Stationed by the Emblem of Washington

Hi, my names Alexsandra Knowlton and I'm the 2018 - 2019 Capitol FFA Treasurer. This is my second year being an officer and that just means I get to hold a position, yet again in a chapter that I hold near and dear to my heart. Outside of FFA I play for the Carson High Tennis Team holding the second doubles position. I also enjoy managing for basketball in the fall because I love the sport and love the people I'm around. The same goes for FFA because I know I have met lifelong friends who will continue to support me throughout all my endeavors. FFA has also helped me grow as a leader in an unlimited amount of ways. I feel more comfortable in large groups of people now as well as being able to command a room of my peers with the respect I exude. I enjoy competing in plant based CDE’s and look forward to challenging myself and competing in an LDE (Leadership Development Event), such as Ag. Issues or Extemporaneous Speaking. With my plans for my future in FFA already spoken I’ll move on to my plans as Treasurer. As Treasurer, I hope to inspire our members and instill a drive to succeed that is unstoppable. I can’t wait for all the fun fundraisers I’ll get to come up with, with the support of my officer team and Mr. Mann.

Sincerely, Alexsandra Knowlton

Red, White, and Blue are the colors of the Flag

Well hello there! My name is Ivy and I am serving as your 2018-2019 Reporter! I am so excited not only to be the Reporter for the Capitol FFA Chapter but also for my senior year here at Carson High. I have been a part of the Capitol FFA Chapter for four years now. Last year I also served as an officer. Throughout my four years at the high school, have participated in many extra curricular activities.  Things such as the Ag Program, NJROTC, Orchestra, and Speech and Debate. This year as a senior I plan to partake in all of these activities as well as many more activities outside of school. For my senior project I have chosen to raise, breed and show rabbits. I have never raised animals before or showed them and this was a great way to stay super involved with Ag as well as teach myself key skills. Aside from raising my rabbits I am also working hard and training myself physically. After I graduate I do plan to go into the Navy. Joining the military has  always been my biggest dream and in my eyes it is the biggest way I can serve. So I am working hard both outside and inside school to physically train my self. While I still am in school I try my hardest to be as involved as I can be with all my extra and intra curricular activities. Along with being an officer in the Ag Program, I am also an Officer in the NJROTC Program. I Love the work I do for the NJROTC Program as it also involves community service and strengthening my self as a leader. I have a lot planned for all of my clubs and organizations while being busy with my own person life. I am looking forward to an amazing year in not only the Ag Program but also through my senior year!

She is the new OWL for our chapter!

Hello, I’m Miss Glocknitzer and I am your new Capitol FFA Co-Advisor! I grew up in Gardnerville and was an active member in the Carson Valley FFA Chapter. During FFA, I raised beef steers and competed in rodeo for my SAE’s. In rodeo, I competed in cutting, barrel racing, pole bending and team roping. I still compete is several of those events in jackpots and armature rodeos. At the Nevada State Convention I competed in Job Interview, Horse Judging and the Dairy Handler contest. My love for FFA never died! After high school, I attended Great Basin College in Elko, NV, in pursuit of my Agriculture Education Degree. In 2016 I graduated and started my teaching career as an Agriculture Mechanics Teacher at Eureka County High School. In Eureka, I was involved with the Diamond Mountain FFA Chapter. I coached the Ag. Mech team and the Horse Evaluation team. Diamond Mountain FFA hasn’t had and Ag. Mech team in almost ten years! In 2017, we had a full team of two seniors and two juniors. They worked hard at many practices outside of school and were able to place second at state convention! One of my many goals for the Capitol FFA Chapter is to start an Ag. Mech T
eam and have them make it to National FFA Convention! I am so excited to be a part of the Capitol FFA Chapter and cannot wait to help each member in pursuing their goals. I love teaching welding at Carson High School, go Senators!

