2010 Annual Report of the Idaho FFA Association by Ben Meyer

2009-2010 Idaho Ag and Natural Resources Leadership

State FFA Officers Back Row: Secretary, Erica Ramsey, New Plymouth; Sentinel, Jared Mumm, Kimberly; President, Seth Pratt, Blackfoot; Vice President, Casey Zufelt, Kuna; Front Row: Treasurer, Kiana Wilcox, Madison; Reporter, Ruby Brackett, Filer

IVATA Officers President, Steve Wilder, Meridian; Past President, Justin Patten, Snake River; Legislative Liaison, Shawn Dygert, Kuna; President-Elect, Kyle Stapleton, Nezperce; Secretary-Elect, Nathan Low, Payette; Secretary, Cody Porath, Kimberly; Executive Treasurer, Alan Heikkila, Highland (not pictured, CTEI Representative, Amy Nichols, Parma) 3

2009-2010 FFA Membership & Course Enrollment FFA Membership/Ag Ed Course Enrollment grades 7-12 as declared on annual report

Aberdeen Amer. Falls Bear Lake Blackfoot Bliss Bonners Ferry Buhl Burley Camas Cambridge Castleford Challis Clrwater Vly Council Culdesac Deary Declo Dietrich EIPT Emmett Filer Firth Fruitland Genesee Glenns Ferry Gooding Grace Grangeville Hagerman Hansen Highland Highlnd-Craig Homedale HS Bend Jerome Juniper Hills

16/115 122/182 25/104 38/153 13/28 20/116 23/117 148/287 10/36 36/50 90/81 25/64 25/81 13/32 3/15 29/69 101/108 27/27 24/103 40/113 47/108 28/105 219/216 44/45 18/107 55/90 42/79 20/82 21/64 25/89 57/148 15/23 56/103 9/8 26/393 0/NA

Kamiah Kendrick Kimberly Kuna Lakeside Lapwai Leadore Mackay Madison Malad Marsh Valley Marsing Melba Meridian Middleton Midvale Minico Murtaugh Nampa N Plymouth Nezperce N Fremont North Gem Notus Oakley Parma Payette Potlatch Preston Raft River Richfield Rigby Rimrock Ririe Rockland Salmon 4

14/28 17/34 103/267 145/423 8/92 14/52 7/NA 55/49 53/297 38/50 63/145 53/92 43/135 166/1300 43/248 19/34 50/150 23/41 65/296 65/100 18/36 29/53 38/41 39/91 32/107 63/73 119/159 10/87 96/222 35/35 27/55 79/234 34/55 32/48 9/51 35/134

Salmon River 26/46 Shelley 105/371 Shoshone 23/50 Snake River 57/186 Soda Springs 15/114 S Fremont 31/126 Sugar-Salem 32/157 Teton 27/138 Troy 69/96 Twin Falls 37/77 Vallivue 75/296 Weiser 82/147 Wendell 30/161 W Jefferson 31/54 Westside 75/78 UI CFFA 25/NA Dehryl Dennis NA/111 Coeur dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Alene NA/35 Sandpoint NA/141 Total FFA 3,989 Total Course 11,291 Five year membership and agriculture education enrollment trend data

Students served by grade level

3204

3500

2855

3000

2538

2500 1774

2000 1500

1000 439 500

205

7th

8th

9th

10th

11th

12th

Students served by gender

3951, 36% Males

Females

6994, 64%

Students served by ethnicity

Of the 1,774 students that were 12th graders...

27%

Entered the Workforce

60%

Entered Post-Secondary Education

94%

Graduated

500

1000

1500

2000

CDE student participation at the district and state level (unduplicated)

CDE chapter participation at the district and state level (unduplicated)

Post-Secondary Adult Farm Management Adult Farm Management is offered through two technical colleges in the state supported by the Division of Profession-Technical Education. The programs are offered through the college’s Center for Workforce Development and Short Term Training. College of Western Idaho—Dr. David Wells In the reporting year 71 students spread over a four year continuum were enrolled in the CWI program. Offerings in the Treasure Valley and the Lewiston area with assistant instructor Janice Gobbi. Program consists of 270 hours of classroom work and 260 hours of individualized on-the-farm work Idaho State University—College of Technology—Ralph Jones In the reporting year 139 students spread over a four year continuum were enrolled in the ISU-COT program. Classes in Pocatello, Rigby, Terreton, St. Anthony, and Arimo. Courses include records, analysis, finance, and organization. 23 onsite farm visited were completed in the reporting year.

Events of the Idaho FFA Association Idaho held its Made for Excellence (MFE) and Advanced Leadership Development (ALD) Conferences January 25-26 at the Red Lion Downtowner in Boise. The event brought in 142 FFA members for the MFE conference and 133 for the ALD event. The conferences had students from 30 FFA chapters from all nine FFA districts.

Immediately following the MFE/ALD Conferences the Idaho FFA Association held its annual ICC/FFA Cenarrusa Day on the Hill. The January 25th luncheon drew 35 legislators, Lt. Governor Brad Little, Secretary of State Ben Ysursa, First Lady Lori Otter, as well as honored guests Mr. and Mrs. Pete and Freda Cenarrusa pictured at right with the 2009-2010 State FFA Officer team.

State Soils and Rangeland CDEs State level CDEs for soils and rangeland evaluation were held in Burley on October 13. The events were a joint cooperative effort of the Idaho FFA Association, Natural Resource Conservation Service, Idaho Soil and Water Conservation Commission, the Idaho Rangeland Resource Commission, and the Burley FFA with advisors Sam Condie, Lex Godfrey, and Jack Garrett. Doreen McMurrary was the onsite organizer for the soils CDE while Dr. Maynard Fosberg, professor emeritus of the University of Idaho helped direct technical portions of the CDE. Gretchen Hyde of the Idaho Rangeland Resource Commission organized the rangeland evaluation CDE. Range Teams

Range Individuals

1st

Rigby FFA

Joseph Hale

Rigby FFA

2nd

Fruitland FFA

Michelle Mortimer

Rigby FFA

3rd

Hagerman FFA

Tobby White

Payette FFA

4th

Kimberly FFA

Jacob Houdek

Fruitland FFA

5th

Kuna FFA

Hayden Boll

Cambridge FFA

First place Range team Rigby FFA. Team members Chevy Carrillo, Joseph Hale, Michelle Mortimer, and Cherokee Carrillo, Advisors Robert Hale and Jon Hogge. Plaque presented by Jared Mumm, State Sentinel

First place Soils team West Jefferson FFA. Team members Karrie Olson, Jenny Withers, Hazen Overdorf, Taylor Savage, and Jacob Murdock, Advisor Don Bird. Plaque presented by Casey Zufelt, State Vice President Soils Teams

Soils Individuals

1st

West Jefferson FFA

Ethan Parkin

Burley FFA

2nd

Kuna FFA

Karrie Olson

West Jefferson FFA

3rd

Vallivue FFA

Chris Ball

Kuna FFA

4th

Burley FFA

Ethan Scott

Nezperce FFA

5th

Nezperce FFA

Jenny Withers

West Jefferson FFA

2010 National FFA Scholarships Blackfoot Bliss Burley Castleford

Shalissa Hamilton AGCO Finance Cameron Schoessler United Dairymen of Idaho Kilyann Brown NAPA Auto Parts Allison Rodgers RAM Trucks Clinton Routt Wilbur-Ellis Company Challis Danielle Dowton Ford Trucks / Built Ford Tough Emmett Trey Mallory KeyBank Fruitland Mason Sideroff Monsanto Commitment to Agriculture Jerome Cade Nelsen United Dairymen of Idaho Kimberly Justin Novacek Ford Trucks/Built Ford Tough Kuna Rachael Ashley Bank of the West Jessica Reynolds Monsanto Commitment to Agriculture Marsh Valley Mark McNabb Fastline Publications Meridian Shalee Killpack Bunge North America Minico Tyrell Morris Western Dairy Farmers Promotion North Fremont Mark Loosli Rabo AgriFinance Salmon Jared Herbst Ford Trucks / Built Ford Tough A total of $ 23,100 awarded to Idaho FFA Members!

