2021-2022 AMP happeningsWeekly updates of the important events and happenings in the Agriscience Magnet Program.
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The final week for the 2021-2022 school year has finally arrived! This is the final edition of the weekly AMP Happenings for this school year. The following are important events and happenings for the week of May 23rd. Upcoming Events
2022 AMP Awards Gala This year's AMP Awards Gala was held this past Tuesday, May 17th at 6:30pm in the AMP Arena. The evening began with a keynote address from Texas FFA President, Ember Reyes, who also presented Mr. Raul Quiroz with a 20 year service award and a beautiful Red Oak tree that will be planted on the AMP Complex to commemorate the legacy of Mr. Quiroz for generations to come. We then celebrated the many accomplishments that happened over this school year in Leadership Development Events, Career Development Events, Speaking Development Events, and Agriscience Fair. And, this year's winners of the Star Greenhand FFA, Chapter FFA, and Lone Star FFA Degree members were announced along with the winners of our Proficiency and Supervised Agriculture Experience awards. Another highlight from the Awards Gala was the recognition of our graduating seniors that were awarded $79,000 in scholarships by the James Madison FFA Booster Club and the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo. Congratulations to the following students on earning a FFA scholarship: Bexar County FFA Scholarship Program:
James Madison FFA Scholarship Program:
James Madison FFA Booster Club Scholarship Program:
Guidance and Counseling News 2nd Semester Exam Schedule Exams for the 2nd Semester will be given on Thursday, May 19th through Friday, May 27th. A detailed exam schedule can be found attached to this blog post. Summer School 2022 Students interested in attending summer school can register through Skyward Family Access beginning on April 25, 2022 through June 1, 2022. Summer school will be held at Roosevelt High School. The dates of Summer School are: Session I: June 6 - June 23, 2022 (Monday - Thursday) Session II: June 27 - July 15, 2022 (Monday - Thursday, Last Friday) Stay 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 2022-2023 school year. 
Howdy AMP families and students, The following are important events and happenings for the week of May 16th. Upcoming Events
Bexar County FFA Scholarship Recipients Named The 2022 Bexar County FFA Scholarship Program selected 6 students from the Bexar County FFA Chapters to be the recipients of a $20,000 San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Scholarship. Congratulations to Kiarra August and Nathan Rawe on each receiving this distinguished honor of a $20,000 scholarship! 2022 AMP Awards Gala This year's AMP Awards Gala will be held on Tuesday, May 17th at 6:30pm in the AMP Arena. The annual gala is our opportunity to celebrate the many accomplishments that happened over this school year in the AMP and James Madison FFA. To name just a few, students will be recognized for their participation in Leadership Development Events, Career Development Events, Speaking Development Events, and Agriscience Fair. We will also be recognizing our Star Greenhand FFA, Chapter FFA, and Lone Star FFA Degree members along with announcing the winners of our Proficiency and Supervised Agriculture Experience awards. And money... The James Madison FFA Booster Club will be presenting scholarships to deserving graduating Seniors. Looking forward to seeing you for the 2022 AMP Awards Gala this Tuesday, May 17th at 6:30PM. Agriscience Fair Season is Upon Us 'Tis the season for students to become involved in Agriscience Fair research and competition. Students interested in taking part in this awesome experience need to see Mr. Anderson and attend the informational Agriscience Fair meeting on Thursday, May 19, 2022 at 4:30PM in AG130. Guidance and Counseling News 2nd Semester Exam Schedule Exams for the 2nd Semester will be given on Thursday, May 19th through Friday, May 27th. A detailed exam schedule can be found attached to this blog post. Summer School 2022 Students interested in attending summer school can register through Skyward Family Access beginning on April 25, 2022 through June 1, 2022. Summer school will be held at Roosevelt High School. The dates of Summer School are: Session I: June 6 - June 23, 2022 (Monday - Thursday) Session II: June 27 - July 15, 2022 (Monday - Thursday, Last Friday) Stay 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 2021-2022 school year.
