California FFA News Winter 2014 | Page 6

From move-in day to chapter visits, our year as state officers has been jam-packed. The team started off the year with BLAST OFF training and the National Leadership Conference for State Officers, where we were able to bond as a team and learn more about the year ahead. This was followed by the Regional Officer Leadership Conference and industry tours. ROLC was held at Scicon in Springville, where the six regional officer teams came together for teambuilding and workshops. In the months of August and September we spent a majority of the time going to many different industry tours, such as Driscoll Berries and Full Belly Farms. We spent time packing CSA boxes, harvesting flax seed, picking pears, feeding the animals, and sleeping in the walnut orchard, which was one of our favorite parts! State Officers HE G O ON T Along with industry tours, we went to the six different regions to attend their Chapter Officer Leadership Conferences. The first one we attended was the San Joaquin Region’s Boot Camp, held back at Scicon. Boot Camp was three days of excitement, from teambuilding activities to a spectacular obstacle course. The second COLC we went to was Superior’s, held at Mountain Meadows Bible Camp in Shingletown. We spent two days camping, facilitating workshops, hanging with members, and trying out the amazing water slide. We then went to the North Coast COLC held at Analy High School, in Sebastopol. With North Coast, we experienced our first COLC lip sync - which was unforgettable! The Central COLC was held at Denair High School. The two-day COLC was incredibly fun with over 350 members in attendance. The days were filled with workshops and an Amazing Race event to end the conference. We then went to the South Coast COLC held at San Benito High School in Hollister. The conference was jam-packed with exciting events such as a parade, workshops, lip sync, and dance. Finally, to end the COLC season, the team finished with the Southern COLC held at Indio High School. From theme skits to keynote speeches, the conference wa ́