2021-2022 AMP happeningsWeekly updates of the important events and happenings in the Agriscience Magnet Program.
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Howdy AMP families and students, The following are important events and happenings for the week of December 9th. Upcoming Events
Texas FFA Leadership Development Events Results On Friday, December 6th and Saturday, December 7th, James Madison FFA members competed at the Texas FFA Leadership Development Events (LDEs) hosted by Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, TX. Congratulations to the coaches and the following students for a job well done: Agricultural Advocacy (Coach - Mrs. McMullan) 6th place out of 269 entries statewide
8th place out of 145 entries statewide
Top 24 finish out of 633 entries statewide
FFA Greenhand Degree Ceremony - December 9th AMP students receiving their Greenhand FFA Degree will be recognized at a ceremony on Monday, December 9th at 6:30pm in conjunction with the FFA Booster Club General Meeting. Following the ceremony, there will be a reception for the students and their parents. December FFA Booster Club General Meeting The next monthly meeting of the FFA Booster Club will be Monday, December 9th at 6:30pm in the AMP Commons. All parents/guardians of AMP students are encouraged to attend the Booster Club meeting. Bexar County Jr. Livestock Show Tailgate Experience James Madison FFA members will be exhibiting at the Bexar County Jr. Livestock Show that will be held December 16th - 18th, 2019 at the barns located at the AT&T Center. This yearly event allows FFA members the opportunity to showcase their livestock animals, ag mechanics projects, and arts/crafts in competition with other students from all across Bexar County. This is a free event for anyone to attend, so we invite you to come out and support the James Madison FFA Booster Club by helping us feed our students during the livestock show. Help is needed every day from Monday, December 16th through Wednesday, December 19th. For volunteer information please sign up at our Sign Up Genius: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090849ADA72FA7FE3-20193 The FFA Booster Club will be providing meals, snacks, drinks, and food for our students while they are at the livestock show and we are seeking donations for the following items: Pop Tarts, Chips, Ground Coffee, Granola Bars, Cookies, Cheez-It's, Candies, Large Dill Pickles, Individual Wrapped Muffins, Beef Hot Dogs, Hot Dog Buns, Large Cans of Nacho Cheese, Nacho Chips (from Sams Club), Coffee Cups, Napkins, Large Plates, Utensils, and cases of the following drinks: Gatorade, Water, Dr. Pepper, Diet Dr. Pepper, Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Brisk Tea, & Big Red. We are also needing Tacos & Donuts donations from 7am-9am on Monday 12/16, Tuesday 12/17, & Wednesday 12/18. You can bring your non perishable donated items to the AMP Administration office from now until the week of Bexar County. For more information, please contact Sara Parks at [email protected] or text Elizabeth Londono at 210-852-8159, Dolores Brown 210-560-5561, or Sylvia Munn at 210-382-5892. Are you Ready to Rodeo? The James Madison FFA Booster Club will again partner with the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo to sell rodeo programs at the 2020 rodeo performances. This is a major fundraiser of the FFA Booster Club and both parent and student volunteers are needed in order for this to be successful. Rodeo program sales will be the first 6 rodeo performances and the time commitment for volunteers is 2-1/2 hours at each rodeo performance. A minimum of 24 volunteers are needed, but we welcome more! To volunteer, go to the following website: https://tinyurl.com/2020SArodeoprogramsales. The rodeo performances are as follows:
A volunteer training meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 4th at 6:30pm in the AMP Commons. AMP Application Period for 2020-2021 School Year is Now Open for Current 8th Graders The AMP application period for the 2020-2021 school year is open until January 27, 2020 for current 8th graders. If you have an 8th grader or know of an 8th grader that is interested in studying at the AMP next school year, they may begin the application by going to https://tinyurl.com/AMPenrollmentprocess. Guidance and Counseling News 1st Semester Exam Exemption Policy The semester exam exemption application process will take place through Student Skyward Access this year. Students can complete the online application process between 6:00am on Tuesday, December 10th through 11:59pm on Wednesday, December 11th. Any student that does not apply by the deadline will not be eligible for an exemption. Attached to the November 25th post are the eligibility requirements for exam exemptions and instructions on how to apply. Fall 2019 Semester Exam Schedule Final exams for the Fall 2019 semester will take place on December 17th through December 20th. Students will be released at 1:30pm on both December 19th and December 20th. Attached to this post is a daily schedule for the semester exams. Have You Been Accepted? Seniors, if you have been accepted to a college or university, please bring a copy of your acceptance letter to the AMP Administration office so that we can recognize your accomplishment on our "Con-GRAD-ulations" bulletin board. Scholarship Opportunities National FFA Scholarship Application Deadline: January 15, 2020 The online application for the National FFA Scholarship is currently open until January 15, 2020. These National FFA scholarships are sponsored by businesses and individuals through the National FFA Foundation and are given for a variety of experiences, career goals and higher education plans. In order for students to complete the online application, they must see Mr. Anderson prior to beginning the application to receive their unique FFA Member ID. Get connected with us! Find us online at www.JamesMadisonFFA.com or follow us on Youtube (Agriscience Magnet Program), Facebook (www.facebook.com/MadisonFFA), and on Instagram (www.instagram.com/jamesmadisonffa) Stay connected with the AMP for the 2019-2020 school year! 
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