Howdy AMP families and students, The following are important events and happenings for the week of May 9th. Upcoming Events
2022 AMP Awards Gala This year's AMP Awards Gala will be held on Tuesday, May 17th at 6:30pm in the AMP Arena. The annual gala is our opportunity to celebrate the many accomplishments that happened over this school year in the AMP and James Madison FFA. To name just a few, students will be recognized for their participation in Leadership Development Events, Career Development Events, Speaking Development Events, and Agriscience Fair. We will also be recognizing our Star Greenhand FFA, Chapter FFA, and Lone Star FFA Degree members along with announcing the winners of our Proficiency and Supervised Agriculture Experience awards. And money... The James Madison FFA Booster Club will be presenting scholarships to deserving graduating Seniors. So save the date and plan to join us for the 2022 AMP Awards Gala on Tuesday, May 17th at 6:30PM. Guidance and Counseling News 2nd Semester Exam Exemptions and Schedule Exams for the 2nd Semester will be given on Thursday, May 19th through Friday, May 27th. A detailed exam schedule can be found attached to this blog post. Students may exempt up to 3 semester exams in courses that they have an average of an 85 or higher (please see attachment to this blog for exam exemption guidelines). Students will request exam exemptions through the Skyward Student Access application beginning at 7:00AM on May 11th through 4:30PM on May 13th. Summer School 2022 Students interested in attending summer school can register through Skyward Family Access beginning on April 25, 2022 through June 1, 2022. Summer school will be held at Roosevelt High School. The dates of Summer School are: Session I: June 6 - June 23, 2022 (Monday - Thursday) Session II: June 27 - July 15, 2022 (Monday - Thursday, Last Friday) Scholarship Opportunities Safari Club International Scholarship A scholarship opportunity being provided by the San Antonio Chapter of the Safari Club International, a non-profit serving South Texas for more than 25 years. The chapter's mission is to create opportunities for conservation of natural resources through sponsorship, education, and preservation of our hunting heritage. They accomplish this by providing youth hunts, sponsoring wounded warrior hunts, and providing educational support for the next generation of conservationists with a passion for wildlife management or veterinarian studies by giving scholarships. The Chapter is offering five (5) $1,000 scholarships to deserving graduating seniors that are pursuing post-secondary studies in majors/careers associated with wildlife management and/or veterinary science. These scholarships have the possibility of being rewarded to a recipient on a multi-year basis. To be considered for a scholarship, students need to write the chapter's Board of Directors describing who they are, what course work and activities they have been involved with while in high school, what their chosen post-secondary major/career is and how this plan of study might contribute to the chapter's mission (can be found at www.alamosci.org), and provide the name of the post-secondary institution that they have been accepted into and which semester they will begin. The letter should be addressed and mailed to: The San Antonio Chapter of SCI Board of Directors 11230 West Ave, Suite 3103 San Antonio, TX 78213 If students have questions or need more information, feel free to contact board member, Trae Willoughby, by phone at (210) 219-4979. Stay 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 2021-2022 school year.
Howdy AMP families and students, The following are important events and happenings for the week of May 2nd. Upcoming Events
James Madison FFA Members Earn More State Titles Thirty (30) members of the James Madison FFA competed in another round of Texas FFA State Career Development Events on Friday, April 29th and Saturday, April 30th, hosted by Sam Houston State University and Texas A&M University. FFA members earned two more state championships with wins in the Agriculture Technical and Mechanical Systems contest coached by Mr. Rode and the Marketing Plan contest coached by Mrs. McMullan. Both teams earned a bid to represent the state of Texas at the National FFA Convention and Expo in their respective contests in October 2022. Congratulations to the following teams and team members on a highly successful season of competition in FFA Career Development Events: Agriculture Technical and Mechanical Systems - STATE CHAMPIONS Moses Greer - 6th High Point Individual Paul Watson Gage White - 1st High Point Individual Logan Wright Farm and Agribusiness Management - 25th place Amanda Carmona Matthew Deeves Emma Vohwinkle Karina Zamora Floriculture - 3rd place Reagan DeCoulaz - 10th High Point Individual Tori Moberly Isabela Reyes Lilian Villanueva - 5th High Point Individual Forage Evaluation - 42nd place Rhiannon Bulpin Julianna Hover Patricia Torres Kensley Welborn Marketing Plan - STATE CHAMPIONS Hailey Hunt Michelle Medina Nathan Rawe Meats Evaluation - 21st place Luke Anderson Luke Daley Christopher Franks Benjamin Martin Nursery/Landscape - 6th place Dylan Buchanan Haden Carlile Jacqueline Vivar Lauren Williams Veterinary Science - 9th place Victoria Coffey Chloe Dale Matthew Deeves Isabella Guerra AMP End of the Year and Senior Tribute Slideshows A yearly tradition that AMP students look forward to are the video slideshows that are an important part of our AMP Awards Gala. We are in need of your photos for the End of the Year (EOY) slideshow and the Senior Tribute video. Simply submit your photos online by adding them to our Google Drive folders listed below (please do not delete photos from these folders). The deadline to submit photos is May 1st. EOY Video (stockshows, contests, AMP classes, chapter meetings/events, etc.) https://tinyurl.com/21-22AMPPhotos Senior Tribute (submit one baby photo and one Senior photo. Please include your first and last name in the file names) https://tinyurl.com/21-22SeniorPhotos May JM FFA Booster Club General Meeting - Thursday, May 5, 2022 The next monthly meeting of the FFA Booster Club will be Thursday, May 5th at 6:30pm in the AMP Commons. All parents/guardians of AMP students are encouraged to attend as the major items of business will be the election of the 2022-2023 Booster Club Executive Board and the distribution of the 2021 AMP Livestock Expo Premium checks. 