Chapter Activities
Parent-Member Trapshoot - this is an event for the FFA members and parents to be introduced to the FFA Chapter
Family Night - this event took the place of the trap-shoot this year. FFA members and parents were able to play lots of different yard games and talk with one another while being introduced to the FFA Chapter.
Fruit Sales - this is a fundraiser for the FFA Chapter that pays for things such as the greenhouse and conventions
Parent-Member Banquet- this is a yearly activity that allows FFA members and their parents to see what the chapter did over the year and hand out awards to members. There are also auctions and a dinner.
Ag Safety Day- members from the Rock Valley FFA chapter and Western Christian FFA chapter teach third graders the importance of safety around agriculture equipment.
Tours- some Rock Valley FFA members took tours at different times in the year. They included: Animal Science / Precision Ag Day, Dykstra Dairy, Purdue, Corteva, and Transova.
Community Involvement- different fundraisers, canned food drives, voluntarism, company involvement, and selling FFA fruit are some things that the Rock Valley FFA chapter is involved in.
Activities Above the Local Level
Livestock Judging - done every September, district livestock judging gives FFA members a chance to judge livestock at the Clay County Fair in Spencer, Iowa
Soil Judging - FFA members participated at Dordt University, north of Sioux Center; it allows FFA members to study the characteristics of soil
District and Subdistrict Contests - these are contests that determine which members attend state convention
Sioux County Youth Fair- members show livestock and learn the importance about taking good care of their animals.
Iowa State Fair- members show pigs and cattle, hoping to be successful in a bigger level.
Subdistrict Competitions District Competitions
- Ag Broadcasting - Chapter Website
- Creed Speaking - Ag Issues/Perceptions
- Job Interview - Secretary's Book
- Experience the Action - Reporter's Book
- Parliamentary Procedure - Experience the Action
- Conduct of Meeting - Treasurer's Book
- Public Speaking
- Treasurer's Book
- Ag Sales
- Extemporaneous Speaking
- Chapter Program
- Greenhand Quiz
- Ag Mechanics
- Chapter Quiz
State Convention - Iowa FFA Leadership Conference in Ames, Iowa, is an event for FFA members across the state of Iowa which lets them learn about careers and other things in the agriculture industry
212/360 Leadership Conference - a leadership conference for 9th and 10th graders to push their limits "past the boiling point"
National Convention - held in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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