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| State Champion Land Judging Team |
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| State Runnerup - Homesite Team |
National Proficiency Finalist Interviews
National Finalist Interview Week was September 23-26. Delaney Interviewed in the 2 PM flight via zoom on September 24 and Lora interviewed in the 2 PM flight via zoom on September 26. Both finalists reported the interviews went well and they had fun. We can’t wait to see them on stage in Lucas Oil Stadium later in October.
Thank you to everyone who helped with practice interviews for our two members. They said it helped a lot and felt prepared. The interviews at home were harder than the national ones. Good luck Delaney and Lora.
Fall CDE Day: by Lora
The 2024 Fall CDE Day was another one for the books. With 33 members and four teams competing Holton FFA really showed up to represent. We brought home 13 medals, and 4 plaques with almost 20 members placing in the top 10 individually. Our competition highlights are below:
Our A-team Land Judging team won the contest with Emberlee Allen placing 1st, Mara Marten in 2nd, Lora Larison in 4th, and Wyatt Shields in 5th.
B-team Land Judging also had a great day and placed 1st as a team. Jacey Willard was 1st, Rebekah Dement was 2nd, Tinsley Bradley came in 5th, and they had several other top 20 medalists.
In true Holton FFA fashion our B-team Homesite crew had almost a complete sweep. Grant Warner in 2nd, Kanin Segenhagen 3rd, Tristan Schlodder 4th, Camden Schuster 5th, Tyson Carlson 6th, Brody’s King 9th, and Landon Sawyer 10th.
The A-team Nursery and Landscape placed 2nd overall as a team with Lora Larison placing second, Lucas White in 3rd, and Haidn Newell in 10th.
Thank you to all the members that came and competed. We are so excited to see where the rest of the year takes our hard working members!
2024-25 Career Development Event (CDE) and Leadership Development Event (LDE) Results <<<---(CLICK HERE FOR THE DETAILED RESULTS)
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| District Champion A Team Land |
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| District Champion B Team Homesite |
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| District Champion B Team Land |
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| 2nd Place Nursery and Landscape A Team |
Kansas State Fair Birthing Center Volunteers by Adalyn Bartels
Sunday September 15th the chapter helped volunteer at the K state birthing center at state fair. We spent the day doing a few things, like showing kids how to wrap a horse’s leg or helping with how to pull a calf using the model. Working at the birthing center provided an volunteer experience for Lora Larison and Addie Bartels at the state level. Since we were short handed, 7th graders Clara Larison and Brenna Bontrager tagged along to help out. Members also had time to explore the fair and see the various exhibits and attractions.
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| Addie helps a young person learn how to wrap a leg. |
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| Lora helps as children palpate to feel the baby calf and if it is linked up right. 2 hooves and a nose, means go. |
National Nursery Team Prepares for Indy: by Lora
Our National Nursery Team of Jacob Huyett, Jace Huyett, Madeline Bontrager, and Lucas White are working hard to prepare for their upcoming competition. The team is working hard on plant identification, written test information, learning landscape design, and their team activity. During National Convention week they will compete in the National Nursery CDE at the State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis. We are so excited to see how the hard work and dedication this group is putting in pays off during the convention. Keep up the hard work!
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| Maddy tries out the backpack blower. |
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| Jace, Jacob, and Maddy were practicing with string trimmers: Changing line, checking air filters, fueling, and safely operating to prepare for the skills challenge at nationals. |
Greenhand Conference - Addison
On September 18th, 25 first year members participated in the NE District Greenhand Conference at Silver Lake. Members took an information test the day before and participated in fun learning activities while at the conference. Julie Bontrager tied for 8th on the information test out of over 400 kids! Julie will fill the role of Greenhand President this year. Our NE District Sentinel, Madeline Bontrager, was also spotted at the Greenhand Conference. Maddy and the rest of the district officer team did a fabulous job putting together this event! Members enjoyed Golden Corral for lunch and a tour of our past local FFA service projects. What a great day for the chapter!
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| Great Job Julie! |
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| 25 First Year Members Attended |
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| The NE District Officers did a great job. |
September Chapter Meeting - Dylan
Nothing like a chapter meeting to start off a busy month! The Holton FFA Chapter held their September meeting on the 3rd of the month, during crt. We kicked off the meeting with reports before moving on to moving onto new business. The chapter assigned a committee to the task of creating an SAE Hub to further allow access to our members SAEs! After new business, the meeting was adjourned and refreshments were given out! Below are the minutes for our September meeting:
Late Summer Points Trip: by Lane
For the fall FFA Points Trip, the top 30 most involved members had an opportunity to attend the Royals game on September 22nd, 2024. We had 5 of the 30 top members attend, along with the 2 FFA advisors, Jason Larison and Alex Bartel. The group left Holton at 9:45 a.m. and stopped at “Arthur Bryant’s Barbecue” in Kansas City for lunch. The Royals vs Giants game started at 1:10 p.m. and ended with the Royals losing 0-2. The members who attended said they enjoyed the experience and would attend again.
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Thank you City of Holton for the Practice Pits
We are appreciative once again to Denny Ashcraft and the crew with the city water department for digging practice pits for our classes. We were able to study soil profiles, experience soil depth and locate surface an subsurface texture changes. A bunch of students in the program visited these sites over the 2 weeks leading up to the district competition and learned a lot about soils as a natural resource.
Ag Welding Students Complete OSHA Certification
Students enrolled in Ag Welding class are once again completing their OSHA 10 Hour General Industry Certification through our partnership with Washburn Tech. Great job to these students for earning their blue cards!
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| Nash Deters, Zach Carpenter, Jack Etzel |
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| Sam Dement, Ean Winsor, Fin Gilliland, Brody Nicol |
State Fair Ag Ed Results
Two members submitted projects to state fair. Congrats to Camden Schuster for placing 10th with his "Kicking Donkey" in the small decorative project division and Lora Larison who finished first in the Senior Leadership photos.
Senior Receives State Level Honor at Kansas State Fair
On Saturday Night September 6th at the Kansas State Fair Grand Drive Ceremony, senior Lora Larison was surprised with a special honor to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Kansas State Fair. She was named the sheep representative for the 1st Annual Larry Gleue Leadership Award. Her name along with Chesney Dickinson - Beef, Walker Koons - Goats, Wyatt ReQua - Hogs will be engraved on the trophy to be displayed at the Prairie Pavilion at the Kansas State Fair.
Larry Gleue, a founding member of the Kansas State Fair Grand Drive, dedicated 23 years of service to the committee until his retirement in 2022. His remarkable contributions and leadership qualities have inspired the creation of the Larry Gleue Leadership Award. The awards were selected by the superintendents of each species and Lora was told that they were impressed with her leadership in the sheep barn and sheep project over the years as well as the kansas sheep industry as a whole.
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| The award was presented on the first Saturday of the fair. |
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| Congratulations Lora. |
Upcoming Events:
-October 15 - Full Chapter Meeting during CRT
-October 15 - Christmas Sales Fundraiser Kickoff - Fruit, Meat, Seasonings, etc.
-October 16 - County Conservation Speech Contest hosted by Conservation District
-October 22-25 - National FFA Convention, Indianapolis, IN
Good Luck Nursery Team, Elisa in Band, and Lora and Delaney
-November 11 - NE District FFA Leadership School at Royal Valley
-November 15 - National SAE Grants Due, Submitted Online
2024-25 Career Development Event (CDE) and Leadership Development Event (LDE) Results <<<---(CLICK HERE FOR THE DIRECT LINK TO THE DETAILED CDE RESULTS)
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