If calf scrambling results were a baseball average, Blayze Bierschwale would be batting a 1000. Like a “bovine baseball batter,” Bierschwale has the touch -- the scramble touch. More...
Dr. Steve Forsythe has been the adviser for the Lampasas FFA Chapter since 2000, when he began teaching agricultural science at Lampasas High School. More...
The Lampasas FFA Chapter will join over 500,000 FFA’ers across the U.S. in celebrating National FFA Week, which is celebrated during George Washington’s birthday. FFA Week 2010 has been designated Feb. More...
Jeyde Kelly, a senior, is president of the Lampasas FFA chapter. A four-year FFA member, she has been an officer for three years. Jeyde served as chapter treasurer in 2007-2008 and secretary last year. More...
Ag mechanics student Matt Allen, a freshman, is the son of Kevin Zabroski and Angela Allen. He is a one-year member of the FFA and is part of the Farm Skills team. Matt’s current project is a barbecue pit trailer. More...
Lometa students in various stages of FFA program
By CHERI JAY-WIENECKE
Special Correspondent
This is the story of two FFA members -- one on the cusp of college and adulthood, departing from a program that has produced state champions, national qualifiers, scholarship opportunities and a world beyond the city limits sign. More...
Today, there are 506,199 FFA members ages 12-21 in 7,429 chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. 38% of FFA members are female; women hold more than 50 percent of state leadership positions. More...
The Lampasas FFA Chapter is celebrating National FFA Week Feb. 20-27 with the theme “Lead Out Loud,” as members pledge to show off what makes them premier leaders in their schools and communities. More...
The passage of the Smith-Hughes Vocational Education Act in 1917 not only provided federal funds for high school courses in vocational education (agriculture, family and consumer sciences, and trades and industries) -- but it also led to the idea fo More...
Jeyde Kelly: Organization has big impact on lives
By LISA CARNLEY
Staff Writer
Jeyde Kelly is enthusiastic and confident, and that, she says, comes from being part of an organization that has had an impact on her life in many ways. More...