Clarke Central High School National FFA Organization Vice President Kaydon Jones, a sophomore, poses in the CCHS Media Center Courtyard on Oct. 20. FFA student officers were involved with planning the FFA’s Oct. 21 meeting and will lead the event and participate in pumpkin carving alongside attendees. “The mission statement of FFA is that (it) makes a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success,” Anthony Brooks, CCHS Career, Technical and Agricultural Education department teacher and FFA co-adviser, said. “We give students the opportunity to be leaders in the classroom (or by) doing things in the community.” Photo by Izzy Hammock
CCHS’ National FFA Organization will host a pumpkin carving in Room 107 on Oct. 21, which will be open to all CCHS students.
The week of Halloween will kick off with Clarke Central High School’s National FFA Organization hosting a pumpkin carving during its Oct. 21 meeting to connect with CCHS students and allow FFA officers to develop leadership skills.
The event will be held at 3:45 p.m. in Room 107, and attendees will be provided with spooky-themed food, pumpkin carving tools and a carving demonstration.
“I hope that (students) will come and see that FFA is an organization that is open to anybody,” Anthony Brooks, CCHS Career, Technical and Agricultural Education department teacher and FFA co-adviser, said. “We want (students) to have a good time and want to come back.”
“There’s always new people you can meet, and there is no restriction to who you get to be. Come as yourself and just have fun.”
— Kaydon Jones,
FFA Vice President and CCHS sophomore
The pumpkin carving was planned by FFA student officers, who will be at the event to guide and participate with pumpkin carving with attendees, helping to fulfill the FFA Mission Statement of developing student’s leadership skills.
“Although we have different titles, every officer has the same input and authority. We all pitch in and help each other (and club members). There’s no one person who’s leading everything,” FFA Vice President Kaydon Jones, a sophomore, said. “(The officers) try to spread out around the room and engage in various areas. It’s up to each of us to lead members and actively engage with them.”
The pumpkin carving is one of multiple events FFA holds throughout the year, with each monthly meeting intended to provide attendees with a novel experience.
“One of the expectations is to expose (attendees) to different things (and) different people. Maybe (the meeting focus) is something they haven’t done before, and hopefully it’s something they enjoy,” Jones said. “There’s always new people you can meet, and there is no restriction (on) who you get to be. Come as yourself and just have fun.”
