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National Photo Contest ^to Feature

Work of FFA and 4-H Members

A

^{nationalphoto}contest for

FFA

and

4-H members

will result in upto24studentphotographs pub- lishedinthe

upcoming

photo-essaybook.

One Day

intheCountry/USA.

The

contest isbeing sponsored by

The New

Northrup King.

On

October1,professional photogra- phers across the nationwilltaketocoun- tryroadsandsmalltownsinanattemptto capture theessence ofruralAmericafor thebook,

One Day

intheCountry/USA.

As

a part ofthat effort,theeditorsof the

book

have agreedtoincludephoto- graphstakenby

FFA

and

4-H members

in a special 4-page section of the

book

through the sponsorship of

The New

NorthrupKing.

The

book^isbeingproduced bySilver ImageProductions,Inc.ofChampaign, Illinois. It is being

modeled

after the popular

A Day

inthe Lifeof seriesof photoessay books.

Over

100,000of the booksareplannedtobeproducedbyearly fall,1989.

"We'resettingouttoproduce anun- surpassedphotodocument and bookabout lifeinthe

USA

countryside," explained RobertE. Smith, editor of thebook."It will be a lookatits rural areas,small communities,openlandscapesand people asrevealed through thecameraduring one 24-hourperiod."

Smithsaid that thekinds of photo- graphsthat havethe bestchance tobe publishedareonesthat are,"compelling

—

somethingthatotherpeoplecansharethat theynormally wouldn'tsee."

He

advises thatthephotographs should"differentiate onegeographicalandculturalregionfrom other partsofthecountry."

He

suggests

members

study qualityphotoessaybooks, suchas

A Day

inthe Lifeof America^to understandthetypesofentriesthejudges willbelookingfor.

Technically,Smithadds,"Withtoday's technology, thereisno

good

reason

why

high school students can'tproduceimages onthelevelof professionals." (See"Photo Tips

From

the Pros.")

JoanOlson,spokespersonfor

The New

NorthrupKing, saidthatsponsorship of thecontest

was

"anexcellentopportunity tofurthersupport the

FFA

and 4-H.

The FFA

doesn'thaveaphotographycontest, so

we

werehappytoprovideanoutletfor the

members'

creativityandgivethema chancetoshow-offruralAmerica."

As

Olson points out, the contest is

beingsponsoredandadministeredby

The New

NorthrupKingincooperationwith SilverImageProductions,Inc.

The

con- testisnotanofficialcontestof theNa- tional

FFA

Organization.

A

panel ofphotographicexperts repre- senting industryandeducationwillselect two

Grand

Prize winners,onefrom

FFA

and onefrom 4-H.Each grandprizewin- nerwillhavetheirphotopublishedinthe book andreceivetheirchoice of a$1,000 scholarship or a Si,000U.S.Savings

Bond

andacopyof thebook.

An

additional 22 finalists will also havetheirphotographspublishedinthe

Photo Tips From the Pros

To

helpyour chances of havingone of your photosselected for

One Day

ⁱⁿthe Country

USA,

Richard Brooks,thebook's producer/ director and Robert Smith, editor,have passed along

some

important tipsforphotographingandselectingyour competitive photos.Thesearealsoexcel- lent tipsforallphotographyassignments, includingcoverage of

FFA

events and awardapplicationphotos.

•

Film

Only

colorslides

— ^35mm

^{or larger}

—

and black and whiteprints willbejudged.

No

colorprintswillbeconsidered.Smith suggestsusing the slowest

ASA

^slidefilm possible (25, 50, 64) sinceitretainsits sharpness

when

itisenlarged for publica- tion.If

you

are not surewhat

ASA num-

bersstandfor,askyourschool's journal- isminstructoror a qualifiedsalesperson where

you buy

film.

•

Cameras

Usinga

35mm

single lens reflex(SLR) camerawill

work

thebestsinceitcanbe usedon automatic and

manual

settings.

