001[Music] FFA members and guests, get on your feet and make some noise for your 2024 2025 Beaver FFA officer team. [Applause] Hannah Karuse, your Beaveram FFA historian, Claire [Music] Karuse, your Beaveram FFA parliamentarian, Ryland Seth, your Beaveram FFA reporter, Carter [Music] Roadie, your Beaverdam FFA treasurer, Kelsey Warmup, [Music] Your Beaveram FFA Vice President of Growing Leaders, Aurora [Music] Ringcon, your Baam FFA Vice President of Building Communities, Brianna Gansky. Your Beaveram FFA vice president of strengthening agriculture, Mary Wall. Your BAM FFA junior adviser Aiden [Music] Voit, your Baam FFA Secretary Sarah Sailor, your Beaveram FFA vice president, Owen [Music] [Applause] Hemingway, your Beaveram FFA president, Max Liy, your Baam FFA adviser, Mrs. Mrs. Chitco and finally your BAM FFA adviser, Mr. Gansky. Ladies and gentlemen, your 2024 2025 Bever FA officer [Music] team. Heat. Heat. The
002bank hall will come to order. We are holding the 96th annual awards ceremony for the Beaverdam FFA chapter. Mr. Vice President, are all officers at their stations? I shall call the role of officers, determine whether they're at their stations, and report back to you, Mr. President. The Sentinel station by the door. Your duties there. The historian. What are your duties? The parliamentarian. Robert's rules of order. What are your duties? Any organized group must be run by a set of rules that members can understand and accept. It is my duty to possess the parliament law so I may answer any questions that might arise. The reporter station by the flag. Why by the flag? Flag covers the United States of America. So I strive to every man, woman, and child may know that is a national
003organization organization that reaches the main state of Alaska and Puerto Rico. The treasurer station by the emblem of Washington. What are your duties? I keep a record of receipts and dispersements just accurately. I encourage thrift among the members and strive to build up our financial standings through savings and investments. George Washington was better able to serve his country because he was financially independent. The vice president of growing leaders by the lamp. Why by the lamp? The illumination of the mind. I strive to develop programs and activities leaders. The vice president of building communities by the port of Thomas Jefferson. Why are you so stationed? Thomas [Music] Jefferson is our role model for all members. I coordinate activities to make a better place to live. The vice president of strengthening agriculture station by the key. Why
004by the key? This key opens the door to opportunities in our community. It is essential that we continue our efforts to strengthen our knowledge of a culture as well as the junior adviser. Why? program and help build the education. The secretary station your duty is there. I keep an accurate record of all meetings and correspond with other secretaries wherever the adviser why by the owlis. I hope that our advice, Mr. Vice President, why do you keep a plow at your station? The plow is a symbol of labor and tillage of the soil. Without labor, neither knowledge nor wisdom can accomplish much. My duties required of me to assist at all times in directing the work of our organization. I provide over meetings in the absence of our president who is beneath whose place is beneath
005the rising sun. Why is he so stationed? The rising sun is the token of a new era in agriculture. If we will follow the leadership of our president, we shall be led out of the darkness of selfishness and into the glorious sunlight of brotherhood and cooperation. Mr. President, all officers are at their stations. Thank you, FFA members. Why are we here? To practice brotherhood. honor agricultural opportunities and responsibilities and develop those qualities of leadership which an FFA member should possess. May we accomplish our purposes. I now declare this awards ceremony of the Beaverdam FFA chapter dually open for the transaction of business or attention to any matters which may properly be presented. Good evening everyone. My name is Max Ligkey. I'm serving as the 2024 2025 president for the Beaver Dam FFA chapter. I'd like
006to welcome you all to our 96th annual FFA banquet and awards ceremony. We are here to celebrate the achievements that our members have earned. Will the chapter Sentinel Hannah Carris please come forward to welcome the guests? This year's sponsors are Animal Clinic of Beaverdam, Beaverdam Pigeon and Banttom Club, Mary Pat Bosch, Andrea Brassard, Jurian and Kathy Siski, Mackenzie and Nate Chico, Calgary Farms, Farmers and Merchant Union Bank, National Exchange Bank, Fen Farms, Bob and Carol Gansky, Jonathan and Patty Gansky, Ron and Joy Gansky, Gansky's Ben Biscuit, Michael and Sharon Harson, William and Diane Hemling, Nick and Melissa Hemling, Carrie Heinson, Russ Hen, David and Sharon Keel, Russell Cockkey, Krauss Egg Sales and Service, Krauss Grain Farm, Eric Krowy, Kraussy Family Farms, Kenzie family, David and Kathy Latch, Doug and Riota Lambert, Jason and Chasey Ligy,
007Miller Equipment Marketing, David Ralph, Stan Smith, Rick Stozer, Mark Stroshine, Ellen Stroshine, Lorie Tubs. To start off our banquet tonight, I would like to welcome forward to the podium section 6 State Officer Abel Toya and Section 10 State Officer Alyssa Shower. [Applause] Hello everyone. We just wanted to start off by saying thank you all for being here tonight. Whether you're an FFA member, parent, alumni, or supporter, you all are a part of such a wonderful FFA community. And it's so great to see you all here to support such wonderful accomplishments of students. Abel and I have gotten the opportunity to work with students from Beaver Dam for a few crazy opportunities and Abel just wanted to share a few. Yeah. So, growing up in Wan, it was always interesting. Uh, we always lost to BAM
008in sports. So, meeting up with the FFA members was a very new opportunity for me and it's been so great and rewarding. a couple of the great community reaching things that we did with this these members. Um earlier in the year, Alyssa and I were invited to the auction and it was so great to watch this community give back to this chapter and promote them. Alyssa and I had a great time at our chapter visit learning about what this community values and what they want to see and how it will grow. But another example of how giving this community is is when our team was up at halftime conference. Now at this conference in Stevens Point, there was a few hundred students. It was an amazing opportunity to work with them. But Beaverdam stood out.
