Newton College & Career Academy FFA

Associates in Animal Science, Vet. Science, and Small Animal Care had the opportunity to become certified in CPR. 53 associates successfully passed the written and skills test to gain this certification. Congratulations to all these members!

We’d also like to thanks to Ms. Wagner for putting this course on and making this opportunity possible!

NCCA FFA celebrated the retiring of our two senior FFA members, Ryah Sewell and Sophie Cannon, at our FFA Banquet on Tuesday. Check out their retiring addresses.

We’re so proud of the work these two have our into our chapter and cannot thank them enough for their year of service. NCCA FFA is better because of the impact these two young ladies made.

Check out some of the highlights from this year! We’re proud of the work our members put into our chapter every day.

The 7th Annual NCCA FFA Banquet was held last night to celebrate the accomplishments of our members and chapter.

NCCA FFA is proud to announce that we were able to award 64 plaques and 14 medals to members, 2 scholarships, 31 FFA Greenhand degrees, 48 FFA Chapter degrees, 10 FFA State Degrees and chains, 12 American FFA degrees,12 senior cords, and 7 plaques to supporters.

This banquet could not have happened without the support of our FFA sponsors, community leaders, and FFA members’ families. We appreciate everyone who has had a hand in helping us this year.

We hope you enjoy some pictures from last’s nights event. If you attended and have any other pictures, be sure to share them with Dr. Gunter!

Don’t forget! Tomorrow is the 7th Annual NCCA FFA Parent Member Banquet. We can’t wait to see celebrate our members’ accomplishments. Hope to see you there!

We’re back home from the 94th Georgia FFA State Convention! It’s been a busy and successful convention for our chapter. We had 15 members join us this week and we could not be prouder of their accomplishments.

Highlights include…
- 3rd place: Employability Skills CDE: Emmanuel Fakunle
- 3rd place: Ag. Mechanics Design & Fabrication Proficiency- Elias Dietrich
- 3rd place: Ag. Communications Proficiency- Ryah Sewell
- 2nd place: Veterinary Science Proficiency- Kara Daniel
- 1st place: Sheep Production Proficiency- Sophie Cannon
- 2nd place: ENR/ Natural Resources Division 6- Mason Sorrow & NyTravious Smith
- 15 Georgia FFA State Degree Recipients
- 1 Honorary FFA Degree: Dr. Marcus Pollard
- National Chapter: Gold Emblem

We’re excited to celebrate these accomplishments, plus so many more this Tuesday at the NCCA FFA Annual Banquet at 6:30pm at Porter Auditorium! We hope to see everyone there.

94th Georgia FFA State Convention

Session 3 is happening now! You can watch live to see Emmanuel Fakunle recognized for placing 3rd in state in the Employability CDE. We also find out how Elias Dietrich and Ryah Sewell place in their proficiency categories!

94th Georgia FFA State Convention Livestream platform for the 94th Georgia FFA State Convention

94th Georgia FFA State Convention

NCCA FFA is excited to be at the 94th Georgia State FFA Convention! Session 1 starts at 7:00pm. If you’d like to watch live, use the following link.

Tonight, we’re excited to see Mr. Joe Marks from Indian Creek Middle FFA go on stage for his middle school record book!

94th Georgia FFA State Convention Livestream platform for the 94th Georgia FFA State Convention

Congratulations to the 2022-2023 NCCA FFA Officer team. We look forward to seeing everything you accomplish during your year of service!

Macy and Sheykiriah were correcting a mistake made from others in the past. Bees were left with an empty box on top of their hives and they filled it with wax, making it difficult, if not impossible, to work the bees. They were able to salvage the wax, pollen, brood, and some honey by securing the wax they removed into empty frames with rubber bands. The bees will connect these comb pieces to the frames and the rubber bands will be able to be removed. The girls did a great job and were even able to identify the queen during this process!

Contact us today about a raffle for this smoker we built in class. $100 a ticket. Only 100 tickets sold. Drawing will be held on May 1st.

Come support the AHS Varsity Baseball players tonight! NCCA and AHS FFA members get in FREE.

We had a great time yesterday visiting SRG-Gobal, where associates learned about job options after high school. Special thanks to Mr. Beasley and Dr. Pritchett for setting this visit up for us!

SSEMC is offering two $3,500 scholarships for those interested in attending lineman school. The deadline to apply is April 15. For more details and an application, please visit https://www.ssemc.com/News/SSEMCLinemanSchoolScholarship.aspx

We’re SO excited to hear Maria Taylor at the Opening Session of the Georgia FFA Convention!

