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The Beta Club mission is to promote the ideals of character, service, and leadership among elementary and secondary school students, to reward meritorious academic achievement, and to encourage and assist students in continuing their education after high school.

                 SCA seeks to provide valuable leadership partnership between students and their school.  It creates the opportunity for students to become effective leaders, thus encouraging and influencing a positive school climate.  The GMS SCA participates in many school wide programs like the Red Ribbon Week, which encourages youngsters to turn away from drugs and alcohol.  In the future the SCA would like to work towards school improvement plans.

 

Advisors:                Carrie Long- 7^th grade Civics

                                  Katherine Floyd-8^th grade Physical science

                         FFA at Gretna Middle School

     Gretna Junior High received a Virginia State Charter in 1969.  The charter recognizes Gretna Middle as having an FFA program to supplement the Agricultural Class.  Students may become members in the 7^th and 8^th grade classes and participated in conventions, developmental contests and other activities.

      Gretna Middle students may participate in the Virginia State Fair field trip, FFA field trips to local farms, Livestock Judging, exhibiting livestock in the Pittsylvania County Show and Sale, Public Speaking Contest, Leadership Training Events, Creed Contest, Mechanics Contest, Quiz Bowl Contest, Forestry Judging and in regular meetings.

      Virginia State FFA Officers will present a program to the students on Sept. 23.  The officers will conduct leadership mini – classes in which the students will participate.

     Students consistently win county, federation and place in state competition in the Forestry, Quiz Bowl and Mechanics Contests.  Recently, the Pittsylvania County School Board recognized the Mechanics Team for placing 2^nd in the FFA State Competition.

      The idea of the FFA started in Virginia in 1926 when the FFV was formed in Blacksburg.  The club expanded to national coverage in 1928 with the founding of the FFA.  Today, over 500,000 students are members of the FFA and there are approximately 7,500 chapters in all 50 states.

     The mission of the FFA is that all members will have a sound knowledge of and an appreciation for the role that Agriculture plays in society so that they may develop into engaged citizens with a understanding of its importance in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

      All FFA activities sponsored by the advisor after school are voluntary and the instructor receives no compensation for their work.

Gifted students participate in a six weeks afternoon art program.

Thursday afternoon are devoted to students that wish to participate in an Art/Spanish program during the entire year  through  the 21st Century Program.

The History Club meets monthly and its members are students in the 6th, 7th and 8th grade at Gretna Middle School.  Students who enjoy learning about history come together to study local, state, national and world history.  The History Club also takes field trips to study historic sites such as AVOCA Museum and Washington, DC.  The sponsors of the History Club work with students to provide activities which promote an enjoyment of history.

Beta

Art Club

FFA

SCA—SCA-Student Council Association

History Club

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