009That's because during one of the alumni meetings, one of their persons got stuck and they needed to get a scooter to get out of the conference. Now, Alyssa and I were running around the conference and we're like, "How are we going to find a scooter to get this person out?" And then it hit me. My good friend Carter from the Beaver Dam FFA would have a scooter. Carter without questions rolled his scooter across the room to me and we rode it off into the sunset to give it to that FFA alumni member. That's just one more example of how amazing this community is and how giving they are. And it's so great to be back here. We're very excited to see these members walk across stage. Again, thank you all for the opportunity to um
010share a little message and what we truly see in the Beaverdam FFA community. Um, the FFA community in specific is really strong and is here to help you in those ups and downs of life and maybe those crazy chaotic moments in life like Abel talked about, but it's a wonderful opportunity to use those connections and those opportunities and time you share to strengthen your connections with others and we truly see that in Beaver Dam. So, thank you all for being here tonight and thank you for the opportunity or the Thank you for being here to celebrate the wonderful accomplishments of the students in in your community. Thank [Applause] you. Abel and Alyssa, thank you for your words of wisdom to everyone in attendance tonight. We are truly grateful to have you as part of our
011annual awards s banquet. Thank you for sharing your story and inspiring all members and guests present. Please accept this gift as a small token of our [Applause] appreciation. Mr. Porter, would you please join me on the podium for our green hand ceremony? Mr. Reporter, do you have the applications for the Greenhand degree? Mr. President, I have the applications for 13 students enrolled in agriculture classes who are candidates for the Greenhand FFA degree. Our constitution outlines the minimum qualifications for this degree. We shall now determine if these candidates qualify. Adviserss, do all candidates have satisfactory plans for programs of supervised agricultural experiences? They do. Have these candidates met all other minimum qualifications of article 6, section C of the national constitution? Thank you. Would the vice president of strengthening agriculture, junior adviser and historian please join
012me on the podium? The reporter will now read the names of the successful candidate. As your name is called, please come on stage. Chloe Newberger, McKenzie Leopard, Riley Quirering, Savannah Fairbank, Vivian Licky, Luke Gonzalez, Charlie Camps, Carly Roadie, Cole Hemling, Brenardet Ramirez, Robert Mayer, Tracy, Brody Bearing, and Elijah Herman. [Applause] candidates, you are about to receive the Greenhand FFA degree in a national organization of members who expect to enter the career in the industry of agriculture or lifelong learning in an agricultural hobby. Will you strive to further develop your abilities through active participation in FFA? If so, answer we will. We will. The basic beliefs of FFA members are outlined in the FFA creed. I hope that you will always carry the spirit of the creed in your hearts and the words in your memory.
013Career development is a lifelong process. Your activities in this organization will help you acquire the ability to cooperate with others for the benefit of all. A good attitude and a respect for the for the rights of others are essential for the success in life. The vast agriculture complex forms the foundation of our American economy. You have chosen well by your expression of interest in this future career in this our nation's largest field of endeavor. By your enrollment in agricultural education, you have taken an important step toward becoming useful citizen in our democracy. May you, like George Washington, use your talents and training for the betterment of yourselves and your fellow man. The FFA is a n national organization of young men and women preparing for careers in agriculture and in life. I am proud to
014add your name to the role of Beaverdam to the role of Beaverdam FFA chapter Wisconsin Association of the FFA and the National FFA organization. Success in in a career in a is a oh my god success in a career in a in a life is largely the result in a of a sound education and a willingness to work. Without labor we accomplish little and unless our labor is directed by an intelligent thinking we accomplish nothing. The paint worn by greenhand is bane of bronze because of its hardiness and endurance. Brance has been used for ages by those who sought better substitute for crude stone instruments. May those qualities of hardness and endurance carry you far in our organization and in life. Although you have done well, let me remind you that there are heights yet
015to be reached. Just as there are medals more precious than bronze, there are rarer and more precious awards to be won in our organization. The silver pin of the chapter FFFA degree and the golden charm of the state FFA degree await those who earn them. In order to attain these higher degrees, you must possess rare and golden qualities. You must be flexible but never crushed, glowing with enthusiasm but unaltered by the heat of conflict. It is my sincere wish that some of you will eventually be awarded the golden key of the American FFA degree and become one of few from Beaver Dam that has obtained this distinction. Your future is before you. Through hard work and wise decisions, you can attain the highest place in our organization, so eagerly sought by all worthy members. The
016FFA organization practices agricultural leadership, citizenship, and cooperation. If you develop your abilities, you may become a leader in this organization. We need you. The country needs you. The country needs strong strong leadership. We now welcome you as green hands. Please come forward and receive your certificate and pin. Fellow members and guests, please join me in welcoming these recipients of the green hand degree. [Applause] Madame Treasurer, would you join me at the podium for the chapter degree ceremony? It is my privilege to announce that four members are candidates for the chapter FFA degree. The members must meet the following qualifications. They must have received the received their greenhand FFA degree. They must have satisfactory completed the equivalent of at least 180 hours of agricultural education at or above the 9th grade level. Have in operation an
017approved supervised agricultural experience. have participated in the planning or conducting of at least three official functions in the chapter program of activities. A student entering agricultural education must have either earned and productively invested at least $150 by the member's own efforts or worked at least 45 hours in excess of scheduled class time. They must have also developed plans for continued growth and improvement in a supervised agricultural experience program. They have effectively led or participated in a group discussion for 15 minutes. Have de demonstrated five procedures of parliamentary law. Show progress towards individual achievement in the FFA program. Have satisfactory scholastic record. Have participated in at least 10 hours of community service activities in FFA or through another service organization. and have written have submitted a written application for the FFA chapter degree. Adviserss, have all
018candidates met or exceeded these expectations? Would the vice president of building communities and the Sentinel, please join me at the podium? The treasurer will now read the names of the of the candidates. When you hear your name, please join us on stage. Claire Carris, Aiden Voit, Alyia Bradley, and Laser Heinen. Fellowship and brotherhood are desirable aspects of a full and satisfying life. You your many friends in the FFA share with you the satisfaction of your achievements. May you continue to advance in the FFA. We enjoy many benefits through the FFA. All of you must inform others about this organization and American agriculture so its influence can be a contributing factor in their lives. Let us work together to build a better America and work to make Americans more knowledgeable about agriculture. FFA members learn the
019importance of sound financial practices. The skills you are developing and keeping records and accounts will be valuable assets to you throughout life. May you see this training to support yourself, your family, and worthy activities in your community. You have earned the highest degree a chapter can bestow upon its members. As president, it is my pleasure to inscribe your name in our permanent history. May you continue individual growth and development in our organization. Planning and completing a task brings a certain satisfaction that is the reward of an industrious individual. Our forefathers worked hard to transform America from a wilderness to a great nation. Your attainment of this degree demonstrates your willingness to work. You have done well and have taken a major step towards fulfilling your goals in the FFA. Those who succeed best in life
