Mid Winter 2025 FFA E-UPDATE
UPCOMING EVENTS:
FFA Meats Judging 02/05/2025
February Meeting 2/10/25
National FFA Week 2/16/25 - 2/22/25
Western Farm Show 2/21/25 - 2/23/25
District Proficiency Award Selection Day - 2/26/25
March FFA Meeting - 3/06/2025
January Meeting
Safety Poster Kickoff!
By Addison Bontrager
The chapter kickoffed the safety poster contest for our fellow elementary school students on January 29th. Addie Bartels, Madeline Bontrager, and Addison Bontrager went over and presented all the information needed for the posters to each grade level. These members enjoyed engaging with the younger kids in hopes that they find themselves involved in ag one day!
Bring Out That Speaking Voice!
By Addie Bartels
The chapter had a whopping fifteen members compete in the one and only Public Speaking Leadership Development Event on January 22nd in Marysville. Lora Larison was the Champion Extemporaneous Speaker and she placed third in Senior Prepared Public Speaking. Madeline Bontrager placed second in Senior Prepared Public Speaking and Dylan Anderson followed up in 7th. Addison Bontrager placed 6th in Junior Prepared Public Speaking with Pierson Cyphers right behind in 15th place. Addie Bartels placed 5th in Sophomore Prepared Public Speaking and Lane Pruett placed 12th. Julie Bontrager placed 3rd in Freshman Prepared Public Speaking and 14th in Creed Speaking. Tristan Schlodder placed 12th in Creed Speaking and Thayne Gross placed 5th with Michael Wilcott right behind in 10th in the Extra Freshman Division. Public speaking is a life skill, so shout out to these individuals for excelling in this area!
District Agronomy
By: Addie Bartels
The District agronomy CDE took place on January 22nd in Marysville. It’s always a good day when we take a bus full of members to an event. Holton competed well. After finding out about some changes to who was going to be going and shuffling around other members our A-team came out on top with a district championship. Emberlee Allen placed 1st, Mara Marten was 3rd, Evan Schaller was 11th, and Lora Larison participated. Huge shoutout to Evan for stepping up and helping his team, he was a huge part of the team winning. B-team was 9th place and participants were Grant Warner, Tucker Terry, Michael Willcott, Thayne Gross. Great job everyone!
Jackson Heights Speech Night -
By: Lane Pruett
On January 15th, 2025, FFA members from Holton, Royal Valley, and Jackson Heights met at the Jackson Heights school district in order to practice their speeches for the upcoming district event at Marysville. The handful of students from Holton who attended reported a very productive night and were grateful for the opportunity to practice their speech before the real event.
December Chapter Meeting
By: Dylan Anderson
The chapter was able to get a chapter meeting right before break, on December 16! The officers did their reports and new business followed after that. The chapter proposed a Christmas party but in the midst of all the December craze, it was postponed to a later, undecided, date. After new business, the meeting was wrapped up and refreshments were enjoyed!
Middle School Meeting
By: Dylan Anderson
The officers hosted a middle school chapter meeting on Friday, December 6. There, they introduced themselves and walked the middle schoolers through the usual meeting agenda. The officer team got to help teach the young members about how a chapter meeting is run and the process of it all. The middle schoolers and the officers played a “Guess the Song” game and, of course, to raise morale, door prizes were offered. Overall, a really great meeting!
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