FFA Banquet
$2750 In Scholarship Funds Were Awarded
by Sherry Marks
April 20, 2010
Copy and photos courtesy of Anita Wollenburg, Ag Instructor
The Annual Spring Banquet of the Wilber-Clatonia FFA Chapter was held on Monday, April 19.
We began the evening with a delicious meal of pork loin, donated by Farmland and lots of goodies provided by members’ families.
We enjoyed having with us Mr. Dave Thorell of KRVN Radio in Lexington, NE. Dave shared with us several entertaining stories about the lessons he’s learned throughout his 60 years of life in agriculture.
The evening contained a great deal of celebration and we’re thankful for all who were able to attend. Not a seat in the commons area was open and many of them were filled with FFA Alumni members. The Alumni presented three scholarship awards during the banquet. The results are as follows:
$1,000 FFA Alumni Scholarship: Bailey Horak
$500 FFA Alumni Foundation Scholarship: Jenny Birkett
$250 FFA Alumni Betterment Scholarship, awarded to all 4-year FFA members: Taylor Riechers, Justin Rezabek, Bailey Horak, Shelby Hajek and Jenny Birkett
Another scholarship was also awarded by the FFA chapter and that award went to Jenny Birkett.
Proficiency winners for the evening were as follows:
Agricultural Mechanics Repair and Maintenance – Placement
Russell Korinek – Chapter winner
Reid Moldenhauer – Chapter silver
Agricultural Sales – Placement
Jenny Birkett – State Bronze, District champion, Chapter winner
Shelby Hajek – District Silver, Chapter gold
Beef Production – Entrepreneurship
Joe Duba – Chapter winner
Chris Duba – Chapter gold
Beef Production – Placement
Bailey Horak – Chapter winner
Faith Huneke – State Silver, Chapter gold
Hannah Horak – Chapter silver
Emma Kasl – Chapter silver
Dairy Production – Placement
Faith Huneke – District Silver, Chapter winner
Diversified Agricultural Production – Entrepreneurship
Chris Duba –Chapter winner
Joe Duba – Chapter gold
Bailey Horak – District silver, Chapter gold
Diversified Crop Production – Entrepreneurship
Chris Duba – State silver, District winner, Chapter winner
Diversified Crop Production – Placement
Russell Korinek – Chapter winner
Diversified Livestock – Entrepreneurship
Jake Bruss – Chapter winner
Equine Science – Placement
Faith Huneke – Chapter winner
Equine Science – Entrepreneurship
Ethan Schroder – Chapter winner
Fruit Production – Entrepreneurship and Placement
Jake Bruss – Chapter winner
Kasie Bruss – Chapter gold
Grain Production – Entrepreneurship
Joe Duba – State winner, District winner, Chapter winner
Russell Korinek – Chapter gold
Chris Duba – Chapter gold
Grain Production – Placement
Russell Korinek – Chapter winner
Home and/or Community Development – Entrepreneurship and Placement
Jenny Birkett – Chapter winner
Outdoor Recreation – Entrepreneurship
Reid Moldenhauer – Chapter winner
Poultry Production – Entrepreneurship
Ethan Schroder – Chapter winner
Sheep Production – Entrepreneurship
Ethan Schroder – Chapter winner
Kasie Bruss – Chapter gold
Small Animal Production and Care – Entrepreneurship
Ethan Schroder – Chapter winner
Specialty Animal Production – Entrepreneurship
Ethan Schroder – Chapter winner
Vegetable Production – Entrepreneurship and Placement
Andrew Nickles – Chapter winner
Shelby Hajek – Chapter gold
Jake Bruss – Chapter gold
Kasie Bruss – Chapter gold
The 2010 Class Leadership Awards were earned by the following students:
Freshman: Russell Korinek
Sophomore: Hannah Horak
Junior: Faith Huneke
Senior: Jenny Birkett
The 2010 Class Scholarship Awards were earned by the following students for their GPA in the agriculture classroom:
Freshman: Reid Moldenhauer
Sophomore: Caytlin Haselbush
Junior: Joe Duba
Senior: Shelby Hajek
This year’s Star Greenhand was Russell Korinek. This award is given to first year FFA members based on FFA involvement and SAE development. In addition, there were two Chapter Stars in Production awarded as well. These individuals were Ethan Schroder and Joe Duba. Both of these students have developed exceptional SAE programs.
Jenny Birkett was awarded the 2010 Dekalb Award which is based on leadership, scholarship, SAE development and FFA involvement. Bailey Horak earned the local Workhorse Award for some of the same qualities.
The last award of the evening before officer installation went to Faith Huneke, for top fund raiser for her work selling FFA fruit this past fall.
During the banquet we also had a chance to hear from Mark Noble, Nebraska FFA Foundation Board Representative. He encouraged those in the position to donate monetarily to the FFA to do so as often as possible. It is through the funds raised by the Foundation that FFA members are able to have as many opportunities as they do.
Finally, we concluded the evening with the announcement and installation of the 2010-2011 FFA Officer Team. The team members are as follows:
President: Joe Duba
Secretary: Faith Huneke
Vice President of Committees: Hannah Horak
Vice President of Public Relations: Caytlin Haselbush
Vice President of Finances: Jake Bruss
Vice President of Member Relations: Russell Korinek
Vice President of Chapter Procedures: Chris Duba
Congratulations to all students on a successful banquet and year!
