National FFA week is Feb. 19-26. The agricultural science department will be doing several activities throughout the week to raise awareness about the FFA in our school and community.
Throughout the week we will be hosting a penny war between classifications. There will be a large jar for each class (freshman, sophomore, junior and senior) placed in the library. Pennies count as positive votes, other coins and paper money count as negative votes (nickel = -5, 5 dollar bill = -500). The class with the most votes at the end of the week will win breakfast burrito's the following monday prepared by the ag department. All proceeds will go to Loose Change to Loosen Chains. An organization started by a 12 year old, Zach Hunter, to help end slavery worldwide. When Zach started his mission 5 years ago there were nearly 30 million slaves worldwide, today that number is closer to 26 million.
Each Day of the week will be special as well.
Sunday, Feb. 20th: Students who have Official Dress are encouraged to wear it to church on Sunday and Spread the word about the FFA to those who are interested.
Monday, Feb. 21st: FFA Gear Day. Wear your FFA T-Shirts, Shoe Strings, Suspenders and Socks if you have them! Or Official FFA Dress if you have it! Teachers, if you were an FFA member way back when and you want to wear your jacket that will be GREAT for our kids to see!
Tuesday, Feb. 22nd: Dress like your future Career Day for students. Must be school appropriate. (Teachers, we hope this is your future career, if not, feel free to dress up as well!) Agriculture is currently the only career field in the United states with an expanding job base and growing workforce. Salaries are high and availability is GREAT compared to all other areas. Additionally, agriculture is the largest career area in the United States with just over 20 percent of the jobs in the US coming in the agriculture sector! Many of our students may be planning a career in Agriculture and not even know it!
Wednesday, Feb. 23rd: Teachers are invited to come down to the ag department for Breakfast Burrito's prepared by the Ag kids before school! Hey, Food is an agricultural product, without Ag, we would all be Naked and Hungry!
Thursday, Feb. 24th: Hat Day. Students who chose to donate $1.00 will be allowed to wear a had during the day. FFA members and teachers will be set up in the commons that morning. Any student who donates a dollar will receive an FFA Sticker and must be wearing the sticker to also wear their hat. If they loose their sticker, that is their fault….
All proceeds will go to the Danny Gunn Memorial Scholarship fund. Mr. Gunn was an Ag teacher at Idalou high school (just outside of Lubbock) who was hit and killed by a train this year at the San Antonio Stock Show. Mr. Gunn was a mentor of Mr. Klose and Mr. McCauley and one of the most well respected ag teachers in Texas. Our FFA members have been the beneficiary of his kindness many times in the last three years from practice contests in Idalou to meals eaten together at state contests. Mr. Gunn was a faith filled man who lived the Gospel every day though his actions and was a GREAT example to all who came in contact with him.
Friday, Feb. 25th: Blue (National FFA Blue, not Decatur Blue) and Gold Day. Everyone is encouraged to wear blue and gold and show your FFA spirit.
If you have any questions, please let me know!
Thanks so much!
Jeff Klose
Agriculture Science Teacher
Bridgeport High School
940.683.4064
jklose@bridgeportisd.net
