Who was the first state to charter with the National FFA?
Virginia in 1928
What are the FFA colors
national blue and corn gold
What is splendora's charter number?
TX 0754
what region of the FFA is Texas in?
western
who is the national FFA Advisor, treasurers, and executive secretary.
larry d. case, marion fletcher, steven a. brown
how many chapters are there in the state of Texas?
977
how many students have received the American Farmer Degree from Splendora?
1
Name the National FFA presidents from Texas.
bobby tucker, ken johnson, donnel brown, curtis childers, corey rosenbush, trent mcknight
what are the symbols of the FFA emblem and what do they stand?
cross section of the ear of corn-unity, rising sun- progress, plow-strength(labor and tillage), eagle- freedom, owl- wisdom(knowledge)
how many state FFA officers are there?
10
The four degrees of membership in the FFA are?
Greenhad,chapter, state ,american
The four kinds of membership of the FFA are?
active, alumni, collegiate, honorary
Name the four regions of the national FFA.
Eastern,western, central, southern
List the teachers from Splendora
bobby strader, joe garcia, kelly white, kevin lynch, jarred uzner, darrin cosby, Adam lira, Robert hill
what city was the first National FFA convention held and during what month and year?
in the baltimore hotel in kansas city, missouri in novermber of 1928
who wrote the FFA creed?
E.M. tiffany
Write and memorize the FFA motto
learning to do, doing to learn, earning to live, living to serve
Name the splendora FFA officers and their office.
hailey mcshan-president, crystal harman-vice president, brittany rithcie-secretary, melinda harman-treasurer, katylyn thornton-reporter, marcus ray -sentinel, dylan rhoden-Jr.Advisor
describe the pins worn by the greenhand FFA degree, chapter FFA degree, state FFA degree, and American FFA degree.
Bronze, silver, gold emblem, gold key
how much money must an FFA memeber earn for these DegreesChapter FFA degreestate FFA degreeAmerican FFA degree
chapter-$150, state-$1000, american-$7500
how many areas are in the Texas FFA? how many district? what district are we in?
10 areas, we are in area III, there are seven districts and we are in District five
list the lat year's honorary FFA members of Splendora.
steve and becky hanson, fred and wendy price, kevin and cheri fields, Dr.price, rollo and stephanie mcmillen.
the motion to reconsider is what type of motion?
unclassified motion
what is the fastest method of coting to use in passing motions?
general consent
which motions do not require a second?
nominations to make, parliamentary inquiry, point of order
when and how should candidates be voted upon?
voted upon after nominations are closed and in the order they were nominated
what are the six methods of voting?
Ballot, show of hands, voice, roll call, general consent, standing
what are the four ways of addressing a presiding officer?
madam president, mr.
president, madam chairman, mr. chairman
if there is a dispute in a vote what should be called for?
call for a division of the assembly
what is the oldest most widely known parliamentary procedure book?
roberts rules of order
what motions require a 2/3-majority vote?
orders of the day,previous question, nominations to close and rescind
which motion require no vote?
point of order, parliamentary inquiry and division of the assembly
list the five steps in presenting a motion
rise and address the chair, receive recognition from the chair, make the motion, seconding the motion, statement of the question by the chair
if an error is made by the president what should be done?
appeal from the decision of the chair
what should be done if a member makes a mistake in procedure?
rise to a point of order
list the characteristics of a good chapter conducting team
willingness to work, well developed voice, calmness and self confidence, capability to learn parliamentary procedure, team spirit
how do you amend a motion?
inserting, striking out, stricking out and inserting
list the five types of motions?
priveleged, incidental, subsidiary, main and unclassified
what are the characteristics of a good presiding officers?
willingness to work, well developed voice, ability to learn parliamentary procedure, self confidence, neat appearance, skill in leading people, fair judgement
know the types of privileged motions.
adjourn and orders of the day
what is the proper way to state a motion?
i move that....
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what happens to a motion when it results in a tie?
the motion is lost
how may nominatons be made?
by a committee or from the floor by a member
refer to a committee
to place the question in temp. in a committee
adjourn
close a meeting
amend
to change a motion that is under consideration
lay on the table
Delays the action of a motion until later.
point of order
a parliamentary procedure used by a member to bring attention to possible violations of the rules
rescind
to cancel action taken by the chapter
reconsider
to permit the reconsidering of a vote previously taken on a motion and to again reonsider the question
main motion
to present an item of business for consideration and action by the chapter
parliamentary inquiry
to permit a mimber to gain parliamentary information
suspend the standing rules
to permit the chapter to do something that cannot be done without violating its standing rules
previous question
to terminate discussion on the motion or motions before the chapter and to secure an immediate vote
division of assembly
to determine the accuracy of a vote, especially when taken by voice or by show of hands
