Northern Burlington Middle FFA - Recently Updated Pages

Spring Berry Plant Sale

Fall Calendar and Gift Wrap Sale

Environmental and Natural Resources

Hort Expo

CDE Results

Northern Burlington Middle FFA Home

Career Development Events

Milk Quality and Products

Fruit and Vegetable Identification

Chapter Officers

Discovery Degree

Animal Shelter Pet Drive

Service Challenge

Applications and Forms

Contests and Recognition

Camp Oswegatchie

2009-2010 Chapter Activities - What did we do?

Past Activities

Useful Links

Video Clips

Northern Burlington Middle FFA - Recently Updated Pages

Spring Berry Plant Sale

Fall Calendar and Gift Wrap Sale

Environmental and Natural Resources

Hort Expo

CDE Results

Northern Burlington Middle FFA Home

Career Development Events

Milk Quality and Products

Fruit and Vegetable Identification

Chapter Officers

Discovery Degree

Animal Shelter Pet Drive

Service Challenge

Applications and Forms

Contests and Recognition

Camp Oswegatchie

2009-2010 Chapter Activities - What did we do?

Past Activities

New Event - New Jersey FFA Art Contest
http://www.jerseyageducation.nj.gov/agriculture/ag_ed/ffa/activity/15.018.pdf
Monetary Prizes!!

National FFA 85th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Call to Action

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August 2009

Just for fun

New Event - New Jersey FFA Art Contesthttp://www.jerseyageducation.nj.gov/agriculture/ag_ed/ffa/activity/15.018.pdfMonetary Prizes!!National FFA 85th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Call to Action

eptember 2009

February 2009

New Event - New Jersey FFA Art Contest
http://www.jerseyageducation.nj.gov/agriculture/ag_ed/ffa/activity/15.018.pdf
Monetary Prizes!!

National FFA 85th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Call to Action

Estuary Specific Links for Educating Yourself of the Topic (from 2011 not for us)

Some pages on this site:

What do officers do in general?

Additional Information:

National Convention was in Indianapolis, get the latest video feeds here!

Fall Fest celebrating Halloween with FFA members (Click to see more pictures or full size video)

Estuary Specific Links for Educating Yourself of the Topic (from 2011 not for us)

Some pages on this site:

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Vice President-

Secretary -

Treasurer -

Reporter -

Sentinel -

Historian -

Parliamentarian -

What do officers do in general?

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nbcmiddleffa — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 07:08:31 CDT

Spring Berry Plant Sale
Orders taken from now until Monday, April 30, 2012

Funds raised support Middle School FFA members
State Convention Registration and various career development event related activities.

TENTATIVE Delivery date: Thursday, May 3 - You'll need to pick up your own plants.

For more information or to order, e-mail Robin McLean at rmclean@nburlington.com
or see a Middle School FFA Member

Please make checks payable to: NBC Middle FFA

Strawberries
Enjoy fresh sweet strawberries all summer long with these lovely and unique hanging strawberry baskets. Offered in a variety of sizes including eight inch, ten inch, twelve and fourteen inch hanging baskets and two tier topiary baskets, they contain day neutral (everbearing) strawberries that make a lovely patio plant with runners, flowers and ripe fruit. Detailed care instructions are included with each basket including instructions for over wintering the basket to get a second year of berries.

Choose from the following sizes & styles:

8” plastic basket	$10
10” plastic basket	$14
12” plastic basket	$18
14” coco fiber basket	$20
Two Tier Topiary	$28

Other fruit plants for sale include:

Caroline Raspberries in 3 gallon nursery pots or 7 gallon patio pots.
Caroline is a beautiful sweet conical shaped raspberry maturing in August in Southern NJ.

Early, mid-season or late maturing blueberries are available in 5 gallon nursery pots or in 7 gallon patio pots.

All come with detailed care instructions. These fruits are easy to grow and relatively pest free.
The varieties selected produce excellent quality highly flavored fruit.

