Olympia FFA member Reed Naughton recognized as District Proficiency winner

 

[March 12, 2024]    Reed Naughton was selected as the District FFA Proficiency Winner in Ag Services. Naughton is a member of the Olympia FFA Chapter of the Illinois Association FFA. Illinois FFA recognizes students in forty-eight different areas based on their work-based learning, also known as Supervised Agricultural Experiences or SAE.

FFA members who demonstrate outstanding agricultural skills and competencies through record keeping, leadership, and scholastic achievement may be considered for this award.  SAEs allow students to learn by doing by either owning and operating an agricultural business, working or serving an internship at an agriculture-based business or conducting an agriculture-based scientific experiment and reporting results.

Olympia FFA was represented at the district 2 competition by: (L to R): Levi Hanlin, Rylee Robb, Reed Naughton, Logan Demling, Libby Shaffer, Keagan Meserole, and Aime Witham.

Naughton was selected as the District 2 Winner by a committee of agriculture industry representatives and teachers knowledgeable in this work-based area. Naughton is the son of Dan and Amy Naughton from Atlanta.

Receiving this honor now makes Naughton eligible to compete in the State FFA Awards Selection process in Mt. Zion, IL on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Naughton was previously chosen as the Chapter and Section awardee is this area.

Naughton has been involved in the following other agriculture education and FFA activities: Chapter Vice-President, livestock judging, public speaking, beef cattle proficiency, parliamentary procedure, and grilling FFA pork chops. Bryce Hoffman is the agriculture teacher and FFA Advisor at Olympia High School.

Naughton will receive plaques for his accomplishments. These plaques are made possible by gifts by individuals, businesses, corporations and organizations through the Illinois Foundation FFA.

About the FFA

The Illinois Association FFA is dedicated to making a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education. To learn more about the FFA visit http://www.ilaged.org


“United As One”

The theme for the 2023 - 2024 State Officer Team is “United As One”. The State Officer Team consists of the twenty-four Section Presidents and five major State Officers. This year’s team selected this theme to encourage individuals, teams, chapters, businesses and organizations to “Unite as one” in their leadership, opportunities and experiences in FFA and beyond. The team also encourages and supports current and future FFA members, their activities and agricultural education.

About the Illinois Foundation FFA

Illinois Foundation FFA engages individuals, industry, education, government, and foundations in securing funds to support quality Agricultural Education/FFA programs in Illinois. To learn how you can become involved link to http://www.ilaged.org

[Bryce Hoffman]