RYE HIGH SCHOOL
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Rye and Craver FFA members attended the District Leadership Workshop in Florence, CO. Courtesy Photo -
Members of the Rye FFA participating in games during the annual FFA lockdown. Courtesy Photo
The Rye High School FFA Chapter is constantly busy with activities and a variety of projects.
On December 6th, members of both the Rye and the newly established Craver FFA were able to go to the District Leadership workshop in Florence, CO. The District Leadership is held by San Isabel District Officers and was hosted this year by the Florence FFA chapter.
Rye FFA District Officer Katelyn Huskins worked with Pueblo County District Officer Morgan Johnson to develop three leadership activities based on communication that were used at the District Leadership workshop in Florence. Other workshops offered were based on teamwork, leadership styles, and active listening.
On the night of Thursday, December 7, through Friday, December 8, the FFA lock-in was held at Rye High School. The school doors were locked at 9:00 pm and everyone stayed there until 6:00 a.m. This annual event was, reportedly, a blast while giving the members a chance to get to know each other better and work through leadership activities. The members enjoyed snacks, hot cocoa, games, and singing karaoke while wearing their best Christmas pajamas. Even the chaperones, including visiting state FFA officers who stayed up all night with the members, said the event was a lot of fun.
Many creative projects can be found in the Ag Fab and Work-Based Learning Classes. Will Hamler, a senior at RHS who also attends classes at Pueblo Community College, is creating metal roses. Hailey George, Mille LaForest, and Corey Allee have teamed up to form Gal’s Metal Works, a class business that makes custom metal signs and decorations and sells them via Instagram and Facebook.
Codah Graber, Sam Adams, and Will Hamler are manufacturing fishing poles as an FFA work-based learning experience. They take orders through Instagram and Facebook for their one-of-a-kind fishing poles.
Several of the Rye FFA members are working toward receiving the State FFA Degree, which is the highest degree bestowed by the State FFA Association. In order to earn this degree members must have given twenty-five community hours, participated in at least seven, chapter FFA activities, and have a qualifying academic scholastic record. They are also required to have earned their Greenhand and chapter degree, served as an officer or on a committee, and given at least a six-minute Ag-related speech. Qualifiers must also have worked 750 hours in a supervised agriculture experience or invested $2,500 in their own work.
Rye FFA members are gearing up to attend the National Western Stock Show in Denver on January 17 and 18. In addition to attending the Stock Show, those attending will spend the night of the 17th in Denver and attend an agricultural tour on the way home on the 18th.