Choose from the following sizes & styles:

3 gallon Raspberry	$15
Patio container Raspberry	$22

5 gallon Blueberry	$18
Patio Blueberry	$24

nbcmiddleffa — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 10:25:14 CDT

Fall Fundraiser- Calendar and Gift Wrap Sale
Orders taken from now until Monday, November 28, 2011
TENTATIVE Delivery date:
December 17 - FFA Member you ordered from will deliver to you.

Funds raised support Middle School FFA members
State Convention Registration and various career development event registrations.

Calendars are $9 each and include (but are not limited to) the following:

For more information or to order, e-mail Robin McLean at rmclean@nburlington.com
or see a Middle School FFA Member

Please make checks payable to: NBC Middle FFA

nbcmiddleffa — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 13:29:53 CDT

2012 New Jersey CDE Broad Topic Area

To be announced

Purpose of Event
Skills in addressing environmental and natural resource issues are essential in careers related to environmental and natural resources. Through the Environmental & Natural Resources event, students will have the opportunity to test their knowledge on national/global issues, problem solving, soils tests, and global positioning system (GPS) use.

Rules of Event and Scoring for the New Jersey Event
(other scoring will occur on the national level)
This event will consist of four (4) phases:
Phase I - Written Exam (50 questions) - 100 points
Phase II - Identification (50 specimens) - 100 points
Phase III -Practicum #1 and Phase IV – Practicum #2 (100 points each area)

Practicum areas for 2012 may include:

Press Release Writing
Environmental Analysis
Soil Profile
Water Analysis (Each student needs to provide own test kit, I am working on locating them)
GPS Locations (Each student needs to provide own unit)

This event requires a team of four (4) members in order to compete. All four (4) scores are used in determining the team’s rank. Highest score possible is 1600 for team and 400 for individual.

Identification Preparation
Photos to study identification list items are available by clicking the blue words below. Note that variations of these items or species may be seen in the actual event.
Feel free to create a new photo album and add to it to help your teammates prepare for this event. - Ask me how!

Equipment
Wildlife - Native Species
We also have flashcards available on StudyBlue

Brainflips flashcards should be linked here:

Practice Exams:

University of Georgia Online Identification Exams (You then need to choose CDE Exams Online then Environmental Nat. Resources and an assortment of online quizzes will appear. Let me know if you are having trouble as this link does not always open properly.)
New Mexico FFA Association Wildlife Event (This will bring you to a page where you can find wildlife identification powerpoints towards the bottom of the page. Note that this is a New Mexico specific event, so although it has some specimens from our National FFA List, not all species they have are ones we need to be aware of. As these are large powerpoints it may take time to download)

Other References:

E-Nature (animal photos and facts)

Click here for National FFA Event Rules, then begin reading on page 11.

Envirothon Study Guide - Lots of links - http://eec.pasco.k12.fl.us/EECs/Envirothon/Entries/2010/12/2_2011-Current_Environmental_IssueSaltwater_Freshwater_Estuaries.html
Estuary Information Packet - http://www.nysenvirothon.net/currentissue/01CISaltandFreshWaterEstuaries.pdf
Goverment Page Devoted to Estuaries - http://www.estuaries.gov/
Barnegat Bay Estuary - http://gcuonline.georgian.edu/wootton_l/estuary%20lesson%20plan.pdf
Why are Estuaries Important - http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/kits/estuaries/estuaries03_ecosystem.html
More information than you could possibly want to know from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminstration - http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/tutorial_estuaries/lessons/estuaries_tutorial.pdf
Estuary Podcasts - http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/podcast/supp_apr09.html#estuaries

nbcmiddleffa — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:09:34 CST

2012 New Jersey FFA Horticultural Exposition

March 16-18 - Mercer County College

Note: We go to bring our arrangements on the 16th and observe other people's designs.
Miss McLean brings your arrangements home on Sunday the 18th and they go on display in the school showcases.

1. You must have your FFA dues paid.
2. You can only sign up to make one arrangement.
3. You need to provide your own container and “extras” for the arrangement. Middle School FFA will pay entry fee and for most of the silk flowers.
4. We will be making arrangements on Wednesday, February 22 after school until 3:20. We will also work after FFA meeting until 5:30 on Wednesday, March 14 and will finish up (until 5:30 if needed) on Thursday, March 15. You need to attend at least two sessions, unless you are done.
5. Work must be your own!