Are you interested in attending? If so see Dr. Gunter , Mr. Pollard, or Dr. Pollard for an information packet.

We can't wait to see MARIA TAYLOR during SESSION ONE!

You DON'T want to miss this!

Congrats to Tripps Marks on completing the Discussion Meet CDE yesterday at White County High School!

Yesterday, marked the end of lambing season at the farm for us. This season, we had a total of six new additions to the flock; 4 ewes and 2 ram lambs. All babies and moms are doing great. Our Animal and Vet. Science associates have already been hard at work making sure the new additions are healthy and happy.

These sheep will remain as part of our Animal Science program and provide valuable hands-on learning opportunities to our associates.

We kicked off the first round of our Small Animal Care March Madness today! Associates are playing hard to be named the Champion. Things have already gotten pretty heated… After much debate, we determined the first half of our Elite Eight . We’ll decided on the remaining four spots on Tuesday.

Photos from Newton County Farm Bureau's post

Today we turned trees into a raised bed!

We’re proud of these kids. The math, critical thinking, and problem solving involved in taking logs and converting it to dimensional lumber has been a great classroom activity.

Tomorrow this raised bed will be delivered to Clements Middle School for their students to grow herbs and vegetables.

We have a feeling this isn’t the last of these that we are going to produce.

Photos from Newton College & Career Academy FFA's post

Photos from Newton College & Career Academy FFA's post

The chicken coop (we fondly call it the pterodactyl cage) has been a long time coming.

Today we introduced 30 chicks to it and they are loving their time out of the brooder.

We certainly still have some improvements to make, but the coop was largely built by FFA members and they are looking forward to learning about the care needed for a backyard flock.

Photos from Newton College & Career Academy FFA's post

Our Pig Showteam had a great time today at the Jasper County Hog Heaven on Highway 11 Show. This was the last show for our students before we head to the State Show on Wednesday!

We are so excited to share that NCCA FFA has four students advancing to the state level with their proficiency applications! In addition to these first place winners, we also had 2 second place rankings. NCCA FFA had a total of 10 students complete proficiency applications this year!

Congrats to Elias Dietrich .dietrich for placing first in Agricultural Mechanics Design and Fabrication Proficiency in the North Region! Super proud of the young man and the hard work he has put in! It certainly has paid off! Off to state we go!!!

Thank you to Leadership Newton County for stopping by to learn more about what we do!

Congrats to these 4 associates (Holden Edge, Tripp Marks, Collin Norris, and Kaila Fallen) for completing the Ag Mechanics CDE Tuesday! This CDE requires all 4 contestants to wire an electrical problem, troubleshoot small engines, weld a joint project, complete a differential leveling problem, and complete a team activity. The team placed 11th overall and already has the determination to improve their skills for next year's Ag Mechanics CDE.

Newton County School System announces Governor's Honors semifinalists

Congratulations to NCCA FFA member, Mason Sorrow, for being a Semifinalist in the area of Agricultural Research with the Governor’s Honor Program! What a great accomplishment!

Newton County School System announces Governor's Honors semifinalists COVINGTON — Fourteen Newton County School System high school students have been named semi-finalists for the 2022 Governor’s Honors Program, a residential summer program for gifted and talented high school

NCCA FFA members, along with Mrs. Moody’s ELA classes, created Valentine’s Day cards for residents at The Oaks at Ashton Hills. Cards were dropped off this afternoon for residents to enjoy!

See everyone tonight!

Come to Ax Town on Monday evening for an FFA Spirit Night.

We had a great time touring MTI today! Associates got to meet with many different contractors in the area, hear about all the great opportunities that are available to them after highschool, and get a little hands on work with equipment that is cutting edge technology in construction. Today was a great day! Special thanks to for hosting the event! Glad to continue to build this relationship.

We are thankful that the Newton County Farm Bureau invited students from Newton County FFA Chapters to participate in Georgia Farm Bureau’s Legislative Day at the Capitol.

NCCA FFA members that participated included Mr. Tripp Marks and Ms. Ryah Sewell.

We would like to thank State Senators Tonya Anderson and Brian Strickland, as well as State Representative Clint Crowe for recognizing the students from the Senate floor as well as sitting with them at lunch and answering any questions they had about the legislative process.

We were also able to quickly visit with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. Commissioner Black’s office is always impressive.

Come to Ax Town on Monday evening for an FFA Spirit Night.