Attention to our Elementary, Middle School and High School Parents:
There is no school tomorrow on 11/7/23 due to our staff in-service day.
Day #2 of National FFA Convention was our tour day! We visited Fair Oaks farms, a multi-conglomerate incorporated farming business in north western Indiana. The company milks more than 25,000 cows, runs a farrow to wean operation totaling more than 9,000 swine, farms 19,000 acres and had an enormous agritourism division. Students got to see first hand how Fair Oaks puts animal welfare, bio security and learned what it takes to run a dairy & swine operation of this caliber. We first toured the dairy facility where they have both rotary style parlors and an entirely robotic automated 2,000 head dairy facility. Next we attended the swine unit that is farrow (birth) to weaning (no longer nursing) pig farm. students got to track pigs from birth all the way to breeding. They got to see piglets being born, practice ultrasounding, and see the vaccination protocols.
We rounded out the evening with a fun trip to “Get air trampoline park” where the students tried to cripple Mr. Gentry. Everyone is exhausted but had a great second day at convention 🐮 🐷
14 United FFA members are attending the 96th National FFA Convention & expo this week in Indianapolis, Indiana (REGISTRATION SPONSORED BY TAM SYSTEMS)!
Day #1 consisted of traveling by charter bus (A HUGE THANK YOU TO UNITED FFA BOOSTERS FOR SPONSORING), registering for the convention sessions, attending the career expo, pizza and ice cream and networking with other FFA chapters from across the nation. We are excited for a great week at convention‼️
Congratulations AGAIN to Jacob DiLeo! He is now certified as an Autodesk Certified User: Fusion 360®. This industry recognized certification earns Jacob the final 4 points toward his 12-point graduation seal in Engineering. Way to go, Jacob!!!
Congratulations to Emma McDevitt! She is now certified as a Microsoft Office Specialist - PowerPoint Associate Microsoft 365 Apps! This is her second certification this year. This certification adds 3 more points toward her graduation seal. Way to go, Emma!!!
Good morning, United Local Schools will be on a two-hour delay today, November 1st, due to weather conditions. All transportation will run two hours later than normal for arrival. A message will go out to staff and students at 6 a.m.
TV Studio - Football Playoff Feature (Joshlynn Irey and Jaelyn Simmons)
https://youtu.be/EasWieO_PE0
Congratulations to RJ Salmen! He is now certified as a Microsoft Office Specialist - Word Associate Microsoft 365 Apps! This certification adds 3 points toward his graduation seal. Way to go, Ricky!!!
Congratulations to Justus Lewand! He is now certified as a Microsoft Office Specialist - Excel Associate Microsoft 365 Apps! This is his second certification this year. This certification adds 3 more points toward his graduation seal. Way to go, Justus!!!
United Local Agricultural Education department would like to extend a huge thank you to Josh Aegerter & Aegerter Family Farms for harvesting this years bean crop. The school farm is a joint partnership with United Local FFA and community partners to plant, fertilize, work ground and harvest our 22 acres of crop ground. This serves as an educational recourse and fundraising venture for the FFA's student activity account. This years crop produced 45 bushel/acre. Thank you again to all the community members who made this years crop possible. Irwin family farms, Heritage Co-Op, Austen Shoemaker, Carlton Cope, Tractor Depot, and the Aegerter family!
Congratulations to Nathaniel Satterfield! He is now certified as an Autodesk Certified User: AutoCAD®. This industry recognized certification earns Nathaniel 4 points toward his 12-point graduation seal in Engineering. Way to go, Nathaniel!!!
Congratulations to Aidan Milliken! He is now certified as a Microsoft Office Specialist - Word Associate Microsoft 365 Apps! This certification adds 3 points toward his graduation seal. Way to go, Aidan!!!
Congratulations to Matilyn Zines! She is now certified as a Microsoft Office Specialist – Word Associate Microsoft 365 Apps! Way to go, Matilyn!!!
8th grade students in intro to agriculture spent their last day in the class practicing welding. This week, students learned about types of metal, types of welding, how welding works and then got to put the knowledge to use in the shop! There were some real naturals, especially for their first time!
High School and Middle School students painted a wooden school bus for the bus drivers. Student artists are Tessa Clunen, Brynn Medure, Danika Anderson, Oliver Kiko, Connor Kelly, Sydney Billy, Kaden Schonauer, Sidney Casto, Noah Trageser, Ava McCracken, and Baylee Smith. Wood shop cut and sanded and created a stand. Wood shop helpers were Nate Hall, Owen Davis, Jesse Brenner, and Ty Hickock.
Congratulations to Ezekiel Cannon! He is now certified as a Microsoft Office Specialist - Word Associate Microsoft 365 Apps! This certification adds 3 points toward his graduation seal. Way to go, Ezekiel!!!
Students in Livestock selection & management are learning about Livestock Identification methods. To put the methods to practice, they made head bands and utilized paper ears to create Pig ear notches and cattle ear tags based on their birthdates. students then went around the class and read their classmates tags and notches and recorded their information based on notch reading and tag information. Look how stylish!
Mark your calendars! We will be having a Financial Aid Information night for Seniors and their families on 11/16/23 at 6pm in the High School Library. Representatives from the University of Mount Union will be giving a presentation, and answering any questions you may have.
Congratulations to Dalton Owsley! He is now certified as a Microsoft Office Specialist - Word Associate Microsoft 365 Apps! This certification adds 3 points toward his graduation seal. Way to go, Dalton!!!
