Here are some important dates that you may need to know. A Few Important Dates in Ag 2008-2009

Monday, Sept. 1 --- Labor Day Holiday
Monday, Sept. 1 – 1st day of dove season
Thursday, Sept. 4 --- Projects arrive in Odessa between noon and 8:00pm.
Tuesday, Sept. 2 – Fall district FFA planning meeting, 4:30pm – Garden City
Saturday, Sept. 13 --- Projects judged beginning at 8:00am, scholarships awarded
Tuesday, Sept. 9 --- Fall district FFA meeting in Garden City, 6:00pm
Saturday, Sept. 27 – Archery season opens

Sunday, Oct. 5 – St. Lawrence Fall Festival
Tuesday, Oct. 7 – Creed party
Sat-Sun, Oct. 18-19 – Hunter’s Safety Course
Friday, Oct. 24 --- FFA roster sign-up deadline
Sat. – Sun. – Oct. 25 – 26 – Early Youth deer season
Thursday, Oct 30 – Last day of dove season

Saturday, Nov. 1 – Opening day of deer season (adult)
Monday, Nov. 3 – TSU Invitational LDE contest
Friday, Nov. 7 – Job Interview materials sent to Coahoma
Monday, Nov. 10 --- District LDE’s in Sands, 4:30pm
Saturday, Nov. 22 --- Area LDE’s in Big Spring, 8:00am
Tuesday, Nov. 25 – Ag Mech and Tractor Restoration entries due
Wed. – Fri. Nov. 26-28 --- Thanksgiving Vacation

Saturday, Dec. 6 --- State LDE’s in Huntsville
Mon. – Fri., Dec. 22-26 -- Christmas Holiday

Mon. – Fri., Dec. 29 – Jan. 2 --- No school
Sunday, Jan. 4 – Last day of deer season
Mon. – Sun., Jan. 5 – 18 – Spike and doe extended season
Friday, Jan. 23 – Area tractor tech (tentative)
Friday, Saturday, Jan. 23-24, or 30-31 – Varmint calling contest

Tuesday, Feb. 24 --- Ag Mech Projects arrive at San Angelo before 6:00 pm.
Wednesday, Feb. 25 --- Ag Mech projects judged, pigs arrive
Thursday, Feb. 26 --- Ag Mech awards and release, Hamps and X show
Friday, Feb 27 – Duroc, WOPB, BOPB, and York show
Saturday, Feb. 28 – Angelo Livestock and Wool judging contest

Monday, March 9 - 13 – Spring Break
Sunday, March 8 – Leave for State Tractor Tech in Houston
Monday, March 9 – State Tractor Tech
Sunday, March 15 – Wave 1 of hog show arrive in Houston
Thursday, March 19 – Leave for Houston ag mech projects
Thursday, March 19-20 – Livestock and Wool judging contest
Friday, March 20 – Ag mech projects arrive
Saturday, March 21 – Ag Mech projects judged
Sunday, March 22 – ag mech project released
Thursday, March 26 – TTU Invitatational CDE contest
Friday, March 27 – WTAMU Judging contest
Saturday, March 28 – Clarendon College judging contest

Saturday, April 4 – Area CDE’s at TTU
Friday, April 10 --- Bad weather day
Monday, April 13 – Bad weather day
Tuesday, April 21 – Rent-a-Kat and FFA cook-off, ag mech display (tentative)
Monday, April 27 – Banquet planning meeting, 4:30 Greenwood

Tuesday, May 5 --- Spring speaking events/District FFA Banquet/Greenwood, 4:30/7pm
Friday, May 15-16 --- Area convention, agriscience fair exhibits (Sweetwater)
Friday, May 29 --- Graduation
Mon. – Wed., June 22–24 --- Area Leadership Camp at Big Spring
Monday – Friday, July 6-10 --- State FFA convention, Agriscience
Fair projects exhibited, Dallas