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Holiday Good Deeds from Satellite Youth Club Chapters

Huntington FCCLA

Huntington FCCLA members raised enough money to adopt three children from the Chillicothe Jaycees Secret Santa Project. The members also visited residents of Traditions and Liberty Village to share cookies, Christmas songs and games with the residents. Kelly Barnett, FCCLA Advisor.

Paint Valley FCCLA

Paint Valley FCCLA members held their annual Christmas Food Drive. FCCLA also assisted local students in need by providing them Christmas gifts. Susan Pauley, FCCLA Advisor.

Logan Elm FFA

Logan Elm FFA organized a canned food drive and donated close to 800 non-perishable food items to the Laurelville Food Pantry. For Thanksgiving the members purchased groceries for a local family. FFA members adopted a family for Christmas and utilized a giving tree where students purchased gifts for the family. The members also supplied the family with groceries. Bret King, FFA Advisor.

Everts Middle School

Mrs. Cathy Steinhauser’s Family and Consumer Science 7th graders participated in an Operation Christmas Child project for FCCLA. They decided to try to fill 6 boxes (3 for boys/3 for girls aged 5-9). They exceeded their goal with 10 boxes which were delivered to Village Chapel Church on November 21, to be shipped to the Samaritan's Purse organization. Another Family and Consumer Science 7th grade class participated in a Nationwide Children's Hospital project for FCCLA too. They collected and donated activity books, crayons, colored pencils and toiletries for children, teen patients and their parents. These items were delivered in early December.

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Linda Trimmer, Supervisor

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Robin Bussey, OCP Office Manager

January/February 2012

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Chillicothe FCCLA

Chillicothe’s FCCLA chapter sold homemade pumpkin pies for Thanksgiving to raise money for two underprivileged children through the Salvation Army. The members also attended a Christmas Dinner Party on December 8th.

Zane Trace Middle School CBI Class

On December 13, 14, & 15, the Zane Trace Middle School CBI class collected canned food items for needy families in the Zane Trace School District. Over 1,800 items were collected and distributed. Pictured left to right are Jamie Kuntz, Brittany Wolford, Samantha Vaught, Jenna Steele, Megan Fisher, Logan Holdren, Erick Wrestler, Brian Chaney, John Thomas, Justin Miller, Hunter Lemaster, Mr. Kevin Prickett, kneeling are Chelsea Noble and Tracy Howitt.

Logan Elm Family and Consumer Science

Logan Elm “That's Life” student Kiersten Pennington shows off the red velvet baby cakes that the class members made for all the Logan Elm Staff members and all the employees at Logan Elm Healthcare. The layer cakes were assembled in a mason jar and consisted of red velvet cake with cinnamon buttercream frosting. In all 120 baby cakes were made and distributed at Christmas time.

Logan Elm FCCLA

Logan Elm FCCLA members took their turn working at the Pickaway County Soup Kitchen. FCCLA, along with the Church of the Nazarene, prepared the food for the third week in November. Students plan to be preparing and serving food again in January and March.

Pictured: Danielle Griffith and Halie King

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Pictured left to right: Lauren Archer, LaErica Goines, Kristi Hupp, and Katie Cahill

Circleville’s Allied Health Program Toys for Tots Final Summary The Circleville Allied Health Program held its annual Toys for Tots toy drive. Mrs. Fox wishes to take the opportunity to say “thanks” to all who participated in some way. Many donated toys, some donated cash or others helped sponsor a toy drive. The children of Pickaway County were grateful to all on Christmas morning. The Allied Health collection was donated to the PICCA Toys for Tots Program in Memory of Eric Clark. The toy drive is a project the Allied Health students sponsor that teaches the students how to manage a large community project and provide service to others, it also teaches them to appreciate what they have in life. A typical child served by PICCA will receive approximately $40.00 worth of toys. This may be all they received for Christmas. In total, students collected 1,594 toys and raised approximately $2,120 to purchase an additional 262 toys! The following is the total points for all the contributing schools. Please remember although it is fun to win, it is more fun to donate your time to help those not as fortunate as others. I believe we all met this goal.

1. Everts Middle School-1124 points- 589 toys 2. Court Street Elementary-744 points-436 toys 3. Circleville High School- 152 points-127 toys 4. Nicholas Elementary- 145 points- 85 toys 5. Atwater Elementary 131 points- 83 toys 6. McDowell Middle School- 12 toys- 19 points

Everts Middle School received the rotating plaque for the 6th year in a row. It was presented to them in January by the children of Eric Clark.

