Happy National FFA Week!
As you celebrate National FFA Week, I hope you feel appreciated for all the things you are doing for your students, schools, and communities.
I wanted to email with a couple reminders on opportunities, openings, and resources as well as a program highlight!
Upcoming opportunities:
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IVCC’s Middle School Mania Event - If you plan to bring students, RSVP through the “state events” section in your dashboard on the IL Ag Ed website by this Friday, Feb. 21st. This event is set to be a ton of fun for your middle school members!
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Get registered for Olympia Middle School and Heartland Community College’s Middle School Agriculture Career Exploration Contest by using this link: https://forms.gle/FGfurcA17CsCGB74A
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Register for the District 2 Agriscience Fair by Feb. 28th by clicking here. Have questions on Agriscience Fair? There are lots of resources here: Illinois FFA Agriscience Fair Luke also sent an email on 1/27.
Highlights:
Belvidere North’s Ag program/FFA Chapter was featured in an article in AgriNews this week. Check it out here: https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/livestock/2025/02/14/ffa-students-raise-quail-chickens-in-agricultural-classroom/
Resource Parking Lot:
Tracing the Agricultural Supply Chain - Lesson from National Ag in the Classroom (9-12)
Pin the Meat Cut on the Animal - Lesson from Michigan 4H/MSU
Exploring the Arctic’s Global Seed Vault - Video (perfect for bell work or in a plant sci unit)
Openings:
Still quite a few openings in District 2 right now. Keep an eye out for fills and more openings as we get further into this semester by checking here: Teaching Vacancies Pass the word to any prospective teachers that know!
Hope you have a great week!
Jenny
* Sent to Advisors in Sections 6-7 and 9-10 as well as FCAE LPS.
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Jenny Wold
Facilitating Coordination in Ag Education (FCAE)
Phone: 630-885-4927 Cell: 630-885-4927
Email: jwold@ilaged.org
Address: 370 E. North St. PO Box 545, Leland, IL 60531