Thistypeofcamerawillallowthephotog- raphertocustomize exposuresandbracket (see technique). Fullyautomaticcameras, suchas the

Canon

Sure-Shot, are a

good

secondchoice,but careful consideration tolighting conditionsneeds^tobe given

when

usingthistypeof point-and-shoot camera.

•

Technique

Smithsuggest participants "bracket"

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$100

andacopy ofthebook.Fifty honorablementionsof$50 eachwillalso be awardedfor outstandingphotossub- mitted.

Among

the contest rules, all photos must beshoton October 1, 1988.Only twoslidesorblackandwhiteprintsper contestantwillbeaccepted.

For furthercontest information and entryforms, interested

members

should writeto:PhotoContest,

The New

Northrup King,

7500

Olson Memorial Highway, GoldenValley,

MN 55427

orcall1-800- 445-0956.

their exposures toget the best results.

Bracketingisdone by photographinga scene using thesettingsyourcamerareg- istersascorrect.

Most

camerasmanufac- tured recentlydothisautomatically.Then, if

you

are usingan

SLR

camera,setthe camera manually and photographthescene again

making

theexposureslightlydarker and slightly lighter. This is a popular techniqueused byallprofessionalpho- tographers.

•

Composition

Photograph subjects close-up, espe- ciallypeople.Focus ona person's eyes.

Eliminate"visualclutter"suchas things inthebackgroundortoo

many

elements inthepicture.

•Light

Earlymorning andlateafternoonlight isusually thebest.Picturestakenat

noon

tendtobewashed-outandlessinterest- ing.Subjectslitfromthebackor sidetend tohave

more

appeal.

•

Exposures

Don'tbothersendingbadexposures.If theslidesaretoodarkor toolight,they won't haveachance.

The

colorsshould looknaturalandrich.

•Subjects

Brooks and Smith are looking for photos thatgrabpeople's attention,no matterwhatthesubject

may

be.Close- ups of peopleandprettylandscapes are

good

placestostart.Rural-lookingphotos arewhatthe

book

isabout,so metropoli- tan-looking shots willbe passedover.

Smithsaysheislookingfor

some humor-

ousphotos,somethingtheworkingpro- fessionals arelikely tobypassfor

more

serious subjects.

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August-September,1988

Douglas,

OR,

helditschapteraward ceremonyas partof a dessertsocial in- steadof atraditionalbanquetsetting.

There were 32

members

of the

Oak

Harbor,

OH,

Chapter

who

soldenough cider (75 gallons)andcitrus(20 cases)to gettogo onthechapter'striptoanarea

amusement

park.

The

Powell,

WY, FFA

hadadrunk- drivingawareness

week

justbefore the

prom

thisyear.

They made

lotsof signs andput awreckedvehicle outside school forallto see.

The

idea

came

froma past

FFA

InAction

column

inthemagazine.

Highmore,

SD, put ona

Food

For FitnessprogramforgradesK-6.

Members

of Leland,

CA,

Chapter

made

$1,200sellingChristmastrees.

One new

idea

was

acoupon systemthat

mem-

berspassedouttopromotesales.

Then when

thosecoupons wereturnedinby customers, the

member

gotcreditfor the saleandpointstolowerhisor her cost for thechapter'sskitrip.

Round Rock

Chapterin

TX

held a garagesaleand earned over$1,100.

Attheendof the EaglePoint,

OR,

banquet, therewas anauction for

work

servicesof theofficers. Itraisedenough

money

tohelppayfor thebanquet.

New

salesproduct forKahlotus,

WA,

is a German-style sausage they

made

themselves.

They

solditallin24hours.

StacyAuclair

was

winnerofthe live- stock

showmanship

contest for all of Connecticut.SheisamemberofKillingly

FFA

andwasfirstplace

showman

inbeef, sheep andswine.

The

juniorhigh chapteratMontello, WI,holdsanannual spring picnic with ca- noeing, paddle boating, volleyball and basketball.

Edmond, OK, FFA

setup an animal barnyardata nursing

home

thatisnext doortoanelementaryschooland

com-

binedthetwoaudiences.