$2,000 $2,400 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,500 $2,400 $1,000 $3,000 $1,500 $1,000 $1,000 $300 $1,000 $1,000

2009 National FFA CDE Results Ag Communications Ag Sales Creed Speaking Dairy Cattle Handler Environmental/Nat. Resc. Farm Bus. Mgmt. Food Science & Tech. Horse Livestock Evaluation Meats Eval. & Tech. Parliamentary Procedure

Marsing 15th Ag Mechanics Middleton Payette 27th Agronomy Kuna Meridian Silver Dairy Cattle Eval. Meridian Fruitland Silver Dairy Foods Jerome* Payette* 9th Extemp. Speaking Meridian Kuna* 8th Floriculture Fruitland* Meridian 21st Forestry Rigby* Rigby* 10th Job Interview Emmett Kuna 23rd Marketing Plan Marsing Kuna* 3rd Nursery & Landscape Rigby* Meridian* 3rd Prepared Speaking New Plymouth *Indicates Gold Ranking at the National Level

18th 13th 23rd 10th Silver 3rd 10th Bronze Silver 9th Silver

2009 American FFA Degrees American Falls Buhl Burley

Cambridge

Castleford

Emmett Filer Firth

Colton Walker Vincent Orr Beau Hobson Ryn Larson Sarah Nelson Kade Searle Challis Boll Cory Loveland Mark Macedo Holden McKee Jessica Elsner Megan Durham Rachel Rodgers David Wiseman Amelia Hall Stephen Parrott Lacey Herbst

Fruitland Genesee Kimberly Marsh Valley Nampa North Gem Parma Kelsey Day of Madison represented Idaho as the 2009 National Officer Candidate. She was the 20082009 State FFA President. 10

Payette Rigby Shoshone Sugar-Salem Twin Falls Weiser West Jefferson

Jarrad Naher Jordan Udy Jaysa Fillmore Matthew Henderson Jeff Blickenstaff Kersti Hatch Alison Fetter Justin Fuller Drew Cruickshank Chelsie Fugate Laura Clark Samantha Perez Valerie Pantone Rachel Ricks Ashely Ewaniuk Lindsay Stephens Whitney Tuckett

National FFA Proficiencies Cambridge

Mark Macedo

Outdoor Recreation

National Finalist

Vallivue

Kassondra D. Smith

Specialty Animal Production

Gold

Burley

Beau Hobson

Specialty Crop Production

Gold

Burley

Chance Bean

Home and/or Community Development

Silver

Burley

Celeste Judd

Veterinary Medicine

Silver

Kuna

Lindsay Zabel

Beef Production - Entrepreneurship

Silver

Burley

Mitchell Searle

Diversified Crop Production Placement

Silver

Burley

Braxton Hawker

Grain Production - Placement

Silver

Kuna

Brittany Ratliff

Agricultural Education

Bronze

Burley

Jared Spackman

Diversified Agricultural Production

Bronze

Parma

Jacqueline Foster

Equine Science - Placement

Bronze

Preston

Simeon Moedl

Grain Production - Entrepreneurship

Bronze

National FFA Honors Dr. Karen Launchbaugh of the University of Idaho College of Natural Resources was honored with a National FFA VIP Citation for her work promoting rangeland education in cooperation with the Idaho FFA. Glenn Orthel and James Sorenson both received the Honorary American FFA Degree for their years of service to the Idaho FFA Association in Kimberly, Twin Falls, and at the state level.

National finalist in outdoor recreation Marc Macedo of Cambridge with Advisor Sue Poland

National Chapter/MOI Cambridge 3 star Kimberly 3 star Kuna 3 star American Falls 2 star Castleford 2 star Malad 2 star Meridian 2 star Parma 2 star Raft River 2 star Cambridge FFA Model of Innovation award in Community and Student Development 11

State Leadership Conference Idahoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premier leadership event was held April 7-10 in Twin Falls on the campus of the College of Southern Idaho. Conference attendance listed by chapter below:

4 28 10 5 0 8 12 30 0 31 28 0 7 8 0 0 23 23 8 11 21 17 26 17 7 11 19 10 6 22 9 0 23 8

Jerome Juniper Hills Kamiah Kendrick Kimberly Kuna Lakeside Lapwai Leadore Mackay Madison Malad Marsh Valley Marsing Melba Meridian Middleton Midvale Minico Murtaugh Nampa N Plymouth Nezperce N Fremont North Gem Notus Oakley Parma Payette Potlatch Preston Raft River Richfield Rigby

12 1 4 7 31 53 0 0 4 27 18 14 15 4 18 43 21 10 11 23 23 27 17 19 18 15 5 16 16 10 22 29 27 19 12

Rimrock Ririe Rockland Salmon Salmon River Shelley Shoshone Snake River Soda Springs S Fremont Sugar-Salem Teton Troy Twin Falls Vallivue Weiser Wendell W Jefferson Westside UI CFFA

8 4 8 18 13 29 16 14 5 10 9 6 19 15 25 13 15 15 11 11

Pre-registered 1,319 Estimated un-registered guests, judges, and parents 300 Estimated total 1,619

SLC Delegate Business and Minutes Establish a “Hall of Districts” at SLC with the winning display representing the state at the National FFA Convention (Proposed by the State FFA Association) Chairman Connor White, Western Idaho District Sentinel, New Plymouth FFA Motion was brought before the body. The motion was debated twice. Motion was made to postpone indefinitely, members debated three times. Member called previous question on postpone indefinitely, motion passed. Preceded to vote on postpone indefinitely, motion failed. Member moved to postpone definitely, motion was called out of order. Debate on main motion, member called limit debate to a two debate limit for and against, motion passed. Genesee member debated for, Salmon member debated against. Main motion was voted on, passed 86 for, 4 opposed, 4 abstained. Move the State FFA Degree submission deadline to February 15th (Proposed by the Snake River FFA) Chairman Michael Wiseman, South Magic Valley District President, Castleford FFA Motion was brought before the body. Motion was debated four times. Previous questions was called by a member, motion passed 84 for, 4 opposed. Main motion was voted on, passed 73 for, 18 opposed, 3 abstained. Strike #3, Section F of Article VI of the National FFA Constitution mandating high school graduation as a pre-requisite to receive the American FFA Degree (Proposed by the North Magic Valley District) Chairman Jake Forsman, North Idaho District Sentinel, Grangeville FFA Motion brought before the body. Debate on main motion. Previous question was called by member. Voted and passed 85 for, 7 opposed. Vote on main motion was taken. Passed 56 for, 36 opposed, 2 abstained. To amend the vote by which amendments to the National FFA Constitution and Bylaws may be amended by inserting “and ratification b a majority of the state associations with official delegates” prior to the words “at the National FFA Convention” in Article XVII, Section B of the National FFA Constitution (Proposed by the Pennsylvania FFA Association) Chairman Jake Forsman, North Idaho District Sentinel, Grangeville FFA Motion was brought before body. No debate on motion. Three inquiry questions were asked to the chair and State FFA Advisor. Vote on main motion. Passed 82 for, 0 opposed, 12 abstained. Approval of the 2010-2011 State FFA calendar, POA, and budget. (Proposed by the State FFA Association) Chairwoman McKenzie Pierce, South Upper Snake River District President, Aberdeen FFA Motion was brought before the body. No debate on the motion. Passed 82 for, 0 opposed, 12 abstained. Updates to the Idaho FFA Constitution—two motions (Proposed by the State Association) Chairwoman Tierra Permann, East Magic Valley District Reporter, American Falls FFA Both constitutional amendments were brought before the body. No debate on either amendment. One parliamentary inquiry was made, chair and parliamentarian answered. Each issue was voted on separately. Motion 1 passed with 88 for, 0 opposed, 6 abstained. Motion 2 passed with 88 for, 0 opposed, 6 abstained. Election of 2010-2011 State FFA Officers (Proposed by the Nominating Committee) Chairwoman Alya Neumeyer, Bonners Ferry FFA Travis Chase, New Plymouth, President; Amanda Wilder, Meridian, Vice President; Rachael Ashley, Kuna, Secretary; Sidnee Rose Larsen, Preston, Treasurer; Stacie Day, Madison, Reporter; Joseph Maxwell, Hagerman, Sentinel. Passed by unanimous voice vote. Respectfully submitted, Erica Ramsey, State FFA Secretary 13

SLC Delegate Roll Call The numbers are chapter role call (attendance) for Session 1/Session 2

1/1 2/1 2/0 0/0 0/0 2/2 2/2 2/2 0/0 2/2 2/2 0/0 2/2 2/2 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/2 0/0 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 0/2 2/0 2/2 2/0 2/2 0/0 0/0 2/2 0/0 2/2 2/0 0/1

Juniper Hills Kamiah Kendrick Kimberly Kuna Lakeside Lapwai Leadore Mackay Madison Malad Marsh Valley Marsing Melba Meridian Middleton Midvale Minico Murtaugh Nampa N Plymouth Nezperce N Fremont North Gem Notus Oakley Parma Payette Potlatch Preston Raft River Richfield Rigby Rimrock Ririe 14

0/0 2/2 2/0 2/2 2/2 0/0 0/0 2/2 2/2 2/0 2/2 2/0 0/0 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/0 2/0 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/0 2/2 0/2 0/0 2/2 2/0 2/0 2/2 1/0 2/2 2/2 2/2 0/0

Rockland Salmon Salmon River Shelley Shoshone Snake River Soda Springs S Fremont Sugar-Salem Teton Troy Twin Falls Vallivue Weiser Wendell W Jefferson Westside UI CFFA Session 1 Session 2

0/0 2/2 2/2 0/0 2/2 2/2 0/0 2/0 2/0 0/0 2/2 1/1 2/0 2/2 2/2 0/0 2/2 0/0 120 94

Each chapter was entitled to two voting delegates. Session 1 was committee meetings. Session 2 was a meeting of the entire delegate body to vote on each motion as brought forward by the committees.