020regardless of occupation know the means whereby the great problems may be solved. Ignorance leads to neglect, waste, want, and poverty while wisdom leads to industry, productivity and happiness. You have studied and learned to earn this degree. Every worthwhile recognition carries with it additional responsibilities. Your increased leadership abilities should be reflected by your further involvement in the activities of the Beaverdam FFA chapter and the Beaver Dam School District. The pin symbolizing the chapter FFA degree is made of silver. Just as there are medals more precious than silver, there are more precious laurels to be won in our organization. The golden charm of the state FFA degree and the golden key of the American FFA degree await those who earn them. It is our hope that you will reach these higher goals in our organization. I am
021pleased to present each of you with the silver pin of the chapter degree. Thank you. We will now recognize our state degree recipients. These are sponsored by Krauss Family Farm. Mr. Vice President, would you please join me at the podium? Thank you, Max. Will the following recipients please join me on stage to be recognized? Sarah Sailor, Brianna Gansky, Max Lidkey, Aiden Voit, Carter Roadie, Hannah Carris, and Kelsey Warmup. To be eligible to receive the state FFA degree from the state association, a member must meet the following minimum qualifications. Have received the chapter FFA degree. Have been an active FFA member for at least two years at the time of receiving the state FFA degree. While in school, have completed the equivalent of at least two years of agricultural education at or above the 9th grade
022level, which includes a supervised agricultural experience program. Demonstrate leadership ability by performing 10 procedures parliamentary law or give a six-minute speech on a topic related to agriculture. Congratulations to the individuals who received their actual state degrees at the state FFA convention in June. [Applause] The final degree we are handing out tonight is the honorary chapter degree. This award is a little bit different than the rest of the degrees we have been handing out. This award goes to an outstanding group or individual who supports work of FFA and promotes agricultural as a whole. This year we have two separate recipients. Would the first recipient, Dory Liki, please join me on [Applause] stage. Dory went above and beyond this year, re not only reaching out to our chapter, but also to the school district to gain approval
023for an FFA social media page. She consistently connects with our adviserss and members to stay upto-date on current events, ensuring our Facebook page reflects all that is happening within the chapter. Dory built our Facebook page from the ground up and has helped us reach over 90,000 views in 2025. Please join me in thanking and congratulating Dory for her outstanding support of the [Applause] FFA. Yeah. Our second recipients are a little more special to me. Would my parents Jason and Tracy Linky please join me on stage over the past 11 years. My parents have been willing to assist in any way needed. Whether it was volunteering at events like our LOUB dinner or pancake breakfast or shaperating day trips to CDE or an overnight office retreat to upper Michigan, they were willing to open our home
024to FFA chapter to host summer FFA meetings and have assisted in proofreading our national chapter applications. This just scratches the surface of all my the support my parents have shown to the Beaverdam FFA. I am eager to award my parents the honor of honorary chapter application. Mom, Dad, thank you for all you do for me and our FFA chapter. [Applause] We'll do it after. Great. So, there was supposed to be a picture there with both recipients and I kind of missed that. So, we'll get that after. That concludes our degree ceremony for the night. Let's congratulate all of our degree recipients one more time for their accomplishments. Would the vice president of growing leaders and the adviserss please come to the podium for the next award area to lower it. The next award we are
025going to give out tonight goes to all of our members for being outstanding students academically. Each one of the students that we name has a GPA of 3.0 0 or higher for this school year. We are proud to have so many FFA members having success not only in FFA and SAE but in class as well. As the parliamentarian calls your name, please come up to the stage and receive your award. And once on stage, we will also recognize the top students in each grade. These awards are sponsored by Doug and Rita Lambert Krauss Egg Sales and Service. Would you like to come forward to hand out the awards? From the freshman class, please come up when your name is called. McKenzie Leel, Carly Camps, Cole Hemling, Matthew Damaster, Savannah Fairbank, Vivian Liky, Brayley Quering, [Applause]
026For the ninth grade class, our highest earning scholastic achievement award goes to Vivian Lickd. [Applause] From our sophomore class, we have Laser Heinson, Claire Carris, Lydia Bradley, and Grace Schultz. [Applause] And our highest scholastic achievement award for the sophomore class goes to Bradley. [Applause] Our next group is our juniors for scholastic achievement. Uh, Twilight Heinson, Addison Licky, Charlie Kercher, Claire Razbeck, Mary Zald, Owen Heming, and Rya Sutton. in this class. We have two high individuals that are currently one and one in the junior class. Uh Owen and Mary. So, I made a mistake. We only got one award. We'll get one later. So, they're not going to get one tonight. Congratulations to all of them. Congratulations. That brings us to our senior class. Our senior class we have Sarah Sailor, Aiden Voit, Brianna Gansky, Clara
027The Hannah Carris, Max Litkkey, Ethan Lupel, and Kelsey Wormka. And our high individual in the senior class this year is Max Licky. [Applause] I'm just going to pick on Ethan here a little bit. Um, so we have in a lot of these students are able to take agriculture classes. We have an offer that Miss Chico and I have where if they can't fit in their schedule because of work release or academic class, they can take independent study classes uh through the ICV and at the end they have to take a a state certification test and the test isn't easy. Some pass the first time, but I would say about 50% don't. They have to get a 75% or better. And I'm proud to say Ethan passed his test in the first time. Thank you, Mr.
028Gansky and Mrs. Chitco. Would the Sentinel and historian please come to the podium for the next award area? Thank you, Max. Career development is an important aspect of the FFA. Our chapter had many teams participate in the career development events this year. We especially want to recognize the teams and individuals who did well on the state and local level. The CDE pins are sponsored by Jerry and Kathy Kelinsky, Richard Stozer, Calenbury Farms, Russ Coli, Brienne, Bob and Carol Gansky, Carrie Heinen Krauss a sales service. Would you like to come forward and hand out the awards? Okay. Sorry if I messed up any of the renames. With the following teams, please come forward when your name is called and stay on the stage for recogn recognition. A sales second place. [Applause] Forestry 15th place. [Applause] Poultry
029second place. aronomy. Eighth [Applause] place, Farm Business Management. 17th place. [Applause] Okay. Livestock fifth place. Bent science 21st place. [Applause] wildlife. 33rd place. [Applause] Environ 12 place. Land evaluation. Ninth place. Flora culture. [Applause] Hey, dairy [Applause] evaluation. Course evaluation. [Applause] A mechanics. X [Applause] Out of all of our teams, these individuals placed first individually at state. Please come forward when your name is called. Max Ludkkey, [Applause] auctioneering. Brianna Gansky, a sales. Mary Zald, livestock evaluation. Owen Hemling, Poultry Evaluation. Congratulations to all of our CDE teams and individuals for your [Applause] success. Would the vice president of strengthening agriculture please take the podium for our next award area? Thank you Hannah and Claire. Let's put our hands together one more time for all the CDE teams. Fundraising is a huge part of being an FFA and
030it is how we raise money to afford all the amazing things that we do. The following members went above and beyond in their fundraising and took it to a whole new level. Will the members that I announced please come forward to the stage and receive your award for being a top fruit seller. These awards are sponsored by Lorie Tubs and Kinsey Equestrians. Would a representative from either family like to come forward and hand out the awards? From the freshman class, we have McKenzie Level. From the sophomore class, we have Katherine Hutner. [Applause] From the junior class, we have Ryland [Applause] Seth. And from the senior class, we have Max Lubkkey. [Applause] And the overall fruit seller was McKenzie Leel. Would the junior advisor, vice president of growing leaders, secretary, and the parliamentarian please come to
031the podium to announce our LDE awards. Thank you, Mary. LDE stand for leadership development events. We have many members compete in LDEs this year. These speeching contests are designed to help FFA members get over the number one fear in America, public speaking. There are six different speeching contests the Badm FFA members compete in this year. When your name is called, please come to the stage to receive your pin. The LD Award pins are sponsored by Mark Stoshine, Michelle and Sharon Hemson, Ron and Joy Dansy, Dancy Ben & Biscuit, and McKenzie and Nate Czecho. Would any of you like to come to hand out rewards? All right. The FFA Creed is an individual event for freshmen. Chapters can send two individuals to compete at the district level. FFA members must recite the five paragraphs of the
