth-grade students were second in the division.
For this contest, students have 13 minutes to perform FFA opening
and closing ceremonies and debate a topic while using proper
parliamentary procedure.
Team members and their acting roles included:
Kamryn Rader (chairman),
Ashlyn Witham (vice-president)
Greyson Hemphill (secretary),
Clayton Greider (reporter),
Callan Clark (sentinel),
Ryan Pfaff (treasurer),
Owen Berlin (advisor).
Students in eighth-grade agriculture courses have been learning how
to effectively run a meeting using parliamentary procedures,
including how to respectfully debate topics and make motions. This
was the perfect opportunity for them to apply the knowledge and
skills they learned outside of the classroom.
Acting Chairman, Kamryn Rader, said “My favorite part was getting to
study with friends and learning how to collaborate in creative ways
to then showcase our progress and knowledge as a whole and
individual. I have learned so much about my peers along the way!”
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Front (L-R): Greyson Hemphill, Kamryn Rader, AJ Witham, Hollis Scheets; Back(L-R):
Luke Prestegaard, Callan Clark, Owen Berlin, Clayton Grider, Ryan Pfaff
“Some of my favorite parts were
practicing with my friends in such a fun group. Another one of
my favorite parts was going to actually compete at the
competition. It was really cool to see the work that we did pay
off. One of the most challenging parts was memorizing the
opening and closing ceremonies, but I feel that I worked hard to
memorize my lines. I learned more about how meetings are run in
an organized way and I’m sure it will be a significant thing in
my future. Overall it was a great experience hanging out with my
friends, competing, and working together as a team to earn a
good score at the competition,” said Greyson Hemphill, acting
secretary.
Like the FFA closing ceremonies state, this is such a great
opportunity to “practice brotherhood, honor agricultural
opportunities and responsibilities, and develop those qualities
of leadership which an FFA Member should possess." Thank you to
Dr. O’Donnell, Mr. Jones, Mr. Hoffman, and Mrs. Baer for
providing opportunities for leadership development, personal
growth and career success through this experience.
[Meg Baer, OMS Agriculture & STEM
Teacher] |