Tentative date May 21-22, 2012
Area IX Convention
SFA Campus
Area IX FFA Convention
Schedule
May 21, 2012
11:30 AM Lunch @ LaCarrettas for Incoming & current Area Officers /Advisors and Judges
1:00 PM State & Area Officers Testing
3:00 PM
Current Area IX Officer Meeting
2:45 PMGeneral Meeting for Speaking Event Judges (Turn In Manuscripts)
3:00 PM Judging of Speaking Events
3:00 PMMeeting for Talent Teams, draw for practice and performance orders -turn in lyrics & music
May 22, 2012
8:00- 8:45 am Delegate Sign In
9:00 am First General Session
11:30- 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 1:30 Delegate Sign In
1:45 Second General Session Area IX Convention
General Reminders
District Officer Advisors
Please inform your district officer team of these duties.
•Delegate sign-in begins at 8 a.m., with the actual convention beginning at 9 a.m. District officer team needs to be set up at the delegate sign in tables by 7:45 a.m.
•All district officers will help their advisors with ballot collection. •District President and Vice President are in charge of turning in ballots. •District President will announce the first session district roll call on stage. •District Vice-President will announce the second session district roll call on stage. •Each District Secretary will read the flag ceremony at the beginning of session 1. •District Treasurers will carry the flags. •An area officer will meet flag ceremony and roll call officers around 8:30 at the delegate sign in table to bring them to the stage. •All remaining district officers will be courtesy corp members and meet @ 8am @ registration table.
Speaking events follow the same rotation as LDE events
Registration will be on www.judgingcard.com for Talent and Speaking events
All 3rd placing District level team AST’s are responsible for judging at Area
See Area Coordinator to make arrangements for another teacher to take your place if you are unable to judge.
Don’t leave your district teachers hanging……we will try to secure industry judges if possible