February is National CTE Month

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Logan Elm Family and Consumer Science Mrs. Cooper’s Work and Family Living Skills classes participated in the AEP Gridsmart Program. Students learned about energy conservation and then put their knowledge into practice by the installation of various energy saving products and activities in their homes. Through this program students were given: cfl light bulbs, LED nightlight, low-flow shower heads, sink aerators, draft stoppers, furnace filter whistle and other energy saving products. Once installed, these electricity and fuel savings measures gave the students the opportunity to see how low-cost and no-cost measures can help lower your energy use. In all, 40 students completed the project.

Logan Elm’s Industrial Maintenance Project

Class Project Touches History – Students of Gary Mitchel’s Industrial Maintenance class at Logan Elm High School are putting the finishing touches on a pole barn his class built for Sandra Smith on Tarlton Road. The property lies on “Zane’s Trace,” which is a 230-mile road constructed in 1796/1797 under the direction of Col. Ebenezer Zane. The road ran across the southeast corner of the state, from Wheeling, W. Va. to Maysville, Ky. The pole barn is located on the site where scales existed to estimate tolls for travelers of the frontier road. Students found station scales when tearing down an older structure on the site. Smith also shared that an isolated room in her home was the living quarters of the weigh master.

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Zane Trace FFA Highlights

District Food Science CDE

On Tuesday, November 15, the district FFA Food Science Career Development Event (CDE) was held at Zane Trace High School. Zane Trace’s team included: Jessie Proehl, Sarah Cox, Kasandra Dalton, Stephanie Glass, Eva Bugg, Heather Yeater, Beau Belik, Whitney Bellomy, and Nicole Jordan. Participants competed in four separate activities. These activities included: aroma identification, response to customer complaint letter, safety violation identification, and a triangle taste test. Zane Trace won the contest, with three members placing in the top four individuals. Jessie Proehl, Sarah Cox, and Kasandra Dalton placed second, third, and forth, respectively. These three, along with Eva Bugg, will advance to the state contest at The Ohio State University.

Agricultural Communications CDE

On Tuesday, November 8, Zane Trace FFA students Sarah Cox, David Glass, and Stephanie Glass participate in the Agricultural Communications Career Development Event (CDE). The team placed sixth in the contest, with Sarah Cox placing fourth overall individually. She was followed by David, who placed tenth, and Stephanie, who placed sixteenth. This contest is made up of three parts: a presentation, an editing exercise and an individual practicum. The presentation is based on a media developed by the students. This year’s subject was FFA recruitment. The practicums, chosen by the members of the team, were based on their personal strengths, include writing a press release, developing a plan for using social media as a means of advertisement, and creating an add using graphic design.

ZT FFA Thanks Supporters for Making Fruit Sale a Success The 2011 ZT FFA fruit sale was a successful one for the chapter. Members sold $19,196 worth of fruit to the community. Funds raised will go toward chapter activities. The fruit arrived on Thursday, December 8th and students worked together to unload the truck and sort the items. They then put their business and communication skills to work in delivering the fruit to customers. Top sellers included Nicole Jordan, Amber Ginter, Heather Yeater, Matt Dixon and Sierra Bickel. This fundraiser provides the necessary monetary support for our chapter to participate in the state and national FFA conventions, FFA camp Muskingum and other leadership conferences throughout the year. Thank you to everyone who supported the ZT FFA this year by purchasing items in the sale!

ZT FFA Member Receives National FFA Grant Montana Fry, a freshman member of the Zane Trace FFA Chapter, was recently awarded an Animal Systems Grant from the National FFA to help fund her Supervised Agriculture Experience program. The $1,000 grant will be used by Montana to improve her small swine operation. She plans to construct a small farrowing barn and purchase a bred gilt to begin a small herd of pigs. Eventually she hopes to raise her own market hogs to show and sell at the Ross County Fair. Montana was selected for the grant from among thousands of applicants across the United States. She hopes to continue her interest in livestock at the collegiate and professional levels by completing a degree program in Animal Science through Ohio State University and gaining employment in the swine industry someday. Congratulations Montana!

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Pictured: Zane Trace FFA Food Science team members Eva Bugg, Jessie Proehl, Kasandra Dalton and Sarah Cox

Pictured: Front row – Stephanie Glass, Audrey Hoey, Amber Ginter; Back row – David Glass, Hunter Hardman, Beau Bilek, David Powell, Camden Everidge.

