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Show BOX ELDER JOURNAL, Brigham City, 10 Utah Thursday, February 21, 1974 February Mcfcsimett tt&mfencs REAJFFERS 17-2- 3 Box Elder chapter observes Netfiorool FFA Week Box Elder members By State Farmer degree sought Nathan Braegger, reporter; Adviser Dee Forrest and President Brian Hardy plan for the annual parents award banquet. No standing around He makes you work! By Paul R. Jensen With the blinding glare of an arc welder and the sharp blows of dozens of hammers along with riotous pulsating sounds from four grinders going full you enter the ag mechanics shop of Box Elder blast, High school. Every day dozens of new ideas are being welded, cut, bolted and assembled. When you enter the shop Norwood Hyer greets you with a cheery hello," and a warm handshake, and asks "What can I do for you, sir? Mr. Hyer is one of the teachers at Box Elder High school who makes each student work! And I mean work! If you stand around with your hands in you will likely be your pockets assigned to the paint crew. The ag mechanics shop is a place where just about anything can be built. The shop is complete with lathes, grinders, milling machines, drill presses and welders, pipe cutters and threaders, various hand tools and power tools and a wealth of hammers, saws, squares, screwdrivers, etc. In this class each student learns how to plan and build many pieces of farm equipment such as cattle racks, hay and straw trailers, snowmobile trailers, metal gates, car ramps, and metal tool boxes. The ag shop at Box Elder can build or repair almost any farm equipment. Awards fete is planned By Alan Norman FFA Parents awards banquet is held every year during the month of March at the Box Elder High School cafeteria. This years event is scheduled March 6 at 7 p.m. The banquet consists of a The dinner, program and en- tertainment. We also have a guest speaker come and speak to us, usually one of the state FFA officers. The program is to recognize ..standing boys who are v. irking for awards. The awards that are given are Star Green Hand, Pest Control Drive, and chain projects. Also the banquet is to pick two men for the Honorary Farmer award, who gave their time and a helping hand in activities in the chapter. Ornamental horticulture is Jeff Hewlett, a student, is pictured with VerNon Roche, student trainee, and Norwood Hyer, instructor, at Box Elder ag mechanics shop. FFA offering By Reese Poulsen Ornamental horticulture is a class that is designed to help students at Box Elder High learn how to grow and produce greenhouse plants. Some of the plants that we work with are geraniums, poinsetta, chrysanthemums, tulips, and various other types. The class has been taught at the high school for four years. It is being taught by Advisor Dee Hortin. Some of the projects that the class undertook was to sell poinsetta's at Christmas time. Now they are getting ready to grow some mums for the FFA banquet. members exhibit animals By Alan Norman This year the Box Elder FFA chapter has eight boys who are trying out for the State Farmer degree. They are Nathan Braegger, Drieu Bott, Brian Hardy, Matt Swan, Brent Baugh, Brent Tolman, Ron Hendrickson and Alan Norman. Nathan Braegger is from Willard and is the chapter reporter. His project is laying hens. He has been active on the poultry judging team. Drieu Bott is from West Corinne. He has hogs and beef calves for his project and has exhibited his projects at the county fairs. Brian Hardy is the chapter president. He has exhibited his registered holstein dairy cows and bulls at county fairs and at the state fair. He is from Corinne. From Harper Matt Swan is from Harper Ward and is secretary of the chapter. He has exhibited beef calves at the county fairs and other shows. Brent Baugh is from Harper Ward and is the chapter by Brent Baugh Each year many FFA shows throughout the state. Many hours are spent each year by the chapter members in preparing their projects for show. Exhibition of these projects V-- - not only brings recognitions to the member but also to the chapter. Some of the shows and fairs that the members participate in are the state fair, held the last week in August; the Spanish Fork Livestock show, which is held in May; the Intermountain Junior Livestock show, held during the first week in June, and the Golden Spike Livestock show, held every November. Some of our major exhibitors are Brian Hardy, chapter president; Matt Swan, chapter secretary, and Brent Baugh, chapter treasurer. Also participating are Ben Ferry, Mike Burt, Mike Gardner and many others. We as a chapter are looking forward to many more prize winning exhibits. farm. To become a State Farmer, it takes many hours working with your projects and have a record book up to date on your projects. To be qualified the applicant must have invested $500 dollars in his projects or work experience. The applicant must have three years of agriculture and one year of agriculture mechanics and be a chapter farmer for one year. Thirty-si- By Paul R. Jensen Box Elder FFA members will x , meet 22 their chapter. Box Elder chapter plans on 36 members and two delegates, President Brian Hardy and Matt Swan, secretary, with an alternate, Ron Hendrickson, to attend the convention. All proficiency awards winners will attend with the State Farmer nominees and chapter sweetheart, Candace Holmgren. They will attend lectures and seminars to learn more about the various aspects of the future of farming. Afterwards they will report to the chapter in a chapter meeting. Club selects Two attend nat'l confab By Evan Saunders In October of 1973, Nathan Braegger, son of Mr. and Mrs. contest, American Farmer candidates, Star Farmers and election of officers for next Breaegger from Willard, son of Mr. and Mrs. This year the officers of the Box Elder FFA chapter are: Brian Hardy of Corinne, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dee Hardy, president; Ron Hendrickson from Bear River City, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rodger Hendrickson, vice president. Harvey Braegger, reporter; Brent Baugh from Harper Ward, son of Mr. and Mrs. Max Baugh, treasurer; David Yates from Harper Ward, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Yates, sentinel, and Jim Webster from Harper Ward, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Webster, historian. Also Matt Swan from Harper The officers are in charge of Ward, son of Mr. and Mrs. running the club, planning and Swan, George secretary. activities chapter meetings. Officers meetings are held every Tueday each week at a a.m. All officers must come to the meeting every week; if they dont come they are fined. The fines are 50 cents for an absent; 25 cents for coming