Mountains

rowing up with an older brother and numerous older cousins, my life was built around competition. I spent all my summers playing baseball and the other months playing basketball, all the while competing with myself, and those around me. I was always pushing myself to get better. This competition grew to a deep passion and love for the game of basketball by the time I was in the fourth grade. My dad took me, and a select group of my friends and we began playing basketball in as many tournaments as we could find on the weekends and throughout the summer. In the fourth grade we set our goal. That goal was to win a state basketball championship by the time we graduated. When we got to high school as sophomores our goal was in reach. We went to the state basketball tournament and were three games away from our coveted “Big Blue Trophy”. As the tournament panned out we fell short of our goal after losing our first two games. However in sports you have the unique ability to fall back on “next year”. This was our exact mentality. As juniors we made a return trip to the state basketball tournament, this time with the experience and know how to win it all. In the state championship game; with the big blue trophy sitting on the table so close you could touch it: we fell short yet again. After the shock of defeat we fell back on good ol’ ‘next year’. Senior year; eight years with the same team, all the experience, skill, and determination; this year no one could stop us from reaching our goal. After making it through the season as district champs, again, we headed to the state tournament to get our big blue state championship trophy. We had been there before; there were no nerves, no butterflies, just one team with a goal. There was a whole town behind us and we had all the confidence in the world. We never got to our goal. We choked: and in losing those first two games, all of our dreams and hopes for the last eight years went down the tube. There was no more “next year”; no more basketball practices after school, or long bus rides with friends. Our whole lives for the past eight years summed up to nothing. Some will say we failed; and for the longest time I was in the boat with those that categorized us as failures. But before you jump to failure let me share with you a quote from John Wooden. Those of you that know the game of basketball will know that Coach Wooden coached the UCLA Bruins during the sixties, seventies, and eighties. In this timeframe they were undefeated National Champions three years in a row during which they amassed an 88 game win streak, solidifying him atop the throne of basketball immortality. A quote of his that stands out the most to me is: “Failure isn’t fatal, but failure to change might be.” The best coach in the history of basketball, understood that sometimes you will fail and make mistakes; but it is what you do with your mistakes that speaks loudest about the person you are. Will you learn from your mistakes and get better, or will you accept a defeatist attitude and cower away from change? As a group of seniors at Kimberly High School, we chose the first option. We took all of our bitterness from failing in basketball and turned it into the 3 A Boys State Track Championship. We had reached, not our original goal of a state basketball championship, but a similar goal because we refused to give up. When the door to our basketball season was slammed shut in our face the door to another path was opened. The only difficulty was in recognizing it. When everyone leaves here I hope you will leave with goals; become a state officer, win parliamentary procedure, or compete on a team for your school to get up on this stage right here. Sadly not all of your goals and plans will work out exactly like you want them to. By no means am I saying run away from them; but embrace them. “Failure isn’t fatal, but failure to change might be.” Never give up on your passions, no matter what people say about them or what happens along the way, because when one door comes slamming shut; another one will open, and then you can pursue you passion from a different angle. You just have to be able to see that angle when it presents itself. Everyone here will experience victory and defeat in their life; success or failure; what sets us apart as FFA members is that we will not be discouraged by mere failure! We will learn from our mistakes and get better; then when we are staring the end in the face we will be able to say that what we have accomplished in our years was well worth all the time and toil we put into them. That we never gave up on our goals and passions. We will always find a way to succeed! 15

Forever Strong

am sure that everyone in this room has been encouraged at one point or another in their lifetime and we remember all the “Life Coaches” along the way that have taken their time to guide us down the right path. We all have paths and roads to follow as we journey into our future but no one, not even our “life coaches,” ever guarantee that the path is going to be easy. My senior year I was the girl who seemed to know exactly what she wanted and was completely on track to get it. School was in the bag; I was loving soccer, had plenty of friends and always had a date. I was living in such a “Magical Land” that even Dorothy and Toto would have been jealous. Life was good and I was living for the moment until I had my own little “tornado of an experience” that literally turned my life upside down. I woke up one morning…ugh, it’s Friday, and monster list of things to do, my planner needs more lines. Thank goodness seminary got canceled because of fog. Goodness! Its 7:55 I should have left ten minutes ago. Stupid fog, semi truck, you do realize the speed limit is 60. Short cut, ughhhh, great the fog is even thicker here. Next thing I know after three complete rolls, my truck is on its right side. Survival instinct kicks in. find phone, crawl out. I didn’t have time to get in a wreck; my schedule didn’t give me time for anything that wasn’t on the page for that day. But that day, didn’t care if I had a plan, if I was going to have to re schedule with canyon crest for the banquet dinner, if my senior project sheet was due, if I needed to take a placement test for a class. That day I had to face the reality that my time almost ran out. My footsteps could have ended right there. What kind of a life had I led? Could I look back on my choices and smile? Or had I lost sight of what really mattered…when all was tallied, would I have been proud of my final score? Who I was and what I stood for? A while back, I heard Coach Larry Gelwix speak at USU, and he reminded me of how important that FINAL SCORE really is…he has led his high school rugby team to 25 national championship finals with 18 wins. His team is the only team to make it to the championships every year since it was started , but through all of this Coach Gelwix ‘s number one concern has never been winning. Coach Gelwix concern and focus is THE FINAL SCORE. Sure, he thinks national championships are cool too but you must always focus on the FINAL SCORE and what it takes to SCORE . The steps that his players take to get to get to Nationals are priceless. These are the steps that build a true champion. Coach Gelwix shared that it is not about rugby it is about building champion boys off the field. Perhaps this is the best lesson to share. In applying to each of our lives, it is not just about FFA… FFA is simply a means we use to guide us as we take our steps. It is not about state degrees, highest placing individuals, district stars or even national championship teams. It is about you. There are three main pillars to build the foundation for a champion life. You must start with your character, followed with understanding and knowing pain, while never forgetting the final score. What is character? Everyone talks about it, so it is a given that everyone has one right? When I think of character I think of my grandfather Noy. He was defined by this quote, “true character is revealed by the clarity of your convictions the choices you make and the promises you keep.” That can be a big task and a lot to remember so I found a simpler way for me to remember everything that is encompassed in that; I do this through living the 10 by 10 rule. I ask myself a series of questions revolving around that important number…How will this affect me after in 10 minutes, 10 hours, 10 days, 10 weeks, 10 months, and 10 years. If it would embarrass you in ten years why should you do it? I HATE rules, I hate feeling restricted. When I get a long list of rules I just roll my eyes and give the person a look like you have got to be kidding me! So for those of you who feel like I do, I offer one simple rule to live your life by. It’s not long and it’s not hard to remember and you will never regret following it. Do not do anything that would embarrass yourself, your family, or your chapter. You have to realize that every day you wear a brand. This brand can come in many forms, your last name, your school, your chapter; these are brands that you can never take off. In and out of uniform. Do you realize that parents, teachers and others recognize you out of official dress? At football games, movie theaters, gas stations. Knowing this, do you 16

take a step back every now and then; ask yourself does this reflect well on my brand? In life there are only two kinds of pain. The first is the pain of hard work; Emotional or physical, it is still pain. It’s the price we pay to know, to grow, and to become. This is a good price to get to pay, yes I said get to pay. We live in a world full of opportunities, things come easy. The things that come easy also go easy. This is why paying a price is a privilege. The second is the pain of regret. The pain of not giving your all, holding in your talents, asking what could have been? The final score, I remember standing in this room before Jake, last year’s nominating committee chair announced, the next state officer team. I realized something in that short gap of time between announcing nom com and the first of the officers. State office or not I was grateful for the paths that lead me to that point. Either way I went, I had been so blessed to have the chance to learn, grow, and pay the price. Now my final score is higher. I have to always set my score higher, with a hardened attitude and focus towards the important steps in life. In being true to your character, knowing pain and determining the final score you will find honor above victory makes a true champion. FFA members, today I challenge you to meet the rising sun of each day and remember the importance of each moment. Promise to be a champion every day of your life. Forever strong in the jacket so you may be forever strong out of the jacket.

