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Ag Ed/FFA Program of Activities & Important Dates

2005-2006

August 23rd	CT Chapter Officer Leadership Training & Staff Mtg. Ledyard
August 24th	Storrs Reg. FFA Chapter Picnic - Putnam
August 25th	Officer Retreat – 6 Flags Freshman Orientation – EOS 9AM – 12 Noon
Sept. 9th	Selection of Relay for Life Captain
Sept. 12th	Mum Sale Starts
Sept. 15th	Chapter National FFA Convention meeting – 7:00PM
Sept. 16th	FFA Meeting – A Period Freshmen Orientation
Sept. 22nd	E.O. Smith Parent Open House (mum sale)
Sept. 25th	Mansfield Festival on the Green (petting zoo)
Sept. 27th	Chapter Ex. Board Meeting – 5:00 PM
Sept. 30th	Eastern States Exposition Field Trip (Big E) 8:00AM-6:00PM
Oct. 3rd	Start planning clothing drive
Oct. 5th	FFA Meeting – Period C & D
Oct. 7th	Fall Field Trip- Whale Watch
Oct. 12th	Start Advertising Clothing Drive
Oct. 15th & 16th	Relay for Life – ECSU Baseball Complex
Oct. 24th	Clothing Drive starts
Oct. 25th-30th	National FFA Convention – Louisville, KY
Nov. 1st	Chapter Ex. Board Meeting – 5:00PM
Nov. 4th	End Clothing Drive
Nov. 7th	Start Advertising Thanksgiving Centerpieces
Nov. 10th	Equine Affaire- field trip
Nov. 18th	FFA Meeting – A Period- guest speaker on finances
NOV 22	Fall FFA/AG Field Days – UCONN Nursery/Landscaping Floriculture Poultry Meat Science Dairy Products Forestry Livestock Judging
Nov. 22nd–23rd	Thanksgiving Centerpiece pick-up
Nov. 29th	Chapter Ex. Board Meeting – 5:00PM
Dec. 1st–23rd	FFA Tree and Holiday Sales
Dec. 14th	FFA Meeting – G & H Period
Jan. 4th	Chapter Ex. Board Meeting – 5:00PM
Jan. 10th	Start planning pet supply drive
Jan. 23rd	Start advertising pet supply drive
Jan. 23rd-27th	Contact WILI AM radio sometime this week about FFA week broadcasting and for public service announcement
Jan. 24th	FFA Meeting – C Period
Jan. 30th	Pet Supply Drive starts
Jan. 31st	Chapter Ex. Board Meeting – 5:00PM
Feb. 1st	Post sign-up sheet for FFA week LMC display case planning
Feb. 8th	Greenhand-Chapter FFA Degree Ceremonies & Cake Auction
Feb. 10th	Pet Supply Drive ends
Feb. 13th	Winter Field Trip- Mystic Aquarium
Feb. 13th-17th	National FFA Week
Feb. 16th	FFA Meeting – Period A & B
Feb. 23rd-26th	Hartford Flower Show
Feb. 27th-March 3rd	Start planning food drive, staff breakfast, chapter FFA week
Feb. 28th	Chapter Ex. Board Meeting – 5:00PM
March 6th	Start advertising food drive
March 10th	Staff Breakfast
March 13th	Food Drive Starts
March 16th	AG Day at the Capital
March 17th	FFA Meeting – G Period
March 24th	Food Drive ends
March 27th	Start advertising Easter Lily Sales
March 28th	Chapter Ex. Board Meeting – 5:00PM
April 3rd	Easter Lily Sale starts
April 10th	Start advertising Perennial Sale
April 12th	FFA Meeting –C & D Period
April 14th	Ag. Ed. Open House – 8:00AM – 5:00PM (All welcome)
April 24th	Perennial Sale Starts
April 25th	Chapter Ex. Board Meeting – 5:00PM
April 29th	Spring FFA/AG Field Days – UCONN Livestock Judging Ag Business Mgt. Horse Judging Dairy Judging Dairy Showmanship Food Science Natural Resources/Environmental Science Ag. Mechanics E. O. Smith (shop)
May 1st	Spring Field Trip (tentative date)
May 10th	Storrs Regional FFA Chapter Banquet – 6:30pm Rome Ballroom, University of CT
May 11th	Ag Dept. Field Day
May 13th	Alumni & Community Support Group Scholarship deadline
May 15th	Annuals Sale Starts FFA Meeting – A Period
May 20th-21st	First Plant Sale Weekend
May 30th	Chapter Ex. Board Meeting – 5:00PM (new officers)
June 3rd-4th	Second Plant Sale Weekend
June 7th	FFA Meeting – C & D Period

Note: Interim Reports will be mailed each marking period to provide academic and attendance information in all subject areas. Students and parents or guardians should expect to receive an interim report the week after the mid-point of each marking period.