late and 25 cents for coming and not wearing their FFA jacket to the meeting. At the end of the year the money is collected and we have a banquet for the new and old officers at Maddoxs. But other areas included, too agriculture. Although agriculture is the main subject that is taught in the vocational agriculture class, at Box Elder High school, other areas are also covered. Public speaking, parlimen-tar- y procedure, leadership and mechanical skills are just some of the things that are taught in FFA goes fair each year smoothly. By Drieu Bott third week after of Some exhibit and livestock. the crops are we grains, vegetables, corn, sugar-beetetc. The mechanics ag projects are picnic tables, cattle racks, etc. The members go to see the various exhibits and to enjoy themselves at the carnival. They leave the school at 8:30 a.m. and arrive back at the high school around 5: 30 p.m. s, Ward, Second was Reese Poulsen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Poulsen, from Perry Ward, with Brian Munns, son of Mr. and from year. his received Harper American Farmer degree. He was the president of the Box Elder chapter two years ago. This degree requires a lot of work. In order to receive it. One must be a State Farmer, and have been an active member of the FFA continuously for at least 36 months. One must have in operation an outstanding supervised farming program and have earned and productively invested $1,000 by his own efforts from his supervised farming program. Rodger was one of five from Utah to receive this degree at the convention. Farm safety stressed FFA is taught to show how a meeting can be held efficiently and to projects FFA. The FFA believes that everyone should develop his public speaking skills. All in enroll who students vocational agriculture give a public speech. The winner from the chapter has the chance of going on to the area and state contests and finally national winners are picked at the national convention at Kansas City. Parliamentary Contest Parliamentary procedure begins, the FFA takes Its members to the state fair for a day. The members exhibit mechanic ag crops, Jim Webster. Sophomores are Brian Munns and Rodger Woodward. Tyler Barker is the only freshman, The chapter contest was held on jan. i6j 1974, in the Box Elder High School auditorium, The winner of the contest was David Yates, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Yates, Harper Mrs. Roland Munns Harper Ward, third. When people hear of the FFA of think naturally they The school top speakers Public speaking is a contest sponsored by the FFA. It is designed to help FFA members learn the steps in preparing and giving a talk. Each member is asked to prepare a talk and he is judged . and scored by his fellow classmates. This year there were seven young men who participated in the contest at the chapter level. Seniors were Reese Poulsen and- Brent Baugh. Juniors are David Yates and Nathan By Brian Hardy Agricullture sfliDI itffjportfaifilf in FFA March and 23 at the Terrace ballroom in Salt Lake City for the state FFA convention. Some 46 chapters in the state of Utah will send two official delegates to Salt Lake to represent on Har- Officers named for year chapter waits state convention Harvey Braegger of Willard, and Rodger Harper, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Harper of West Corinne, went to Kansas City, Mo., for the National FFA convention. The next three days were spent in meeting new friends and going to meetings. At the first meeting Gov. George Wallace spoke to them. The rest of the meetings were taken up by the public speaking Mark Nicholas, Harper Ward, shows off twin lambs. Hogs and Beef Alan Norman is from West Corinne. His projects are hogs and beef. He has exhibited his projects at county fairs. Also he has been working on his dads Involved in an officers meeting are, from left, Nathan Braegger, Brent Baugh, Brian dy, Jim Webster, Mr. Smith and Mr. Roche, teacher trainees. BE by Reese Poulsen members prepare exhibits to be shown at fairs and livestock treasurer. He has exhibited beef calves at county fairs and other shows for his projects during the time he was in FFA. Brent Tolman has exhibited hogs, beef calves and wheat at county fairs. His main project is wheat. He is from Honeyville. Ron Hendrickson has beef calves for his project and has exhibited his project at county fairs. He is the chapter and is from Bear River. in program A parliamentary contest is held in much the same way as the public speaking contest. Nearly all members have a chance to develop leadership. All members work together on the different committees within the FFA. Members who become FFA officers have an excellent chance to develop leadership. Agriculture is still the most important part of the FFA. Members are given information on agriculture both in the classroom and experience on the school farm and in the greenhouse. Records are an important part their of agriculture work. Excellent Farm Shop Students have an excellent farm shop in which to learn and develop mechanical skills. Members who have shop classes are taught in all areas that would help them in their future lives. The FFA is more than just agriculture. Whether or not a member goes into agriculture as his lifes work, he can truthfully say that the FFA has helped him prepare for the future. School form plays role By Evan Saunders The school farm is located west of the school. It is used to help those boys who dont live on a farm, but are interested in agriculture. On the farm we have fruit trees and some sheep. We raise peaches, apples, pears, and tomatoes. The flock of sheep includes 10 ewes, two ewe yearlings, one ram, and seven new lambs. The students are given an opportunity to learn how to prune trees and take care of diseased trees. When the lambs are about 100 pounds they are ready to be taken to the stock shows around the area. Those boys who dont have a project can take a lamb to one of the stock shows to show it and then sell it. The boys get about of the profit from the lamb. Each year two of the members take care of the sheep. They make sure they are fed, and dont get sick. This year Reese Poulsen and Ronald Hendrickson are taking care of the sheep. one-ha- lf By Drieu Bott Farm safety is one of the most important subjects that the FFA officers and advisors try to put over to the members. The advisors make up a committee with an officer in charge of it. They go around to the various members farms and check their farm out for safety hazards. The chapter also has a safety poster contest to go along with it. Each member has to make a safety poster for it. Help gour Heart... Help your Heart Fund Ron Hendrickson is pictured with sheep at the school farm. |