I Wanna Live

eing here at the 79th Idaho State FFA Convention brings back so many memories. Many of you have been here before and for some of you, this is your first experience. I remember my own first convention; the theme that year was “Fuel the Fire.” I was so excited to be in this room surrounded by blue jackets and every inspiring word spoken intensified that excitement. Although I didn’t know it at the time, those inspiring words were shooting sparks towards a flame deep inside me. On April 8th, 2005, exactly five years ago TODAY, those sparks ignited and brought that flame to life. I remember that day so vividly. I was sitting next to Mr. Johnson, right over there; and I leaned over to him and said, “Mr. J, do you see those officers up on stage? I’m going to be one of them someday.” Now, anyone who knew me as an 8th grader would probably agree that I was the most shy, least outgoing, least social, and most afraid of talking person they knew. People just terrified me! Being fully aware of that, it was easy for me to understand why my advisor looked so confused. Wanting to make it perfectly clear that I was serious and meant what I said, I repeated, “Mr. J, one of these days I AM going to be up on that stage. Will you help me?” After thinking for a moment he replied, “Kiana, you can do anything you put your mind to and if you want to be a state officer, I’ll do everything I can to help you out.” As I look out into the audience here today, I see future state officers, parents, business and industry owners, actors, doctors, lawyers…the list goes on and on! YOU ARE THE FUTURE! But, the future can’t make itself happen; it’s up to each one of us to make decisions and control our own destiny. Anthony Ryan, a motivational writer, once said, “Life isn’t what you want it to be, it’s what you make it become.” You hold your future in the palm of your hands; shape it into the future YOU want it to be! When it comes to your future I want you to be selfish; that’s right, selfish. Don’t worry about what other people think because what they think doesn’t matter. It’s your life and you are the master of your own mind. I’m sure there are some of us that have mixed feelings over this. I mean, you were just asked to be selfish and to think only of yourself. Our parents taught us that this is wrong, didn’t they??? Forget what your parents said, because as unacceptable as it may seem, I can promise you that being in the driver’s seat of your future does not make you the greedy, controlling, self-centered person society would like you to believe. The word selfish comes across so negatively, but to be selfish over YOUR future is nothing to be ashamed of. I realize that being considerate of others’ opinions is very important; but you must all remember this: it’s YOUR life, YOUR future, and YOUR time to shine, no one else’s. DON’T LET ANYONE TAKE AWAY YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE! We all have dreams, something we want more than anything else in the entire world. Take a moment and think about that. What is it in your life that you want more than anything else? What are your goals and dreams? NEVER be afraid to chase after what you want the most. One of my favorite quotes says: “Deep inside of you are powers that, if discovered and used, would allow you to 17

achieve all that you ever dreamed or imagined you could become. “ISN’T THAT AMAZING?!?!” It’s just like my advisor said five years ago; you truly are capable of doing anything you set your mind to. Just like that small fire burned inside of me at my first State Convention, so a fire burns inside of each and every one of you here today. Unleash that potential and do something great with it! Life is meant to be lived; but how can you truly live your life if you are constantly waiting for tomorrows’ and regretting yesterdays’? There have been times in my life when I didn’t try something new or wasn’t who I truly wanted to be because I was afraid. I was afraid that my best wasn’t good enough, I was afraid of that fire burning inside of me. That fear caused me to miss out on countless opportunities that I will never have again. I have been afraid of talking to someone. I have been afraid to compete in a CDE. I have been afraid to try new things, to be myself; I was afraid to live! FFA members, I WANT YOU TO LIVE! I want you to live WITHOUT the fear of striking out, WITHOUT the fear of losing or getting hurt. I want you to live because the life we have now is the ONLY life we will ever get; don’t let it go to waste. I want you to live your life to the fullest and to NEVER doubt yourself, leave no room for regrets. I don’t know about all of you but I AM TIRED OF BEING AFRAID! This is YOUR time and this is MY time and I WANT TO LIVE!

Free to Fail

y grandfather spent the last twenty years of his life writing cowboy poetry. In one of his poems he gives advice to his grandchildren. He says “You may look at failure with moans and groans but those stumbling blocks are just stepping stones.” This piece of advice runs through my head every time I feel as if I have failed. In high school there were a few things I wanted to achieve. I wanted to be captain of the varsity basketball team, student body president and the Western Idaho District FFA President. On three separate occasions I put my talents, my desires, and myself on the line only to lose it all. Starting for the basketball team for three years made me qualified for captain, right? Coach must have seen that I was a natural leader, didn’t she? I had put pain and passion into the sport. I thought I deserved the responsibility of captain but my coach thought otherwise. When I ran for student body president, I felt like I put on the largest campaign for student office that New Plymouth High School had ever seen. If my figures were right, I was liked by most everyone. I spent a hard week campaigning and assumed I had the proper qualifications. But as you can guess my efforts were in vain; losing the election to my competition. Finally, when I ran for district FFA president my former teammate beat me out of the position. These three experiences may seem small to you, but to me they were the world. They were what I wanted to achieve in high school. Not succeeding in them felt like failing my high school career. By the end of my junior year I had decided that I had had enough. I stopped trying… I wasn’t going to take anymore failure. But somewhere along the way I had to realize a concept. A concept that changed my view on the entire situation. A concept that motivated me to run for state office. I learned that I was free to fail! I was free to fail as many times as I wanted to. Every failure was one step closer to success. It didn’t matter that I wasn’t captain of the basketball team, or student body president or even district president. I could still be successful. Abraham Lincoln is often given the title of our country’s greatest president. But he would have never reached the presidency if he had feared failure. Between the years of 1831 and 1859 three times he was defeated in the state legislative campaigns, lost six congressional races, went bankrupt twice in failed business attempts, lost the vice president election, the speaker of the house election and to top it all off his first fiancé died. In case you were not counting that was fourteen failures! Finally in 1860 Abraham Lincoln was elected to the office of President of the United States of America. During his time in office he kept the nation from splitting apart, issued the Emancipation Proclamation, the 13 th amendment, and signed a series of bills that led to the further development of the country. President Lincoln once said that “My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.” He was definitely not content with his failure. His failures led him to become something great. President Lincoln did not fear failure. He embraced it. He understood that he was free to fail. 18

As a little girl, I loved to play in the fire when my family went camping. Every time I would get burned from the flames. My mom would tell me “Well Erica, maybe you’ve learned your lesson this time. When you play in the fire you get hurt.” FFA members I want you to forget my mom’s advice. I want you to jump in the fire. You may feel that flame of failure but that just means you are one step closer to success and that success will be all the sweeter. Just like Garth Brooks says “Life is not tried it is merely survived when you are standing outside the fire.” FFA members, you are free to fail. Once you realize you are free to fail, you have to “STOP FEARING FAILURE!” When I grasped this concept I put myself out there once again. I competed at the district extemporaneous speaking event, and guess what? I lost. I lost bad. I lost in something I felt confident in winning. But this time I didn’t let it get me down. The following week I turned in my application for state FFA office. For the first time in my life I felt Erica Ramsey had overcome the fear of failure. Next time you are sitting in a classroom and the teacher asks a question, answer it. You may be wrong…. But who cares? If you want to play on the football team, the basketball team or the volleyball team give it a try! What do you have to lose?? If you want a chapter office, district office or a state office give it a shot! If you fail, try again! Stop fearing failure, because you, FFA members, are FREE TO FAIL!

Believe

hat can possibly beat an ice cold root beer on a hot summer day? Maybe you’d prefer a Mountain Dew, Sprite, or even a Pepsi. My grandma LOVES a good diet Coke. If you go to her house, you are guaranteed to find a bottle of it. Every time I see it, I’m reminded of the second-grade science experiment that involves a big bottle of Diet Coke, and a mento. If we were to put this little mento into this bottle, most of us know that we are going to receive an awesome shower when it erupts. Dave’s life was a lot like this experiment. Like many modern families, his parents were divorced, but that didn’t really matter to him. His life was complete with his dad, sister, Lego’s, Lincoln Logs, and Saturday morning cartoons. The Jetson’s, Flintstone’s, and Dexter’s laboratory were among his favorites. One day when he was eleven years old, his aunt and uncle came to take him and his sister to their house. Dave’s dad left suddenly and no one knew where he was. That night, Dave fell asleep with an awful feeling that something wasn’t quite right. The next morning Dave woke up to his family all around him. His grandma said “Dave, your dad isn’t coming home”. Dave said “No, my dad loves me. He’ll always come back”. She said “You don’t understand. Your dad killed your mom after her attempt to kidnap you. He turned himself in last night.” In twenty-four hours, Dave’s life got pretty shaken up. With his foundation gone, Dave spent the rest of middle school in a fog: not really feeling or believing in anything. It wasn’t until he joined the FFA that his life changed. With the encouragement of his advisors, Dave began to believe in himself again. He competed in CDEs and won, ran for chapter and district offices and got them, and participated in leadership workshops and got inspired to lead others to do the same. Now, he still helps those in FFA, and is going to college in the hope of helping others believe in themselves as he studies to be a teacher. FFA members, I know that Dave’s story isn’t the norm, but I also know that we each have our own stories. My advisor used to say that it doesn’t matter what our story is: it’s what we do about it. We may not see it now, but we know that each of us has hopes and dreams and the belief and faith that no matter what happens, our life is going to mean something. Sometimes we have a lot of pressure in our lives…whether in a positive way with inspiring things we hear or want to accomplish, or in negative ways with a divorce, or the death of a close friend. Everything that happens contributes to who we are, and as these things accumulate, one of two things can happen. One, all of these things can happen to us, and we may want to make our lives great. But, for some reason we never really believe that we can, and we become like a flat pop, wasting our talents. OR, two, we can take these things that happen to us and let them inspire us. We all know what it feels like to be so emotionally full that you believe you can do anything. Anything can happen, but never will if we do not 19

add one thing to our lives; call it a mento if you will. This mento that can take all of our potential and turn it into a shower of reality, is belief. A belief in yourself that is so strong that no matter what happens, you KNOW how much you are worth and the great things that only you can do and become. This belief cannot come from anyone else. Our advisors, parents, and friends can all see our potential, and they believe. They may even try to help us find it. Until we believe in ourselves, our potential will stay right where it is…inside. Once that potential comes out, it’s up to us what we do with it. No one can ever know how far you can take yourself, but you can choose what you do with the talents and potential you have been given. Remember Dave? Well, his story is real, and in fact you all know him. However, Dave isn’t a boy, he’s a girl: and that girl is me. Friends I know what it feels like to not believe in life, in your future, or yourself. I’ve been there! But I know that if I can go through my personal hell, and still accomplish great things, I know that you can. I believe in myself, and I believe in you. Believe when it’s hard! Believe when it hurts! Believe when the odds are stacked against you! Believe when you have no reason to believe! FFA members, YOU believe!