Keytesville,

MO,

Chapter poured concrete for a

new

farmers market in town.

Many

chapters recognize Honorary ChapterDegree recipientsat banquets.

What

are

some

of the credentials orrea- sons theywerehonored.Sendthese ideas backtoScoopso

we

cansharethemwith other chapters.

JoeCla.xtonofHarrah,

OK,

Chapter wrote a rap

poem

aboutswineproduction

"...IsayfiU'emup. Isayfeed'embest;

Take 'emtoastock

show

and put'em throughthetest; Thisisthe

FFA

and I'm Joe Claxton;

And my

swinerap is not Muffin';...."

AttheRoyal,

WA, FFA

banquetthey gavethankyoucertificates toeveryone

who

helpedthechapterduring theyear.

They

alsohonoredthe

members

with the highest

GPAs.

Members

of the Lincoln Chapterin Shinnston,

WV,

areworkingduring the

summer

torestore ahorse

show

ringback tooperating standards.

Shellsburg, IA,

FFA worked

withSt.

LukesHospital inCedar Rapidsto

map

farmsinthe schooldistrict forlanding sitesfor theirLifeguard Helicopter Res- cue Program.

Kanawha,

IA,Chapterhosted an

FFA

volleyballtournament and donatedpart of the entry feestothestate

FFA

Founda- tion.

ForthethirdyearinarowtheMinne- sota State Creed speaker has been a

member

of the

Kimball

Chapter. This yearitwas

won

by

Mona

Lampi.

Food

forAmericaactivitiesarealways going on in

some

chapter like St.

Johnsville,

NY,

recently.

Tammy

Jacksonwas

named

StarGreen-

handof

theStroud,

OK, FFA.

Herbrother Troywas

named

ChapterStarFarmer.

To

spiceupthemeetingof the Ider,

AL,

Chaptermeeting, theygave

away

an

FFA

cap.

Chris Fluharty,

Hundred, WV,

FFA'er, got $700 a

pound

fora 6.14

pound

bacon he had cured and

showed

as partofhisSOEP. That

was

a record price ever for thestate's

Ham, Bacon & Egg Show

andSale.

The Kuna,

ID,

Vo-Ag

Advisory

Com-

mittee awards annual scholarships to seniorsgoingontoschool.This year they gavesix at$300.

During

National

Ag Day,

the Newcastle,

WY, members

gave ponyrides to

400

elementaryschoolkids.

Like hundredsof chaptersaroundthe nation, theTri-Rivers

Career

Centerin

OH.

presentedawards andrecognitionto 75studentsattheirchapter banquet.There were 300attendees.

During

FFA Week, members

of the Brookland,

AR,

hadachessand checker tournament that lasted all week.

The

winnersweregiven

new FFA

jacketsat thebanquet.

After the Stonewall Jackson,

VA, members

policed the trash fromalong fivemilesofhighway,theyhadahotdog feastandahard-foughtsoftballgame.

The

Scoop

column

alwayshas

room

for a

newsy

item or a useful

new

ideathat couldbe pickedup by another chapter.

Besidesthat,italways

makes

achapter feelproudtoseetheir

name

in print.Send thecardsandlettersthisway!

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So

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tocollege.

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AttendanceattheNational

Convention

increased during the

decade

reachinganalltime highof24,124in1987.

FFA's Sixth Decade

The

sixth

and

finalarticleinthisseries

about the

history ofFFA.

By

WilsonCarnes

FFA

_{ahard look}^closedits_at^sixth_theemerging^{decade by}_trends^taking_in

agriculture,coupledwith a rapidly changing membership.

More

emphasis wasbeing placeon computertechnol- ogy, agriscienceandtheimportanceof

management

and marketingskills.

The

periodfrom 1978to1987alsosawinter- national activities increased. Here are

some

top events of the decade.

