By Chapter Reporter Emma Jameson
The annual Ada FFA banquet was held March 30 in the cafeteria at Ada High School.
During our meal, Kaitlyn Long presented our annual slide show. The slide show was the highlight of the evening. It gave parents, as well as community members, a chance to see what the FFA really does throughout the year.
Members of the Parliamentary Procedure teams, Public Speaking, Job Interview and Soil Judging contestants were recognized.
Leadership and scholarship pins were also handed out to those who qualified. In the area of proficiency awards, the following members received recognition:
Kaitlyn Long- Ag Education, Goat Production
Chase Sumner- Ag Mechanics
Caitlyn Stover- Beef Production, Poultry, Diversified Livestock
Ashley Breidenbach- Grain Production
Blake Willeke- Oil Crop
Maddie Gossard- Sheep Production
Hunter Purdy- Swine Production
Justin Light- Vegetable Production, Fruit Sales
From there, FFA Advisor Tony Dyer presented the top chapter awards. The 110% award was given to Hunter Purdy. Nathan Mattson received the Outstanding Freshmen award, Outstanding Sophomore was Justin Light, Hunter Purdy was named Outstanding Junior, and Ashley Sumner received Outstanding Senior. DeKalb Award was Blake Willeke. Emma Jameson earned the Star Green Hand award, while Kaitlyn Long received the Star Chapter Farmer award.
As the evening was coming to an end, the 2016-2017 officers were installed into their new offices.
This included President Ashley Breidenbach, Vice President Chase Sumner, Secretary Caitlyn Stover, Reporter Emma Jameson, Sentinel Hunter Purdy, Student Advisor Maddie Gossard, Chaplain Raina England, and the Treasurer Nicole Lehsten.
PHOTO IDs:
Outstanding FFA Members - The outstanding freshman award was presented to Nathan Mattson, sophomore-Justin Light, junior-Hunter Purdy, and senior-Ashley Sumner (l-r)
Star Chapter Farmer Award - Kaitlyn Long was recently named the Ada FFA Star Chapter Farmer. Long, a junior at Ada High School, received the award based on FFA activities, leadership and SAE projects
