Fairfield FFA celebrates National FFA Week

By Hannah Peck, 2019-2020 Fairfield FFA Treasurer

On Monday February 24, 2020, the Fairfield FFA Chapter kicked off National FFA Week by hosting the South Sub-District contests for the Southeast District. Fairfield hosted 17 schools, which included around 250 people. Chapter members also participated in contest events that day.

The results are as follows: Welding - Blaine Silvers, 5th place Gold, and Hannah Peck, Silver, placing 4th overall as a team, and receiving Gold and Alternate to Districts; Conduct of Meetings - 5th place Silver team- Emma Clubb, Nick Kaska, Dillan Post, Adrian Scotton, Nate Smithburg, Brad Woodburn, and Nate Woodburn; Public Speaking- McKayla Taylor, 4th place Bronze and Alternate to Districts; Ag Broadcasting- Phoebe Fiedler, Silver; Job Interview- Chandler Gerleman, Bronze; and Parliamentary Procedure - Bronze Team- Daniel Baldosier, Payton Cline, Sophia Mineart, Jacob Scotton, and Brad Smithburg. The FFA Chapter greatly appreciates the support of our FFA Alumni members, who helped to set up and serve food that day, and to the thirty community

members, who served as judges that day.

The chapter had dress up days throughout the week. The days included America Day, Camo Day, Flannel Day, and lastly Chapter T-shirt Day. They held their annual Pancake Breakfast on Friday morning as a thanks to community members and teachers at Fairfield High School for all their support. During the day Friday, February 28, one of the Iowa FFA Officers and two of the Southeast District FFA Officers visited the ag classes to do leadership games and team building activities with the students.