The state rules are available by clicking here.

Want to sign up for a category?

Click here and find out what is still available and select what you would like to do.

Do this by Tuesday, February 13.

Categories we could compete in include:

FFA Celebration – 301 An arrangement recognizing the FFA colors of Corn Gold and National Blue.
Mid-Sumer’s Night Dream – 304 An arrangement to be used for an outside summer event.
Look at that Container – 306 An arrangement done in a container not normally used for this purpose. Size limit 18" x 18" x 24".
Easter Basket – 307 A basket arrangement suitable for Easter celebrations. Size limit 24" x 24" x 24".
Simple Buds – 308 An arrangement done in a bud vase, must not exceed five stems, including greens & filler. Ribbon may be used.
The Formal – 309 A corsage and matching boutonniere for a formal dance. Entries must be packaged.
Winter Solstice – 313 An arrangement suitable for Christmas or a Hanukkah Party.
Thinking of You – 316 An arrangement suitable for a hospitalized person. Size limit 12" X 12" X 12".
Puppy Dog Tails (Baby Boy) – 317 An arrangement suitable for the birth of a baby boy. Intended for hospital delivery. Size limit 18" X 18" X 24". (Size includes height of Balloon)
Sugar and Spice (Baby Girl) – 318 An arrangement suitable for the birth of a baby girl. Intended for hospital delivery. Size limit 18" X 18" X 24". (Size includes height of balloon)
Mother’s Day – 321 An arrangement suitable for Mother's Day. Size limit 16" X 16" X 24".
Father’s Day – 322 An arrangement suitable for Father’s Day. Size limit 16" X 16" X 24".
Independence Day – 323 An arrangement suitable for a Fourth of July party. Size limit 16" X 16" X 24".
Secretary’s Day – 324 An arrangement suitable for placement on a secretary's desk. Size limit 16" X 16" X 16". Must include a minimum of 3 keepsake items, not including container.
Leprechaun Festival – 325 An arrangement suitable for St. Patrick's Day.
Harvest Festival – 336 An arrangement suitable for the celebration of Autumn. May include Halloween decorations.

nbcmiddleffa — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:29:52 CST

Spring 2011 Results
Environmental and Natural Resources
Team takes 7th place.
Alex Belonzi - 15th
Remington Little - 23rd
Danny McGee - 28th
Zachary Snyder - 31st

Fall 2010 Results

Fruit and Vegetable Identification

11th place Team
Event had 27 teams with 110 participants (there were ties for several placings)
Remington Little - 6th
Olivia Crouse - 11th
Danny McGee - 12th
Jake Lounsberry - 13th

Dairy Foods

13th place team (there were ties for a few placings)
Event had 16 teams with 64 individuals

Kennedy Corbin - 23 (highest ranking of Middle and High school from Northern!)
Alex Belonzi - 39
Megan Mills - 45
Dylan Goodenough - 52

Fall 2009 Results

Fruit and Vegetable Identification

20th Place out of 26 teams Only middle school in state competing!
Individual rank (out of 101 people):

Remington Little –14th

Rocky D'Amico – 76th

Robbie Robinson – 82nd

Sam Jones – 94th

Dairy Foods

5th Place out of 11 teams Only middle school in state competing!

Individual rank (out of 41 people):

Amanda Thomson – 14 th
Ben Wainwright – 17th

Hanna Ainsworth – 29th

Megan Mills – 38th

Spring 2009 Results
Environmental and Natural Resources
7th Place out of 10 teams Only middle school in state competing!

Individual rank (out of 35 people):
Ben Wainwright – 21st
Wesley Bouchelle - 22nd

Patrick Zavacky – 25th
Joey Bibus - 28th

Fall 2008 Results

Fruit and Vegetable Identification

13th Place out of 25 teams Individual rank (out of 94 people):

Wesley Bouchelle –19th

Allyson Lebak – 26th

Jane Sutton – 26th

Nick Pica – 27th

Dairy Foods

8th Place out of 14 teams Only middle school in state competing!

