2021-2022 AMP happeningsWeekly updates of the important events and happenings in the Agriscience Magnet Program.
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 The faculty and staff of the NEISD Agriscience Magnet Program want to wish our students and families peace, joy, and all the best this wonderful holiday season has to offer! The North East ISD will be closed the week of December 23, 2019 and December 30, 2019. Classes will resume on Monday, January 6, 2020. Howdy AMP families and students,
The following are important events and happenings for the week of December 23rd. Upcoming Events
Bexar County Jr. Livestock Show Results Nearly 100 members of the James Madison FFA exhibited livestock at the 57th Annual Bexar County Junior Livestock Show from December 16 – 18, 2019. Members competed in the yearly event with other 4-H and FFA members from all across Bexar County to earn honors and to become eligible for the Auction of Champions. The results for this year are as follows: Breeding Beef Cattle Show
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 Second Semester Information for Parents/Students When students return from the Holiday Break on January 6, 2020, they will need to access their 2nd Semester Schedule through Skyward. Students will be required to show this schedule to each teacher to enter class on January 6, 2020. If for some reason a student cannot access their schedule, the student should come to the front foyer of James Madison HS after 8:00 am on January 6, 2020 where the counselors will be available to access the student’s schedule. 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. Volunteer Opportunities San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo - Bustin'-in-the-Barn There will be a new event at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo this year that they are very excited about. They are starting an "outdoor" mutton bustin called Bustin'-in-the-Barn (BITB)! This new event will take place daily in an area adjacent to the Freeman Coliseum. This event is intended to give those children who did not make it into the lottery for the AT&T Mutton Bustin' during the Rodeo to have a chance to not only participate, but to qualify to ride in the AT&T Center on Friday, February 21st. Mutton Bustin' riders will register online and they will have several walk-up spots available each day. There will be 3 performances during weekdays at 5:00 PM, 6:00 PM and 7:00 PM. They will have 6 performances on Saturdays and Sundays and President's Day. Those times will be 1:00 PM, 2:00 PM, 3:00 PM and 5:00 PM, 6:00 PM and 7:00 PM. There will be 20 riders per performance. Every six performances is considered a bracket. The 6 winners in each bracket with have their names put into a hat and we will draw one winner to ride in the AT&T Center on February 21st. The San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo is in need of volunteers to help run this competition each day. There are any number of areas that need assistance each day, but more specifically, they need "rodeo clowns" to help in the arena. They are seeking any junior or senior FFA members who might be interested in dressing up and being their rodeo clowns in the arena. You will be the real deal! You will have to run and help get the little ones off the backs of the sheep when the don't let go and pick them up out of the dirt when they fall -- just like they do in the AT&T Center. You would need to be in full costume and make-up and they would ask you to volunteer to help for several rounds (a round is 3 performances). If you cannot be or do not wish to be a rodeo clown, they can still use as much help as they can get. Please note, this is not an official committee and you will be responsible for providing your own transportation to and from the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo. VOLUNTEER INFORMATION
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! Howdy AMP families and students, The following are important events and happenings for the week of December 16th. Upcoming Events
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, Individually 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 donations directly to the Bexar County Junior Livestock Show on Monday, December 16th. 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 Exam Exemptions Now that the exemption window is closed students can check their exemption status in Skyward. It is important that students continue to check their exemption status daily. Exemptions will be revoked if a student fails to meet any of the criteria after the exemption has been approved. In Skyward, the exemptions will return to a pending status and the teacher will tell the student the exemption has been revoked. Please remember that the student is required to be present for the exam if they are exempt, unless the student is excused for school business. 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. Second Semester Information for Parents/Students When students return from the Holiday Break on January 6, 2020, they will need to access their 2nd Semester Schedule through Skyward. Students will be required to show this schedule to each teacher to enter class on January 6, 2020. If for some reason a student cannot access their schedule, the student should come to the front foyer of James Madison HS after 8:00 am on January 6, 2020 where the counselors will be available to access the student’s schedule. 