NORTH TO SOUTH - EAST TO WEST, REGIONAL OFFICER TEAMS ACROSS THE
STATE ARE PREPARING TO LEAD AN INCREDIBLE 2018-19 SCHOOL YEAR.
WHAT DOES YOUR REGION’S TEAM HAVE PLANNED FOR YOU?
The Southern Region Officer team has been hard at work investing their
time in members by not only strengthening their skills in leadership, but
also forming strong relationships with members. It is investing our time
into others and working on our own capabilities to serve others that
has brought us to our theme for the coming year: “Cultivate Potential,
Harvest Success.” Our belief is that the more we invest ourselves into
something such as building up our leadership potential, the more likely
we are to see our success within that subject. In early July, the Regional
Officers made the nine-hour trek to Tomales Bay for the Regional Officer
Leadership Conference. At the conference they were able to meet with
other Regional Officers from across the state, and learn the necessary
skills they would need for their year of service, such as delivering a successful workshop or the value of effective communication within
a team. In August, the region officers facilitated the Southern Region
Sectional Officer Leadership Summit. At the Summit, Sectional Officers
were invited to bond with their teams and further their leadership
capabilities. Special periods of time were allotted to the Sectional Officer
teams so that they could begin the process of planning their individual
Sectional Leadership Conferences with their advisors. Additionally, Dr.
Kim Miller, Cal Poly Pomona professor, put on a valuable presentation
titled “Conducting a Successful Workshop” for the conference. The
Southern Regional members plan to continue to push toward their full
leadership potential and the Regional Officer team is excited to serve
these inspiring members of the Southern Region.
After this past summer of exciting and intense events, the San Joaquin
Region is ready to keep California FFA growing strong! When the
installation was over, the team got right to work, beginning with a retreat
in June. There we decided to get more involved with social media in order
to bridge the gap between chapter and region using our new hashtag,
#SJRGetSocia al. We love seeing the members use this all over social
media, and learning what keeps them involved. While doing so, we keep
in mind our connection to agriculture, leading us to ask what makes us, as
members “Rooted.” In July, we had a great time growing our leadership
skills at the Regional Officer Leadership Conference. During those four
days, the State Officer Team, Dr. Dodson, and Mr. Valencia all taught us
valuable leadership tips we can use to keep SJR the Mighty Mean! We also had a great time facilitating and meeting all the Sectional Officers at
the Sectional Officer Leadership Conference. It was great to see what big
things our sections have in store for this year! In August, we put the San
Joaquin Region to the test with this year’s SJR Boot Camp. Chapter officer
teams worked together to conquer a series of obstacles, group activities,
and challenges. We were lucky enough to enjoy reflections shared by
California’s Past State President and National Officer Candidate, Luke
O’Leary next to a nice warm bonfire. We are now kicking off the year
visiting Chapter Officer Leadership Conferences, as well as planning our
Discovery Leadership Conference, and we cannot wait to see what is in
store for the rest of the year!
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