Individual rank (out of 52 people):

Ben Wainwright – 15th

Patrick Zavacky – 18th

Dan Hutson – 28th

Jessica Robinson – 34th

nbcmiddleffa — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:17:35 CST

Hope to see YOU involved this year!

This site will serve as a supplemental resource to the FFA member Edmodo page. You will find contest information, community service information and fundraiser information here.
The applications and forms you might need, as well as our calendar of events is available to FFA members with a code on Edmodo. See Miss McLean for more information.

If you have Flash, updates from Twitter should appear below.

Welcome to the Northern Burlington Middle School FFA site. This site is for FFA members to keep track of upcoming chapter events, share with others what's going on, and explore the premiere leadership, personal growth and career success FFA develops in agricultural education students.

Northern Burlington Middle School FFA feeds into the high school chapter. Located in the Garden State, New Jersey, members are involved in competitions, community service, and leadership activities.

Career Development Events

Camp Oswegatchie

Contests

Chapter Officers

nbcmiddleffa — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:35:42 CST

Career Development Events (CDEs) are a way to test knowledge and skills related to an agricultural career area. In the past, middle school members participated Fruit and Vegetable Identification, Milk Quality and Products, Environmental and Natural Resources and Creed Speaking. Hopefully this year we will participate in additional events. Maybe Official Ceremonies, Agricultural Sales, or even Agriscience Fair.

Information on New Jersey Career Development Events is available at http://www.jerseyageducation.nj.gov/agriculture/ag_ed/ffa/career/

National FFA Career Development Event information can be found at http://www.ffa.org/index.cfm?method=c_programs.CDE

Information about career connections for career development events:

Fruit and Vegetable - http://www.jerseyageducation.nj.gov/agriculture/ag_ed/ffa/activity/7.003c.pdf
Milk Quality and Products - https://www.ffa.org/documents/cde_milkquality.pdf
Creed Speaking - http://www.ffa.org/documents/cde_career_creed.pdf

Chapter based CDE information links are available by clicking below:

Identification flashcards for some events can be found at our group on BrainFlip.

Study Guides for CDEs:

Resources from Georgia FFA Association

nbcmiddleffa — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:31:32 CST

Purpose of Event
The Milk Quality and Products Career Development Event helps FFA members and Agricultural Education students to enhance learning activities related to quality production, processing, distribution, promotion, marketing, and consumption of dairy foods. This event also helps students to develop a sound perspective for using the decision-making process.
The focus of the National FFA Milk Quality and Products Career Development Event is raw milk quality, federal milk marketing orders and attributes of selected milk products. The four general areas that contribute to milk quality and consumer demand are: • Milk production. • Milk quality and safety. • Milk processing or manufacturing. • Raw milk marketing.
Rules of event
This event consists of seven (7) phases.

Phase I – Milk Marketing Exam – 37.5 points

Phase II – Milk Production Exam – 37.5 points

Phase III – Problem Solving – 100 points

Phase IV – Milk Fat Content – 15 points

Phase V – Cheese Identification – 50 points

Phase VI – Milk Flavors – 110 points

Phase VII – California Mastitis Test – 64 points

Highest Total individual score possible – 414 points

Highest Total team score possible – 1656 points

Scantron sheets will be used to score event! For 2011, they are:
Main Form - (to change in 2012)
Supplemental Form (for characteristics and milk flavor)

Note: Our chapter number is NJ1006.

National FFA Rules for Dairy Foods (scroll to page 11 of pdf) - https://www.ffa.org/documents/cde_milkquality.pdf
Cheeses to Identify • Bleu • Brie/Camembert • Brick • Cheddar • Cream • Edam/Gouda • Monterey(Jack) • Mozzarella/Pizza • Neufchatel • Processed American • Provolone • Swiss

Milk Fat Content • Nonfat • Reduced Fat • Whole Milk • Coffee Creamer• Half and Half • Whipping Cream

Milk Flavors see national rules for scoring

nbcmiddleffa — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 06:54:39 CST

Click here to check out the flashcards to help you study.

Purpose of Event The Fruit and Vegetable Career Development Event allows students to identify various fruits and vegetables that are grown in New Jersey and throughout the United States. Students also have the opportunity to select produce by identifying the variety and judging classes of apples and vegetables for uniformity, variety, color, freedom from blemish, trueness to variety, etc.

