ILSSO

Hey Everyone,

Kevin and I just got back from Spain for ILSSO!! This was a great experience and we saw many things. Some of the best things that i saw was the old city of Toledo , the place in Granada, the many Cathedrals, the Mediterranean sea, and all the other famous city like Madrid and Valencia. Also we went to many agricultural places in Spain. We went to orange producers, orange juice makes, cotton cooperatives, wineries and an Olive oil plant. If you have any questions our are trip or anything else please feel free to contact me @ cole@mdffa.org.

Thank you and have a great day,

Cole Bishop

Walkersville Chapter visit

Hello Maryland FFA Members!
Annie and I had a great time at Walkersville high school yesterday, when we visited their chapter. We did a workshop on FFA opportunities and used a cafe theme to communicate our message. In the FFA cafe, we served up an appetizer where the students had to build structures out of spaghetti and marshmellows, then they had to suspend dixie cups off of them and try to fill them with as many pennies as they could. This was a teamwork activity. Our main course was a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Annie and I had a great time acting dumb and pretending not to know how to make a PB&J sandwich. The members had to use teamwork and communication skills for this activity. For dessert, they made their own "Dream FFA Sundaes". They had to relate every topping they had to FFA in some way. We got some very interesting ideas like chocolate syrup represents strength and a cherry on top represents the fruit sales that we do. Then we made them pay for their meal OF COURSE! But Annie and I picked up the tab for this one with some fake FFA checks. "Time is money" and they learned that it is very easy to spend their money on FFA opportunities, from the FFA Cafe menu, and their time as well, when they participate in the FFA activities. At the end of the session we had time for some "fish bowl" question, which Annie cleverly disguised as fortune cookies. Everyone had a great time and Annie and I were exhausted by the end f the day, but it was worth it! We can't wait to come back for the classes next semester.

~Andrea Kneer
Maryland FFA President

Hi Maryland

Hi everyone in the State of Maryland! and the surrounding 51 other associations.
(I think it's 51) but anyways hope you all are have a wonderful holiday and enjoyed your winter break off of school. Good luck going back. To reply to all of the emails from those who heard or saw me in the accident Christmas Eve I am ok guys. For some of the members who helped me out thank you guys for taking great care of me. You are wonderful. Thank you for the emotional support and the shoulder to cry on. It was a hard night for me. There is no way I can describe to you how much it meant. It meant a lot to me that you were out at the stations that late at night on a holiday. And about the several emails I have received, I wanna thank you from the bottom of my heart
"Thank you".

Well, on a better note, i had a great holiday despite the bad. I can't wait to see more of you through the chapter visits and events throughout the state. The chapter visits i have been to so far have been wonderful and fun. Thank you for your great hospitality.

See you all later. Be good and be careful!!
Love Annie

Merry X-mas and Happy New Year

Hey, Hey, Hey Everyone,

Well I hope everyone has a great holiday !! I know mine was great spending some much needed time with my friends and family.

Just to let everyone know that Kevin and I are going to Spain on Jan. 3rd until the 16th. While we are in Spain we will be attending the National FFA ILSSO ( International Leadership Seminar for State Officers). We will both be learning about international agriculture it should be fun and i can't wait.

Oh i forgot to tell you all the for x-mas i got the best movie every its called Barnyard and a quote from the movie is said by the a cow named Daisy she said "the best leader is not the biggest or the strongest, the best leader is the one that cares the most". So everyone I might not be the biggest or the strongest but I care about each and every one of you and if any of you need my help on anything from FFA to school I am always here to help so feel free to email me at cole@mdffa.org or call.

Your Maryland FFA Vice President,
Cole Bishop