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Nebraska Farm & Ranch - FFA
March 21, 2013
Southern Valley FFA Says “Goodbye� to Class of 2013 Jacque Murdoch, Southern Valley FFA Chapter Reporter The Southern Valley FFA Chapter has four members receiving their State Degrees at State Convention this coming April in Lincoln. The State Degree is given to seniors who have productively invested at least $3,000 into their Supervised Agricultural Experience, completed a minimum of 25 hours of community service, gained at least 500 points based on FFA involvement, passed a written test and gone through an interview. The Southern Valley members who will be receiving their state degrees this April are Erin Conley, Megan Schoen, Jordan Paine and Nicole Forbes. These students have worked very hard by keeping up with their record books, putting as many hours into community service as they can, and being an active member of the FFA. These are some of the accomplishments they have achieved in their years in FFA. Nicole Forbes has been in FFA for her junior and senior years of high school. She was a member on the Floriculture team that received first place at State Convention last year. She also went to the National FFA Convention in Floriculture last fall, where she received a gold medal. Forbes’ other highlights include being named the junior chapter scholarship recipient and being highly involved in chapter activities. This year, she qualified for state in Senior Public Speaking, Ag Sales, and Nursery and Landscaping. Her Supervised Agricultural Experience consisted of Agricultural Services. Nicole plans to attend the University of Nebraska-Lincoln this fall and major in speech language pathology. Erin Conley has been in FFA her sophomore, junior and senior years of high school. She served as chapter treasurer her junior year and chapter secretary her senior year. She was also on the
Agriscience. Jordan’s other highlights include being named a White House Champion of Change and attending the World Food Prize Global Youth Institute. Paine’s Supervised Agricultural Experiences include Beef Production, Agriscience, and Agricultural Education. Jordan received a gold rating in Agricultural Education and is a state finalist in her Beef Production and PlantResearch Agriscience Proficiency, as well as a finalist for the State Star in Agriscience. She will interview as a finalist in each of these areas during state convention, as well as compete in extemporaneous speaking, agriscience fair, agricultural demonstration, and veterinary science. Paine is a candidate for Nebraska FFA State Officer. If she receives this, she will attend the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, but if she does not she will attend Purdue University. Either way she will double major in agricultural education and political science. The other seniors in the Southern Valley FFA Chapter are Mckenzie Nielson, Issac Bergquist, Dillon Hunt and Sam Long. First year member Mckenzie Nielson plans on attending Doane College this fall and majoring in mathematics education. Three year member, Issac Bergquist plans on attending the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (NCTA) and majoring in animal science. Two year member, Dillon Hunt plans on attending the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and majoring in animal science. Four year member, Sam Long plans on attending NCTA in the fall and majoring in equine management. The class of 2013 is looking towards a successful future. The underclassmen are going to have some big shoes to fill and are excited to take on the challenge of replacing some of the highest quality seniors the FFA program has seen.
Floriculture and Dairy team that placed first at state. She also competed at nationals in Floriculture where her team received gold and she received in silver medal. Conley’s other highlights include individually winning state in Agriscience. This year Erin qualified for state in Nursery and Landscaping, and Livestock Judging. Her Supervised Agricultural Experiences consist of Sheep Production and Poultry Production. Erin received a gold rating on her sheep production proficiency at state this year. (Proficiencies are based on students work in their Supervised Agricultural Experiences.) Erin plans to attend the University of Wyoming in the fall and major in equine science. Megan Schoen has been in FFA since she was a freshman in high school. She served as the chapter historian her sophomore year, reporter her junior year, and vice president her senior year. She was also on the Floriculture and Dairy team that placed first at State. She also competed at nationals in Floriculture where she earned a silver medal and her team was gold. Schoen’s highlights include participating in many contests at the district and state level as well. This year, Megan has qualified for State in Nursery and Landscaping, Ag Demo and Ag Communications. Her Supervised Agricultural Experiences consist of Vegetable Production and Beef Production. She also received a gold rating at state in Vegetable Production this year. Megan plans on attending the University of Nebraska at Lincoln this fall and studying pre-health. Jordan Paine has been in FFA since she was a freshman in high school. She served as the chapter vice president her sophomore year, and chapter president both her junior and senior year. She was also on the national qualifying Dairy Evaluation team last year, as well as having the state champion proficiency in Animal-Research
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