ANNA — On March 21, the Anna FFA held their annual banquet. Over 270 members and guests were present this year. The FFA develops and improves its students’ leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural experience and education. This year the officer team put together a presentation that reflected the FFA chapter and its activities as well recognize the success of its members.
The chapter distributed several awards. Among them were fruit sale awards. This year the chapter generated $66,300 in fruit, nuts, beef jerky, and barbecue sales. The top three sellers of the chapter were Carter Huelskamp, Macey Huelskamp, and Steven Wells. Each received a plaque for their efforts.
This year’s Star Shop Award was given to Ryan Albers. Ryan has been a great help to Mr. Zimpfer and Mrs. Heilers throughout the year. The Exceptional Service Award went to Kristin Grimes and Elizabeth Landis. They received the award for their dedicated service to the organization and their willingness to go above and beyond the call of duty.
The Star Greenhand Award went to Grace Maurer, Tyler Zimpfer, and Jarred Seigle. All three freshmen have excelled in participation of career development events and have stellar plans for their Supervised Agricultural Experiences.
The Star Chapter Award went to Nick Nowlin and Zach White. Nick has competed with the state food science and ag sales teams and works at Shelby Oaks golf course for his SAE. Zach led the parliamentary procedure team as the chair and works at White Landscaping as his SAE.
The Anna FFA Senior Scholar Award went to Elizabeth Landis for maintaining a GPA of 4.0 throughout high school and for her exceptional involvement in the FFA.
The Leadership Award for the Anna FFA went to Mackenzie Wells and Ashley Dentinger. Both of these young ladies have encouraged new FFA members to get involved in various activities, and have provided exceptional leadership to the underclassmen.
Carter Huelskamp received the DeKalb Award. Carter received this award because of his outstanding SAE raising show steers and working on Huelskamp Dairy Farm, his FFA involvement and the leadership role that he has taken in the agricultural education shop and greenhouse. Carter plans to attend Hobart Welding school after graduation.
Jim McCracken received the Honorary Degree. He received this degree for his dedication to the Anna FFA chapter. Jim has helped the FFA tremendously by volunteering with the annual greenhouse sale. He shared his expertise as a Master Gardener with both students and customers. He has also donated plant stock to be sold in the greenhouse and items for the Young Farmer Monte Carlo Night silent auction. His contributions are greatly appreciated.
The Anna FFA Chapter also recognized the new and old officer team:
2015-16 officers:
President: Mackenzie Wells
Vice President: Ashley Dentinger
Secretary: Briana Fannaf
Treasurer: Bonnie Altstaetter
Reporter: Elizabeth Landis
Assistant Reporter: Taylor Schmidt
Student Advisor: Jake Berning
Sentinel: Rachel Gehret
CDE Coordinator: Jordan Wells
Crop Plot Chairman: Carter Huelskamp
2016-17 officers:
President: Olivia Maurer
Vice President: Taylor Schmidt
Assistant Vice President: Briana Fannaf
Secretary: Macey Huelskamp
Assistant Secretary: Emma Freytag
Treasurer: Kristin Grimes
Assistant Treasurer: Olivia Maurer
Reporter: Emily Albers
Assistant Reporter: Ally Bertke
Student Advisor: Jake Berning
Sentinel: Jordan Wells
CDE Coordinator: Owen Michael
Family Coordinator: Allison McCumons
Congratulations to all the award recipients due to their hard work, leadership, and achievements. Thank you to all students, guests, and honorees for coming and supporting all of the Anna FFA accomplishments throughout the year.
