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Huron Daily Tribune • June 2022 • Page 1
FFA Labor Auction
Over $14,200 was raised from this year’s labor and silent auctions at our FFA banquet.This money is used for alumni scholarships, awards, trip expenses, and other chapter needs.
7 student groups donated 8 hours of their time as labor in exchange to be auctioned off to earn the chapter monetary donations.We would like to extend our gratitude to our auctioneer, Kurt Damrow and our generous buyers. Thank you to our Labor Auction supporters: Brant and Carla Gnagey, Blue Water Spas (Josh and Kari Steinman), Brent and Bradi Boyce, Marc Hill, Brian Shaw, Paul and Celine Scaddan, Jeff and Sandi Smith, Brian Henry, Brian Iseler, Chad and Jennifer Timmons.
The DeKalb Outstanding Senior Award Building Our Michigan Communities Award
The DeKalb Outstanding Senior Award goes to the most outstanding senior member(s) of the FFA and is sponsored by Bayer Crop Sciences.The recipients this year have served our chapter in officer positions, participated in countless conferences, contests, and conventions, met the minimum number of community service hours, and embody our chapter motto, “Excellence is Expected” all five years of their FFA career. Congratulations to this year’s recipients, Peyton Kuhn and Olivia Seley.
Washington Leadership Conference Creuger Family, Sue Dumaw Memorial, and Michigan FFA Past State Officer Scholarships Students that attend the Washington Leadership Conference are a part of an immersive experience in our nation’s capital in regards to service learning. Tyler Hill, Kennedy Henry, Emily Smith and Brianna Yoder will be attending this year’s conference in June. Tyler Hill and Brianna Yoder received the Creuger Family and Sue Dumaw Memorial Scholarships, while Emily Smith received the MIchigan FFA Past State Officer Scholarship.
The Building our Michigan Communities award is given to those individuals, businesses, or organizations who demonstrate exemplary service to FFA chapters in their respective state. Nominations are submitted on behalf of the chapter officer team and voted on at a regular FFA meeting. This year we selected GreenStone Farm Credit Services of Bad Axe and Amy Craig as the 2022 recipients. 2022-2023 Chapter Officer Team President: Brianna Yoder Vice President: Emily Smith Secretary: Devonee Gnagey Treasurer: Reagan Boyce Reporter: Kendal Boyce Sentinel: Kennedy Henry Parliamentarian: Tyler Hill Historian: Alivia Lubeski Chaplain: Sadie Brooks