Dresden FFA Chapter
Tennessee FFA Association
Officers:
President Duke Winstead / Vice Presidents– Garrett Roberts, Preston Hatler, Nate Montgomery / Secretary – Kinzi Reid/ Treasurer-Charles Winstead /Reporter- Houston Smethwick/ Sentinel- Bennett Higgs/
Historian-Stephen Nanney, Chaplin- Parker Maxey
Jason Kemp
Jon Holden
Bert Snow
Kenny Guthrie
Agriculture Instructors / FFA Advisors
Dresden High School
7150 Highway 22
Dresden, TN 38225
(731) 364-3053
Chapter Program of Activities 2017-2018
Note: (Dates listed below are actual dates for contest and events, practice dates need to be set by chairman)
- Sept 1st : T-Shirt Design (Chapter Development)
Chairman- __Houston Smethwick
- Sept 1st : Cap Design _(Chapter Development)
Chairman- __Bennett Higgs
- Aug. 22nd : Dairy CDE @ Henry County Fairground
Chairman: __Garrett Roberts
- September 5th: Alumni Meeting @ Dresden High School (Community Development)- Chairman: __Nate Montgomery
- Sept 12th:Redneck Games –Dresden High School (Chapter Development)
Chairman- Officer Team and entire officer team works
- Sept 23rd : Ag Sales CDE, Greenhand Conference, and Chapter Officer Leadership Training Registration Due by 9:00pm
- Sept 25th : Lexington Soil Judging Invitational Reg. due by 9:00pm
- Sept 26th : Lexington Soil Judging Invitational at Parkers Crossroads 3:30pm
- Sept 30th : Ag Sales CDE, Greenhand Con., and Chapter Officer Leadership Training at Dyer County
A. Practice Land Judging Contest – September 27th @ Lexington TN
B. W-TN CDE October 4th @ Ames Plantation in Grand Junction, TN
- Oct. 3rd: Soil Judging CDE @ UTM 3:00 pm check-in start 3:30pm
- October 24th – 28th : National Convention –Indianapolis, Indiana
- Oct. 20th – Nov. 29th : Fruit Sales(Chapter Development)
Chairman – Mr. Kemp, Mr. Holden and Officer Team
- Livestock Judging
- Oct 19th Livestock Clinic @ UTM 3:30pm
- Nov 1st Registration due for Livestock CDE by 9:00pm
- Nov 2nd Livestock CDE @ UT Martin @ 1:00pm (Student Development)
Chairman – ___Duke Winstead
- Nov 28th Munford Invitational Parli and CCM
Chairman: Parli__Garrett Roberts CCM___Charles Winstead
- Dec 1st Fall Rosters Due Mr. Kemp and Mr. Holden
Chairman:__Parker Maxey
- Dec. ? : West Tn Holiday Program @ Lexington Fairgrounds
- Dec. 5th and 7th : Parli / CCM contest – December 5th (If win compete again on the 7th ) @ South Gibson @ 3:00pm (Student Development)
Chairman – __Garrett Roberts & Charles Winstead
- Jan. 16th and 23rd : Horse Judging
Clinic 16th @ UTM @ 3:00pm Register by Jan 4th
CDE 23rd @ UTM @ 3:00pm Register by Jan 22nd
Chairman – __Preston Hatler
- Jan. 20th :Deadline for West Tn. State FFA Degrees(Advisors turn them in Feb 6th at the speaking CDE in Crockett County)
Chairman:__Duke Winstead
- Jan 25th : Speaking LDE’s, Star Candidates, Nominating Committee Registration, and Murray State / UTM Invitational due date by 9:00pm.
- Upload all prepared speaking manuscripts, employment skills documents, and Star applications by 9:00pm to West TN. Dropbox
- Goodwill Tour Banquet @ UTM 5:30pm-8:00pm
- Feb. 1st: FFA Scholarship Applications
- Feb 2nd State Talent is due Sarah Kleihauer
- Feb. 7th : Fair and Show, Livestock Reports, Crop Reports, State Degrees Applications (Student Development) –
- Feb. 6th and 8th : Speaking CDE’s – February 6th contest and finals on the 8th @ Crockett County. (Student Development) (Official Dress)
Chairman for speaking events:__Garrett Roberts
A. Extemporaneous –
B. Prepared –
C. Job Interview –
D. Creed –
- Feb. 17th: State Proficiency Judging at Camp Clements. All applications must be on site by 8:00am
Chairman:__Bennett Higgs, Nate Montgomery, Duke Winstead
- February 19th – 23rd : National FFA Week@ Dresden High School (Chapter Development)
Chairman – Officer Team
Events for the Week:
A. Goodwill Tour at UTM on the Feb. 22nd
B. Chapter (Breakfast at break) on Feb. 23rd - Officer Team
- March 1st: State Agriscience Fair Reports Due to Stena Meadows
Chairman: __Parker Maxey, Nate Montgomery, Bennett Higgs, Kinzi Reid
- March 2nd Fair and Show reports, Leadership Form, and PLOW form due by 9:00pm
- March 6th : Upper and Lower Skills at Haywood County check chapter t-shirts and jeans: Chairman: Upper:_ Stephen Nanney & Garrett Roberts__ Lower :__Parker Maxey & Bennett Higgs
- March 25th – 28th State Convention@ Gatlinburg, Tennessee (Chapter Development)
- April 12th : Poultry CDE at Obion County Central High school
Check-in starts at 3:00pm, events starts at 3:30pm
Chapter t-shirt and jeans appropriate
Chairman: __Charles Winstead
Floriculture, Nursery/Landscape CDEand regional Officer Candidate application registration due by 9:00pm in dropbox
Upload Regional Officer Candidate Application by 9:00pm dropbox
- April 19th : Floriculture CDE, Nursery/Landscape CDE and Regional Officer Interviews at ______check-in at 3:00pm and events 3:30pm
(Chapter T-shirts and jeans for Floriculture and Nursery CDE, Official Dress for Regional Officer Interviews)
FloricultureChairman:__Preston Hatler
Nursery/Landscape Chairman:__Kinzi Reid & Charles Winstead
- April 24th West-TN Awards Banquet –Jackson Civic Center Check-in @ 5:30pm starts @ 6:00 pm
- ? Spring Plant Sale – April 20nd 3:00pm-6:00pm and the 21st 8:00am-12:00 noon and May 6th 3-6 pm and 7th 8-noon @ Dresden High School Greenhouse (Chapter Development)
Chairman : Greenhouse Class and officers
- Forestry CDE
- April 25th Registration by 9:00pm
- April 26th CDE at Parsons
Chairman:__Garrett Roberts, Duke Winstead, & Houston Smethwick
- Iris Parade – May? @ Dresden (Chapter Development)
Chairman : __All Officers
- May 15th Forestry CDE – @
Chairman: __Houston Smethwick, Garrett Roberts, Duke Winstead, & Preston Hatler
XXXII. FFA Leadership Camp- The 1st, 2nd or 3rd week of camp @ Camp Clements in
Doyle Tennessee (Chapter Development)