Practice pays off for ZT FFA Parliamentary Procedure Team On Tuesday, November 29, ZT FFA members competed in the sub-district Parliamentary Procedure CDE at Westfall High School. This year’s team was made up of David Glass, Camden Everidge, Audrey Hoey, Stephanie Glass, Amber Ginter, Beau Bilek, Hunter Hardman and David Powell. The team missed out on the opportunity to advance to the District 7 contest this year, but hope to improve for next year’s event. The parliamentary procedure CDE is designed to test members on their ability to efficiently run a meeting using parliamentary procedure abilities and tests their knowledge over the proper methods of handling motions during a meeting. Although this year’s team did not place as well as they would have liked, they all had fun learning and competing and look forward to furthering their knowledge and use of parliamentary procedure.

ZT FFA Members Excel in State Food Science Competition On Saturday, December 3rd, four students from Zane Trace competed in the Ohio FFA Food Science Career Development Event held at the Ohio State University. This year’s team consisted of Sarah Cox, Jessie Proehl, Kasandra Dalton and Eva Bugg. The students participated in five different activities that mimic the skills performed by food scientists in their day to day work. These activities included: an online test over food chemistry and food safety, a

triangle taste test, aroma identification, consumer complaint letter response and team development of a new food product. Participation in the State Food Science CDE has become a tradition for the ZT FFA over the years and this year’s team was able to take this tradition further than it has ever been taken. The team placed 4th overall and Sarah Cox took 2nd place honors individually. The group will receive a banner to display in the agriculture classroom for their efforts. Sarah will receive a scholarship in the amount of $3,000 from Ohio State. Congratulations food science team!

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Southeastern FFA Highlights

Southeastern FFA Had a Busy November!

The third week of November was a busy one for the Southeastern FFA Chapter. On Monday, students dropped off bags in the community to collect non-perishable food items. The items were collected on Thursday and donated to a local food pantry to aid community members in need. On Tuesday, members traveled to Zane Trace to compete in the Food Science Career Development Event. Students were tested on aromas, problem solving, sensory evaluations, and recognizing safe and unsafe lab practices. The team placed 7th overall in the district. On Thursday, the members traveled to Amanda Clearcreek for a state FFA Leadership night. Members learned about “the value of me and the value of we”. They learned their personal strengths, and how they can do their part in a group of people, while also having the chance to meet new and old friends throughout the state. This was the largest state FFA leadership night ever and students were able to meet over 300 FFA members and the State FFA officer team.

Southeastern FFA Travels to Indiana This fall the Southeastern FFA Chapter sent nine students to the 84th National FFA Convention in Indianapolis. On the way there, the students took a tour of Carley Elk Farm. There they learned about the value of elk in the market and were able to sample elk meat. At convention, the students enjoyed the Buckeye Bash, where they mingled with other students from all over Ohio, listened to some very inspirational keynote speakers, watched a few of their favorite competitions at the national level, and met with colleges at the career show. On the way home, they stopped by Trader’s Point Creamery, a 100% grass-fed organic dairy farm. The students toured the farm and learned all about the production process. They were even able to watch bottling of the milk and drinkable yogurt! It’s one of the few organic farms in the United States that’s only grass-fed. Overall the trip was a great experience where the students were able to expand their horizons, meet other FFA members from all over the country, and gather inspiration from great speakers.

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Adena FCCLA Highlights

The Adena FCCLA has been very active in many different activities already this school year. In October, thirty-two members attended the Fall District Rally at OU-C, eight officers and their guests went to Fall Leadership Camp at Heartland Retreat and our chapter entertained 18 senior citizens at our school for a Halloween party that included dinner and making crafts.

In November fifteen members took a tour of the Ohio Statehouse before attending the FCCLA Blue Jackets Career Day and game. Six members traveled to Minneapolis, Minnesota to attend the National Cluster Meeting and visit the Mall of America. December brought another opportunity to entertain the senior citizens of our community. We had 15 FCCLA members prepare dinner and make crafts with 16 senior citizens. Along with our many activities, we had several groups working on projects with different classes in our district. Two groups worked together to teach good nutrition and exercise to the 5th graders, one group held a “Wall of Hope”, a Halloween Dance, Hat Days and

teacher jeans days to raise money for cancer research. We also had one group teach the dangers of drinking and driving and distracted driving to all of the juniors and seniors and another group did a suicide prevention project with the freshmen. We still have a project concerning bullying that is on-going with the sixth graders.

Members are now preparing displays and scrapbooks for Regionals in late February.