Dare You to Move

teel bleachers, you know the kind that are hot in the summer and cold in the winter?... I remember them vividly as I sat there in the fairgrounds of Grace, Idaho, crying. These were not tears of sorrow, or even tears of joy, they were the kind that make your knees shake, tears of fear. Apprehension in liquid form. Ugh, how I dread those experiences… of failure, defeat, or embarrassment. We all have them, like tripping in school hallways, or giving your best….and still failing. But I’m curious,…..Raise your hand if there is something you fear. Yes, of course, everyone, because the rest of you are afraid to raise your hands. I was preparing my first set of oral reasons for a 4-H horse class, sitting on those steel bleachers, and as a nine-year-old I had to have them perfect. I remember thinking,“(stammering) The sorrel was first, because he was the biggest, and the bay gelding second because, … because, ….. man, I thought I’d never get this right.” Nothing was so intimidating as that judge I had to speak too. Finally, when everyone else was done with their reasons, I walked to the judge, gave her my reasons card, and began to speak…As those tears of fear ran down my face, I could barely get the words out between my sobs. I would have let this experience stop me from ever speaking again. I would have allowed it stop me. But I didn’t. See, what we do or don’t do in life is our own choice. Each of us…. Have control of our attitudes, our decisions, our actions. If you want to sit on a mountain peak,… or sit on a couch, the choice is yours. Your life, is in your hands. But what stops us? Why do we settle with “good enough”,.. almost,..kinda. The author, Fulton Oursler said…. “Many of us crucify ourselves between two thieves – regret for the past and a fear of the future”. To this day public speaking is the most intimidating challenge for me. One big step that I took as a freshman was competing in Creed speaking. I remember standing on this stage. I was probably (squat)… about this tall, and speaking with my high little voice (say in high voice). It took a lot of courage to come onto this stage four years ago. I had high hopes of winning the event, but I didn’t. (stand) Stop for a moment, think about what stops us from overcoming the limits we set on ourselves. We don’t help the outcast kid at school because we’re afraid of what our friends will think. We don’t go to tryouts because what if we give our best and still don’t get on the team? We don’t even say hello to the new kids next to us in class because they may not like us……Notice, each of these reasons are fears we have made up in our minds. Stop assuming the outcome will be bad! I learned so much doing the creed, even though I didn’t win. How many of your best friendships started with those awkward first conversations? When we feel unsure, the decision to finally move,…. is always scary. You all learned to ride a bike, learned 20

to play a sport, or maybe even to sing. Think back to how scared you were the first time you did those things. American television, we love to watch sports, we love to watch “American Idol”, we love to watch others…. achieve their dreams. It is easy to assume that those people on television are different than us, that they must have magical powers or maybe they went to wizard school, but actually, I have found that anyone who comes out on top, started at the same place, which is.. the bottom. The only difference is that they stuck it out longer than everyone else. In the face of failure, they continually dared to move. This year I have met thousands of incredible FFA members, but sometimes I heard things like “I was going to compete in Ag Sales but I was so busy”, or “I signed up for creed speaking but I never found time to memorize the speech”. See, life isn’t a battle between doing good or evil, it is hardly so epic. The real battle is between doing good,.. or doing nothing. All around us are people who are too scared to pursue their dreams, and when others can’t overcome their doubts, they’ll tell you that you can’t either. We say to ourselves, “I’m not pretty enough, I’m not popular enough, I’m not skinny enough, I’m not tough enough,” When did you define yourself?!......don’t be a result. You have complete control of who you are. Each of us have plans and dreams for our future. It takes a lot of courage to become who you are meant to be…. so Don’t let yourself down! No one ever said it would be easy, they only said it would be worth it. Now is the time, Now is the time to overcome. Don’t second guess yourself, be daring, inspire others, protect your dream, stand up for who you are, FFA members! I dare you to move!

Honored Guests at SLC

Left to right: Alexandria Henry, National FFA Eastern Region Vice President; Don Hall, Mayor of Twin Falls; Lori Otter, First Lady of Idaho; Ann Stephens, State PTE Administrator, C. L. “Butch” Otter, Governor of Idaho; and Dr. Jerry Beck, President College of Southern Idaho 21

2010 Honorary State FFA Degree Recipients ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

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Dr. Bill Barton* Phyllis Beard Dr. Marie Bulgin Charles Dansie Ralph Denton Jay Hummel Bernie Jansen Scott Jensen Gary Johnson Dr. Jim Lamb Senator Edgar Malepeai*

Representative Jim Patrick Justin Patten Toby Robinson Shawn Stanford Sandy Stevenson Mike Tesnohlidek Roger Wells Randy Wilmot Honorable Amy Wynn Lance Zollinger

*Presented at Day on the Hill, January 25, 2010

2010 Distinguished Service Recipients ● Louis Bettencourt

● Larry Church

● Keith Hyatt

● Dan Sample

2010 District Stars Star Farmer

Star in Agribusiness

Star in Ag Placement

Star in Agriscience

BVD

Paxti Larrocea-Phillips, Meridian

Wes Freeman, Middleton

Bryce Hill, Kuna

Katelyn Szatkowski, Kuna

EMVD

Jared Jones, Raft River

Tim Haskett, American Falls

Grant Stevenson, Minico

Michael Shelton, Genesee

Ray Mosman, Nezperce

NMVD

Cara Pantone, Shoshone

Will Billington, Shoshone

NUSR

Cody Willmore, Rigby

Jared Dalton, North Fremont

Joseph Hale, Rigby

SEID

Paige Daniels, Malad

Tayson Smith, North Gem

Seth Christensen, Preston

SMVD

Adam Machado Castleford

Kaila Ring, Buhl

Nick Dame, Kimberly

SUSR

Cody Gentillon, Snake River

Shalissa Hamilton, Blackfoot

Chase Williams, Snake River

WID

Aubrey Wright, Fruitland

Tanner Hawkins, Weiser

Drew Gill, Fruitland

NID

Alaysha Whitworth, Mackay

2010 State FFA Proficiencies

J. R. Simplot Company representative Brian H. Hogue with each of the sixteen state winning proficiency winners. The J. R. Simplot Company sponsored the event and awarded scholarships to each state winner. 23

State FFA Degree Recipients Aberdeen Amber Gonzales Chaney Powell American Falls Beatriz Ayala Brittney Duffin Hank Fitch Guy Giesbrecht Tim Haskett Zoie Laggis Suzzanna Lute Dylan Pratt Billy Steinlicht Eddie Strom Ryan Wright Blackfoot Shalissa Hamilton Anna Pratt Buhl Kaila Ring Burley Paetyn Condie Bo Hawker Christina Landrith Jessica Laumb Christian Loya Austin Mendenhall Logan Searle Nathan Searle Coy Tolle Nathan Yost Cambridge Matthew Ball Keren Bankhead Jessica Bauer Hayden S. Boll Samantha Jensen Katy Nuffer Kaycee Royer Robyn Vowell Castleford Katylyn DeVries Dakotah Hoogland Dylan Kinyon Adam Machado Declo Jordan Darrington Dallin Darrington Casey Durfee Brandon Hurst Jared Patterson Jordan Price

Dietrich Kelci Dalton

Kunaâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Continuted Marcy Winger

Emmett Sarah Ebert Courtney Eckley Chelsey Roeper

Mackay Nicole Buckwalter Alaysha Whitworth

Filer Dakotah Williams Fruitland Dale Christensen Kelsie Cleaver Geoffrey Garcia Drew Gill Elizabeth Hinatsu Anthony Lewellen Laurel Olsen Stephanie Rule Jennifer Seiders Trevor Stanger Aubrey Wright Ryan Wright Genesee Mallory Cox Rachel Krick Michael Shelton Gooding Gustie Cockerham Alison Flora Alexx Sliman Grace Kylee Jensen Hagerman Tucker Demaray Homedale Caitlyn Johnson Alexandria Mcrae Jerome Katelyn Clifton Cade Nelson Kimberly Nick Dame Derek Schwabedissen Kuna Michelle Ball Bryce Hill Summer Lowe Brittany Ratliff Katelyn Szatkowski Marria Unser Alison Whale 24

