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THE JACKSON HERALD
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2009
Jefferson City FFA Alumni holds livestock workshop
THE JEFFERSON City
FFA Alumni held a workshop
for Jefferson's Livestock
Show Team. The swine
workshop was held by Kip
Jackson, a Banks County
agriculture teacher. Jackson
gave instructions on show
ring presentation of the ani
mal and judges' expecta
tions.
Following the workshop,
the swine team participat
ed in a showmanship show
which Jackson judged.
Winners were Justis Daniel,
Jeremy Gee and Summerlin
Courchaine.
Melvin Porter and Hutch
Porter, Jefferson, held the
cattle workshop. The show
men were instructed on
everything from working
with their animal to what to
wear in the show ring.
Following the workshop,
the team participated in a
showmanship show, which
was judged by the Porters.
Winners were Jenifer Martin
and Kyle Fordham.
Brooke Satterfield pre
sented the first place swine
and cattle showman with a
silver plate and all showmen
received prize money from
the alumni. Following the
show, the alumni provided
lunch for the show team and
all in attendance.
For more informa
tion about the Jefferson
City FFA Alumni, visit
Jeff ersonCity FFA Alumni.
farming.officelive.com.
SWINE SHOW TEAM
Shown from left to right are: Denise Temple, alumni president; Justis Daniel, Jay
Lee, Ryan Mahurin, Jeremy Gee, J.T. Torrelli, Loraine Wilson, alumni; Summerline
Courchaine, Bracey Courchaine and Langely Courchaine.
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CATTLE SHOW TEAM
Shown from left to right are: Hutch Porter, judge; Henna Davis, Jenifer Martin,
Katelyn Fordham, Thomas Wilson, Kyle Fordham, Melvin Porter, judge; Blake
Mahurin, Jessica Bell and Austin Fulcher.
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MOODY GILMAN
EJCHS students named
as FFA area officers
TWO MEMBERS of the
East Jackson Future Farmers
of America (FFA) chapter
have been named area FFA
officers.
Kasey Moody was named
the Area 2 Sentinel and Newt
Gilman was named the Area
2 Junior Representative. Both
started their terms on Aug.
7-8, when the Georgia FFA
area officers met for the Area
Officer Training Conference.
Fifty new area officers
from each of the six areas of
the state attended the two-
day training conference, held
at the Georgia FFA/FCCLA
Center near Covington. The
objective was to orient the
new officers to their position
as area leaders.
Each area team met with
a member of their regional
agricultural education staff,
as well as the Georgia FFA
leadership program specialist
and the FFA executive secre
tary, to discuss their roles and
responsibilities.
The officers discovered
what it means to be an ambas
sador for the FFA and began
setting goals for the coming
year.
Throughout the school year,
Moody and Gilman, along
with their fellow officers, will
have the opportunity to repre
sent Area 2 FFA members at a
variety of teachers meetings,
career development events,
leadership conferences and
area training activities.
The first assignment given
to the new area officers will
be the FFA Day at the Fair.
On Oct. 13, approximately
1,500 middle school students
will meet in Perry to attend
FFA Day at the Georgia
National Fair. Their hosts for
the morning program will be
the area officers. Each officer
team has been charged with
creating booths and displays
that exemplify the benefits of
FFA and agricultural educa
tion.
Next spring, each area offi
cer team will be responsible
for conducting their respec
tive area banquet and award
assemblies. The officers will
also represent the FFA at the
capital in February and serve
as courtesy corps at the 82nd
State FFA Convention in
Macon on April 22-24.
The Georgia FFA
Association has a member
ship of more than 29,000
making it the third largest
association in the nation.
SCHIESZER WINS BREED
CHAMPION, FIFTH OVERALL
Taylor Schieszer, a senior FFA member at East
Jackson Comprehensive High School, is shown
with her Lim Flex heifer at the Georgia Young Farmer
show, which was recently held in Perry. Schieszer
won first in her class and moved on to the final
breed champion drive, where the heifer she showed
won grand champion limousin heifer. She then went
on to the final grand drive, where she competed
against all other breed champions. There, her heifer
won fifth overall. There were approximately 300
heifers exhibited at the Young Farmer show, which
was a statewide competition held and sponsored by
the Georgia Young Farmer Association.
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NOTICE TO THE CITIZENS
OF MAYSVILLE
The Maysville City Council will hold an official
public hearing to consider an ordinance to
allow pouring of beer and wine and package
sales in the city.
Ifth is ordinance is adopted:
• Property taxes in the city will increase.
Revenue from the sale of beer and wine will
not offset the cost to the city of 2 new police
officers as well as for additional city
personnel to monitor compliance.
• Maysville will forever lose the quiet hometown
atmosphere so valued by its citizens.
It is essential that you let your voice be heard
by your elected officials.
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