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Xenia Community Schools and Time Warner TV 21 debut new series of student-produced video productions

Local Xenia High School Students Earn American FFA Degree

Xenia Community Schools and Time Warner TV 21 debut new series of student-produced video productions

Now featuring student-produced video productions spotlighting Xenia Community Schools, Time Warner TV 21 has been expanded to include informational slides, student videos and photographic presentations of student events.
    Past and present students of Xenia High School Technology Teacher Janet Foster will be producing, filming, writing and editing the video productions.
    “TV 21 has always offered information regarding school menus, upcoming events and programs.  Student-produced videos will allow our students to gain experience writing and working with technology while educating our community about the many wonderful things happening in our schools,” says Xenia Community Schools (XCS) Supt. Jeffrey K. Lewis, Ed.D.”
    Currently, the following short student-produced videos are being shown on Time Warner TV 21, he adds.
*Xenia High School Chemistry Club airing daily at 11 a.m., 3 p.m., 7 p.m., 11 p.m., 3 a.m. and 7 a.m.
*Xenia High School  Tour airing at 8 a.m., noon, 4 p.m., 8 p.m., midnight and 4 a.m.
*Xenia High School “Boom De-Ah-Da” airing at 9 a.m., 1 p.m., 5 p.m., 9 p.m., 1 a.m. and 5 p.m.
*Xenia High School Physical Education Department airing at 10 a.m., 2 p.m., 6 p.m., 10 p.m., 2 a.m. and 6 a.m.
*Xenia High School Library airing at 6:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m., and 2:30 a.m.
    In addition to the videos, TV 21 will soon be including short photographic montages of activities and events happening throughout the school district.
    For more information about TV 21, call the Xenia Board of Education at (937) 562-9010.

Local Xenia High School Students Earn American FFA Degree

Lucas Hawkins, Sarah Hawkins, Emily Heller and Amanda Murray earned the American FFA Degree at the 82nd National FFA Convention in Indianapolis.

 The honor is the highest degree awarded by the National FFA Organization and recognizes students leadership abilities and outstanding achievements in agricultural business, production, processing, and service programs.  Less than one in 154 FFA members advance through their local chapter and state FFA degree programs to earn this national degree.

Lucas Hawkins, the son of Keith and Barb Hawkins, is currently attending the University of Northwestern Ohio majoring in Diesel Technology.  Hawkins attended Xenia High School and was a graduate of the Greene County Career Center. 

Sarah Hawkins, also the daughter of Keith and Barb Hawkins, is a sophomore at Butler University majoring in Communication Science and Disorders. 

Emily Heller, the daughter of Jeff and Cyndi Heller, is a sophomore at the Ohio State University majoring Food Science. 

Amanda Murray, the daughter of Jarrett and Teresa Murray, is a sophomore at Heidelberg University majoring in Criminal Justice.

Hawkins, Heller, and Murray were graduates of Xenia High School in 2008.  All are members of the Greene County FFA Chapter and their agricultural education instructors and FFA advisors are Craig Corry, Matt Smith, Mike Spahr, and Dave Sproull. 

All students received a gold American FFA Degree key and certificate to commemorate the achievement.  Case IH, Farm Credit, Pioneer, DuPont, and Syngenta, as a special project of the National FFA Foundation, sponsor the recognition program. 

The national FFA convention is the nations largest annual youth gathering, welcoming students, parents, and educators from around the United States. 

The National FFA Organization, formerly known as the Future Farmers of America, is a national youth organization of 507,763 student members- all preparing for leadership and careers in the science, business, and technology of agriculture- as part of 7,439 local FFA chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. The National FFA Organization changed to its present name in 1988, in recognition of the growth and diversity of agriculture and agricultural education.

The FFA mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education.  Please visit www.ffa.org for more information.

Shown with their degrees for achieving their American Farmer Degree are, left to right, Emily Heller, Amanda Murray, Sarah Hawkins and Lucas Hawkins.