Madison Shayna Clements Malad Karissa Barnes Paige Daniels Nathan Eliason Elsie Thomas Marsh Valley Philip Hansen Elizabeth Lockyer Mark McNabb Melba Haley Brisbin Zack Dygert Lee Shurtleff Meridian Sara Baker Jenny Carlton Erin Curry Patxi Larrocea-Phillips Jeremy Maslonka Susan Schram Middleton Wes Freeman Sam Powell Tyler Simmons Allen Wysocki Midvale Karly Craig Scott Jaeger Hailey Sutton Elliot R. Tiedemann Minico Dakota Goff Grant Stevenson Nampa Haylee Palmer New Plymouth Devin Barker Sierra Bott Nicole Covington Reese Eells Branden Eichler Emily Fisher Trent Hammon

State FFA Degree Recipients New Plymouthâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Continued Zach Hidy Briana Krebs Trenton Milburn Heather Parsons Elise Ramsey Benson Sternberg Ashley Thompson Nezperce Ray Mosman North Fremont Jared Dalton Hernan Labra Mark Loosli Jevin Pocock North Gem LynDee Simons Tayson Smith Sarah Taylor Notus Kerby Andersen Parma Steven Blanscet Amanda Chaney Dillon Greiner Katie Hartman Toni Ineck Evan Miller Erika Nichols Payette Trevor Anderson Emily Robertson Kelsey Cruickshank Kaylee Fugate Ambrie Haugen Kenten Martin Mariah Stevens

Preston Seth Christensen Camille Davis Austin Petterborg Nathan Rindlisbaker Zacary Sadler Laci Talbot

South Fremont Grayson Creer

Raft River Dallas Carpenter Jared Jones Kassie Ottley Cade Powers

Twin Falls Kade Beck

Rigby Melissa Cook Joseph Hale Traci Lundquist Cody Willmore Shelley Natasha Corbett Cynthia Gibson Paige Wray Shoshone Michelle Aoi William Billington Nathan Huyser Cara Pantone Cody Race Snake River Rachel Balls Cody Gentillon Chase Williams

Sugar-Salem Taylor Lusk Troy Rio Harris

Vallivue Marquina Araquistain Hannah Mamer Kassondra Smith Weiser Cade Chandler Tessa DeHaven Stephanie Goertz Mirriah Gray Tanner Hawkins Logan Iverson Wendell Charlie Hansen Morgan Locke Megan Rodrigues West Jefferson Jennifer Jernberg Hazen Overdorf West Side Kyler Austin Jessika Griffiths Tanner Smart

State Stars: Agriscience, Alyaysha Whitworth, Advisor VerNon Roche, Mackay; Agribusiness, Jared Dalton, Advisor Tom Jacobsen, North Fremont; Ag Placement, Ray Mosman, Advisor Kyle Stapleton, Nezperce; Farmer, Cody Gentillon, Advisor Justin Patten, Snake River

2010 SLC Career Development Events State Leadership Conference was the host of fourteen career development events and activities. Event Superintendent Agricultural Sales Keith Hyatt, assisted by June Playfair Extemporaneous Speaking Dr. John Mundt Farm Business Management Larry Church FFA Creed Speaking Amanda Moore-Kriwox Floriculture Dave Kiesig Horse Jim Knight Job Interview Dr. Rachel Halsey National Chapter and Proficiency Programs Allison Touchstone Nursery Landscape Dave Kiesig Parliamentary Procedure and Conference Parliamentarian Dr. Jim Connors Prepared Public Speaking Dr. Ben Swan Agricultural Sales Teams

Ag Sales 1st Place Individuals

1st

Meridian FFA

Amanda Wilder, Meridian

Presentation A

2nd

Kimberly FFA

Susan Schram, Meridian

Presentation B

3rd

Preston FFA

Ryan Wright, Fruitland

Prospecting C

4th

Fruitland FFA

Erin Ghigleri, Genesee

Phone Skills D

5th

Genesee FFA Conference Parliamentarian Extemporaneous Speaking

1st

Anna Rodriguez

Kuna FFA

2nd

John Richards

Melba FFA

1st

Jessica Lancaster

Jerome FFA

3rd

Argia Phillips

Meridian FFA

2nd

Traci Lundquist

Rigby FFA

4th

Haley Brisbin

Melba FFA

3rd

Brayden Morgan

American Falls FFA

5th

Maggie Brown

Gooding FFA

4th

Ray Mosman

Nezperce FFA

5th

Lee Shurtleff

Melba FFA

Farm Business Management Teams

Farm Business Management Individuals

1st

Kuna FFA

Derek Schwabedissen

Kimberly FFA

2nd

New Plymouth FFA

Scott Hukill

Kuna FFA

3rd

West Jefferson FFA

Marcy Winger

Kuna FFA

4th

Meridian FFA

Travis Chase

New Plymouth FFA

5th

Kimberly FFA

Jessica Reynolds

Kuna FFA

Job Interview

FFA Creed Speaking 1st

Brett Wilder

Meridian FFA

1st

Shalissa Hamilton Blackfoot FFA

2nd

Kylie Martin

Kimberly FFA

2nd

Kimerly Fehringer American Falls FFA

3rd

Abby Barlow

Fruitland FFA

3rd

Chelsie Reeves

Vallivue FFA

4th

Tyrel Goebel

North Fremont FFA

4th

Cherokee Carillo

Rigby FFA

Floriculture Teams

Floriculture Individuals

1st

Fruitland FFA

Elizabeth Hinatsu

Fruitland FFA

2nd

Cambridge FFA

Megan Strayer

Kimberly FFA

3rd

Kimberly FFA

Kaycee Royer

Cambridge FFA

4th

Payette FFA

Hannah Christensen

Kuna FFA

5th

Nampa FFA

Lacey Cromwell

Cambridge FFA

Horse Teams

Horse Individuals

1st

Nampa FFA

Kylee Jensen

Grace FFA

2nd

Kuna FFA

Kaitlyn Gray

New Plymouth FFA

3rd

Grace FFA

Haylee Palmer

Nampa FFA

4th

New Plymouth FFA

Lacey Kendall

Grace FFA

5th

Rigby FFA

Hailey Cortez

Kuna FFA

Nursery Landscape Teams

Nursery Landscape Individuals

1st

Cambridge FFA

Nancy Lovejoy

Rigby FFA

2nd

Middleton FFA

Robyn Vowell

Cambridge FFA

3rd

Rigby FFA

Allen Wysocke

Middleton FFA

3rd

Nampa FFA

Hayden Boll

Cambridge FFA

5th

Payette FFA

Jenny Cooper

Middleton FFA

Parliamentary Procedure 1st

Kuna FFA

Andrew Dahle, Fruitland FFA, High Chairperson

2nd

Fruitland FFA

Rachael Ashley, Kuna FFA, High Secretary

3rd

Rigby FFA

4th

Burley FFA

1st

Nathan Rindlisbaker

Preston FFA

Scrapbook

2nd

Anna Pratt

Blackfoot FFA

Prepared Public Speaking

1st

Bonners Ferry FFA

Division II

3rd

Brittany Ratliff

Kuna FFA

1st

Meridian FFA

Division I

4th

Jacob Lake

Burley FFA

2010 SLC Award Winners FFA Creed Speaking top four

Agricultural Sales 1st place team Meridian FFA

Brett Wilder, Meridian; Kylie Martin, Kimberly; Abby Barlow, Fruitland; Tyrel Goebel, North Fremont

Amanda Wilder Susan Schram Lauren Clark Shalee Kilpack

Extemporaneous Speaking top four Jessica Lancaster Traci Lundquist Brayden Morgan Ray Mosman Sponsor John Anderson, Idaho Farm Bureau

Prepared Speaking top four Job Interview top four Cherokee Carrillo, Rigby; Chelsie Reeves, Vallivue; Kimerly Fehringer, American Falls; Shalissa Hamilton, Blackfoot

Horse 1st place team Nampa FFA Haylee Palmer, Hannah Berry, Taylor Anderson, and Carly Gerwig 28

Jacob Lake, Burley; Brittany Ratliff, Kuna, Anna Pratt, Blackfoot; Nathan Rindlisbaker, Preston

2010 SLC Award Winners Parliamentary Procedure 1st place team Kuna FFA Brett Blackstock, Rachael Ashley, Hayley Johnson, Maggie Reynolds, Michelle Ball, and Sam Emmert; Joe Blackstock, Advisor

Farm Business Management 1st place team Kuna FFA Scott Hukill, March Winger, Jessica Reynols, and Chris Ball; Joe Blackstock, Shawn Dygert, and Travis Edwards, Advisors

Nursery & Landscape 1st place team Cambridge FFA Robyn Vowell, Alex Loveland, Austin Jensen, and Hayden Boll