This event consists of two (2) phases:
Phase I - Identification (30 seconds at each specimen; 40 fresh specimens)
Phase II - Judging (5 minutes, one minute per class).

A chapter may have a team of three (3) or four (4). The top three (3) scores are used in determining the team’s rank.

JUDGING CARD CHANGE FOR 2010!

Scantrons will be used in event! Click here for sample.
Our chapter number is NJ1006.

You can download the fruit and vegetable identification list from http://www.jerseyageducation.nj.gov/agriculture/ag_ed/ffa/activity/7.002.pdf or print the list from below.

Photos of some specimens are available at http://nbcmiddleffa.wetpaint.com/album/55093/Fruit%20and%20Vegetable%20Specimens%20fresh%20from%20the%20Market and http://nbcmiddleffa.wetpaint.com/album/43313/Fruits+and+Vegetables.

You can test your ID smarts by using - http://www.hort.purdue.edu/ext/senior/vegetabl/veggiequiz.htm

Many apple varieties are available at http://www.nyapplecountry.com/varieties.htm

The fruits and vegetables to identify are:


Apples: Golden Delicious	Celeriac (knob celery)		Peach
McIntosh	Celery		Pear
Gala	Chard, Swiss		Peas (Snow, Sugar)
Fuji	Chives		Pepper, Bell
Red Delicious	Collards		Pepper, Chili
Rome Beauty	Corn, Sweet		Pepper, Habenero
Stayman	Cucumbers, Pickle		Pepper, Jalapeno
Granny Smith	Cucumbers, Slicer		Plum
Honey Crisp	Dill		Potato, Russet Type
Pink Lady	Eggplant		Potato, Sweet
Braeburn	Endive, Belgiums		Potato, White or Irish
Macoun	Endive, Chickory		Pumpkin
Apricots	Escarole		Radicchio
Asparagus	Florence Fennel		Radish
Artichoke	Garlic		Radish, Black
Basil, Sweet	Horseradish		Raspberry
Beans, Lima	Kale		Rhubarb
Beans, Romano	Kiwi Fruit		Rutabaga or Swede Turnip
Beans, Snap	Kolrabi		Shallots
Beans, Wax	Leek		Spinach
Bean Sprouts	Lettuce, Butterhead		Squash, Acorn Type
Blackberry	Lettuce, Cos or Romaine		Squash, Butternut
Blueberries	Lettuce, Leaf Type		Squash, Yellow Summer-Type
Broccoli	Melon, Honeydew		Squash, Spaghetti
Broccoli rabe	Mushrooms		Squash, Zucchini Type
Brussel Sprouts	Muskmelon		Strawberry
Cabbage, Chinese	Mustard Greens		Tomato, Cherry
Cabbage, Green (round head)	Nectarines		Tomato, Oblate Fruit
Cabbage, red	Okra		Tomato, Plum or Pear
Cabbage, Savoy	Onion, Globe		Tomatillo
Carrots	Onion, Bunching (Scallion)		Turnip
Cauliflower	Parsley		Watermelon
Cranberry		Parsnips

nbcmiddleffa — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 06:38:03 CDT

Officer Applications due Friday, September 24 by 10 am!
Officer Interviews will be Wednesday, September 29, 2010.

2010-2011 Northern Burlington Middle School FFA Officers
Click here for a good leadership read.

President -
Vice President-
Secretary -
Treasurer -
Reporter -
Sentinel -
Historian -
Parliamentarian -

Chapter officers serve a vital function in FFA. By taking a major leadership role, you will grow from the experience and benefit the chapter. It should your goal to lead by example and encourage other members to participate in chapter activities. The following are general duties expected of all members of the officer team:

A genuine desire to be a part of a leadership team.
A willingness to accept responsibility.
A sincere desire to work with all chapter members in meeting their leadership, personal and chapter goals.
A commitment to lead by example.
An awareness of and willingness to try using parliamentary procedure.
An ability to memorize and recite your parts in the official ceremonies.
Working to develop and support the chapter program of activities.

nbcmiddleffa — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:02:10 CST

Minimum Requirements for the Degree:

Has been enrolled in agricultural education class for at least a portion of the school year while in grades 7-8.
Have become a dues paying member of the FFA at local, state, and national levels.
Participate in at least one local FFA chapter activity outside of scheduled class time.
Have knowledge of agriculturally related careers and entrepreneurial opportunities.
Be familiar with the local FFA chapter program of activities and submit written application for the degree.

