United States Army: New NAAE Sponsor

The U.S. Army sponsored the continental breakfast during
the Partnership EXPO and a professional development session at the 2002 NAAE Convention. The Army is involved in the “Y.E.S.” (Youth & Education Services) Program and how agricultural education students and teachers can participate in the program. The Y.E.S. Program is a property owned by the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) and expanded through the Army’s involvement for over two years. Through the Y.E.S. program, thousands of high school, junior college and vo-tech students receive the opportunity to attend NHRA events for free.

The content of the program focuses on educating students about career planning and staying in school. During students’ visits to the track they interact with professional drivers, NHRA staff and Army recruiters. A pamphlet/booklet regarding the NHRA Y.E.S. Program was presented by the US Army to workshop participants. Anthony Migliazzo, pictured below, represented the Army at the NAAE convention.

 
New “Teachers Turn the Key” Program
NAAE is pleased to announce a new teacher recognition
program targeted for early career agriculture teachers. Sponsored by Dodge Division and DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund, as a special project of the National FFA Foundation, the “Teachers Turn the Key” program will provide travel scholarships to allow agriculture teachers with from 2-4 years teaching experience to attend the 2003 NAAE Convention. One teacher per state will be honored with this recognition. Each state “Teachers Turn the Key” honoree will receive a scholarship for the actual costs of travel expenses, up to $1,000, to attend the entire 2003 NAAE Convention in Orlando, Florida, December 9-13. Each state ag ed association will select their respective honoree; there will be no evaluation of the applications above the state level. Special programming will be scheduled during the convention for these early career teachers.

Complete details of this new exciting teacher recognition
program, including the application instructions and form, are on the NAAE website at http://www.naae.org/applications.htm. Each state agricultural education association will select its own state winner. May 15, 2003 is the postmark deadline for state associations to submit state winning applications to the NAAE office in Alexandria, Virginia.

March/April 2003
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