Laker FFA - 03/30/2024

Greenhand Conduct of Meetings

This contest is exclusive to 9th grade members, in their first official year to compete in high school contests.They learn a total of 11 abilities, of which 3 are randomly drawn and assigned to members of the team to be demonstrated during their meeting.Team members are then asked ten questions to round out their performance.

We had two teams who advanced to the state level contest to complete:

President Hesston Keim,Vice President Eva Zagorski, Secretary Olivia Hooper,Treasurer Henry Haag, Reporter Sadie Steinman, Sentinel Skylar Steinman, and Advisor Lydia Rokicki

Congratulations team on being named the State Champions!

Leila Stone (President), Ava Morell (Vice President), Pyper Braun (Secretary), Zac Fritz (Reporter), Noah May (Treasurer), Lucas Wehner (Sentinel) and Paige Horetski (Advisor).

Congratulations on your 4th place, Silver award.

The FFA Creed Contest

The creed contest is for 7-9 grade students to memorize the five paragraph creed. Students are to memorize the FFA Creed exactly as it is written; for this contest they are scored based on persuasion, voice inflection and accuracy as well as answering three questions at the conclusion of their performance.

Congratulations, Sydney Protzman on being named the State Champion!

L-R: Sadie Steinman, Olivia Hooper, Henry Haag, Hesston Keim, Lydia Rokicki, Eva Zagorski, Skylar Steinman

L-R: Noah May, Zac Fritz, Ava Morrell, Leila Stone, Pyper Braun, Paige Horetski, Lucas Wehner

Junior High Conduct of Meetings

The Junior High Conduct of Meetings contest is designed to prepare junior high students for the upper level contests, such as Greenhand Conduct of Meetings and Parliamentary Procedure. Just like these contests, students must pass and reject motions, as well as go through opening and closing ceremonies.Students must

have knowledge of 7 abilities, but be able to demonstrate 3 during their meeting and answer questions about parliamentary procedure at the conclusion of their meeting.

We had two teams that competed at the state level this year is:

Kale Miklovic (President), Ellee Armbruster (Vice President), Adalynne Lange (Secretary), Evan Braun (Treasurer), Claire Suggitt (Reporter), Owen Reiblig (Sentinel) and Chase Swartzendruber (Advisor), Wyatt Buchholz (Alternate).

Congratulations on being named the State Runner Up!

Falyn Kreider (President), LeeAnn Kubacki (Vice President), Samantha De Oliveira(Secretary), Khloe Genow (Treasurer), Madalynn Warneck (Reporter), Brayden Craig (Sentinel) and Maeson Kady (Advisor), Chloe Chandler (Alternate)

Congratulations on your 4th place, Silver Award

Demonstration Contest

Students who participate in the Demonstration contest select a topic related to agriculture to showcase agricultural practices through public speaking and teamwork in a 15 minute presentation.This year’s team was titled, Precision Agriculture: Planting the Future.This team showed how a Harvest International single row unit is set up for planting season. We’d like to send special thanks to Wessel’s Precision Planting, Brent and Cody Wessels for their mentorship through this contest season. Team members included, Jacob Henderson, Brady Richmond, Dustin Richmond and Sadie Brooks.

Congratulations team on receiving a State Bronze Award.

L-R: Chase Swartzendruber, Evan Braun, Owen Reibling, Kale Miklovic, Claire Suggitt, Adalynne Lange, Ellee Armbruster, Chloe Chandler

L-R: Wyatt Buchholz, Madalynn Warneck, Falyn Kreider, Khloe Genow, Sam De Oliveria, LeeAnn Kubacki, Maeson Kady

L-R: Braden Richmond, Dusting Richmond, Jacob Henderson, Sadie Brooks

Every year, a select few students are chosen to represent the Laker FFA Chapter in a delegate voting process. Delegates this year voted on bylaw changes to the Michigan FFA Board of Directors, experienced a house session at our state’s capitol, and recognized 2 House of Representatives with their Honorary Michigan FFA Degree. On Friday, they listened to the speeches of the state officer candidates, then voted to install the 2025-2026 State FFA Officer team.

This year Kadie Jarson,Kate Hill and Megan Strieter represented the Laker FFA as delegates at the State FFA Convention.

Delegates

State FFA Degree

The coveted State Degree is one of the most prestigious awards that an FFA member can receive, right under their

American Degree.This year the following earned the coveted State FFA Degree: Haley Arntz,, Sadie

Brooks,Lauren Esch, Cassidy Fritz, Jacob Henderson,, Kadie Jarson, Heidi Keim,

Abigail Mattice, Brady Richmond, Dustin Richmond, Crystal Sarles

A true leader thinks more of the name on the back of his jacket than the one on the front.

Congratulations to the Laker FFA for a successful year at the State Convention!

Outstanding Junior Degree

Members who have a GPA of 2.5 or higher, participated in at least 1 activity above the chapter level and have 10 community service hours qualify for their Outstanding Junior Degree.The following received their award at convention this year:

McKenzie Blackstock,Beckett Boyce, Dylan Braun, Anya Cardoza, Hannah Corp, Sarah Courter Connor Elenbaum, Blake Ewald, Alexis

Gilbert, Kate Hill, Makenna Lasceski, Abigail LeVasseur, Lauren LeVasseur, Adison London, Sophia Mattice,Carson McCain, Audrey McNabb, Caroline McNabb, Lily McNabb,Nate Milchalski, Matthew Murawski, Alyssa Redmond, Klaire Reibling, Abigail Rosenthal, Allysen Smith, Megan Streiter, Faith Suggitt, Cade Truemner.

L-R: Kate HIll, Kadie Jarson, Megan Strieter

L-R: Kadie Jarson, Jacob Henderson, Dustin Richmond, Braden Richmond