032of the FFA creed and answer questions regarding this meeting. Members who competed in this competition are Savannah Fairbank and Coulson Hemling. Employability. ility skills is an individual event for up to two individuals at the district level. Members develop a resume and cover letter, fill out a job application, and then interview the panel of judges. The competitors in this event were Max Ludkkey and Hannah Caris. [Applause] Experaneous speech is an individual event for up to two individuals at the district level. Members select three agriculture topics from the hat and have 30 minutes to write a four to six minute speech on one of those topics. students are evaluated individually on this speech and the Christian period when the competitors were Owen Hemlin and Mary [Applause] Zald prepared speech is an individual event for up to two
033individuals at the district level. members write a six to eight minute speech on an agricultural topic. They're evaluated on their manuscript, speech, and questions after the speech. The compet competitors were Vivian Licky and Brianna Gansky. [Applause] discussion is an individual event for up to two individuals at a district level. Members are given several topics of possible discussions to study prior to the event. Students then discuss the topics with other FFA members and are evaluated on problem solving, delivery style, cooperative attitude and impact on FFA. Competitors were Sailor and Claire [Applause] Truss. The next event is Parliamentary Procedure Contest. Parliamentary procedure is a contest where a group of individuals go in front of judges and demonstrate parliamentary law according to the Robert's rules of order. These awards are sponsored by this year's team was composed of
034Brianna Gansky, Max Ludkkey, Cole Hemling, Owen Hemling, Carter Roodie, and Savannah Fairbank. This year it's sponsored by Gansky's Ben Breakfast. Would you like to come forward to hand out the pins? The team took first at regionals and second at sectionals. Let's congratulate them for their work well done. The final contest is QuizBull. In this competition, the team goes to head-to-head against another school in brackets format answering trivia questions about the FFA and agriculture. This year's competitors are Ryland Seth, Hannah Carris, Claire Carris, Charlie Kercher, and Mary Zwald. [Applause] Thank you, Aiden, Ryland, Sarah, and Aurora for handing out awards for your speaking contests. Let's give a final round of applause to all competitors for all the hard work you have put into these competitions. At this time, I would like to welcome to the podium
035our two adviserss, Mr. Gansky and Mrs. Chitkco, to award our chapter profic proficiencies. [Applause] Before we start with the proficiencies, there's one LDE competition that got missed. Uh, and that is one that we have not done before and that's probably why we missed it. Um, it is the chapter of conduct meeting. This is a contest for seventh, eighth, and ninth graders. It requires seven students, sometimes eight, to um commit to learning the opening ceremonies of the FFA creed and then demonstrate uh over 10 parliamentary abilities in a shortened version of the parliamentary procedure. We have had eight students that have stepped up to do this this year, and I would like to recognize them at this time. and they've been practicing diligently for state competition in June. At this time, if these individuals come forward
036and Miss Chickle will hand you your medal for qualifying for state. Cole, Vivian, Savannah, Chloe, Harley, Charlie, Emma, And I still have not mastered Bley's first name. Come on forward. These eight individuals are working diligently to learn the opening ceremonies and perform at SE convention against 15 other teams. And I have high hopes for them. Let's give them a round of applause. Ready? Yeah. At this time, we will hand out our proficiency award winners. Now, at Beaver High School in Beaver FFA, in order to to be recognized as a chapter proficiency winner, you must fill out the state FFA proficiency. And we had quite a few students fill out for the state FFA proficiency this year and many of them earn golds uh silvers and we had some finalists and we'll make note of the
037finalists that are state finalists in the top five and we'll find out at state how well they did. To start with I'd like to recognize Aiden Voit agriculture communication and a state finalist. Come on in. Come on down Aiden. specialy. Our next one is Aiden filled out two and uh specialty crop is Aiden's second proficiency. So, congratulations Aiden. Thanks, Mr. Reminded me. I should also tell who the sponsors are. Uh the sponsor for egg communication is uh Jason and Tracy Lukey and then Aiden Voits with specialy crop is uh four farms or David Rowi. Our next one up uh sponsored by Jerry and Kathy Sagowski is vegetable production and that is Aurora [Music] [Applause] Rakone. Our next uh person with proficiency was sponsored by Krowy's family farms uh for sheep production is Brianna Gansky and
038she is also a state finalist here at state. Instead of making her come around again and get another one, she also filled off stew states proficiencies. The other one is small animal care and production. uh that is sponsored by the animal clinic of Beaverdam and Brianna Gansky is a state finalist in that one as well. So congratulations there. Our next one is in landscape installation sponsored by Kinsey family or the Kinsey equestrian and our uh state person or not state but uh chapter thank you chapter winner there is Garder Roodie. Our next one uh is also smiling production sponsored by Gansky's B and Biscuit. This recipient is Claire Carris. [Applause] Uh, we have Claire Risenbeck with Veterinary Science sponsored by the Heinen family. [Applause] We have Charlie Kercher in beef production and entrepreneurship sponsored by
039David and Carol Keel as well as the Fen Farms. [Applause] We have Hannah Carris with Agriculture Sales sponsored by Dave [Applause] Miller. Kelsey Warm and diversified crop production and placement sponsored by David Row and Eric Krauss. [Applause] We have Mary's Wald in sheep production and that is from the Kray family farms. [Applause] We have Max Lkey in outdoor recreation sponsored by Melissa and Nick Hemling as well as environmental science and natural resource sponsored by Russ Henin. [Applause] We have Owen Hemling and poultry production sponsored by Bill and Diane Hemling and Owen Hemling and Agra Science Research sponsored by Gansky's Bed and Biscuit. Ryland Suther in turf and landscape management sponsored by Jason and Tracy [Applause] Litkkey. Sarah Sailor and agriculture education sponsored by Mark Stroshine and Stan Smith. Proficiencies are a lot of documentation um
040and data sheets collecting financials and these students spent a lot of time in each of our classrooms um getting them ready. Vocabulary is very strong and I'm very proud of all of them. So give them one more round of applause. Before I hand the mic over to Max, I want to also mention that Max is a state finalist in his two proficiencies and Owen is state finalist and his uh research proficiency as well. So, congratulations to [Applause] them. We have a couple seniors to award scholarships tonight. Would a representative from the Beaverdam Agra Business come forward to present their scholarship? I think I made my own. It's like he knows who got him already. Um, I'm privileged to represent the Beaverdam Aggra Business Association. Uh, the Beaverdam Aggra Business Association is pleased to present academic
041scholarships for graduating seniors who plan to attend a 4-year college, a technical college, or a farm and industry short course in River Falls. Now I think um as many of you know we just had the breakfast the something special from Wisconsin breakfast and during that um we ask that the Beaveram FFA members uh work the breakfast and that is because the proceeds uh go directly into the scholarship foundation um for these seniors and other scholarships that we award to the Beaverdam FFA um to go on trips and things like that. Uh so this year we had three applicants and I'll ask that they come forward now. I think they know who they are. Um they were evaluated based on their academic achievement um contribution to the agricultural organizations and personal traits and intentions to use
042their degree to benefit the agricultural community and related industries. Uh so I am happy to present all three of our applicants this year with scholarships. Uh we have Uh we have Sarah Sailor who will be attending the University of Minnesota majoring in biology. Um go [Applause] ahead. Uh Hannah Carris majoring in horiculture at the W River Falls. [Applause] and Matt Slitkkey, uh, majoring in agricultural business at [Applause] WMadison. That's all for me. [Applause] Thank you. Next up, we have the Stroshine family. [Applause] My name is Alan Stroshine and that handsome fellow that's came up here Sam Art if you didn't know who he was because I don't think anybody introduced him and there's a reason I brought up his name. Uh I've been doing this for over 20 years. It's kind of hard to believe.
