Sweeny High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Sweeny, TX)

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' -I ' x uture , Farmers , Chapter Teams Win Sweepstakes, State Honors The Sweeny Chapter Future Farmers of America is one of the stronger clubs at SHS. As an intra- curricular part of the vocational program, the FFA serves as an outlet for skills and abilities learned in class or in project programs. Under the direction of chapter advisors, Joe Dettling and Sam Thomas, the chapter completed its twelfth year of building citizenship, cooperation, and leadership. ln 1982, leadership event participants captured some top places in FFA competition. Chapter members won a sweepstakes banner with six of seven teams claiming awards. Four advanced to district while the senior farm skills team earned a state third place. At the Brazoria County Fair, local FFA members won first place with their agriculture exhibit and Best Fair Theme float entry. Community service activities included work with Pride Day, the Primary School Barnyard Tour, high school Farm Day Assembly, and a variety of educational opportunities for adults inthe community. Members of the chapter also participated in district, area, and state activities and conventions. Six members qualified for their Lone Star Farmer degree, the largest group to receive this award in a single year. Attaining the Lone Star Farmer degree were Charlie Berry, Tom Harrington, Les Kluttz, Nanette Richers, Grace Upham, and Kelly Woodruff. Chapter fund raising projects provided money for activities like the fall barbecue, fruit sale, and sausage sales. 154 The Spring Awards Banquet featured former Sweeny FFA advisor, Dr. Thomas Randle as guest speaker. ABOVE RIGHT: Sophomore Melissa Zwahr, chapter sweetheart, represented Sweeny at the district sweetheart banquet, Pride Day activities, and most chapter functions. Amy Wisdom, green- hand sweetheart, represented the younger chapter at the Pride Day events. RIGHT: The Sweeny FFA float won the Best Fair Theme at the 1981 Brazoria County Fair. Riding on the float are FFA sweethearts, Melissa Zwahr and Amy Wisdom. The FFA educational exhibit also won a Grand Champion Rosette in the agriculture display area.

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LEFT: Sophomores John Barber, David Potter and Thomas McReynolds, members of the Senior Farm Skills Team, were the first Sweeny FFA members to compete at the state level leadership competition at Sam Houston State University. The team placed first at district, first at area and third at state. LEFT: Sam Thomas, chapter advisor, accompanied Freshmen Billy Campbell and Johnny Scott to the Houston Livestock Show for competition in the calf scramble. Both boys caught a calf and qualified for a 3400.00 certificate to purchase a show heifer. Johnny purchased a Brangus heifer and Billy purchased a Brown Swiss heifer to be shown at the 1983 Houston Livestock Show. SECOND LEFT: Sweeny FFA leadership teams scored high enough in overall competition to bring home the chapter's first Sweepstakes Banner. Winning teams were Senior Chapter Conducting, first place: Junior Chapter Conducting, second place: Senior Farm Skills, first place: Junior Farms Skills, third place: Radio Team, first place: Extempor- aneous Speaking, third place: and Quiz Team, tenth place. LEFT: Sweeny FFA Chapter and officers include ffront rowj Stuart Butler, sentinel: Les Klutz, junior advisor: Charlie Berry, vice- president: Tim Robertson, president: Grace Upham, secretary and district secretary: Tom Harrington, treasurer: Christy Gay, reporter. fsecond rowj Mike Anderson, Thomas McReynolds, Roy Blackstock, Jay Pyssen, Nanette Richers, Sam Burt, Randy Harding, Slavin Richards, Matt Kubena, Jon Wilhelm, Shawn Hubenak, and Johnny Scott. iback rowj Brian Finley, Tommy Smith, Valerie Orchard, Tina St. John, Becky Thomas, Billy Campbell, Colin Robertson, Stacey Baker, Kyle Krebs, Phoebe Crouch, Carl Berry, and Tammy Burt.