87th Wisconsin FFA Convention June 13-16, 2016

87th Wisconsin FFA Convention June 13-16, 2016 Exhibition Hall at the Alliant Energy Center Madison, Wisconsin Online Registration Guide Special Events Registration Change Lives Teach Ag Workshop School Officials Program and Lunch Day of Service Rally to Fight Hunger FFA Day on the Hill Meal Tickets Tour Tickets Entertainment Tickets Dueling Pianos and Dance Convention T-Shirts

State Convention Online Registration Instructions - PLEASE READ!!! The Wisconsin FFA Convention Online Registration has been created as a one-stop shopping site for you to register your attendees for convention as well as order a variety of tickets for various events. Please note: This system is designed to be updated by advisors as many times as necessary up until the final deadlines indicated for the item you are completing See various deadlines for orders below. This means that you can update your registration site depending on changes with students and guests attending. Various events will be removed from the site as due dates pass and then will not be available for updating. Please note important due dates below. The entire Online Registration System will close June 1. To access the new Wisconsin FFA Convention Registration and Ticket site, go to: http://wisconsinffa.org/chapteradmin/ Your username and password are the same as your state chapter identification number unless you have changed your password for other event registration this school year. (Example: if your chapter ID is WI0008, your username and your password would be WI0008). Once you are logged into the system, you will be able to change your password to something more secure. To begin registering for the Wisconsin FFA Convention, click on the State Convention button on your conference registration site. Important Deadlines All of the following items must be completed online: April 27, 2016 School Officials Names and Addresses for Invitations May 16, 2016 Official Voting Delegates Representing your FFA Chapter and their Committee Choices Day of Service Registration May 23, 2016 Convention T-Shirts Meal Tickets Sponsored meal tickets for award winners must be requested online. Tour Tickets Tours sell fast so get your tickets before they are gone. Change Lives Teach Ag Workshop Reservations June 1, 2016 - The following items must be completed online: Rally to Fight Hunger Registration FFA Day on the Hill Registration Registration of those attending (members and guests) Please complete as much as possible to avoid registration delays at the State FFA Convention. On-Site Availability The following will be available at Convention, but ordering tickets online is recommended: On-Site Registration Tours - Based on availability Dueling Piano Entertainment Tickets Dance Tickets

IMPORTANT REMINDERS Wisconsin Association of FFA State Convention June 13-15, 2016 1. All meal tickets must be purchased in advance! No meal tickets will be available to purchase at the convention. Don t be left out of the meal count! Buy tickets now. This is your best option for food onsite. 2. General Lunch and Dinner Buffets are available to any convention attendee as well as the State Leadership Dinner. General Meals will be served in Hall B of the Exhibition Hall at the Alliant Energy Center. 3. SPONSORED TICKETS FOR MEMBERS MUST BE REQUESTED ONLINE. A number of FFA members will be receiving free meal tickets provided by sponsors for various meal functions. These tickets must be REQUESTED and are for the award winner only. Tickets are nontransferable. Advisors will be notified as to which FFA members will receive sponsored tickets. The following award winners receive sponsored tickets: Sponsors and Award Winners Dinner: Top half of the gold recipients in each Proficiency Award Area Notice sent to advisor. Career Development Events Winning team members and top individual. State Degree Luncheon: All Degree Recipients, Star Finalists and Star American Nominees. State Leadership Dinner: Three Star Leader Award Recipients and State Officer Candidates. Only SPONSORED (FREE) tickets that are REQUESTED will be included in your meal packet that you pick up at the convention. 4. Tour, Entertainment and Dance tickets will be available at convention. HOWEVER, tours will be cancelled if not enough tickets are sold prior to convention. Order tickets now to avoid cancelled tours. 5. Return a copy of the online order form to the Wisconsin Association of FFA at the Department of Public Instruction with full payment. Payment must be made in order to receive your tickets! NOTE NEW ADDRESS: Send to: WI FFA, Attn: CTSO Accountant, P.O. Box 7841, Madison, WI 53707-7841 6. Purchased tickets can be picked up at the TICKET BOOTH HALL B at the State FFA Convention. Meal, tour, and dance tickets will not be sent out before convention. You will only be notified if tickets would be unavailable (i.e. cancelled tours). 7. If you have questions about ordering tickets or specific events contact Cheryl Zimmerman, State FFA Executive Director (715) 659-4807. If you have questions about the actual online ordering process contact Cassie Fabian at DPI (608) 266-7262 or email at Cassandra.Fabian@dpi.wi.gov

