Lindsay Holy Family FFA Chapter

By Andrea Weeder, Reporter

The newly added Lindsay Holy Family FFA chapter is off to a great start. On January 24^th Jim Welch came to school to talk to Humphrey & Lindsay Holy Family FFA members about the importance of agriculture & being a leader. Later that week several FFA members participated in a Livestock Judging competition at Northeast Community College in Norfolk. The senior judging team qualified for state competition. On March 6^th all FFA members went to Central Community College in Columbus for Career Development Events. Some of the competition that the students could participate in was Agronomy, Ag Business, Welding, Livestock Management, Floriculture, Food Science, Envirothon, Ag Mechanics, and Agri-Science. The freshman Agri-Science team qualified for state which took place on March 28^th-30^th. The Agri-Science team then placed 7^th out of 71 teams at the state competition.

The FFA chapter has had many activities within the school during the school year so far. They have had several breakfasts for FFA members before school. Also, the FFA Chapter will be sponsoring a breakfast on April 29^th after mass. All are welcome! The chapter also had several activities during FFA week which was Feb. 20^th-24^th. Some of the days included Ugly Car Day & Ag Elementary Day. Both activities were a huge success; just ask your 1^st -6^th graders.

In class the students are experiencing a brand-new curriculum that is very exciting. On Monday, April 2^nd, the Animal Science class viewed a digestive tract of a hog. All students had fun of the hands on and exciting activity. The biggest news for the chapter right now is the construction of the greenhouse. The students are very excited to have a new building on school grounds as well as a new learning environment!