On Wednesday December 7th, four Fillmore FFA members attended the Best Informed Greenhand (BIG) Contest. The BIG contest is for freshman members working towards the Greenhand award which is the first degree in the FFA. The BIG contest is a test that quizzes the student’s knowledge of FFA history, rules or regulations as well as the meaning of the emblem. Questions like “Where is the National FFA Center located?” and “What year were women allowed in the National FFA Organization?” are just examples of what the students are asked on the test. While there the students were also able to participate in a Parliamentary Procedure (Parli Pro) Workshop lead by Mr. Avila from Carpentaria FFA and Mr. Ricards from Fillmore FFA. Parli Pro is a very confusing yet organized form of debating during a meeting. It teaches students how to make a motion, debate their opinions and make amendments to a main motion. Parli pro can be difficult to understand which is why our FFA advisors from the Ventura Section conducted a wonderful workshop to introduce the activity to the Greenhand members. Samantha Barker, Timmy Klittich, Donald Trinadad and Tina Wheeler were the four courageous freshman to attempt this contest. Fillmore FFA was awarded 2nd Place Team overall, and Timmy Klittich was 1st High Individual for the BIG Contest! Congratulations to Timmy as well as the other students for working so hard at the BIG Contest!

Brooke Aguirre is the Fillmore FFA Chapter Reporter