By: Caydence Rue, Paulding FFA Reporter The Paulding FFA Officer Team recently went on an officer retreat to Sugar Grove, Ohio near Hocking Hills. The retreat was a great opportunity for the officer team to get away and plan out their 2022-2023 FFA year. The retreat began with team bonding activities that allowed the officer…
By: Reporter Caydence Rue During the Paulding County Fair, the Paulding FFA had over 80 members participate in a variety of activities from still projects to livestock projects as well as the kickball tournament. This year’s fair was June 11th-18th, with many activities each day. The Paulding FFA had livestock projects in all the barns…
By: Caydence Rue, Paulding FFA Reporter The Paulding FFA Chapter recently took 34 students to the Ohio FFA State Convention held May 4th-6th at the Ohio State Fairgrounds. The chapter left on May 4th and got to tour MVP Dairy in Celina on the way down to convention. On the tour the students learned about…
By: Caydence Rue, Paulding FFA Reporter Last Friday, April 29th, the Paulding FFA Chapter held their annual petting zoo with over 800 students and staff attending including Oakwood Elementary and Ann’s Bright Beginnings Preschool. Over 15 FFA members volunteered to bring in their animals for students and staff to enjoy. The elementary students truly enjoy…
By: Caydence Rue, Paulding FFA Reporter and Shannon Ruschel, Director/WMEA Program Paulding FFA Chapter collaborated with Paulding County WMEA and Kohart’s Salvage to bring to completion a fundraiser that directly benefitted our Paulding Chapter of the American Cancer Society. On February 14th-25th the Paulding FFA Chapter collected cans at the Paulding High School for their…
By: Caydence Rue, Paulding FFA Reporter The Paulding FFA Chapter recently held its 95th Annual FFA Banquet on April 9th, 2022. The theme for this year’s event was, “Small Town FFA”. This event was held to recognize the Paulding FFA members, community members, and advisors for their great accomplishments throughout the past year. The banquet…
By: Staci Miller, Paulding Ag Education Teacher Last Week was National Ag Day on 3/22/22. On Friday, March 25th the Paulding FFA Chapter celebrated by holding their annual Tractor Drive-In day. The Paulding FFA felt that this was a way to pay tribute to our farmers. Several students drove their tractors to school to show…
By: Paulding FFA Reporter, Carter Manz Paulding FFA members, Jalyn Klopfenstein and Brooke Kilgore have been selected delegates for the Youth Capital Challenge. The Ohio Youth Capital Challenge (OYCC) was designed to get students to make necessary changes in their communities by making new public policies and teaching the delegates about legislation. The OYCC is…
By: Jaylyn McCloud, Paulding FFA Assistant Reporter FFA week was a very eventful and exciting week for the members of the Paulding FFA. The students participated in dress-up days which were picked by the members and other fun activities throughout the week. The Paulding FFA chapter also collected cans for crushing cans for cancer community…
Paulding FFA members Carter Manz and Paige Jones came and presented Parliamentary Procedures to our 4-H group during our February meeting. Flat Rock Jr. Farmers want to give a shout out to Carter and Paige for living to serve others and teaching the youth of Paulding County.
By: Carter Manz, Paulding FFA Reporter On January 21st, Four members from the Paulding FFA traveled to Central State University by Dayton to compete in the Agriculture BioTechnology Contest. The team was made up of Page Jones, Lily Rorhig, Jamy Hunt, and Carter Manz. This team had to first take an online test in early…
By: Reporter, Carter Manz On Thursday, January 22th, 5 members of the Paulding FFA officer team attended the annual FFA Leadership Summit at Huntington University. When they arrived they took a tour of Huntington’s campus. Then they were first greeted by Mr. Nate Perry, coordinator of Ag Operations at Huntington, who discussed his hopes for…
By: Carter Manz, Paulding FFA Reporter On January 22nd, 10 members from the Paulding FFA chapter attended the trap shoot at the Paulding Fish and Game Club. This was the first trap shoot for 2022 and the 5th for the school year. The members went through the safety precautions with a fish and game member…