STATE CONVENTION PARKING There will be no parking fees charged at the gate for the 2016 State FFA Convention. Each chapter registering for convention will be assessed a $25.00 parking fee that will be added to your invoice with other convention tickets. If you are not purchasing other tickets you will still be required to pay the $25.00 fee before you will be able to register onsite and receive your buttons for your attendees. This will allow judges, sponsors, parents and other guests to attend the Wisconsin FFA Convention free of charge.

Change Lives - Teach Agricultural Education Workshop Registration Tuesday, June 14, 2016 Register your students now who are or might be considering a career in Agricultural Education. There will be a special program for FFA members who are interested in becoming an agricultural education instructor. The program is entitled "Change Lives! Teach Agricultural Education". This program will be on Tuesday, June 14 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Students will be able to attend by registration only! Sign your students up on the online Convention Registration site. Limited space!! The program at the State FFA Convention will be an action-packed two-hour program including a panel of current teachers to share their stories of why they decided to become an agricultural education instructor as well as representatives from the universities to answer questions on how you can earn a degree in agricultural education. There will be other fun activities and discussions related around learning more about a career in agricultural education. There will be a t-shirt for each student that attends and an awesome drawing for a variety of door prizes! Let s recruit future agricultural education instructors!!! Register online today!! School Officials Program and Lunch Wednesday, June 15, 2016 Through the online registration site.please provide the name, title, school address and email of the school officials you would like to have receive an OFFICIAL INVITATION from DPI. Deadline is April 27. Final confirmation of attendance of your school officials will be through an RSVP in the invitation they will receive from State FFA Advisor Jeff Hicken. The School Officials Program and Lunch to be held in conjunction with the Wisconsin FFA State Convention is an opportunity to invite school district administrators, principals, guidance counselors and school board members and help them broaden their understanding of what FFA members participate in during the State FFA Convention. This event will also be an opportunity to highlight Wisconsin Agricultural Education and FFA and recognize school district administrators for their support of their local agricultural education programs, instructors and FFA chapters. SPACE IS LIMITED!! School officials will be able to attend the Career Show and receive a tour of the convention by selected past state FFA officers. They then participate in their program and lunch. After lunch, they would attend the 2:00 p.m. session when the scholarships and state degrees are presented to members. Also during the convention session, this will be a time when the state FFA officers will recognize their school district administrators on stage. Tentative Schedule of Events: 9:30 a.m. Registration 9:45 a.m. Welcome and Introductions 10:00 a.m. Program 12:00 p.m. Lunch 1:00 p.m. Convention Tours 2 4 p.m. Fifth Session of the 87th Wisconsin FFA Convention Wisconsin FFA Convention Online Registration Site