043Um the uh we do this for my parents. My brother's not here tonight. Last year he gave the award out because I had my gallbladder out and I couldn't be here. But um we've been doing this for over 20 years. It's very personal. Uh education means lots to me. My dad dropped out of school in the ninth grade to take care of our farm. And this October that farm will be in our family years. And so we're giving out a $500 scholarship. And these are the recipients of this scholarship over the last 20 plus years. Some of these names you may find familiar. Shelby Ericson, Carrie Bruns, Ben Larson, grandson of the first egg teacher in Berberdam. Crystal Kurtie, Julia Willie, Matt Kaminsky, Mara Booty, Sam Art, Megan Gladammans, Joseph Catel, Eva Art, Cole Pachchowski,
044Samantha Schmidt, Alexis Lind, Kendra Galile, Lexi Bird, Brooklyn Holt, and I am proud to give the award this year to Hannah Krauss. Caris. Caris. [Applause] Congratulations. There she is. Thank you. [Applause] Next up, the Faren family. Hi, my name is Maren Farren, the daughter of Troy Faren. The Troy Faren Memorial Scholarship was started to remember a former FFA member, lifelong farmer, and father that lived his life to the fullest. He grew up on the family farm that still operates today by my grandpa, my two brothers, and my uncle. The hope of this scholarship is to allow his legacy to live on by giving students the opportunity opportunity to succeed in agriculture. We'd like to present the Troy Faren Memorial Scholarship to Max Licki. And last, would Mr. Gansky please join us on the stage for
045the National Technical Honor Society Scholarship. We are in our second year of the National Technical Honor Society at Beaver Dam High School. Uh the National Technon is a open to sophomore, juniors, and seniors that have gone above and beyond in career and technical education at the high school and it's now made up of five CTSOs. Uh we have HOSA, FCCLA, Skills USA, DECA, and the FFA. And to be in the National Tech Honor Society, they have must have sustained a GPA of over 3.25 25 and showed outstanding leadership skills and community service involvement to be eligible and must also be active in the CTSO and remain active in CTE classes. I am pleased to announce this year uh two scholarships. We recently served word from the National Tech Honor Society um that one of our
046students the National Tech Honors Organization is recognized for a national scholarship and we also give out a local scholarship for a national tech honor society. So, I first want to call out here uh our national recipient uh Max Luki and our local Yep. Clap. Let's clap. And then our local recipient, Brianna Gansky. Thank you to both these individuals for outstanding education uh uh scholasticship and leadership. It looks like we're jumping right into this, if I'm not mistaken, to our star award. So, I will also invite to the podium at this time Mrs. Chico and Ryland Seth to bring out the awards. [Applause] I want to thank all of the parents and supporters in this room for the great kids that have influenced and encouraged us over the years to continue to strive for their goals
047and improve. We have a lot of star students here in the Beaverdam Agra Science program and they will not all of them will be getting an award tonight. But that does not lead us to what is less of what their accomplishments have meant. Here are just a few of some of those great accomplishments this year. Having over 30 students attend leadership workshops, conferences, and conventions outside of the school day. Over 52 Beaverdam FFA members competed at the state FFA career development events. 19 members competed in leadership development events. Continuing to help a local farmer with his sweet corn to give to food pantries. We continued to plant trees in our school arboritum at the high school. We taught over 300 kindergarten, first grade, and second grade students about agriculture. Community supported new middle schools with
048agriculture and classroom facilities. Helping with the Salvation Army children's radioathon, Dodge County Women's Group, Beaverdam Agra Business Association, local food pantries, the Dodge County Humane Society, Beaverdam Chamber of Commerce, Beaverdam Lake Association, Second Harvest Food Pantry, and the Women's Affiliate with the Beaverdam Craft Fair. In 1930, the publisher of the Kansas City Star newspaper wanted to recognize an outstanding individual of the Young Future Farmers of America that had been founded in 1928 in Kansas City. The idea of the star farmer was born and have been a tradition on the national, state, and local levels ever since. Thank you, Mr. Chico. Our first award tonight uh by many chapters goes to the Star Green Award. Here at Beaver Dam, we refer to it as the Star Challenger Award or also known as the uh Star Gansky
049Award. It goes to the outstanding uh Greenhand recipients. As you saw earlier tonight, we had a lot of green hands on stage and uh many of them done have done amazing uh things this year getting involved in CTE or LDE, CDEES, uh contest, volunteering, community service. And tonight's award is going to be sponsored by Farmers and Merchants Union Bank and Bob and Carol Gansky. And it is my uh we haven't we've I think four years ago I said I've never done this before when we had three freshmen that are now seniors uh walk up on stage and receive the Star Greenhand degree and my decision as we saw them walk tonight was still sound. They were active and involved and some of our most active members we've had and this year I'm pleased to announce
050three more freshmen that will receiving the Gansky Award or Star Green award. These individuals when I say your name please come forward. Cole [Applause] Hemley, Savannah Fairbanks, and Vivian Linky. Before they were even enrolled in the high school, these two girls volunteered, not knowing anybody in the FFA, to make a basically a whole day trip to State Fair, even after just coming off showing at State Fair. and were able to communicate with 9,000 people as they came through the discovery barn. They continued to step up when they volunteered and the first time I mentioned LDEs, all three of them, I want to do a prepared speech. I want to do the creed. I want to do the creed or I want to do this CD. They've always stepped forward to volunteer uh to compete and
051to get involved. And they demonstrate what FFA is all about. Um just getting involved and good things happen. And good things have happened both three individuals this year. here. So, let's congratulate one more time. The next award that I'd like to hand out tonight is the um star chapter farmer, also known as the Bernard Moss Award, is given uh in honor of uh Bernard Moss, an early FFA member, dedicated farmer, and supporter of the FFA for many years. This award is sponsored by Krauss Grain Farms. uh this individual, if you would have told me 11 years ago that I'd be saying this person's name, I would have been a little on the surprise side. Uh but this young lady has built a uh with the help of her family a sheep flock. She has worked