The

1978-79nationalofficers

became

thefirstteamtotour a foreign countryon behalf of

FFA. They

touredJapanese farmsandagribusinesses, visitedgov- ernmentofficialsandmetwiththeFuture Farmersof Japan.

The

firstnationalproficiencyaward seminarwasalsoheldin1979.

A

15-day tourofLuxembourg, France,England, Hollandand Belgium

became

an addi- tionalrewardfor thenationalwinnersof proficiency awards.

The FFA members

visitedfarms,experimentstations,agri- culturalindustriesandtheworld'slarg- estagriculturalshow.

ByronRawls

became

nationaladvi- soron

May

21,1979, following theretire- mentof H. Neville Hunsicker.Rawls had previouslyservedonthe

FFA

Boardof Directorsandas aprogramspecialist in theU.S.DepartmentofEducation.

Two new

contestswere addedin1979 bringing the

number

of national contests toeleven.

The

contestswere extempora- neouspublicspeakingandfloriculture.

FFA

firstofferededucational schol- arshipsto

members

in1983throughthe

"NationalCollegeand Vocational/Tech- nicalSchoolScholarshipProgram.

"FFA members who

areseniorsinhigh school or out-of-school

members

preparingto enroll in theirfirstyearof highereduca-

tionareeligibletoreceive the scholar- ships.

Another changeinleadershipoccurred in 1983

when

National Advisor Byron

Rawls

retired, after five years in that position.

He was

replacedonan acting basisby Thaine

McCormick,

alongtime vocational educatorandsupporterof

FFA.

Then,in 1984, Dr.Larry Case, former directorofagriculturaleducationandstate

FFA

advisorfromMissouri,was

named

National

FFA

Advisor and Education Program Specialist intheU.S. Depart- mentofEducation.

The FFA

took a stepintotheworldof

Milestones

1978-President

Jimmy

Carter, the first

FFA member

to

become

Presidentof theUnitedStates, spokeatthe51stNationalCon- vention.

1979-National OfficersvisitJapan, thefirstofficerteamto visit another countryasagroup.

-Byron Rawls

becomes

sixth National

FFA

Advisor.

1982^-

FFA

HallofAchievement openedattheNational

FFA

Center.

-JaniceEberlyisfirstgirlelected National

FFA

President.

1984-Dr.LarryCase

named

National

FFA

Advisor.

1987^-60th NationalConventionsets

new

attendance recordof 24,124.

-Three millionth jacket soldby SupplyService.

-Contributionsto

FFA

Founda- tionexceeded $3million.

computersin1984withitsfirst

"Comput-

ers inAgriculture"award andthestartof anationwidecomputer networkforvo-ag classrooms.

The

networkprovidesvo-ag instructors and students with learning modules, current agriculture and

FFA news

andelectronicmailcapabilities.

The

on-goingaward programtests

FFA mem-

bers'abilitiestoadapt

SOE

programsto computer technology andgeneral

com-

puter

management

knowledge.

The

award

ispresentedattheComputersinAgricul- tureSeminarheldinWashington, D.C.

each August.

To

helplocalvo-ag departments cope with thebewildering

amount

of software applicationsbeingdevelopedforagricul- ture

FFA

launched the Agricultural

Computer

Connection

&

Educational Software Service

(ACCESS).

Thisis a subscription service offeringdiscounted softwareand hardware,programreviews, a newsletter and advice for instructors makingcriticalsoftware decisions fortheir programs.

To

emphasizetheimportance ofsci- enceintoday'sagriculture,the

FFA

ini- tiatedtheAgriscienceTeacheroftheYear awardin1986. Thisprogramrecognizes theagriculturalinstructorforteaching the scienceof agricultureinclass.

A new

series of

weekend

personal development seminarscalled

"Made

^for Excellence" was started in 1987.

The

seminarsarean extension of the

Wash-

ington Conference Program and were developedtoserve

more FFA members

in their

home

states.

Note:ForamorecompletehistoryofFFAfor theyears1979to1987,see highlightsof^thepre- feeding yearin theFebruary-MarchissuesofThe National"

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