You will need to know the following things about FFA. (Click here for a printable format):
Hint www.ffa.org will have all of these answers!
1. Official FFA Colors (Be Specific)
2. Six Main Officer Positions in an FFA Chapter
3. Describe the six components of the FFA Emblem and what each represents.
4. Describe Official Dress for you.
5. The FFA Salute is the _____________________________________.
6. The FFA Motto is . . . (Be able to recite it to me)
7. POA stands for _______________________________________________. What is it and why have one?
8. The first National FFA President was ______________________ from _________________.
9. Name one part of the code of ethics. What does that mean to you as a member?
10. This is a tough one. What is the FFA and why do we no longer call it Future Farmers of America?

nbcmiddleffa — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:41:47 CST

December 7 - December 18, 2009.

Help Animals in Need! Please!

Burlington County Animal Shelter Needs Your Help!

Donation boxes are available in Columbus General Store & Northern Burlington Middle School.

See recent article about needs.
Click here to see which homeroom is in the lead!

Please bring…

Canned dog and cat food
Collars
Leashes
Rubber cat and dog toys
Cat and Dog Treats
Non-clumping cat litter
Dog crates and cat carriers
Etc.

These items to Ms. McLean’s Room- 132

Thank You,

NBC FFA

nbcmiddleffa — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:30:50 CST

Volunteer Opportunity

We are participating in

New Jersey FFA's 8,000 Hour Challenge.

Chapters who participate in the challenge (and work at least 200 hours locally) will be recognized at the 81st State FFA Convention with a bronze, silver or gold rating. In addition, chapters who wish to highlight one community service activity using PowerPoint (and following the guidelines), are eligible for the Outstanding Community Service Project Award.

We will be keeping track of our community service hours on this site.

Community service hours are defined as being part of an approved FFA chapter function. Ms. McLean must be aware of the community service project and approve them as team sanctioned function.

As you keep track of your activity, be sure to record:

Description of project
Length of project (hours worked)
# of FFA members engaged in project
# of adult volunteers engaged in project

nbcmiddleffa — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:29:56 CST

The following forms are currently available for download (scroll to the bottom of the page):

Permission Slips

Other Forms

Membership Form (Turn in to Ms. McLean with $12 for State and National FFA Dues)
Middle School Member of the Month (Due last Wednesday of each month)
New Jersey FFA Member of the Month - click here (although geared more towards high school members, you are eligible to apply for this recognition at the state level. I need applications by the 25th of the month.)

nbcmiddleffa — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:21:59 CDT

National FFA is working towards a commemorative 85th Anniversary Coin through the US Mint.
Click here to find out how you can help turn this into a reality.

Chapter Video Contest

rdnk4life212121 — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:10:41 CDT

Mark your calendars for August 2010!

Northern Middle School FFA Members head to Camp Oswegatchie.

Congratulations to Jennifer Bucko, Kelly Gangel and Ben Wainwright on a successful trip to Camp Oswegatchie. These three members were recognized as:

Jennifer Bucko - Selected as Banquet Reporter; Named Friendliest Camper and Most Spirited
Kelly Gangel - 3rd Place Camp Oswegatchie Creed Contest; Banquet Preparation Committee Member
Ben Wainwright - Middle School Leadership Award; Competed in Camp Oswegatchie Creed and Trivia Contests

Hope to see more members at camp next year. Start saving up!

Check out 2009's Week 5 attendees in the video.

Submit your registration forms (Note: This includes a health form) & payment (for $250) in full

to Miss McLean by Monday, June 1, 2009.

