Session 29 - What are Public Relation Programs and Banquets? December 10th

Responses to Tickets Out

What are you curious about?

• If you are a new teacher, how big should your banquet be?
• As big as needed. I recommend fitting the program, community and students needs. Does your banquet adequately showcase your program and students success to the right stakeholders?
• Are there rules/stipulations about giving money away to students?
• There were not in my school district, but you would have check at the local level.
• What was your favorite piece of information learned at NAAE?
• I had a great workshop on global competency connection to workforce readiness! But the best part is seeing ag teacher friends from across the nation.
• Would you allow students to buy their own awards?
• No, I would allow them to shop and pick, but I would probably buy.
• How do you make a Banquet Free of Charge to Members?
• Aggressive Fundraising/Sponsorship
• What does Willcox FFA Facebook look like?
• Facebook was not around for everyone before 2006. 

What did you learn?

1. Many Tips for Banquet!
2. How to hold a successful banquet.
3. The importance of the Banquet!!
4. Have good food and keep your banquet under 2 hours!
5. Engage Partners and Businesses in your Banquet
6. You can recognize students at their seats for large groups
7. Display student awards and achievements
8. Invite post-secondary schools and vendors to come and have a display
9. Plan and Think Big
10. Public Relations are purposeful and good willed relationships between the public and the organization.
11. Advisor does not have to do it all! Advisor should NOT do it all. Student planned for student learning.

What do you want to learn more about?

• Sponsors? How do you contact how do you write letters?
• See the examples from Willcox I posted in ANGEL under Week 14/15.
• How do you get students excited about planning banquet?
• The same way you get them excited about anything else! You make it a big deal and they will follow along.