The 2013-2014 year has come to an end, and I could certainly say it ended with a bang! Between spring Career Development Events, the 85th New Jersey FFA State Convention, and the 4th Annual Freehold FFA Banquet, we were able to bring the year to a great close.
Congratulations to Emily Karr for being named New Jersey FFA's member of the month for May of 2014! Emily is a truly exceptional FFA member and Freehold is lucky to have her. We are so proud of you!
Congratulations to Alexandria Wilson who, through the Global Youth Institute, will be starting an internship in Costa Rica this summer to learn about the agriculture systems there! It is a rare opportunity that is well deserved for a dedicated student like Alexandria. Good luck this summer!
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Spring Career Development Events were held at Rutgers University on April 10th. Freehold had teams compete in Agricultural Sales, Environmental and National Resources, Floriculture, Nursery/Landscape, and Veterinary Science. The Floriculture team, Environmental and Natural Resources team, and Nursery/Landscape team all took 6th place in their competitions with Gabrielle Galterio taking 6th place individually for Floriculture. The Veterinary Science team took 5th place with Alexandria Wilson taking 4th place individually and 3rd place H.O. Sampson ranking, and Sydney Gavinelli taking 3rd place individually and 5th place H.O. Sampson ranking. The Agricultural Sales team took 1st place with Samantha Clarke taking 10th place individually, Medina Demiri taking 7th place individually, Bryanna Dowd taking 2nd place individually, and Emily Karr taking 1st place individually. Good luck to our Ag Sales team as they travel to Louisville, Kentucky to compete nationally, and congratulations to all of our teams!
The 85th New Jersey FFA State Convention was held on May 21st through the 23rd at Monmouth University. The results of our competitions are as follows:
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Allison Finn- First place Creed Speaking--good luck competing in Louisville, KY at National Convention!
Parliamentary Procedure team- First place
Scrapbook- 3rd place
Lauren Janda- 3rd place landscape design
Allison Fink- 1st place landscape design
Sydney Gavinelli- 1st place job interview--good luck competing in Louisville, KY at National Convention!
Mr. Ducey- Advisor of the Year
Chuck Wojtasek- Honorary State Degree recipient
Winner of the Chapter Challenge
Winner of the Superior Chapter award
Official Ceremonies team- 2nd place
Team Demonstration- 4th place
Quiz Bowl- 1st place
Matt Bonett- Teach Agriculture 1st place
Rebecca Shannon, Allie Wilson, Harrah Newman, and Michaela Kramer- New Jersey FFA scholarship winners
Emily Karr- Nominating Committee member
Matt Bonett, Maria Martinez, Brenda Reyes, Angela Costello, Allie Haggar, Karen Reyes, and Richard Cho- State Talent band
Kristianne Dowd and Delaney Gray- American FFA Degree candidates
Delaney Gray- national officer candidate and 2014-2015 executive committee member
Kristianne Dowd: 2014-2015 NJ FFA State President
Freehold is very proud to have such exceptional members. This year's state convention was definitely a great one! Congratulations to all!
The 4th annual Freehold FFA Banquet was held on June 3rd at Freehold Township High School. Thank you to 2013-2014 NJ FFA Reporter Catherine Cincotta for giving an inspiring keynote address on perspectives! The banquet was a great night to celebrate our year's accomplishments, award Greenhand and Chapter degrees, award Honorary Chapter degrees, thank all of those who have helped our chapter this year, and elect our 2014-2015 Freehold FFA officer team. Our new officer team is as follows:
President- Sydney Gavinelli
Vice Presidents- Emily Karr and Gabrielle Galterio
Secretaries- Bryanna Dowd and Kayleigh Piccolo
Treasurer- Brenda Reyes
Reporter- Allie Haggar
Sentinels- Alexis Mooney and Masooma Moosavi
Parliamentarian- Anna Sophia Fernandez
Historians- Matt Bonett and Marie Boyle
Chairman of committees-Angela Costello
Congratulations to our new officers and thank you for all who supported the Freehold FFA last night and throughout the year!
The 2013-2014 year has been exceptional for the Freehold FFA Chapter. From our officer training in August, to the Greenhand Conference in February, and docking at the banquet in June, we have certainly learned to Navigate the Blue and Gold and sail through an amazing year. I am honored to have served as the Freehold FFA Reporter this year, and even more honored to be passing the blog down to our new reporter Allie Haggar.
Signing off for the final time:
Sydney Gavinelli
Freehold FFA President
