Students in 9-12th grade interested in becoming a Bowie-Austin FFA Member must be enrolled in an Agricultural Science Class each semester that is offered at James Bowie High School. 

 LDE:

Leadership Development Events

Ø                  Junior Quiz

Ø                  Senior Quiz

Ø                  Junior Creed Speaking

Ø                  Senior Creed Speaking

Ø                  Chapter Conducting

Ø                  Job Interview

Ø                  Radio Broadcasting

Ø                  Skills

Ø                  Public Relations

 

Competitions start at the District level, continue to Area, State, and then National level. These teams are offered in the fall semester.

 

 

 

 CDE:

Career Development Events

Ø      Horse Judging

Ø      Livestock Judging

Ø      Poultry Judging

Ø      Entomology

Ø      Range Judging

Ø      Agricultural Mechanics

Ø      Horticulture

Ø      Plant Identification

Ø      Agricultural Sales

Ø      Agricultural Communications

Ø      Food Science & Technology

 

Competitions start at the District level, continue to Area, State, and then National level. These teams are offered in the spring semester.

 

ANIMALS:

An SAE project, which is also a livestock animal, will offer your child lots of opportunities to have fun, learn responsibility and money management. Also, they can apply for many different scholarships and travel to many different cities within the state of Texas.

 

Animals Offered Through Bowie:

Steers, Hogs, Lambs, Goats, Chickens and Rabbits.

OTHER:

As your child advances and gains other degrees such as: Greenhand, Chapter, and Lonestar, they are able to apply for statewide and sometimes even national scholarships to put towards college. They also have the option to go to our State Convention held in Dallas, Corpus Christi, Lubbock, and Fort Worth. The Convention alternates cities every year. The State Convention is ran our State Officers that are also members that have achieved their Lonestar Degree and below, but also have been a leader to the Texas FFA. The officers hold three Sessions a day that motivate and teach all members to believe in themselves, the FFA, and understand what FFA is about. At the Convention, many different competitions are offered, such as: Agricultural Science Fair that can compete up to a National level. At events such as this, Official Dress, or O.D., should be worn.

 

Girls:

Below the knee black skirt, white button up and collared shirt, black hoses, black close toed - close healed shoes, and the FFA jacket.

 

Boys:

Black slacks, black dress shoes, black socks, white button up and collared shirt, and the FFA jacket.

 

To join FFA after being enrolled in an Agricultural Science Class, a student must pay their dues and attend each monthly meeting.  Meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7pm in the Ag. Room at James Bowie High School.   At the meetings, students will receive announcements about upcoming information and play games relating to team building, public speaking, and communication skills.

Meeting rules:

Talking during the meeting can result in the member being asked to leave the room.  If the student is asked to leave the room, that meeting will go towards one of their two missed meetings.

Each member may only miss up to two meetings throughout the year unless the Agricultural Science Instructor has received documentation of an excused absence.  If a student misses more than two meetings, they are not allowed to show or be on teams due to lack of involvement with the organization.

Excused meetings are: College Classes at night, other extracurricular activities that you cannot miss due to a competition.