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State FFA Visits BISD Ag Farm
Officers with the Texas Future Farmers of America (FFA) visited the Beaumont ISD Ag Farm on November 16. “The Beaumont FFA Chapter and its members represent all three high school campuses, as well as three middle school campuses,” explained BISD Agricultural Education Program Director Will Humber. “The opportunity to have our advanced agriculture students interact with all of the other members of our chapter is something that we are excited about getting to do throughout the remainder of the school year. We are excited for all of the possibilities that this program is going to create for our students!”
The state officers led students in a number of activities that focused on communication, teamwork and leadership. BASF Beaumont donated lunch for the more than 150 students, teachers and volunteers were in attendance. The Beaumont FFA Chapter's membership has grown to exceed 450 members across the District this year, which is up from 55 members just last year.
“The Texas FFA officers spoke with our students regarding the importance of premier leadership, personal growth and career success, which is the cornerstones of the National FFA Organization. There were 12 chapters selected in the Area IX FFA Association, which is made up of 89 FFA chapters, to participate in the State Officer visits, and Beaumont FFA was one of the 12,” said Humber. “In addition, the State FFA officers spoke to BISD Ag students about the importance of inclusion, diversity and participation.”
At the conclusion of the state officer's presentation, students were able to tour the Ag Farm and interact with all the students that had animal projects on the campus. The BISD Ag Farm is located at 6150 North Keith Road in Beaumont.
The 2017-2018 Beaumont FFA Chapter Officers are:
Keaton Humber - President (West Brook HS)
Erin Lindsey - 1st Vice President (West Brook HS)
Hunter Saurage - 2nd Vice President (West Brook HS)
Elysia Hawthorne - Secretary (Ozen HS)
Kit Brush - Treasurer (West Brook HS)
Emma Hardin - Reporter (West Brook HS)
Maliyah McKenzie - Sentinel (Ozen HS)
Kayla Babbs - Historian (Central MMHS)
Heidi Bryan - Chapter Photographer (West Brook HS)
Kenneth Eaglin - Student Advisor (West Brook HS)
Autumn Clark - Exec. Comm. (West Brook HS)
Corrina Mack - Exec. Comm. (Central MMHS)
Mason Bradley - Exec. Comm. (West Brook HS)
Adam Benton - Exec. Comm. (West Brook HS)
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