8th Annual Wisconsin FFA Day of Service! On Monday, June 13 th, 175 FFA members from around the state of Wisconsin will join together to give back to the Madison community during the Wisconsin FFA Convention. Seven service sites have been chosen for members to provide service. Read more about each site below. Registration is limited and due by May 15 th. This year we are using an online registration website. After registering online you will be directed to a waiver form. Print and bring your waiver form to Day of Service Registration. Each participant needs one of these waivers to participate. Register through the Wisconsin FFA Convention Online Registration Site Schedule: Monday, June 13, 2016 12:00pm Registration at Alliant Energy Center lobby 1:00pm Registration ends. Day of Service welcome 1:30pm Buses leave Alliant for service sites 2:00pm Orientation at sites and work begins 4:00pm Board buses to go to Alliant 4:30pm Arrive back at Alliant-Reflection activity 4:45 pm Day of Service ends If you have any questions, please contact Beth J. Rieth, Day of Service Program Manager at bjrieth@uwalumni.com or (920) 606-3937. City of Madison Parks Division The Parks Division maintains over 260 parks, one public swimming pool, 10 beaches, a botanical garden & conservatory, 14 conservation parks and more. Volunteer efforts include tree mulching, hiking trail repair, planting and weeding with the Friends of the Yahara River Parkway. Community Action Coalition for South Central Wisconsin This coalition works to eliminate poverty through many programs including financial and housing assistance, a clothing center, family support programs, community gardens, and the food pantry network. Volunteers will work in the clothing center, food warehouse & on outside maintenance. Community Ground Works at Troy Gardens On 31-acres of urban property, Troy Gardens integrates community gardens, an organic farm, a restored prairie and woodlands and mixed-income green-built housing. Volunteers provide help with weeding, planting, harvesting, mulching, and restoring a maple woodland strip and 3.5 acre prairie. The Goodman Community Center The center offers programs to help preschoolers through teenagers succeed in school and life, meals and social activities to keep older adults healthy and connected, enrichment activities for adults and a food pantry. Volunteers will be cleaning and organizing the preschool room, afterschool room & the gymnasium to get it ready for summer camp. Madison Area Food Pantry Gardens Help alleviate hunger by raising vegetables for Dane County food pantries. Last year they raised 100,000 pounds of fresh vegetables. Volunteers plant, weed and harvest vegetables on several garden plots. All of the produce is given free to the Dane County Food Pantries. River Food Pantry This is Dane County s busiest food pantry offering free groceries, meals, and clothing to anyone who comes for help. They feed about 600 families per week, going through over 25,000 pounds of food every seven days. Volunteers will help clean facilities, stock shelves and sort clothing. UW-Arboretum Participants will work in the Arboretum s Longenecker Horticultural Gardens, home to renowned crabapple, conifer, and lilac collections. They will be pulling weeds and spreading mulch to beautify the gardens and improve the well being of the trees and shrubs. All tools and training will be provided.

Wisconsin FFA Rally to Fight Hunger 2016 You can help fight hunger at this year s Wisconsin FFA Convention. In the United States, one in six Americans will experience food insecurity some time during the coming year. Today, millions of Americans struggle with hunger. These are often hard-working adults, children and seniors who simply cannot make ends meet and are forced to go without food for several meals, or even days. Again this year the Wisconsin FFA is hosting a service event, the FFA Rally to Fight Hunger, to help feed children and adults suffering from food insecurity. The Rally will be held in the evening on Monday, June 13, 2016 prior to the reflections program. The rally will engage 400 members & advisors from across the state at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison. Working with Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin, members will assemble food packages to provide relief from hunger and malnutrition. We plan to package over 40,000 lbs. of food. We encourage you to sign up for a shift of the FFA Rally to Fight Hunger and show your commitment to living to serve. Shifts: Shift One 4:00-5:15 pm Needs 125 volunteers Shift Two 5:15-6:30 pm Needs 125 volunteers Shift Three 6:30-7:45 pm Needs 125 volunteers Set Up 2:00-3:30 pm Needs 25 volunteers Registration is limited and due by June 1 st. After registering you will be directed to print and complete a photo release that must be brought to convention for each volunteer. Register at: We encourage you to sign up to be a line leader during the Rally to Fight Hunger! It is a wonderful opportunity to work with FFA members for a great cause! We are in need of 12 adult volunteers to serve as line leaders. These individuals will need to arrive at Hall A of the Alliant Energy Center by 3:15 pm on Monday, June 13 th. They will be done at approximately 7:45 pm. Line leaders will be given a short demonstration of how the packaging works and then be in charge of one line of packaging for the duration of the event. There are 3 shifts during the Rally, so the line leaders would need to teach their new 10 participants each time there is a new shift. To sign up, please email Beth at bjrieth@uwalumni.com. Any questions, please contact Beth J. Rieth at bjrieth@uwalumni.com or (920) 606-3937.

