How will American Agriculture meet the challenge of feeding the world’s population, which is expected to reach over 10 billion people by the year 2050? That is the mission that members of the Marysville FFA worked to spread amongst the student body at MHS during their local FFA Week Celebration held on May 12th through the 16th. Through a variety of activities, including selling custard donated by Culver’s Custard after school, recycling challenges during lunch to discourage wastefulness, and themed apparel days to encourage pride in the chapter, members encouraged all students at MHS to learn something about what they can do to help meet this challenge. Taking a closer look at how this issue may affect residents of their own community, the chapter decided to focus their efforts on raising money to help support the local food pantry. Culver’s Custard of Marysville donated cups of custard which were offered for sale after school.
Other activities sought to encourage every student to do their part in addressing the challenge of feeding the world by using their resources wisely. A recycling challenge was held between the different lunch periods, and the period that recycled the most of their lunch waste was awarded cookies. These cookies were made by head cook, Laura Hayes.
To encourage students at MHS to participate in FFA Week, door prizes were donated by various students and Bob Chapman Ford. Students received a raffle ticket for their participation in the themed activity for the day, and at the end of the week names were drawn to receive the donated prizes. Themes for the week included; corny t-shirts, bling, boots and buckle, official dress, green and blue shirt day and Monarch apparel. Students had to dress accordingly, and read the Ag Fact of the Day about facing hunger worldwide in order to receive a raffle ticket. In addition to learning something about agriculture, students were able to show their pride and support of the FFA chapter. Included in these themes was the much anticipated “Pie Day for Teacher Appreciation”, in recognition for all the support shown by the teachers and staff at MHS in helping students in the chapter to find success. The chapter would also like to thank Bob Chapman Ford for donating supplies to help in passing out pie, milk and coffee on Teacher Appreciation Day.
All in all, FFA members were proud to get the opportunity to share their story about agriculture with the whole high school, and also to have a week to see all of the FFA spirit at MHS.
Leighann Shanklin
Marysville FFA Reporter
Other activities sought to encourage every student to do their part in addressing the challenge of feeding the world by using their resources wisely. A recycling challenge was held between the different lunch periods, and the period that recycled the most of their lunch waste was awarded cookies. These cookies were made by head cook, Laura Hayes.
To encourage students at MHS to participate in FFA Week, door prizes were donated by various students and Bob Chapman Ford. Students received a raffle ticket for their participation in the themed activity for the day, and at the end of the week names were drawn to receive the donated prizes. Themes for the week included; corny t-shirts, bling, boots and buckle, official dress, green and blue shirt day and Monarch apparel. Students had to dress accordingly, and read the Ag Fact of the Day about facing hunger worldwide in order to receive a raffle ticket. In addition to learning something about agriculture, students were able to show their pride and support of the FFA chapter. Included in these themes was the much anticipated “Pie Day for Teacher Appreciation”, in recognition for all the support shown by the teachers and staff at MHS in helping students in the chapter to find success. The chapter would also like to thank Bob Chapman Ford for donating supplies to help in passing out pie, milk and coffee on Teacher Appreciation Day.
All in all, FFA members were proud to get the opportunity to share their story about agriculture with the whole high school, and also to have a week to see all of the FFA spirit at MHS.
Leighann Shanklin
Marysville FFA Reporter