November 11, 2010
Heartland Express - FFA District 9
The St. Paul FFA Chapter
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NE Pork Producers Announce Scholarship
The St. Paul FFA Chapter is alive and well this year with many activities already under our belt. In September we pitched in at Husker Harvest Days by cleaning up Tuesday night and Saturday morning, helping put on wristbands, and the kids brought canned food items for United Way. We also got to have fun at Husker Harvest Days on Tuesday. In mid-September, we held a Junior High Fun Night that consisted of games, games, and more games! We played volleyball, Frisbee, soccer, and hide and seek. It definitely helped recruit some of the younger kids we now have in our organization. On September 25, we held our annual Pancake Feed and Hired Hand Auction. It was a good turnout this year and it helped get quite a few kids involved. In October, we attended our local Impact workshop in Hastings and developed our leadership skills. Of course near the end of the month, National Convention rolled around and we sent 12 lucky kids to Indianapolis to have fun and get motivated about FFA. On Halloween, our school holds a safe trick or treat and we set up a table to hand out candy to the youngsters in our community. Since it’s the start of November, we are kicking off our Fruit and PartyTime sales to help our members raise money for State and National Conventions. We are also preparing for District LSEs which are right around the corner.
St. Paul FFA students who went to Impact at Hastings Community College. Left to right Nickolas Jerabek, Zach Rasmussen, Jared Rasmussen, Cole Scheer, Jefferson Keller, Spencer Kulwicki, Michael Duester, Kelsey Scheer, Chris Svobada, Jacob Lange, Jordan Kosmicki, CaLee Thomsen, Dalton Placke.
The Nebraska Pork Producers Association is pleased to sponsor four $500 scholarships to recognize outstanding college-aged students involved in the pork and agriculture industry. Scholarships will be awarded to students who intend to pursue a career in the pork or related industry. “The Nebraska Pork Producers Association is committed to improving, encouraging and enabling the development of youth in Nebraska and one way to do that is through these scholarships,” said Kyla Wize, youth leadership and events specialist of the association. The Nebraska Pork Producers Association established these scholarships to encourage college students to pursue pork related careers. By supporting and encouraging young people to work within the pork industry, NPPA is helping one person at a time improve their college experience and career potential. To be eligible, scholarship applicants must follow the Scholarship Criteria listed below: · Be an undergraduate student, enrolled in a swine program or college of agriculture at a twoor four-year academic institution in Nebraska. · Submit a brief letter explaining a role they see themselves having in the pork industry after
Sorghum Producers Association Offers Scholarship The Nebraska Grain Sorghum Producers Association announces their annual scholarship to a graduating high school senior or to a student currently enrolled in post-high school education. This year’s scholarship totals $475 as it includes a $75 memorial contribution in honor of NeGSPA Board Member Duane Henrichson of Ceresco. To qualify, the student must plan to pursue a course of study in preparation for a career in agriculture or an ag-related field. If the applicant is currently enrolled in college, his/her studies must be ag-oriented. The applicant's parents or guardian must be a member of the Nebraska Grain Sorghum Producers Association. The screening and selection of the scholarship recipient will be done by a special committee appointed by the Nebraska Grain Sorghum Producers Association. The committee will identify one winner and one alternate. Notification will be made by May 1, 2011 in time for spring commencement ceremonies, if appropriate. The proceeds of the scholarship may be applied to the winning candidate's tuition or other educational expenses.
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graduation. Submit an essay of 2,000 words or less that responds to one of the following issues affecting the pork industry. The essay will explain what the issue means, how it could positively and/or negatively affect the pork industry, and share potential solutions to the issue. The “Trends to Watch” article from the January 2010 issue of the Pork Business Journal inspired the following issues and is a great resource and starting point for the writing. Respond to one of the following issues: working retired, commuters, stay at home workers, pet parents, vegetarian kids and obesity. The article is available at www.nepork.org. To download the complete scholarship criteria information and the “Trends to Watch” article, visit www.nepork.org. Applications are due December 20, 2010. The Nebraska Pork Producers Association will administer the program, read the essays and select the winners. Essays will be judged on the basis of clarity, persuasiveness, originality and relevance of topic. Winners will be notified via mail. Scholarships will be applied directly to the winners’ school accounts. NPPA reserves the right to publish any or parts of the essays submitted.
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