FFA Day on the Hill Tuesday, June 14, 2016 REMEMBER to Register Online!! The WAAE Promotion and Public relations committee is working hard to promote the importance of agriculture. Tuesday June 14 from 8:45 to 11:30 a.m. They are offering an opportunity for FFA members to participate in a "Hill" visit. WAAE has organized a liaison to teach the FFA members how to present themselves to their legislative policy makers in Madison. They will work with the students and provide them with educational training materials compliments of the WAAE PR committee and NAAE. We are all aware of the struggles with school funding. We need to be active and involve as many people as possible. This is an opportunity to make our voices heard at the Capitol. There is a cap of 100 students for this above the chapter level participation. It will be on a firstcome first-served basis. We ask advisors to select FFA members based on their leadership skills, speaking skills, attitude, and good people skills. Some criteria you can use: officers, speaking contest participants, political interest and background, and they must have proper official dress. FFA Members participating in this event are asked to know who their State Assembly person and Senator are when they attend this event so that proper and efficient assignments can be made. Registration deadline is June 1. Any questions please feel free to call or e-mail Jenifer Bos or Linda Sattler. Agenda: 8:45 Registration 9:00 Training Session 9:30 Load Bus 10:00 Demonstration on legislative hearings 10:30 Meet with local legislator or staff member ****must be set up individually by the chapters/advisors 11:15 Load bus and depart for convention center Wisconsin FFA Convention Online Registration Site

STATE FFA CONVENTION TOURS Order tour tickets ONLINE today. Tours fill up fast.there may be a few tickets at convention but most tickets are sold online. Each tour is $10.00 per person except where indicated because of additional admission or supply charges. There are a limited number of participants per tour. You will be notified before convention if any tours you sign up for are unavailable. Times include travel to and from site. All tours INCLUDING MONDAY leave from the Exhibition Hall at the Alliant Energy Center opposite end of lobby from the Main Convention Hall D. Tour Ticket Orders Must Be Received Online on or before May 23, 2016 Monday, June 13, 2016 12:05 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Henry Vilas Zoo Limit: 50 people $10.00 per person Tuesday, June 14, 2016 9:20 a.m. 11:45 a.m. Epic Limit: 40 people $10.00 per person 9:25 a.m. 12:10 p.m. Landmark Cooperative Limit: 40 people $10.00 per person 12:35 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Nevin Fish Hatchery Limit: 40 people $10.00 per person Wednesday, June 15, 2016 8:00 a.m. 9:45 a.m. X Marks the Spot Limit: 30 people $10.00 per person 9:05 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Vita Plus Limit: 50 people $10.00 per person 10:00 a.m. 12:15 p.m. BioTrek Limit: 30 people $10.00 per person 1:15 p.m. 3:45 p.m. Sassy Cow Creamery Limit: 40 people $14.00 per person *Includes Ice Cream Wisconsin FFA Convention Online Registration Site

STATE FFA CONVENTION MEALS Meal Tickets Must be Purchased in Advance! Convention Lunch/Dinner Menus are available to any convention attendee. Meals will be served in Hall B of the Exhibition Hall at the Alliant Energy Center. Convention Lunch Menus Tuesday Lunch - June 14 Menu includes: Italian Pasta with choice of Meat or Meatless Marinara Sauce Tossed Garden Salad with Ranch Dressing Italian Style Green Beans, Assorted Breads and Beverage 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Cost: $12.00/person Wednesday Lunch - June 15 Menu includes: Barbeque Pulled Pork Sandwich Tossed Lettuce Salad with Ranch Dressing Kettle Potato Chips, Pickles Assorted Cookies, and Beverage 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Cost: $12.00/person Convention Dinner Menu Tuesday Dinner - June 14 4:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Cost: $15.00/person Menu includes: Grilled Hamburgers and Brats, (each person allowed two - any combination) Potato Salad, Coleslaw, Fresh Vegetables and Dip, Assorted Cookies and Beverage State FFA Leadership Dinner All members invited!! Menu includes: Tossed Garden Salad with Ranch Dressing, Lasagna and Spaghetti with Sauce, Buttered Corn, Breadsticks, Assorted Dessert Bars, and Beverage Wednesday, June 16, 2016 5:00 p.m. Cost: $15.00 /person Location: Hall A Exhibition Hall at the Alliant Energy Center All members, advisors and guests are invited to attend. Enjoy a meal and a great presentation by National FFA Vice President Abby Gretsch. Don t miss the fun!! Make this a time to reunite with fellow FFA members. 2016 State FFA Officer Candidates will be recognized and recipients of the Three Star Leader Award will receive their pins and certificates at this meal. Three Star Leader Award recipients and State FFA Officer Candidates MUST request a sponsored ticket online. Wisconsin FFA Convention Online Registration Site

