Cassville FFA Sees State Success and a Great Year to Come
The Cassville FFA had their annual chapter banquet this Sunday, May 5th. The banquet was a time to reflect on the past year and install the future officers of the Casville FFA. Awards earned were:
Greenhand Degree:
A total of 44 first-year members met the minimum requirements to receive their Greenhand Degree. Landry Mills and Dalton Anderson were awarded the Star Greenhand Award for their outstanding participation in the year’s activities.
Chapter FFA Degree:
22 members qualified to receive their Chapter FFA Degree,
The Star Chapter Farmer was awarded to Lindee Mitchell. Star Chapter Placement was awarded to Roper Stone and the Star Agribusiness was awarded to Nathan Dick.
Area FFA Degree:
The following members were recognized for receiving their Area FFA Degree: Lindee Mitchell, Angelina Liggett, Devin Ruark, Catie Edmondson, and Grady Stephenson.
State FFA Degree:
Cassville FFA had 5 members receive their State FFA Degree: Alexis Coursey, Cole Jackson, Kory Harvey, Nathan Dick, and Trevor Morgan.
American FFA Degree:
The following members received the highest degree a member can earn last October and was recognized for their hard work and achievements throughout their FFA Careers. Mattie Stephenson, Kyle Cheek, Jace Mason, and Austin McClintock.
The Honorary Degree was earned by Tony Mitchell and Rocky Stone for their support, devotion and dedication to the Cassville FFA Chapter.
The DeKalb Accomplishment Outstanding Senior was awarded to Andrew Littlefield and Cole Jackson.
Special Awards Given were the Student Coach Award, Kobe Blisard was given this award for his time and dedication to his teammates while preparing for the meats evaluation CDE. The Blue & Gold was awarded to Juliette Okel and Seth Stockton.
Proficiency Awards were given to the following members for being successful in their Supervised Agricultural Experiences:
Cole Jackson- Beef Production Placement,
Alexis Coursey- Ag Sales Placement,
Andrew Littlefield-Dairy Production Placement, and
Lindee Mitchell- Outdoor Recreation.
The banquet also celebrated those who participated in Career Development Events and Leadership Development Events. In the spring of 2019, Cassville had 2 State Champion teams, Meats evaluation and Food Science and technology a State Runner-Up Job Interview winner in Cole Jackson, and a Livestock evaluation Team placing 6th at State. The State Champions will go on to compete at the National level this upcoming fall season.
The Cassville FFA Chapter is also pleased to announce that Lindee Mitchell is the Area 11 Sentinel for the 2019-2020 year.
The new Cassville FFA Chapter Officer Team for the 2019-2020 year will be: Lindee Mitchell, President, Grady Stephenson, Vice President, Hailey Bowen, Secretary, Lindsay Russell, Treasurer, Riley Mills, Reporter, Landry Mills, Sentinel, and Angelina Liggett, Historian.
Riley Mills- Cassville FFA Chapter Reporter