2010-2011 State FFA Officers Elected at the 2010 SLC President, Travis Chase, New Plymouth; Vice President Amanda Wilder, Meridian; Reporter, Stacie Day, Madison; Secretary Rachael Ashley, Kuna; Treasurer, Sidnee Rose Larsen, Preston; Sentinel Joseph Maxwell, Hagerman

2010 National Chapter Awards

Gold Ranking Chapters 1st American Falls FFA 2nd Malad FFA 3rd Cambridge FFA 4th Castleford FFA 5th Meridian FFA 6th Burley FFA 7th Kendrick FFA 8th Vallivue FFA

Silver Ranking Chapters (in alphabetical order) Homedale FFA Kimberly FFA Kuna FFA Middleton FFA New Plymouth FFA Parma FFA Raft River FFA Rigby FFA 29

Bronze Ranking Chapters (in alphabetical order) Madison FFA Notus FFA

Career Development Events of the Idaho FFA Association State CDEs for the Idaho FFA Association were held in Moscow at the University of Idaho. The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences hosted the ten events under the direction of the staff and faculty of the Agricultural and Extension Education Department including Department Head Dr. Jim Connors, Dr. Lou Riesenberg, Dr. Ben Swan, Dr. Kattlyn Wolf, Allison Touchstone, Liz Ivie, and numerous Collegiate FFA members. Overall 53 chapters and 654 FFA members participated in the 2010 State CDEs. Event Superintendents included: Marvin Heimgartner and Jack McHargue, Agricultural Mechanics; Dr. Ding Johnson, Agronomy; Jamie Chamberlin, Dairy Cattle Evaluation and Dairy Handlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Activity; Cathy Mosman, Dairy Foods; Dr. Karen Launchbaugh, Environmental and Natural Resources; Dr. Jeff Bohlschied, Food Science and Technology; Dr. Ross Applegren, Forestry; Dr. Matt Doumit and Ron Richards, Livestock Evaluation and Meats Technology.

Head Vandal Football Coach Rob Akey was the keynote speaker for the opening session in the Kibbie Dome Agricultural Mechanics Teams

Ag Mechanics 1st Place Individuals

1st

Payette FFA

Erin Curry, Meridian

Arc Welding

2nd

Meridian FFA

Corby Becksted, West Side

Oxy Welding

3rd

Kuna FFA

Travis Jackson, Rimrock

Tool Recon & Pipe Ftng

4th

Preston FFA

Dakota Goff, Minico

Tool & Hardware ID

5th

Rimrock FFA

Brize Cochran, Payette

Small Engines

Matt Allison, Payette

Electricity

First place Agricultural Mechanics team Payette FFA Matt Allison, Brize Cochram, and Cody Fletcher; Advisors Nathan Low and Tyson Smith 30

Agronomy Teams

Agronomy Individuals

1st

Kuna FFA

1st

Elizabeth Hinatsu

Fruitland FFA

2nd

Fruitland FFA

1st

Joshua Winger

Kuna FFA

3rd

New Plymouth FFA

2nd

Brynn Powell

Kuna FFA

4th

Marsh Valley FFA

3rd

Mark Nebeker

Kuna FFA

5th

Shoshone FFA

4th

Rena Huff

Fruitland FFA

4th

Emily Tesnohlidek

Fruitland FFA

5th

Briana Krebs

New Plymouth FFA

First place Agronomy team Kuna FFA Joshua Winger, Brynn Powell, Mark Nebeker, and Kaisa Werner; Advisors Travis Edwards, Shawn Dygert, and Joe Blackstock

First place Dairy Cattle evaluation team Preston FFA Seth Christensen, Emilee Roberts, Hannah Roberts, and William Moedl; Advisor Larin Crossley

Dairy Cattle Evaluation Teams

Dairy Cattle Evaluation Individuals

1st

Preston FFA

Seth Christensen

Preston FFA

2nd

West Side FFA

Emilee Roberts

Preston FFA

3rd

Cambridge FFA

Shandl Mckee

Cambridge FFA

4th

Kuna FFA

Quinton Ziles

West Side FFA

5th

Meridian FFA

Mackenzie Olson

American Falls FFA

Dairy Foods Teams

Dairy Foods Individuals

1st

Fruitland FFA

1st

Jessica Mahler

Fruitland FFA

2nd

Preston FFA

2nd Jacob Crossley

Preston FFA

3rd

Vallivue FFA

2nd Jami Riel

Vallivue FFA

4th

Kimberly FFA

3rd

Stephen Magee

Vallivue FFA

5th

Meridian FFA

4th

Emily Tesnohlidek

Fruitland FFA

5th

Camille Davis

Preston FFA

First place Dairy Foods team Fruitland FFA Jessica Mahler, Tori Griffin, Emily Tesnohlidek, and Jordan Little; Advisors Mike Tesnohlidek and Troy Wright

First place Environmental Natural Resources team Castleford FFA Allison Rodgers, Callie Wiggins, Michael Wiseman, and Kegan Kinyon; Advisor Roger Wells Environmental & Natural Res. Teams

Environmental & Natural Res. Individuals

1st

Castleford FFA

Allison Rodgers

Castleford FFA

2nd

Kimberly FFA

Andy Gregory

Vallivue FFA

3rd

Kuna FFA

Cory Berry

Kimberly FFA

4th

Cambridge FFA

Callie Wiggins

Castleford FFA

5th

Vallivue FFA

Allison Flora

Gooding FFA

First place Food Science and Technology team Kimberly FFA Alison Sowka, Talya Murphy, Kaitlin Keller, and Cody Martin; Advisor Cody Porath

Food Science Teams

Food Science Individuals

1st

Kimberly FFA

Allison Sowka

Kimberly FFA

2nd

Gooding FFA

Talya Murphy

Kimberly FFA

3rd

Homedale FFA

Sara Weekes

Meridian FFA

4th

Preston FFA

Kaitlin Keller

Kimberly FFA

5th

Meridian FFA

Sidnee Rose Larsen

Preston FFA

Forestry Teams

Forestry Individuals

1st

Rigby FFA

Stacie Day

Madison FFA

2nd

Gooding FFA

Traci Lundquist

Rigby FFA

3rd

New Plymouth FFA

Daniel Flick

Gooding FFA

4th

Fruitland FFA

Chase Hines

Rigby FFA

5th

Madison FFA

Connor White

New Plymouth FFA

First place Forestry team Rigby FFA Traci Lundquist, Chase Hines, Cherokee Carrillo, and James Smith; Advisors Jon Hogge and Robert Hale

Livestock Evaluation Teams

Livestock Evaluation Individuals

1st

Meridian FFA

Lauren Clark

Meridian FFA

2nd

Kuna FFA

Patxi Larrocea-Phillips Meridian FFA

3rd

Hagerman FFA

Joseph Maxwell

Hagerman FFA

4th

Grace FFA

Ellie Dalton

Dietrich FFA

5th

Dietrich FFA

Scott Hukill

Kuna FFA

First place Livestock Evaluation team Meridian FFA Lauren Clark, Patxi Larrocea-Phillips, Brett Wilder, Susan Schram; Advisor Steve Wilder

First place Meats Technology team Rigby FFA Cherokee Carrillo, Traci Lundquist, Michelle Mortimer, and Joseph Hale; Advisors Robert Hale and Jon Hogge Meats Technology Teams

Meats Technology Individuals

1st

Rigby FFA

Kevin Brown

Kuna FFA

2nd

Kuna FFA

Scott Jaeger

Midvale FFA

3rd

Gooding FFA

Logan Cartwright

Kimberly FFA

4th

Meridian FFA

Cherokee Carrillo

Rigby FFA

5th

Midvale FFA

Lauren Clark

Meridian FFA

Dairy Cattle Handlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Activity 1st 2nd 3rd

Michelle Mortimer, Rigby FFA Kellsie Hodges, Salmon FFA Kelsey Rogers, Burley FFA

IVATA Professional Teacher’s Association The Idaho Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association (IVATA) met three times in the 2009-2010 reporting year. The association sets the direction for agriculture and natural resources education in Idaho. The executive board serves as the advisory committee at the state level.

Midwinter Meeting—January 8, 2010 Boise Idaho Members present included President Secretary Treasurer CTE Rep North Idaho Boise Valley S Magic Valley Southeast ID N Upper Snk Rvr State FFA Coor State PTE Office

Steve Wilder, Meridian President-Elect Kyle Stapleton, Nezperce Cody Porath, Kimberly Secretary-Elect Nathan Low, Payette Alan Heikkila, Highland Legislative Liaison Shawn Dygert, Kuna Amy Nichols, Parma UI AEE Rep Allison Touchstone JR Morrow, Genesee Western Idaho Kevin Barker, New Plymouth Jack Blattner, Meridian North Magic Valley Holly Church, Wendell Brian Wolf, Filer East Magic Valley Marc Beitia, American Falls Natalie Ogden, Malad S Upper Snake Rvr Justin Patten, Snake River Val Johnson, Madison Food Prod Rep Fred Faulks Jessie Kellogg State FFA Foundation Laura Wilder Tammy Ackerland State PTE Office Ben Meyer Major business items included: Rick Phillips of the J. R. Simplot Company introduced the Nutrients for Life Helping Communities Grow Program offering almost $20,000 to Idaho FFA Chapters for promoting fertilizer education and awareness. Support of the Food Producers petition against further cuts to the UI Extension and Research centers. Combining the afternoon sessions on Friday of SLC for one 4th general session for proficiencies, stars, and speaking finals. Designating the Crowne Plaza in Indianapolis as the Idaho block housing hotel for 2010-2012. Report on the efforts to combine the University of Idaho Agriculture and Extension Education Department with the State 4-H Office as requested by the Provost and CALS Dean Hammel.