2022 AMP Awards Gala This year's AMP Awards Gala will be held on Tuesday, May 17th at 6:30pm in the AMP Arena. The annual gala is our opportunity to celebrate the many accomplishments that happened over this school year in the AMP and James Madison FFA. To name just a few, students will be recognized for their participation in Leadership Development Events, Career Development Events, Speaking Development Events, and Agriscience Fair. We will also be recognizing our Star Greenhand FFA, Chapter FFA, and Lone Star FFA Degree members along with announcing the winners of our Proficiency and Supervised Agriculture Experience awards. And money... The James Madison FFA Booster Club will be presenting scholarships to deserving graduating Seniors. So save the date and plan to join us for the 2022 AMP Awards Gala on Tuesday, May 17th at 6:30PM. Aggie Day in SA Texas A&M University just announced that they will once again be hosting their annual Aggie Day in SA on Saturday, June 25th from 1:00PM to 4:00PM at the Mercantile Building (40 NE Loop 410, San Antonio, TX 78216). Registration for this event is now open at: https://recruiter.tamu.edu/register/JUN25ADSA. See the attached flier for more details. Fightin' Texas Aggie Meat Judging Camp The Animal Science Department at Texas A&M University is inviting students to the 2022 Texas Aggie Meat Judging Camp July 21-23, 2022. This year will be a fun filled 2½ days of meat judging with the 2022 Fightin’ Texas Aggie Meat Judging Team, as well as, an exciting tour of Kyle Field on Friday morning. Student will be provided lodging and meals for the camp. Campers will learn the fundamentals of evaluation, selection, and grading of beef, pork, and lamb carcasses and cuts. Registration is open now and space is limited. Click HERE to register. For more information, download the flier attached to this post or contact Jennifer Wyle at (979) 862-3728 or [email protected]. Guidance and Counseling News 2nd Semester Exam Exemptions and Schedule Exams for the 2nd Semester will be given on Thursday, May 19th through Friday, May 27th. A detailed exam schedule can be found attached to this blog post. Students may exempt up to 3 semester exams in courses that they have an average of an 85 or higher (please see attachment to this blog for exam exemption guidelines). Students will request exam exemptions through the Skyward Student Access application beginning at 7:00AM on May 11th through 4:30PM on May 13th. Summer School 2022 Students interested in attending summer school can register through Skyward Family Access beginning on April 25, 2022 through June 1, 2022. Summer school will be held at Roosevelt High School. The dates of Summer School are: Session I: June 6 - June 23, 2022 (Monday - Thursday) Session II: June 27 - July 15, 2022 (Monday - Thursday, Last Friday) Attention Seniors - Submit your College and Scholarship Information As graduation nears, we are in need of some information from all seniors. If you will be attending college and have earned 1 or more scholarships, please fill out the the form below. It is very important for us to know what scholarships you have earned and the value of each scholarship. Each senior can have 1 scholarship announced at graduation. Please decide which scholarship you want announced and list it on the form. Once you decide, there will be no changes or additions. This form should only be filled out one time and will close on Tuesday, April 26th at 12:00 pm. If you have any questions, please contact your counselor or Meghan Myers at [email protected]. Senior College/Scholarship Form-Click Here Scholarship Opportunities James Madison FFA Booster Club Scholarship Application Deadline: May 6, 2022 The deadline has been extended until MAY 6th at 4:20pm to submit your completed scholarship application. This application is a fillable PDF and can be found below attached to this post. Please download the application and save it to your computer. After saving the file, enter your information and then print the document to bring to Mrs. Cooper in the AMP office by 4:20PM on Friday, May 6th. If you run into any issues, please visit with Mr. Anderson in his classroom. If you already have the application started or completed from the previous deadline, you do not need to complete a new application. Again, if you have questions, please see Mr. Anderson prior to the deadline…and not the day that it is due. Safari Club International Scholarship A scholarship opportunity being provided by the San Antonio Chapter of the Safari Club International, a non-profit serving South Texas for more than 25 years. The chapter's mission is to create opportunities for conservation of natural resources through sponsorship, education, and preservation of our hunting heritage. They accomplish this by providing youth hunts, sponsoring wounded warrior hunts, and providing educational support for the next generation of conservationists with a passion for wildlife management or veterinarian studies by giving scholarships. The Chapter is offering five (5) $1,000 scholarships to deserving graduating seniors that are pursuing post-secondary studies in majors/careers associated with wildlife management and/or veterinary science. These scholarships have the possibility of being rewarded to a recipient on a multi-year basis. To be considered for a scholarship, students need to write the chapter's Board of Directors describing who they are, what course work and activities they have been involved with while in high school, what their chosen post-secondary major/career is and how this plan of study might contribute to the chapter's mission (can be found at www.alamosci.org), and provide the name of the post-secondary institution that they have been accepted into and which semester they will begin. The letter should be addressed and mailed to: The San Antonio Chapter of SCI Board of Directors 11230 West Ave, Suite 3103 San Antonio, TX 78213 If students have questions or need more information, feel free to contact board member, Trae Willoughby, by phone at (210) 219-4979. Alamo Community Colleges Foundation Scholarships Deadline: May 1, 2022 Graduating Seniors that are considering or planning enrollment at one of the Alamo Community Colleges for the 2022-2023 academic year, should complete Alamo Community Colleges online scholarship application as soon as possible. There are a few significant changes to the application for this year:
Go to the Alamo Community Colleges Foundation Scholarship page for more information and to apply: https://www.alamo.edu/foundation/scholarships/ Stay 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 2021-2022 school year.
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