052hard with the sheep indust and project and has become a state finalist in the sheep proficiency. Without further ado, I'd like to announce my daughter, our star chapter farmer, Brianna Gansky. [Applause] What? Okay. This is the Star in Agra business, also known as the Bergen Award. It's presented to a member who has an SAE and demonstrates excellence in the agriculture career and skill development. It is presented in memory of Joe and Mary Bergen, longtime supporters of the chapter and dedicated agra business owners of Bergens's Perfection Milker Sales. This award is sponsored by Nate and Mackenzie Chico. The award winner for this is near and dear to us as we have watched her flourish um in her speaking abilities um as well as writing different grants and trying to get her own land rented. This award
053goes to Kelsey Warpa. [Applause] uh the Star Blue and Gold Award or the Star Volunteer Award. The last line of the creed says, "I can exert an influence in my home and community which will stand solid for my part in this inspiring task." This award is given in the honor of the last line of the servants service to our volunteers. This award is being sponsored by Mary Pat Bosard. There are a lot of FFA members who have helped out at various community service projects this last year and in previous years. Some I would like to name that will be recognized at the school for achieving merit and honor in a level of over 30 30 hours or more of volunteering. This individual also works to the help the community and other organizations that she's involved
054in as well as FFA and outside of school. This individual has worked diligently for the betterment of the Beaverdam FFA through numerous activities as she has participated in. She has received the Wisconsin three-star leadership award at the state FFA convention this summer. So, congratulations goes to Hannah Caris for earning the blue and gold award. [Applause] Our next star award this evening is a star in agricultural placement. This is an award for a member who's excelled in their placement SAPE or youth apprentichip program. This award is sponsored tonight by Mary Pat Basher. Uh this young lady um has uh worked on a dairy farm this year in Juno uh Nails and she uh works diligent. She's also had success uh this year at the World Dairy Expo, winning the World Dairy Expo judging contest and most
055recently just won the state livestock competition. Uh she has a passion for animals and it shows. This year's star in agriculture placement goes to Mary [Applause] Zal. Our next star award tonight is our star in agra science. It is also known as the David R. Latch award given in honor of David Latch, a pioneer in moving agriculture from just production farming in the classroom to more science-based not only in Beaverdam but Wisconsin and dare I say the United States. There are very few agriculture programs left in the state that do not offer some type of science equivalency class or science class in their curriculum. But David Latch was the first. This award is sponsored by Dave and Kathy Latch. This goes to an individual that um is conducting research uh and is as science is
056their thing. Uh this year the individual's been doing research in the aquaponics room. He has got all sorts of experiments going in the back with the fish tanks and the hydroponic system, the grow lights growing everywhere. uh and we hope to see his efforts pay off when he uh sends in his application this coming Friday to the state uh aggra science fair competition. This year's star in Agra science for our chapter level goes to Ryan Seth. Good luck at state Ryan. I said good luck at state Ryland. We've got a special award this evening. I I don't know if we'll call it a star, but we could. Uh we've not given this out before. For those of you who don't know, we're always Miss Chick and I are always game for something new. And we
057were approached this last summer uh by the uh there's a John Deere enthusiast group uh that rotates their convention conference activities. It's coming to Wisconsin this summer. factory the weekend after a state convention and they approach Miss Jo and myself if we'd be interested in refurbishing a a John Deere uh garden tractor. I believe that's how little I know about it. A 210 212 212 that's how little I know about it and I was a little leerary. We don't really have the facilities to do it. Um but we were both confident that we'd have success because we might not have the facilities but we have the student. Uh this individual um loves tractors, loves mechanics, and it's evident uh in his success in pulling, his success in the career in technical education classes, and his
058success just recently at the state skills USA contest when he won first place. So, I'd like to recognize uh the special award for somebody that's been working diligently to get this tractor up and running for that show coming up. Reu, if you want to come down, please. So, the plaque we're giving him is earlier this year or late last year, he was featured in the Egg Review newspaper. So, the plaque we're giving him is a couple pictures of him and the article that was in the newspaper. So, congratulations, Ree. We have the Beaverdam Pride Award. When Mr. Gansky and I were talking about who um exhibits the Beaverdam pride for FFA um volunteering, encouraging other students to participate. There was a student that um always has the the best sock choices and he's got about
059I think a dozen different pairs of FFA socks. They never match, but that's kind of his thing. So this year our pride award is sponsored by Krauss Grain Farm and I am proud to announce that this year's award goes to Owen Hemling. Do you have good ones on? Black socks. Official dress. He's the man. We have one more star award before we move on to our senior awards this evening. Uh we have a star uh sophomore award somewhere. Um and a star sophomore or secondyear award go is given to a member who has excelled in all areas of the FFA through leadership uh supervised agricultural experience and just overall demonstrates uh the FFA motto learning to do doing to learn earning to live and living to serve. This year award is sponsored by Farmers Merchant
060Union Bank uh for her her outstanding work. Uh this award goes to Claire Carris. Claire has done a lot this year as a sophomore. She has done a lot this year as a sophomore. Attending workshops, conferences, and conventions, competing at LDE, CDE, teaching elementary students about agriculture, and helping out a ton of community service activities, and working to get more students involved in agriculture and the FFA. Let's give one more round of applause to Claire. That brings us to the evening where we wrote our senior awards. Uh again, we've had a a lot of seniors uh come up today. And if you look on the back of your program, we have 12 seniors that have taken agriculture classes uh throughout their years that are graduating. And I want to first start out by uh recognizing
061our Joel Halford Leadership Award. This is given in honor of uh Mr. Dr. Joe Halford who served the Baam community as editor of the daily citizen for many years. He recognized leaders qualities of members did his best to promote the members and the organization. For his efforts, the chapter recognized with the honorary chapter degree and honorary state FA degree. This award goes to member who shows leadership and direction and operation of the chapter community and school. Leads by example. Not always the most vocal but definitely the most passionate. The Joe Halford Leadership Award this year is sponsored by Farmers and Merchant Union Bank. And this year's recipient of the Joe Halford Leadership Award goes to Hannah Carris goes to Hannah Carris. All right, hang [Applause] out. The next one is the Fred V. Mikey Award.
