South Lake High School FFA Chapter

Here marks the start of the Florida FFA State Convention and Expo!

South Lake FFA is geared up and excited to be attending the 89th State Convention and Expo! Good luck to our state officer candidates Katie Hernandez and Kyle Garner! Also lets send good luck to Kyle Pridgen, our District Officer Candidate.

Don't forget our Annual Awards Banquet is tonight at 6:30 pm at the Puryear Building! The address is 243 S. Lake Ave Groveland, FL 34736

So proud of our South Lake FFA chapter and their recent accomplishments

Hope to see all of you there!

Everyone spread the word about our upcoming Christmas Tree Sale! Members, please sign up for shifts with Mr. Clausen.

South Lake FFA had a blast at this year's district forestry competition. Junior chapter team members included Gretchen Faraci, Parker Kruse, Nathan Quintana and Sarah Burkett. Gretchen Faraci Placed third in Dendrology. South Lake Senior Team B placed second in the district competition. Team members include Emily Burkett, Emily Brown, Kyle Pridgen and Ashton Clark. Emily Brown placed second in Timber Cruising and Compass and Pacing. South Lake Team A placed first in the district and will be going to the state competition. Team Members include Katie Hernandez, Kyle Garner, Morghan Neuhofer and Piper Cox. Piper Cox received third place in General Knowledge. Morghan Neuhofer placed second in General Knowledge and Tool Identification. Kyle Garner placed first in General Knowledge, Dendrology and Tool Identification. Katie Hernandez placed third in Tool Identification, second in Dendrology and first in Timber Cruising.

We would like to extend an additional thanks to the Silver Springs Park for hosting us and the foresters who aided in the contest. Congratulations to our competitors everyone did a great job today! Thanks also goes to our advisor Mr. Chris Clausen for his continuous support for our program. And a special shout out to South Lake administration for cooperating with us and our frequent absences from school.

-posted by Katie Hernandez

Ag Sales Team took Indy by storm, we ranked as a silver team. Team members include Katie Hernandez, Kyle Garner, Devyn Decker, and Maryn Neuhofer. Individual rankings include: Devyn Decker receiving gold, Katie Hernandez receiving Silver and Mary and Kyle Garner receiving Bronze. Kyle Garner represented the state of Florida by also serving as a National Delegate. Thank you National FFA!

We had a great time with our Fun N' Stunt Night! As we elected our Sweetheart and Beau, Emily Burkett and Kyle Pridgen. Thank you for everyone who came out to offer support. If you have any additional photos please send them. Please post any additonal images you guys have from tonight.

Come out tonight at 6:30 pm to our Annual Fun N Stunt Night at South Lake High School's Auditorium for a night full of laughter! Tonight we will witness the talent acts and skits of some of our FFA members, have our annual cake auction, and crown this year's FFA Sweetheart and Beau! Admission is $2

So glad we were blessed with the opportunity to send two of our officers to the Florida Outdoor Adventures and Florida Leadership Adventures. Kyle Garner and Katie Hernandez were a great representation of South Lake and won first on their state officer team. In addition both served on the FOA Banquet committee. Kyle received Mr. FOA/FLA, best singer and best lipsinc singer. Katie was able to be one or the 5 leaders for the last night. BE BOLD!