| Spotlight on Youth |
|
|
|
Deadline nears for scholarships<br>
CARLOCK, Ill. — Applications for scholarships given by Midwest Dairy Association’s St. Louis and Chicago Divisions are due March 1. Each division provides two $1,000 scholarships annually. <br>
To qualify for the scholarships, an applicant must be a dairy producer, a dairy producer’s spouse or a dairy producer’s child, and must also be from a dairy whose checkoff dollars help fund Midwest Dairy Association, a non-profit organization which helps build sales and demand for dairy products through integrated marketing, nutrition education and research. <br>
The producer must be active in a dairy operation shipping milk as of Jan. 1.<br>
The scholarship can be applied to any college major or degree and there is no limitation on the length of the program. Applicants must be considered a full-time student at an accredited college. <br>Any former applicant may re-apply as long as he or she still meets the criteria. There is one award per family per year allowed.
The selection is based on leadership skills, participation in activities and events, work experience, academic performance, an essay, involvement in a dairy operation and in the dairy industry, and financial need. Each applicant is also asked to provide a current transcript and references.<br>
To receive the St. Louis Division scholarship, an applicant must reside in eastern Missouri or in central or southern Illinois. <br>Applicants from Boone, Carroll, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, Lee, McHenry, Mercer, Ogle, Rock Island, Stephenson, Whiteside, Will or Winnebago in Illinois are eligible for the Chicago Division scholarships.<br>
Applications are available at www.midwestdairy.com under “Checkoff Information, Scholarships.” <br>
For more information, contact Marla Behrends, Midwest Dairy Association industry relations manager, at mbehrends@midwestdairy.com or at 309-376-2196.<br>
Alexander wins trap contest<br>
ALBANY, Ohio —On Jan. 12, the Alexander FFA Chapter competed in the annual competitive trap shoot hosted by the Hocking Valley Sportsman’s Assn.<br>
18 members of the Alexander FFA Chapter went head to head with members of the Federal Hocking FFA Chapter. Although the score was close, the Alexander FFA came out victorious and brought the traveling trophy for the 2008.<br>
A-C FFA tops Ag Comm CDE<br>
AMANDA, Ohio — The Amanda Clearcreek (A-C) FFA chapter recently won the State Agricultural Communications Career Development Event (CDE) for the second year in a row.<br>
This is an amazing feat because after a chapter wins at the state level CDE, the entire team has to be replaced. The state winning team can then only participate in the national CDE. In October, A-C’s 2006-2007 team placed third in the nation, so the pressure was on the 2007-2008 team.<br>
This year’s team consists of Teran Pinkstock, Tara McCalla, Alyssa Jenkins, Josh Cordle and Ryan Davis. The 2007-2008 team did a lot of things to prepare for this CDE. <br>
They had practice two times a week, participated in the communications workshop hosted by The Ohio State University, and they had to win the District 7 CDE.<br>
The Ag Comm CDE involves a team proposal and presentation, five different practicums, a communications test, and an editing quiz.
Pinkstock completed the broadcasting practicum, McCalla participated in web page design, Davis competed in the graphic design, Jenkins compiled the news release, and Cordle wrote the press release.<br>
This is the fourth time that the Amanda Clearcreek FFA chapter has won the State Agricultural Communications CDE. <br>
Four of the A-C team members placed in the top ten in the state, they are: Pinkstock – 2nd, McCalla – 3rd, Jenkins – 6th, and Cordle 8th. Davis still did very well and placed 18th.<br>
“I thought it was very challenging but I enjoyed the contest,” said Jenkins.<br>
“It was a new contest for me and was pretty difficult. <br>
We did good, and hopefully we can work hard to do something great in the national contest next October. We had fun and it should be crazy at nationals,” said Cordle. |
| 2/6/2008 |
|