Stationed By the Corn

Hi there! My name is Zion but everyone calls me Z.
I recently moved to Carson City Nevada last January, I previously lived in Oroville California and lived on a ranch. I attended school at Las Plumas High and was an active member in FFA since my freshman year. I was apart of the Livestock Judging CDE and hope to start a new team in my time here at Carson High. I am a junior this year and can’t wait to meet all my fellow members coming into FFA. I have a goal to see a growth in our organization while I’m here. I always try to have a positive attitude and I can’t wait to start this year as our chapter Secretary!

Hello, my name is Maritza Filson!

I have been in FFA for three years now, and I am getting ready to start my fourth year in the upcoming fall. In FFA, I have grown not only as an agriculturalist, but as a leader as well. Last year, I was elected as Chapter President and began to learn more about FFA and got further involved in my chapter and in state hosted activities. Serving as the 2017-2018 President was a huge honor and an experience I will never forget. This year I am the Chapter Student Advisor, I hope that this year will be just as fulfilling as the last. Other than being a chapter officer, I am also involved in many other things. My SAEs (supervised agricultural experience) include managing our school’s grow chamber, where my fellow classmates and I grow herbs hydroponically, aeroponically, and aquaponically.  I also take care of my plants at home, from raising succulents to growing root vegetables to doing landscape work. If you have not yet noticed, I really love plants. In the future, I hope to take this love and passion for plants and have a career in the the plant sciences. I am not exactly sure what I want to major in in college; however, I have been interested in plant science, environmental sciences/natural resource management, agricultural education, and dairy sciences. I know wherever I end up, I will be involved in agriculture. I hope in the future I can run for a state office for Nevada FFA so that I can continue to serve this great organization. I still have one year of high school left before I am off to college to serve as a state officer. In this next year I will serve as our chapter's student advisor. I have too many goals as a chapter officer this year, and one thing that I have learned from last year is having too much is not always a good thing. Our chapter has never had a Student advisor before, so my main focus for this year is to really establish this position and set a precedent for all those following. I would like to have my goals parallel that off the chapter: increase recruitment/participation in events and develop stronger bonds with our partners. I would also like to be a mentor to my fellow officers and assist them with their assigned duties. Overall, I think this year will be a really good one for our chapter. I look forward to working with my fellow officers to meet each others goals and the goals of the chapter. Thank you for taking the time to get to know me by reading this short bio about me. All the other officers have their blog posts, so if you are interested check that out. Also check out some of the other things our chapter posts on our blog/facebook page.

Katie Cullen, Your 2018-2019 Capitol FFA Vice President

Hi my name is Katie Cullen and I am your 2018-2019 Chapter Vice President.

I participate in High School Rodeo and I have multiple SAE (supervised agricultural experience) projects. I have market hogs, horses, and goats. I am currently enrolled in our Veterinary Science and Agriculture Leadership and Communications classes. I am super excited for this year because I am in charge of all of our committees and I can’t wait to see what fun events they have planned for us. I want to make this year something to remember for not just myself and not just our chapter but for the community. I am graduating this coming June and I can’t wait to see our chapter grow from now until then. I hope to make an impact on our future members because they are going to be the ones to carry on our chapter. For you readers, I hope you come to our blog with open hearts and open minds, because without you as community members we would not be thriving they way we are today. Thank you.

Your 2018-2019 Capitol FFA President

Hello, I am Conner Arnold your 2018-2019 Capitol FFA Chapter President.

I joined Agricultural Science during my sophomore year. When I stumbled upon these classes I had no idea how far down this amazing path I would go. I found out just how much fun and experience I would get to have on this ride and I don’t regret a thing. To tell you a little about myself I am your typical high school band nerd. I am enrolled in the Carson High Blue Thunder Marching Band as well as the Blue Thunder Concert Band. But I’m not just all show tunes and valve oil because I decided to join FFA and I think it was the best choice I’ve made in high school and I will carry everything about this wonderful experience my whole life.