Tokay High School - Tokay Yearbook (Lodi, CA)

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FF 'ers enjo activities Herds of activities, fundraisers and contests kept Tokay's Future Farmers of America plowing along. The group took second place in their chapter, Anything Goes and Opening and Closing Cere- monies contests as well as participating -in Farm Power, horse, livestock, poultry, dairy and judging contests, according to Carrie Brazil, first year FFA Adviser. The Opening and Clos- ing Ceremony contest involved knowledge of parliamentary pro- cedures and the Farm Power covered trouble shooting and power tool safety. Representatives from the group attended state finals in vine pruning, five students went to the Cow Palace Livestock Exposi- tion. Three others planned to take steers to the San Joaquin County Fair. A ski trip for the club and a backpacking exposition for the top 10 indivduals were also on the agenda, said Mrs. Brazil. She also planned to help the students build a storage shed for the school farm. Community service was im- portant to FFA members, accord- ing to Mrs. Brazil. The club landscaped the front and back yards of a handicapped woman's house and planted a garden on grape barrels, so she could care for it from her wheelchair. A For fundraisers, the group planned their annual steak and oyster feed, which has proved very successful in the past, as well as an almond sale and selling grape wreaths they had ., A Z made at the Christmas Bazaar. Mrs. Brazil, teaching agricul- ture and advising FFA for the first time, came to Tokay after being a loan officer for an agricultural bank. ln the past she had been a substitute teacher and the man- ager for a thoroughbred horse farm. l'm learning a lot and l really enjoy it. l have a lot of plansg it just takes time to get them started. Next year l'd like to build a greenhouse, said Mrs. Brazil. FFA officers included: Todd Reames, president, James Cow- an, vice president, Michael Mar- shall, treasurerg David McKeel, secretary, Patrick Booth, report- erg and Jason Spaletta, sentinel. by Kate Steinheimer Photos by Darrin Coe Future Farmers of America 53