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banquet started with a complimentary dinner and was followed by the
awards program. Freshman FFA member, Tyler Carroll, recited the FFA
Creed to start the program. Next, many awards were handed out and
members were recognized for their accomplishments.
One of the many highlights was the Olympia FFA Alumni
and Supporters scholarship awards. Seven Olympia seniors were
awarded college scholarships ranging from $1000 to $2000 each.
Scholarship winners included: Tarah Hilt, Isabelle Forrest, Brooke
Rogers, McKenna Lally, Luke Pratt, Paige Finchum, and Chrystal
Cornwell. Other awards included Star Greenhand-Shane Demling, Star
Sophomore-Reed Naughton, Star Junior-Blake Buatte, and Star Senior-Tarah
Hilt.
Outstanding FFA members were also recognized for each
level of membership. The outstanding greenhands included: Braxton
Apel, Ryan Ballinger, Wyatt Reinhart, Camryn Hilt, Palmer Scheets,
Anna Johnson, Anna Gordon, and Nora Collins.
The outstanding chapter degree members included:
Chase Ragar, Keagan Meserole, Mallory Miller, and Kaitlynn
Whitecotton.
The outstanding juniors included: Trinity Weeks, Aime
Witham, Libby Shaffer, Anna Kindred, Cheyenne Hanlin, Logan Demling,
and Rylee Robb.
The outstanding seniors included: Brooke Rogers,
Isabelle Forrest, and Kassidy Tackett.
Olympia FFA has made it a goal to acknowledge those
FFA members who have worked behind the scenes and have gone above
and beyond in our chapter. Keagan Meserole, Chase Ragar, and Blake
Buatte were presented with the Olympia FFA “Kyle Haning” Blue and
Gold Awards sponsored by First Farmers Bank of Minier a Branch of
the Bank of Pontiac.
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To close the ceremony the old officer team gives
their duties to the new officer team.
The old officer team of 2022-2023 was President-Tarah
Hilt, Vice Presidents-Brooke Rogers, Logan Demling, and Anna
Kindred, Secretary-Isabelle Forrest, Treasurer-Reed Naughton,
Reporter-Libby Shaffer, Sentinel-Aime Witham and Historian-Rylee
Robb.
Back (L-R): Reed Naughton, Rylee Robb,
Libby Shaffer, Logan Demling, and Keagan Meserole. Front (L-R):
Cheyenne Hanlin, Mallory Miller, Nora Collins, Aime Witham and Anna
Kindred.
The new officer team for 2023-2024 consists of
President-Logan Demling, Vice Presidents-Aime Witham, Libby Shaffer,
and Reed Naughton, Secretary-Nora Collins, Treasurer-Keagan Meserole,
Reporter-Rylee Robb, Sentinel-Cheyenne Hanlin, Chaplain-Anna
Kindred, and Historian-Mallory Miller.
A slide show of all the Career Development Events and various other
FFA events was shown at the end of the program.
[Bryce A. Hoffman
Ag Teacher/FFA Advisor
Olympia High School]
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