062It's designed to recognize a member who excelled in the chapter over his or her four years of high school. This honor the Fred Mikey who served the Bean FA chapter for over 24 years. And in 2002, Fred was inducted in the Beaver Dam School Hall of Fame and Friends of Education. This year's sponsor of the Fred V. Mikey Award is two individuals, William and Diane Hemling and Jerry and Kathy Sagielski because there's two recipients this year. In order to get the Fred Vanky Award, you need to have been involved in the FFA for four years and led by example through your actions and your enthusiasm and just your participation. Now, I just want to before I announce these two, we could have had um six Fred V. Mikey awards. For those of you might not
063remember uh three years ago, uh we elected six officers, not 12. And those six officers that were elected were all freshmen. And they have led their same positions for the last three years. vice president, president, reporter, secretary, sentinel, and treasure for the last three years and done a marvelous Don job growing the chapter, putting their hearts and souls in the FFA and this community with the amount of community service that we've done in the last four years has exploded and that's because of those six individuals and the rest of our senior class. These two individuals will be reading the Fred V. Mikey award tonight and they are Sarah Sailor and Brianna Gansky. Just if you're wondering what the pause is, the students don't know who get these awards. So that's why Mr. Gansky and I
064have the secret packet with the secret answers. Apparently, we secretly lose awards. Yeah, we might have to check the bill on that one, but that's okay. So the last one that we do have up here is the Lloyd Larson Award that was established in 1992 by the family of former student that was given the award in memory of our chapter's first ever advisor. His dedication to agriculture in the community and his students has been memoriz excuse memorialized in this award and his induction into the Beaverdam school district hall of fame and friends of education in 2001. This award is presented to the agriculture department recipient at graduation recognizing outstanding leadership scholarship and SAPE program. pleased to announce that the Lloyd Larson Award sponsored by Dave Miller is given to Max Litkkey this year. We're doing
065the medallions. Let's give all our star winners another round of applause. Is that right? Yeah. You can just ask all the offic all senior officers, please report to the stage. Would the parents of senior officers please join us on stage? Come see your parents. You guys can come by us. We don't bite. Am I saying anything? No. All right, I'll start. Um, dear mom and dad, thank you for everything you've done for me in my life and throughout my FFA journey, for the never- ending support and for always being my rock. I truly am so blessed to call you mom and dad. Mom and dad, thank you for always being my biggest cheerleaders throughout my entire life, specifically my journey in FFA. Mom, I'm sorry for being last minute in absolutely everything. I know it
066bothers you a lot. Thank you for always helping me proofread an application, even if I give it to you the day it's due, or ironing my clothes for my official dress, either at 11:00 at the night before I leave or before the bus leaves at 7:00 a.m. cuz I don't realize that they're wrinkled. You have always been a shoulder to cry on and a huge supporter along the way. Dad, you always know how to put a smile on my face. Whether it's telling a dumb joke when I'm nervous, driving around the roundabout two or three or more times, or even trying to wrestle me, I do need to take it easy on you now, though, because you are getting old. I'm truly lucky to be able to call you to my parents and cannot thank
067you enough for your ongoing support. Thank you. First, I just want to say thank you, Mom and Dad, for both supporting me in the FFA and outside of it. Dad, thank you for helping with the FFA whenever I ask. Without both of your support, I wouldn't be where I am today in the FFA and outside of it. You are truly the most inspirational people in my life and will forever be. Thank you for everything you do, even on shorts. I'm truly thankful for your support. Thank you. Mom, Dad, thank you for everything you do for me. I would not be the person I am today without y'all. You guys really push me to be the best I can be. Dad, thank you for the countless nights that I wake you up at 11:00 at night,
068even though you have work at 4 in the morning just for like an AP Chem problem or AP bio. Mom, thanks for always starting my car that's cold, like it's negative degrees, and she goes out and starts it for me so I'm not late to morning lift. Um, thank you guys for always supporting me no matter what, whether it's through Weisso, sports, music, or even FFA. I love you guys. Thank you. Dear mom and dad, thank you for guiding me for all I have done. Your support has truly meant a tremendous amount to me. Dad, thank you for constantly pushing me to try new things in the FFA. By participating and competing in the events, I have overcome my fear of public speaking. I also want to thank you both for helping me and supporting
069me through my soccer career. From learning how to kick a ball to driving me to all my club games, rushing to buy me a face mask when I broke my nose during a soccer game, and to committing to the University of Minnesota Morris to play college soccer. Without you guys, I don't think I would have been able to make it to the next chapter in my life. Dear mom, I would like to thank you for supporting me throughout my years in FFA. Ever since my seventh grade year, you've encouraged me to attend as many events as I can, such as conferences and conventions. I just want to thank you for always signing my permission slips at the last minute, too. Um, just thank you. You're welcome. Dear mom and dad, thank you for your endless
070support and always pushing me to be the best that I can. It's incredible to look back over the past 18 years and realize how much you've taught me. Whether it's as simple as completing a task or something more complex, like helping me decide my future plans of becoming an EMT. The lessons you've taught me on the farm are lessons you don't learn in school. You've always been the person I complain to when something doesn't go right or is expected. Lucky you guys. But overall, as always, thank you for your support no matter [Applause] what. Max, you guys know [Applause] All right. Good evening again, everyone. I promised Mr. Mr. Gansky and Miss Chitco and the entire FFA chapter, I would keep this short. So, here I go. One rule I do have though is I've
071made it pretty far without crying. So, if I do cry, we don't speak of it. Um, in all seriousness, as I stand up here tonight, I'm filled with many emotions, some including gratitude and appreciation for the journey that this blue jacket has taken me on. My time in the Blue Jacket has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. I want to thank each and every one of you in the audience. Our FFA members would not be successful without all of your support. A couple of specific people I want to thank are again my parents Jason and Tracy Litkkey. They're always there to support me whether it is proof reading a last minute application or easing my nerves before a competition. They're always right there to support me. Second, I want to thank
072my adviserss, Mr. Gansky and Mrs. Chitco. Mr. Mr. Gansky is one of the hardest working people I know. As many of you know, Mr. Gansky runs his own business as well as being a teacher and FFA adviser. He never misses a deadline and makes sure all of our all of the FFA members never do as well. He's always willing to wake up 30 minutes earlier at 3:00 a.m. rather than 3:30 a.m. to let out the animals at the kennel if we want to have a morning meeting or practice for one of our LDE or CDE events. Mrs. Chitco, all I got to say is thank you for putting up with me. Um, I will be the first to admit that I show up in her room unannounced during every single release and it's her prep
073time and I'm there in her room. I want to say thank you for supporting me in whatever, whether it's meeting at a coffee shop in the summer to fill out an application for a position that I wasn't even eligible for. If you don't know, I'm not exactly the most handy of people. So, she assisted me a lot in the compost bin project whether when I was shopping at Menard's. I didn't know what I was looking for and she had to kind of tell me what I was getting. So, thank you. Next, I would like to thank all of you in the audience, whether it's aggra business members, alumni, or fellow FFA members who have offered me words of encouragement or looked over applications of mine. I want to thank everyone. As I think back to
074my experiences in FFA, I realize how much it has helped me grow as a person. I remember attending FFA's mission and impact conference my freshman year. What I'm about to say might shock many of you who know me today. I was very shy. I left the conference not knowing the names of anyone from any of the other chapters. We took five people on that trip from Beaverdam. And when I stepped out of the vehicle at the end of that day, I only even knew three out of the five in that vehicle's name. I was quiet. I was a nervous freshman. Reflecting on the conference that weekend, I realized that if I want to gain anything positive from FFA, I have to step outside my comfort zone and challenge myself. I attended many more leadership experiences
