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)

  1. Sept 1st : T-Shirt Design (Chapter Development)

Chairman- __Houston Smethwick

  1. Sept 1st : Cap Design _(Chapter Development)

Chairman- __Bennett Higgs

  1. Aug. 22nd : Dairy CDE @ Henry County Fairground

Chairman: __Garrett Roberts

  1. September 5th: Alumni Meeting @ Dresden High School (Community Development)- Chairman: __Nate Montgomery
  2. Sept 12th:Redneck Games –Dresden High School (Chapter Development)

Chairman- Officer Team and entire officer team works

  1. Sept 23rd : Ag Sales CDE, Greenhand Conference, and Chapter Officer Leadership Training Registration Due by 9:00pm
  2. Sept 25th : Lexington Soil Judging Invitational Reg. due by 9:00pm
  3. Sept 26th : Lexington Soil Judging Invitational at Parkers Crossroads 3:30pm
  4. 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

  1. Oct. 3rd: Soil Judging CDE @ UTM 3:00 pm check-in start 3:30pm
  2. October 24th – 28th : National Convention –Indianapolis, Indiana
  3. Oct. 20th – Nov. 29th : Fruit Sales(Chapter Development)

Chairman – Mr. Kemp, Mr. Holden and Officer Team

  1. Livestock Judging
  2. Oct 19th Livestock Clinic @ UTM 3:30pm
  3. Nov 1st Registration due for Livestock CDE by 9:00pm
  4. Nov 2nd Livestock CDE @ UT Martin @ 1:00pm (Student Development)

Chairman – ___Duke Winstead

  1. Nov 28th Munford Invitational Parli and CCM

Chairman: Parli__Garrett Roberts CCM___Charles Winstead

  1. Dec 1st Fall Rosters Due Mr. Kemp and Mr. Holden

Chairman:__Parker Maxey

  1. Dec. ? : West Tn Holiday Program @ Lexington Fairgrounds
  2. 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

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Jan 25th : Speaking LDE’s, Star Candidates, Nominating Committee Registration, and Murray State / UTM Invitational due date by 9:00pm.
  2. Upload all prepared speaking manuscripts, employment skills documents, and Star applications by 9:00pm to West TN. Dropbox
  1. Goodwill Tour Banquet @ UTM 5:30pm-8:00pm
  2. Feb. 1st: FFA Scholarship Applications
  1. Feb 2nd State Talent is due Sarah Kleihauer
  1. Feb. 7th : Fair and Show, Livestock Reports, Crop Reports, State Degrees Applications (Student Development) –
  1. 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 –

  1. Feb. 17th: State Proficiency Judging at Camp Clements. All applications must be on site by 8:00am

Chairman:__Bennett Higgs, Nate Montgomery, Duke Winstead

  1. 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

  1. March 1st: State Agriscience Fair Reports Due to Stena Meadows

Chairman: __Parker Maxey, Nate Montgomery, Bennett Higgs, Kinzi Reid

  1. March 2nd Fair and Show reports, Leadership Form, and PLOW form due by 9:00pm
  2. 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
  1. March 25th – 28th State Convention@ Gatlinburg, Tennessee (Chapter Development)
  2. 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

  1. 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

  1. April 24th West-TN Awards Banquet –Jackson Civic Center Check-in @ 5:30pm starts @ 6:00 pm
  2. ? 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

  1. Forestry CDE
  2. April 25th Registration by 9:00pm
  3. April 26th CDE at Parsons

Chairman:__Garrett Roberts, Duke Winstead, & Houston Smethwick

  1. Iris Parade – May? @ Dresden (Chapter Development)

Chairman : __All Officers

  1. 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)