Area FFA members earn state recognition
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BATH — South Dakota FFA members will be recognized for receiving their State FFA Degree at the 93rd South Dakota State FFA Convention, Sunday, April 11, at 7:30 p.m. You can also watch the convention live at www.sdaged.org, Newscenter1.tv, and ConnectCenter1.tv and on KNBN.2 Rapid City and KWSD Sioux Falls.
The State FFA Degree is the highest degree of membership conferred by the South Dakota FFA Association. The requirements for this degree include:
● Having earned and productively invested at least $1,000, or worked at least 300 hours in excess of scheduled class time, or a combination thereof, in a Supervised Agricultural Experience program.
● Demonstrated leadership ability by performing 10 procedures of Parliamentary Law, giving a six-minute speech on an agriculture or FFA-related topic, and serving as an officer, committee chairperson, or participating member of a chapter committee.
● Have completed at least 25 hours of community service.
As a special project of the S.D. FFA Foundation, South Dakota FFA members will receive the golden charm of the State Degree and a framed certificate, thanks to the following sponsors:
Todd & Barbara Powell; Barry & Jenny Jacobson; The Jacobson Group, LLC; West Central FFA Alumni; Rechelle & Eric Dissing; Dan Streff Family; Sandy Osterday; Mike Strohschein; Red River Farm Network; Dacotah Diamond Auctions and Equipment; Jeff & Beth Vanderwal; AGNITION; Peterson Livestock; First Premier Bank; Lance & Shirley Howe; Wyatt & Zana DeJong; Dani Herring; Eugene & Stella Nagel; Brad & Trixie Grill; Olson Family; and Dawn Wind Dairy Goats.
More than 280 members will receive the honor. Those from this area include:
De Smet
Koden Jon Elkins
Kain Christoper Gilligan
Doland
Caycee Schneider
Tianna Tschetter
Hitchcock-Tulare
Kordel Kohnen
Ashley Masat
Huron
Brooklyn Boetel
Danci Dunkelberger
Bree Gose
Miller
Alvena Batin
Destrie Morris
Corey Resel
Redfield
Brandon Akin
Ivan Blume
Jaxson Frankenstein
Sanborn Central/Woonsocket
Xavier Baysinger
Harley Kneen
Morgan Schmiedt
Cassidy Slykuis
Wessington Springs
NaLea Dunsmore
Tyler Fastnacht
Cooper Hainy
Luke Knipfer
Jacob Messmer
Willow Lake
Caleb Carl Bratland
Morgan Kennedy Burke
Jaycie Renae Forbes
Sam Braden Hovde
Trinity Jo Peterson
Aaron Andrew poppen
Chayla Jane Vig
Shane Allen Wicks
Wolsey Wessington
Jordan Boomsma
Tatum Carey
Trayce Haeder-Hermann
Rage Kjellerson
Tommy Lloyd
Jayden Mutch
Ethan Nelson
Lane Olson