Payments may be made via credit card provided you work through the camp. I can assist you.
For easiest processing of payment, please make checks payable to "Oswegatchie Educational Center"

Feel free to e-mail me at rmclean@nburlington.com with questions.

nbcmiddleffa — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:53:22 CDT

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6	7 No School - Labor Day	8	9 1st FFA Meeting of the Year	10	11	12
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20	21	22	23 Chapter Meeting until 3:20	24	25 Chapter Officer Applications Due	26
27	28 Chapter Officer Interviews (until 5:30 if needed)	29	30 Fall Career Development Event Practice

nbcmiddleffa — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:59:09 CDT

Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11 Monthly FFA Meeting	12	13	14
15	16	17 FFA Bulletin Board Creation	18 Hort Expo Arrangement Work	19 FFA Showcase and poster work	20	21
22	23	24 Field Trip - DVC Reach for the Stars	25 Hort Expo Arrangement Work	26	27 Hort Expo	28

Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat
					1 Fruit Orders and $ due to Miss McLean 7:00 - High School FFA Banquet	2
3	4	5	6 State Convention Permission Slips and fee due	7 Berry plant delivery and pick-up	8 Additional Berry Plant Pick-up (If needed)	9
10	11	12	13 Chapter Meeting	14	15	16
17	18 Berry Delivery Round #2	19 Shelby South and Ben Wainwright attend convention for Blue Jacket Recognition Kelly competes in Creed Contest Preliminary Event	20 State FFA Convention 7:45 am - 6:30 pm	21	22	23
24	25 NO SCHOOL Memorial Day	26	27	28	29	30
31

Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat
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2 Leave for Camp Oswegatchie 4:30 am	3 Camp Oswegatchie	4 Camp Oswegatchie	5 Camp Oswegatchie	6 Camp Oswegatchie	7 Camp Oswegatchie	8 return from camp ~7:00pm
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30	31

nbcmiddleffa — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 06:43:47 CST

Ms. McLean's Agriculture Class Webpage - http://nbcmsagriculture.wetpaint.com/
Hosts class discussion boards, provides an overview of what we're doing in class, lists homework, and serves as a link between students, parents and Ms. McLean for agriculture classes.

Northern Burlington County Regional School District Homepage - www.nburlington.com
All you need to know about the district

National FFA Homepage - www.ffa.org
Provides information about what FFA is, career development events, contests, publications, National Officer information and more

FFA Nation - http://ffanation.ffa.org/
An online community for FFA members

FFA Unlimited - www.ffaunlimited.org
The online store for FFA

New Jersey FFA Association - http://www.jerseyageducation.nj.gov/agriculture/ag_ed/ffa/
Links to state activity guide, information about state FFA event, and more

Wordles - http://wordle.net/
Create word clouds with a combination of words you want to use

Free Kibble Trivia - http://www.freekibble.com/
This Trivia page was started by a 12 year old girl in Oregon. Open the page, click on an answer, and the site will donate 10 pieces of kibble to Animal Shelters

nbcmiddleffa — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:32:16 CST

This page will be a place to paste short videos about FFA. Again this is a learning experience, so please be patient. Your picture will not appear in a video unless you and your parent have signed and submitted a Photo Permission Form to Ms. McLean. If I have accidentally included a picture of you, please notify me immediately and I will remove the video. Thank you!

Clicking on the links below will take you to videos produced by the National FFA Organization. See the latest they have.

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September 2008- Chicken BBQ (click the phrase to see in full size on animoto or click here to see individual photos)

Roller Blading 2008 - created by Ben Wainwright
(Click this link to view this in full screen)

Rollerskating - September 2008 - Clicking this link will take you to a short clip of the event.

Camp Oswegatchie - Summer 2008
(Click the title above to go to the Animoto page and see the video in full size)

Also check out the official Camp Oswegatchie video for Week 5 on YouTube

Create your own video clips:
I'm not 100% sure how this works, but go to http://animoto.com/sign_up?promo=A4E067 you will be able to register under our educational page to create video clips. If you do not have an e-mail address to send them to, please use mine. (Note: You must be at least 13 to use the animoto site)

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Payment and health form due for Camp Oswegatchie
Officers practice for Awards Program

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Officers practice for Awards Program

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Middle School FFA Awards Program
6:30 - 8:30

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Last FFA Meeting of the Year

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LAST DAY OF SCHOOL - students