075and competed in a variety of conferences to grow as a leader throughout that year before making a decision that was very scary at first but turned out to be one of the best decisions I've ever made. I ran for chapter president as a sophomore and got elected. I still remember that feeling of excitement but also the extreme nervousness as I stood on this podium three years ago to adjourn our FFA awards ceremony. Throughout my years as president, I have been blessed to work alongside three amazing officer teams in making decisions to grow our chapter's involvement, but ultimately grow leaders in the future of agriculture. Now, trips and conferences look a little different for senior maps. I have to be dragged out of conversations with people from other chapters because I just keep talking. I'm often
076reminded that I talk too much and that I need to learn how to shut up sometimes. It's funny to think back that the f shy freshman because today I see every ch every trip as a chance to meet new people a chance to connect learn from others this transformation is one of the biggest gifts FFA has given me. So whether you're a freshman just beginning your amazing FFA journey or a supporter along the sidelines, I challenge you to step out of your comfort zone. Try the thing that scares you. Talk to someone new. Raise your hand in class or just take that opportunity. You never know what could come from it. It might change your life just like it changed mine. Now I know my time in a blue jacket has come to an end
077wearing Beaver Dam on the back. I look forward to the opportunities that lie ahead. I am running to serve as section 10 state officer at the FFA convention this June. I hope that I can help and encourage others throughout the state to step out of their comfort zone and try new things so that they can get the same positive experience through FFA that I have got. As I hang up this jacket, I just want to say thank you. Thank you for trusting me. Thank you for allowing me to lead. Thank you for allowing me to grow with all of you. The future of the chapter is bright because it's in your hands now. I can't wait to see where you take it. Thank you. [Applause] At this time, will the vice president award our seniors
078with their medallions? Thank you, Mary. Seniors, without you for guidance, inspiration, and leadership, as we as a chapter would not near be nearly as successful. So, with our deepest gratitude, we say thank you. As I read your names, please come forward and receive your senior medallion. We hope that you will choose to wear it at graduation with pride. Uh, Max Ledkkey, Hannah [Applause] Carris, Carter Roadie, Kelsey [Applause] Warmup, Aiden Voit, Sarah Sailor, and Brianna Gansky. [Applause] Uh, Ethan Leppel. one more time. Thank you seniors. We have come to the point in tonight's program to transfer the duties and responsibilities of our office serve positions to the newly elected officers. Would the current and future officers please make your way to the stage? This is time for those that stage. Future Sentinel, the duties of your
079office will include wing welcoming chapter guests in meetings, setting up the meeting room, taking care of all meeting equipment, and assisting the president in any matter requested. You will help the with the degree and installation ceremonies that require your services. They're stationed at the door with the symbol of class pans. Keep the door open to our friends at all times and make sure that they're welcome. This year sent Sentinel is Cole Hemling. There's no future historian, so I don't have to do this. [Applause] Future reporter, you do your duty is to strive to supply the public with information. This can be accomplished through the newspapers, social media, and school publicity, and correspondence with parents, alumni, and agricultural business persons. You will compile a chapter scrapbook and record the chapter's official history. As the flag covers
080the United States of America, it is your duty to inform the people in our local community, state, and nation that the FFA's mission is premier leadership, personal growth, and career success through agriculture education. This year's reporter is my sister, Carly Roodie. Yeah. Okay. Future secretary, you have been chosen by your fellow members to keep an accurate record of all meetings and carry on all correspondence of our chapter. You must be responsible for chapter reports and documents to the state and national associations. You will keep an accurate list of all members. Your symbol is the ear of corn. Originally cultivated by Native of Americans and now the staple corn grown in every state and nation in the world. This year's secretary is Mary Zald. Future Treasurer, you are stationed at the symbol of George Washington, our
081country's first president, whose honesty and commitment to service put him first in the hearts of his fellow countrymen. Your duties require you to keep an accurate record of all receipts and dispersements. It is your duty to receive and deposit all chapter funds and prepare the annual budget for reviews by the member. This year's treasurer is Claire Carris. [Applause] Future parliamentarian, you have been chosen by your fellow members to possess a working knowledge of parliamentary law and help the chapter set rules that can be understood and accepted. This year's parliamentarian is Vivian Licky. Future vice president of growing leaders. For generations, the lamp has symbolized the illuminations of the mind. You will strive to develop programs and activities to grow leaders within the chapter. This year's vice president of growing leaders is me. Aurora Ringone, future
082vice president of building communities. Thomas Jefferson, scientific farmer, author of the Declaration of Independence and Public Servant, is a role model for all FFA members. You will strive to develop activities to make our community a better place to live. This year's vice president of building communities is Cat [Applause] Hutner. Future vice president of strengthening agriculture keys open the door to opportunities in our community and beyond. It is your responsibility to work to strengthen the knowledge of our agricult of agriculture to students at Beaveram High School as well as the public. This year's vice president of strengthening agriculture is Twilight [Applause] Heinson, future journey advisor. Just as knowledge and wisdom guide our organization, so too does your role in supporting its growth. Your duties are to assist the advisers in coordinating chapter programs and help guide
083members in the pursuit of education and leadership. Your service will help ensure the mission of our chapter continues through me mentorship, example, and dedication. Miss Junior advisor is Savannah Fairbank. Future Vice President, you have shown your leadership ability by being elected to this station. Your symbol is the plow, the traditional agricultural symbol of labor and tillage of the soil. You would assist assist the president at all times in directing the work of our chapter, preside over the meetings and the president's absence, and ensure efficient committee work. This year's vice president is Ryland [Applause] Seth. Future president, you've been selected by your fellow members to be leader in our chapter the coming year. Your past record of accomplishments has marked you as displaying those qualities of leadership for which all FFA members should possess. You now
084become responsible for leading our chapter and all its worthy undertakings and out of the darkness of selfishness into the glorious sunlight of brotherhood and cooperation. This year's president is Owen [Applause] Hemling. Will the newly elected officers please step forward. During your year, from time to time, you will encounter difficult problems. However, through cooperation, hard work, and perseverance, you will succeed as a team, and the chapter will prosper. Do each of you accept the responsibilities of your office and promise to uphold the ideals and principles of the FFA? If so, answer we do. We do. More specific duties are listed for each of you in the officer's manual and our chapters officer handbook. Familiarize yourself with them as you prepare for your year of service. I now declare each of you properly and dy installed into
085the office. You were elected. A year of service lies ahead of you, Owen. During your year, choose to be present in the moment and soak in every opportunity. This year will change your life for better and challenge you in ways you don't quite anticipate. When it does, remember how you feel right now on this very stage. Remain humble, honest, and kind. And remember, you are just over 200 FFA members in the Beaverdam FFA chapter. On behalf of the previous officer team, Mr. Gansky and Mrs. Chitkco, we are all so proud of you and cannot wait to watch you serve this year. FFA members and guests, it is my pleasure to turn the podium over to your 2025 2026 Beaverdam FFA President, Owen Hemling. In just a few short minutes, the gavl will drop and the
08696th Beaver Dam FFA annual awards banquet will adjourn. On behalf of the newly elected officer team, Mr. Gansky and Miss Chico, we would like to award each and every one of you with a plaque for your year of service to this great organization. Okay. Um, Madame Secretary, do you have a record of any further business which should now be transacted? There is none, Mr. President. Does any member know of any new or unfinished business which should probably become probably come before the banquet hall? Yes. Sounds good. We are about to adjourn this the 96th annual banquet of the Beaverdam FFA chapter. As we mingle with others, let us be diligent in labor, just in our dealings, courteous to everyone, and above all, honest and fair in the game of life. Fellow members and guests, please
087join me in a salute to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. I now declare this banquet adjourned. Oh.