Plano West FFA Update
March 18th-March 22nd
CDE Contest this Week
March 20th-21st:Overnight Trip
Teams Attending: ALL
Transportation: Bus & Truck
**Wear CDE Polo or Scrubs**
6:50 AM - Meet at Clark Stadium (eat breakfast PRIOR to arriving at bus)
*Load luggage bag on cargo trailer. Only 1 small backpack is allowed on school bus.
7:05 AM - Depart for contest
9:00 AM - Contest starts at Northwest
*After contest, quick lunch - BRING MONEY
2:00 PM - Contest starts at Wise County Fairgrounds
6:00 PM - Awards Ceremony
6:30 PM - Dairy Cattle Judging Clinic Starts at Lone Star Arena - Stephenville, TX
8:00 PM - Dinner in Weatherford, TX - BRING MONEY
Hotel: Fairfield Inn, Weatherford, TX
March 21
6:00 AM - Eat breakfast at hotel
6:30 AM - Leave hotel for Stephenville
8:30 AM - Contest starts at Tarleton State University
Following contest, eat lunch in TSU Cafeteria - Plano West FFA Booster Club will cover cost of lunch
3:00 PM - Awards Ceremony
7:30 PM - Return to Clark Stadium
March 24th:Plano West Invitational Set Up-MANDATORY
Teams Attending: ALL STUDENTS & PARENTS
4:30pm-6:30pm
PWSH Cafeteria
Pizza Provided
March 25th: Monday-Plano West Invitational CDE-MANDATORY
Teams Attending:ALL PARENTS & STUDENTS
Check-In Starts at 3:30
Contest Starts at 4:30
You will help facilitate the entire contest. The is an all hands-on deck event!! We cannot host a successful contest without you help. This contest is our biggest fundraiser and it is important for you to be there!! All Volunteers should arrive no later than 4:00pm!!
ButterBraid Fundraiser
Goal-5 ButterBraids per students
DUE-March 19th
Delivered March 24th-Can pick up during set up for CDE Contest!
Pets Needed for Vet Science CDE
Bring them to Plano West for our CDE Contest
We would like to have a few live animals for the identification portion of the Veterinary Science CDE Contest we are hosting on March 25th. If you have a friendly pet, These animals would need to be at Plano West in room G-227 by 3:00 p.m. They would also need to be in a crate or container(provided by you) for the duration of our contest which could last up until 7:00 p.m. 200 students will be coming around to 25 stations in order to identify animals. Any help will be appreciated. Please contact Mr.Graf if you can help!
Please review the list below and if your pet is listed below let Mr.Graf know.... john.graf@pisd.edu
Abyssinian
American Shorthair
Burmese
Maine Coon
Manx
Persian
Ragdoll
Russian Blue
Siamese
Sphynx
African Gray Parrot
Canary
Cockatiel
Cockatoos
Love Birds
Macaw
Parakeet
Sun Conure
Zebra Finch
Bearded Dragon
Chameleon
Gecko
Iguana
Chicken — Cornish
Chicken — Leghorns
Chicken — Plymouth Rock
Chicken — Rhode Island Red
Duck
Geese
Quail
Turkey
Chinchilla
Ferret
Gerbils
Guinea Pig
Hamster
Hedgehog
Sugar Glider
Angora
Californian
Dutch
English Spot
Holland Lop
Mini-Rex
Netherland Dwarf
New Zealand
Cristina's Flower Fundraiser
Senior Scholarship Opportunities
Naviance has Plano West FFA Booster Club Scholarship
Review list from Senior Scholarship Night and keep up with scholarships!!!
State Fair of Texas Scholarship
Accelerated Genetics Scholarship
Pork Check Off Scholarship
Grow Texas Scholarship
Texas Farm Credit Scholarship
Texas Farm Bureau Young Farmer and Rancher Scholarship
Dick Laursen Memorial Scholarship
National Farmers Farm Kids for College Scholarship
Texas Elks State Association Scholarship
Mesquite Groundwater Conservation District Scholarship
Lone Star Ag Credit Scholarship
Plainview Elks Lodge Scholarship
Sullivan Supply Scholarship
AFA Leader and Academic Scholarship
Texas Telephone Association Scholarship
Texas Farm Bureau Scholarship
Don't Mess With Texas Scholarship
Texas Agricultural Irrigation Association Scholarship
Pierce "Pulling For You" FFA Essay Scholarship
San Angelo Stock Show Scholarship
State Young Farmers FFA Scholarship
USDA National Scholars Program
Texas Pork Producers Scholarship
Lindner Feed Class Champion Scholarship
GrowMark Scholarship
Texas Produce Association Scholarship Deadline
Global Lift Equipment Scholarship Deadline
American Agri-Women Daughters of American Agriculture
Mahindra North American Agri-Women Mahindra Pride Scholarship
Free Enterprise Speech Scholarship Contest
Summer Opportunities
Plano Mayors Internship-Deadline March 1st for current sophomores & juniors-AWESOME PROGRAM!!!!
https://planomayorsinterns.org/
Texas Youth Cattle Conference-Deadline March 8th
http://texasbeefcheckoff.com/texasyouth
Texas A&M Veterinary Enrichment Camp-Deadline to apply March 3rd
http://vetmed.tamu.edu/bims/future/veterinary-enrichment-camp
Oklahoma State University Agriculture Camps- Deadlines Vary
Equine Education Extravangza, Future Agricultural Education Teachers Academy
https://academicaffairs.okstate.edu/content/summer-camps
Texas Brigades-Wildlife Camps (affiliated with Texas Parks & Wildlife-Deadline March 15th
https://www.texasbrigades.org/applications/
Cornell University Veterinary Explorations Program-Deadline May 3
Texas A&M Horse Judging Camp
https://animalscience.tamu.edu/horsejudgingcamp/
Texas A&M Poultry Science Camp
https://posc.tamu.edu/texas-agrilife-poultry-extension-specialists/poultry-institute-for-youth/
Tufts University Veterinary Science Camp
http://vetsites.tufts.edu/avm/programs/high-school-program/
Wildlife Conservation Camp
http://www.wildlifecamptx.org/
North Carolina State Ag Camps-Vet, Horticulture, Livestock, Etc
https://cals.ncsu.edu/students/my-path-to-cals/summer-programs/
Fundraising Credits
Fresh Country Bacon & Sausage for Sale
2lb Package Peppered Bacon-$18.00
2lb Package Smoked Bacon-$18.00
Email Mrs.Graf if you want some!!!!
Pecans
We have a limited number of bags of Pecan Pieces ($11.50) and Frosted Praline or Cinnamon Frosted Pralines ($9.00) available for purchase!
Remind
Plano West FFA Calendar of Events
Plano West FFA
Email: cristen.graf@pisd.edu
Website: planowest.ffanow.org
Twitter: @PlanoWestFFA