Newton College & Career Academy FFA

We proudly announce the 2025-2026 Newton College & Career Academy FFA Officer Team! These outstanding student leaders are ready to serve, inspire, and elevate our chapter to new heights.

These officers have shown commitment, character, and a passion for agriculture. They're ready to lead our members with integrity, vision, and heart.

Please join us in congratulating them!

A huge congratulations to Dr. Marcus Pollard on achieving Industry Recertification in Forestry!
Recertification is required every five years, and thanks to Dr. Pollard's continued dedication, the Forestry program at NCCA has proudly maintained its industry certification since 2015.

A special thank you to our North Region Ag. Education staff and industry contacts for coming out today.

What an incredible way to wrap up our final day of school!

Notice anything special about this first picture?

There’s a newborn fawn hiding in the leaves, perfectly camouflaged by its surroundings.

Did you know mother deer often leave their fawns alone for hours at a time? It’s a survival strategy. The baby’s spotted coat helps it blend in with the landscape, and it stays completely still to avoid attracting predators. The mother is usually nearby, watching from a distance and returning periodically to nurse.

So if you ever come across a fawn like this, don’t worry, it’s not abandoned. The best thing you can do is leave it be.

Can you spot this one?

Miss Arianna Holmes becomes the first veterinarian from Newton College & Career Academy’s FFA Chapter! Arianna graduated today from Tuskegee University with her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Pollard was honored to be able to attend her graduation. We are very proud of Arianna and excited about what the future holds for her.

Basic Agricultural Education classes have had an exceptional time collaborating with NCCA’s Culinary program. We combined forces to learn how to candle and grade eggs. Students were able to dissect the eggs and label their parts as to how it relates to production agriculture, as well as culinary cuisine. We took advantage of the cross-curricular efforts to make a delicious bagel breakfast sandwich to learn the ins-and-outs of a professional kitchen! We are very thankful for Chef Beverly Stahl and her class for letting us team up!

We’d also like to congratulate Karly Mitcham on placing 3rd in state with her proficiency in the area of Fruit and Nut Production! Great job, Karly.

A HUGE congratulations to Haley Jarrell and Gloria Canup for being state winners in their proficiencies! Haley’s proficiency was in the area of Service Learning and Gloria’s proficiency was in the area of Ag. Communications. Both of these ladies will go on to compete at the National Level!

Robin Canup was able to drop off the fire pit to our winner Angie Miller last Friday! We hope they enjoy the fire pit and if you are ever in need of help with a design or project, let us know! As always, thanks for all your support!

Last Friday, FFA associates were able to help Hays Tractor & Equipment, Inc. with their annual Kubota event with parking, greeting guests, and other various tasks. We are thankful for their gracious partnership with Newton College & Career Academy FFA. Ag Mechanics students were able to also provide metal Kubota tractors cutouts out from our plasma table to be raffled away. Special thanks to Sheila Hays Massey and Andrew Hays Massey for allowing us to help out!

We had a busy Friday! FFA livestock students had the opportunity to show Mansfield's 2nd grade some of their animals and tell a little bit about how they take care of them. Special thanks to Joe Marks and Summer Jacques for bringing their calf and cow. We loved the opportunity to teach the younger generation about different farm animals!

If you have plastic Easter Eggs that you do not want, consider donating them to NCCA and EHS FFA! These eggs will be used for next year’s Egg Your Yard fundraiser. 🥚🥚🥚

Donations can be dropped off at the ag. classroom or left in the front office.

Congratulations to NCCA FFA member Trevor Dooley on his successful talent show application! Trevor will be performing at the Georgia FFA State Convention for 2025. Way to go Trevor!