Youth Activities

Calhoun County Farm Bureau is actively involved in youth activities in our community. We know that these children are our future. Calhoun CFB also provides training to help our elementary teachers tell agriculture's story.

Sometime this spring, we plan to make donations to the FFA Chapter and the County 4-H so the money benefits a number of young people involved in county fairs.

In May, we present a $1,000 scholarship to a high school senior. Applications are available at the FB office or at Calhoun High School.
During July or August, we present a Continuing Education Scholarship to a student already in college. We understand there is a need for scholarships during the latter years of education, also.

We provide a $1,000 donation and resource people to help with the Ag in the Classroom Day for all third graders in the county. We bus them to the cotton gin, have 5-9 stations for each one to visit, feed them hot dogs, chips, cookies, drinks. Last year, more than 340 students participated in this event. We also provide Ag in the Classroom materials and supplies to the local schools. Click here to see photographs of past Ag Days.

Not only do we sponsor children to Ag in the Classroom events, we also provide Inservice Training for third grade teachers. TFB's Education Coordinator Tad Duncan teaches this two-hour class. Call the county office for information on this year's training.

To help teach our young people about agriculture, we plan to sponsor two or three teachers to the Summer Ag Institute for Elementary Teachers which provides hands-on workshops; field trips and tours; lesson ideas and activities for the classroom; resource material about agriculture; three hours of graduate credit; TEA Environmental Education Credit (TEEAC); and 45 clock hours of Continuing Professional Education. The institute will be held June 18-22. Please call the county office for more information. Deadline for applications is April 20.

This year's annual Youth Leadership Conference will be held June 11-15. Our hopes are to sponsor two students to this week-long seminar where students will learn about our Free Enterprise System, gain leadership skills and make friendships which will last a lifetime! Deadline for applications is April 30.

Take a look at all the scholarships TFB has to offer!

 

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