2007-08 Chapter Highlights

2007-2008 FFA Activities

1.      Chapter Officers attended C.O.L.T conference in May.

2.      Chapter members planted flowers at the Community Home

3.      Set up tables for the Sutton Alumni Banquet

4.      Conducted a Children’s Barnyard at Royal Family Kids Camp in June

5.      Set up and ran a Dodgeball tournament during dugout day

6.      Chapter members helped tare off old siding at the Sutton Funeral Home.

7.      Chapter members helped work the concession stand at Junction Motor Speedway

8.      Chapter members sold tickets for the FFA Night at Junction Motor Speedway

9.      Several members attended Peak conference

10. Chapter members picked up and delivered 5,000 straw bales

11. Chapter members showed livestock at the Clay County Fair

12. Chapter members helped Dean Griess harvest his Grape Crop

13. State Fair- Ashley Nunnenkamp and Cory Griess showed livestock

14. Chapter members participated in the Adopt A Highway Program

15. Chapter members attended the IMPACT leadership workshop.

16. Chapter members attended District Livestock Judging in Kearney

17. Chapter members attended Husker Harvest Days and helped at the Johnsonville Brat Concession Stand

18. Annual Leadership Night was in November, Greenhand, Discovery, and Chapter degree pins were awarded.

19. Eighteen members attended the FFA convention in Indianapolis, Indiana

•         Five American Degree Recipients including: Andy Griess, Reid Ely, Brittany Bolte, Bryce Kramer, Jacob Higby

•         Justin Green competed in the extemporaneous speaking contest

•         Levi Ochsner- National Agri-Entrepreneur Finalist

20. District Leadership Contest

•         Lance Gemar- State Qualifier in Job Interview

•         Amy Cox- State Qualifier in Extemporaneous Speaking

•         Mackenzie Schlautman- State Qualifier in Jr. Public Speaking

•         Samantha Overturf– Natural Resource Speaking

21. District Proficiency Award Winners

•         Ashley Nunnenkamp- Floriculture Entrepreneurship- District Winner

•         Ashley Nunnenkamp – Agricultural Sales – Entrepreneurship – District Winner

•         Brooke Steinhauer- Beef Production Entrepreneurship- District Gold

•         Brooke Steinhauer – Emerging Ag Technology – Placement – District Winner

•         Lance Gemar- Agricultural Sales-Entrepreneurship- District Gold

•         Jason Lemkau- Turf Grass Management- District Gold

•         Sam Overturf- Agricultural Processing- Entrepreneurship/Placement- District Winner

•         Sam Overturf- Vegetable Production- Entrepreneurship- District Winner

•         Levi Ochsner – Aquaculture – Entrepreneurship – District Winner

•         Shelby Yost – Equine Production – Entrepreneurship – District Silver

22. Students competed at the District Career Development Contest. Many Students qualified to state including:

•         Agronomy team- Taylor Schlautman, Nate Green, Hother Overturf, Brittany Stone

•         Ag Mechanics Team- Jason Lemkau, Gary Griess, Matt Drudik, Alan Nelson

•         Welding team- Kevin George, Mitchell Nuss, Troy Hofmann

•         Agriscience team- Claire Bergen, Nels Johnson, Dyllon Schmer, Andrew Sheridan

23. State Convention

•         Ag Mechanics Team 1^st – Alan Nelson, Jason Lemkau, Matt Drudik, Gary Griess

•         Ag Mechanics 1^st place individual in Energy – Alan Nelson

•         Extemporaneous Speaking – Amy Cox – 2^nd Gold

•         State Star in Ag Business – Ashley Nunnenkamp

•         State Degrees – Steph George, Ashley Nunnenkamp, Cory Griess, Lance Gemar

•         Floriculture Proficiency 1^st place – Ashley Nunnenkamp

•         Natural Resources Speaking 3^rd place – Sam Overturf

•         Ag Processing Proficiency 3^rd place – Sam Overturf

•         Vegetable Production Proficiency 2^nd place – Sam Overturf

•         Emerging Technology Proficiency 3^rd place – Brooke Steinhauer

•         Aquaculture Proficiency 2^nd place – Levi Ochsner

•         Ag Sales Proficiency 2^nd place – Ashley Nunnenkamp

•         State Chorus – Liz Miller and Hailey Schmer

•         Job Interview – Lance Gemar – Bronze

•         Junior Public Speaking – Mackenzie Schlautman – Silver

•         Agriscience Team Blue Ribbon – Claire Bergen, Andrew Sheridan, Nels Johnson, Dyllon Schmer

Upcoming Activities

Highway Clean-up, COLT Conference, Peak Conference, WLC,

Dodgeball Tournament, Dug-Out Days