Special Meal Functions Meal Tickets Must Be Purchased in Advance Request Sponsored Tickets for Award Winners Online Sponsors and Award Winners Dinner Tuesday, June 14, 2016 5:45 p.m. Cost: $23.00/person Menu includes: Spring Salad with Ranch Dressing Location: Mendota 1-4 Roast Turkey with Gravy, Herb Roasted Potatoes Green Beans, Dinner Rolls with Butter Strawberry Shortcake, and Beverage Exhibition Hall at the Alliant Energy Center Each Proficiency State Winner plus notified gold proficiency winners in each area (only a set number receive tickets) and state winning career development teams and top individuals will receive free tickets to this meal. SPONSORED TICKETS MUST BE REQUESTED ONLINE Advisors, parents and other guests will need to purchase a ticket. State FFA Degree Luncheon Menu includes: Wednesday, June 15, 2016-12:30 p.m. State Degree Recipient FREE SPONSORED TICKET Parents, Advisors and other Guests - $15.00/person Location: Exhibition Hall - Hall A Alliant Energy Center Tossed Lettuce Salad with Ranch and French Dressings Baked Chicken, Glazed Ham, Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, Corn, Dinner Rolls, Assorted Cookies and Beverage. State FFA Degree recipients are invited to attend this meal. All State FFA Degree Recipients will receive a sponsored ticket. All other guests must purchase a ticket for the meal. All State Star Finalists will be recognized at this function. Sponsored tickets for degree recipients must be requested online. Sponsored tickets are for State Degree Recipients and Star Finalists ONLY and are not transferable. Honored Adults Dinner Menu includes: Mixed Greens Salad with Ranch Dressing Roast Pork Loin, Oven Roasted Potatoes, Sautéed Seasonal Vegetables Dinner Roll Basket with Butter, Double Chocolate Cake with Real Wisconsin Cream and Beverage. Wednesday, June 15, 2016-4:30 p.m. Cost: $23.00/person Location: Mendota 5, 6, 7 Exhibition Hall at the Alliant Energy Center This meal function recognizes our State FFA Honorary Degree Recipients, Distinguished Service Recipients, VIP Recipients, and Hall of Fame Inductees. Each honored adult and one guest receive a sponsored ticket for this meal. Anyone else wanting to attend will need to purchase a ticket. Wisconsin FFA Convention Online Registration Site

State FFA Convention Entertainment Tickets You won t want to miss the fun! Exhibition Hall at the Alliant Energy Center Use the State FFA Convention Online Registration Site to order your tickets. Pick up pre-ordered tickets at Convention Registration Ticket Booth B Additional tickets will be available for purchase at the Convention. Tuesday Evening - 10:30 p.m. - $10.00 per person Piano Fondue Dueling Pianos Featuring the talents of entertainers with decades of professional touring experience, Piano Fondue has delighted audiences of all types all across the country. Their all-request rock and roll show gives you the versatility of a DJ, the quick wit of a stand-up comedy act, and the entertainment value of a show band in one high-energy performance that engages an audience like no other. With their unique blend of musical styles and extensive repertoire, the crowd gets a little bit of everything - country and current pop, oldies and Broadway classics - the Piano Fondue show is molded on the fly to entertain every audience member. Wednesday Evening - Dance Immediately following 6 th Convention Session $5.00 per person Appropriate dress is required.

State FFA Convention Theme T-Shirts State Convention t-shirts MUST BE ORDERED ONLINE. All orders must be completed online by May 23. After this point, the registration for t-shirts will no longer appear on the website. http://wisconsinffa.org/chapteradmin/ All Pre-Order payments can be sent in with your meal & entertainment tickets as one check to DPI. Checks are to be written out to Wisconsin Association of FFA. Shirts will be available for pick up at the State FFA Convention. Pick up times for T-shirts will be Tuesday and Wednesday during the following times: - Tuesday: 8:30 am to 5:00 pm (excluding session times) - Wednesday: Before the 4 th Session and afterwards until noon MORE INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE SOON WITH THE DESIGN AND PRICES!!! We would appreciate you contacting your members before State Convention as to whether they would like t- shirts. Ordering these shirts before convention allows us to have an accurate count of who would like to purchase shirts. There will be a limited amount of extra shirts available for sale at the convention and we will not be conducting orders once we are sold out. When they are gone, they are gone!!! The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Wisconsin Association of FFA and the Wisconsin FFA Center do not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, or disability.