Nation Level Recognition in 2009-2010 from the NAAE Dr. John Mundt—Lifetime Achievement Award for Region I Janna Volkers, Nampa—Ideas Unlimited Award for Region I NORCO—Outstanding Cooperation Award for Region I Travis Edwards, Kuna and Cody Park, Aberdeen—Teachers Turn the Key Award

Secondary Instructor Statistics Left: number of extended contract days of secondary instructors. The majority (59%) have 2140 days while 11% have zero. Below: age of secondary instructors. The majority (55%) are under the age of 40.

Left: gender breakdown of secondary instructors. 3/4 male and 1/4 female

Partners of the Idaho FFA and Agriculture Education In the 09-10 reporting year several Idaho businesses made significant investments into agriculture and natural resource education supporting student activities and curricular objectives. The Idaho FFA Foundation serves as the single entity for charitable giving for the Idaho FFA Association. The ID FFA Foundation collects thousands of dollars annually specifically for the members and programs of the Idaho FFA. Dozens of Idaho businesses partner with the Idaho FFA through the Idaho FFA Foundation. Full details can be found at idffafoundation.org.

The JR Simplot Company made major contributions to the Idaho FFA in the areas of officer travel, support of the state proficiency program, and SLC. Additionally Simplot has invested in a long term employment program aligning careers in its company with CDEs and curriculum offered in Idaho ag education.

Agri-Service based in Twin Falls invested in Idaho agriculture education through their SLC partnership and commitment to ag mechanics education. The United Dairymen of Idaho have made continued-long term investments in Idaho ag education in support of dairy science and education for the states main agriculture industry.

Northwest Farm Credit Services based in Spokane partnered in support of the State FFA Degree program (page 24-25) and promotion of agribusiness/economic education.

53rd Annual PTE Summer Conference The Idaho Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association (IVATA) again participated in the annual State PTE Summer Conference. The event was held June 14-16 at the DoubleTree Riverside in Boise, ID. The conference drew 634 attendees of which 94 were part of the agriculture and natural resources program. Attending the agriculture events were secondary teachers as well as representatives from the College of Western Idaho, Brigham Young University—Idaho, and teacher educators from the University of Idaho. Besides conducting the business of the association, attendees participated in professional development Summer Conference workshops including a tour of four year attendance for the agriculture Boise’s National Interagency and natural resource Fire Center and NORCO’s gas program area. bottling facility as seen above and at right. 36

53rd Annual PTE Summer Conference Major business items of the conference included: Presentation and workshop by Dr. Roger Hanagriff of theaet.com and Texas A&M Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Kingsville regarding the use of online record keeping for student SAEs. Dr. Hanagriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposal was adopted as an acceptable means of keeping SAE records and submitting the Idaho State FFA Degree, proficiencies, and chapter Programs of Activities. The introduction of the JR Simplot Company partnership with Idaho agriculture education for career opportunities. Committee members include: Marc Beitia, Shawn Dygert, Dr. John Foltz, Angela Holbrook, Brian Hogue, Ben Meyer, Stephen Parrott, Terry Patterson, Dr. Lou Riesenberg, Trent Van Leuven, and Steve Wilder. A discussion of extended contracts with John Rumel, Idaho Education Assn. Legal Counsel A discussion of Technical Skill Assessments and a motion to use the UI Dual Credit Advisory Committee to explore the development of TSAs for use in Idaho. Discussion of removing speaking and parliamentary procedure finals from sessions at SLC. Action was taken against the motion. A roll out of nursery and landscape curriculum as developed by Brenda Patten. Mike Tesnohlidek appointed as the state representative for Train the Trainer for new CDE rules as developed by National FFA. Introduction of Jaye Parks as the new administrative assistant for Agriculture and Natural Resources at the state division. Years of service recognition for teachers completing: First year Five years Ten years Fifteen Years Thirty Years Billie Jo Blackson Pat Dixon Randy Hillman Steve Braun Bill Dean Jaysa Fillmore Lori Harrison Heather Hopkins David Ross Michael Malard Justin Patten Buck Wright Jodie Mink Roger Wells Will Schumaker Trent Van Leuven Recognition of the retirement of Ed Harper (Kuna 76-79 & Meridian 82-10) Recognition of Tammy Ackerland for eighteen years of service to the Agriculture and Natural Resource program at the State Division of ProfessionalTechnical Education as well as the Idaho FFA Association as the administrative assistant. Tammy was presented with a plaque listing close to twohundred specific State FFA Officers, foundation directors, state coordinators, IVATA officers, and program managers that she worked with since 1992. Election of 2010-2011 IVATA Officers. (See inside back page.) Recognition of IVATA award winners and nominees to the national level. Steve Braun - Troy High School - Outstanding Program Josh Evans - Preston High School - Teacher Turn the Key Cami Schumann - Raft River High School - Outstanding Young Member Heather Hopkins - Kimberly High School - Outstanding Teacher Steve Braun - Troy High School - Ideas Unlimited United Dairyman of Idaho - Outstanding Cooperation Sue Poland - Cambridge High School - Teacher Mentor Keith Hyatt - Lifetime Achievement VerNon Roche - NORCO Inspirational Award 37

Post Secondary Reports

In the 2009-2010 reporting year the Agriculture Department Submitted by Terry Patterson, CSI at CSI had nine degree programs including two new proAgriculture Dept grams, Wind Energy and Environmental Technology. Chair CSI Agriculture had 255 students majoring in the following: 59 in Agribusiness/ Animal Science, 43 in Equine Studies, 24 in Horticulture, 80 in Veterinary Technology, 10 in Water Resource Management, 9 in Environmental Technology, 18 in Wind Energy, and 12 in Aquaculture. Mark Goodman was hired as a new faculty member for Wind Energy. Dr. Barry Pate of Animal Science was granted rank advancement from Instructor to Assistant Professor. Dr. Jody Rockett was granted rank advancement from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor and was also named Veterinarian of the Year for the state of Idaho. Development of the new Livestock Judging Program has been completed with the addition of faculty member Josh Mavencamp and will begin fall 2010 with 18 students enrolled. During the reporting year, the College of Western Idaho Horticulture Program completed its first year of operation under the direction of the new community college. The program continues to operate at the Old Pen Historic District next to the Idaho Botanical Garden. Three full- time faculty were assigned during the reporting year. Leslie BlackSubmitted by Leslie burn, John Dodson, and Gary Moen instructed a total of 77 students. Blackburn, Lead Instructor Nine graduates completed their degree during this time period. All obtained a full AAS as a Horticulture Technician and eight of the nine were employed by the horticulture industry at graduation. The program utilizes the horticulture growing fields, with two acres under turf and tree area as the Idaho training and testing site for the national organization PLANET (Professional Landcare Network) Certified Landscape Technician and the Certified Nursery Professional. The program has a collaborative agreement with the Idaho Nursery and Landscape Association. The program maintains a collaborative research test plot area for the ISDA USFS Rocky Mountain Research station for growing and testing of native plant species for restoration projects. Additional acreage is landscaped for plant materials education, turf species education, and for the Firewise Garden. In the 2009-2010 reporting year the Agricultural and Extension Education Department offered majors in Agricultural Education Submitted by Dr. Jim Connors, AEE, Department Chair (Teaching), and Agricultural Science, Communications, and Leadership. There were approximately 80 undergraduate majors in the two programs. Spring semester 2010 the department placed three student teachers, two in southern Idaho and one in eastern Oregon. The department had eight students enrolled in the Masters of Science in Agricultural Education degree program. The department is working to transition several courses to web-based offerings that would allow more place-bound students to complete their graduate degree. The department worked with the State Division of Professional-Technical Education to investigate the possibility of offering math certification to secondary agriculture teachers. Interested teachers would complete the requirements for certification to allow them to offer ag education courses for math credit in their high schools. College of Agricultural and Life Scienceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dean John Hammel has requested the merger of the Department of Agricultural and Extension Education (AEE) with the State 4-H Youth Development Office. This is at the request of Provost Doug Baker in an effort to merge smaller units within the university that have similar missions. The department is leading the way for dual credit courses in agricultural education, animal and veterinary sciences, plant, soil, and entomological sciences, agricultural economics, and agricultural systems 38 management.