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. Volunteer Opportunities San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo - Bustin'-in-the-Barn There will be a new event at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo this year that they are very excited about. They are starting an "outdoor" mutton bustin called Bustin'-in-the-Barn (BITB)! This new event will take place daily in an area adjacent to the Freeman Coliseum. This event is intended to give those children who did not make it into the lottery for the AT&T Mutton Bustin' during the Rodeo to have a chance to not only participate, but to qualify to ride in the AT&T Center on Friday, February 21st. Mutton Bustin' riders will register online and they will have several walk-up spots available each day. There will be 3 performances during weekdays at 5:00 PM, 6:00 PM and 7:00 PM. They will have 6 performances on Saturdays and Sundays and President's Day. Those times will be 1:00 PM, 2:00 PM, 3:00 PM and 5:00 PM, 6:00 PM and 7:00 PM. There will be 20 riders per performance. Every six performances is considered a bracket. The 6 winners in each bracket with have their names put into a hat and we will draw one winner to ride in the AT&T Center on February 21st. The San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo is in need of volunteers to help run this competition each day. There are any number of areas that need assistance each day, but more specifically, they need "rodeo clowns" to help in the arena. They are seeking any junior or senior FFA members who might be interested in dressing up and being their rodeo clowns in the arena. You will be the real deal! You will have to run and help get the little ones off the backs of the sheep when the don't let go and pick them up out of the dirt when they fall -- just like they do in the AT&T Center. You would need to be in full costume and make-up and they would ask you to volunteer to help for several rounds (a round is 3 performances). If you cannot be or do not wish to be a rodeo clown, they can still use as much help as they can get. Please note, this is not an official committee and you will be responsible for providing your own transportation to and from the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo. VOLUNTEER INFORMATION
Scholarship Opportunities Texas Farm Credit Scholarship Deadline: January 6, 2020 Texas Farm Credit would like to take this opportunity to invite your students to submit their application to our Ag Student of the Month program and Marsha Martin Scholarship program. Students may apply for both programs by completing one simple application. In addition to our two student scholarship programs, we are also offering a $500 Club Contribution to the six Marsha Martin winning student’s FFA or 4H Club. Our scholarship application is now online! Click HERE to apply. Click HERE to learn more and download the application packet. Imagine America Scholarship Trade Directory View a list of participating colleges that offer up to $1,000 toward tuition through the Imagine America scholarship. San Antonio Area Foundation Common Scholarship Application Deadline: January 8, 2020 The common application can be used for over 50 different scholarships! The Harvey Najim Scholarship application is now available. 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! 
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!
Howdy AMP families and students,
The following are important events and happenings for the week of December 2nd. Upcoming Events
FFA Fun Night and Talent Contest - December 5th Do you have talent? Do you like to entertain audiences? If so, we have a contest for you! The James Madison FFA is having a talent contest on Thursday, December 5th beginning at 6:00pm in the AMP Commons. Pick up an entry form from the AMP Administration office and return it by 4:30pm on Wednesday, December 5th to enter the talent contest. Following the talent contest, the fun will continue with a movie night and ornament decorating. All AMP students are invited to attend. 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 this post are the eligibility requirements for exam exemptions and instructions on how to apply. 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. Veterinary Enrichment Summer Camp at Texas A&M University Application Period: December 1, 2019 - January 17, 2020 Texas A&M is happy to announce that planning for the 2020 Texas A&M University Veterinary Enrichment Camp is underway. The 2020 camp will be held July 21-24, on the College Station campus. If you are a current sophomore or junior in high school who might be interested, please take advantage of this opportunity. The online application will open on December 1st and the deadline to apply is Friday, January 17 at 5:00pm. For more information, including costs, description, and application requirements, please visit the Vet Camp website HERE. Internship Opportunities CPS Energy Internship Program Finding a rewarding career doesn’t happen overnight. It takes hard work, dedication and an excellent Company that gives you opportunities to excel and grow professionally. CPS Energy has provided its 3,200 team members with outstanding opportunities to serve our community and build rewarding careers. Many took their first step into a career through a CPS Energy internship. If you’re looking for a chance to start your journey toward a rewarding career in the utility industry, take your first step today! Check out our various internship opportunities and consider applying for the upcoming summer. Internship Opportunities: SAFE Internships Corporate College Internships SITE – Distribution Services and Operations Internships SITE – Students Interested in Technical Education (SITE) 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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