Friday, May 3, 2019

Merrideth Spiers Named Worth County FFA President for 2019-2020

Merrideth Spiers was named Worth County FFA President for the 2019-2020 School Year. She will take over for Haley Hunt. Other officers for next year will be Tate Welch (1st Vice-President), Keelin Engel (2nd Vice-President), Megan Cassavaugh (Secretary), Jill Hardy (Treasurer), EmiLee Brown (Reporter), Braidy Hunt (Sentinel), Anna Spainhower (Historian), and Wyatt Abplanalp (Chaplain).

Justina Wimer received a “Gold” rating in Districts for making it to the final round of the Creed Speaking contest. Trent Gabriel was recognized for making it to the National FFA Chorus. He got to shake President Donald Trump’s hand twice while he was there. Keelin Engel was recognized for making it to the State FFA Chorus, where she performed at State FFA this year.

Top fundraising members for this year were Tate Welch (1st), Jill Hardy (2nd), and Megan Cassavaugh (3rd). Jared Simmons presented a plaque to Tate Welch.

The FFA Chapter Scholarship Award went to Haley Hunt. Getting Scholarship medals were Justina Wimer (freshman), Tate Welch (sophomore), Merrideth Spiers (junior), and Jacob New (senior). The Chapter Leadership Awards this year went to Justina Wimer, Tate Welch, Jill Hardy, Merrideth Spiers, and Haley Hunt.

FFA Greenhand Degrees went to Bobby Baker, Grant Cameron, Cooper Chapman, Jace Cousatte, James Gladstone, Cassie Johnson, Callie Mancuso, Molly Miller, Caden Moyer, Alex Rinehart, Marshall Ruckman, Lucas Wake, Justina Wimer, Aydan Gladstone, Lincoln Moore, and Jackson Runde. Star Greenhand Award went to Justina Wimer.

Chapter FFA Degrees went to Wyatt Abplanalp, Nate Adwell, Addison Blankenship, EmiLee Brown, Megan Cassavaugh, Keelin Engel, Reid Gabriel, Jill Hardy, Braidy Hunt, Chance Jacobs, Allison Larison, Anna Spainhower, Tate Welch, and Maddie Taute. Star Chapter Farmer went to Keelin Engel and Tate Welch. Star Chapter Placement went to Merrideth Spiers. Star Chapter Agri-Business went to Haley Hunt.

FFA Proficiency Awards for mastering various subjects went to Merrideth Spiers, Caleb Parman, Daniel Craven, Isaac Alarcon, Ethan Thomas, Jeremy Wimer, Anna Gladstone, Sheila Harker, John Mancuso, Haley Hunt, Drevin Brown, Aydan Gladstone, Jacob New, Kristin New, EmiLee Brown, Bryant McCord, Anna Spainhower, Molly Miller, Trent Gabriel, Aaron Farrell, Braidy Hunt, Jill Hardy, Megan Cassavaugh, Jenna Smith, Nate Adwell, Wyatt Abplanalp, Keelin Engel, Addison Blankenship, Allison Larison, and Chance Jacobs.

Hugh Ross of BTC Bank and the Worth County Farm Bureau presented scholarship awards. Megan Cassavaugh got the BTC Bank Scholarship. Haley Hunt and Jeremy Wimer got the Worth County Farm Bureau Scholarships.

Two Worth County FFA members were recognized for getting a State FFA Degree, which goes to the top 3% of statewide FFA members. They were Haley Hunt and Jeremy Wimer. They were also recognized at the State FFA Convention. Three Worth County members got their American FFA Degree, which is the highest honor that the FFA can award. They were Victoria Moore, Brianna Harker, and Jacob Wimer.

The various Worth County FFA teams were recognized. The Horses team consisted of Allison Larison, Braidy Hunt, Megan Cassavaugh, and Tate Welch. They were second at Lathrop, and Tate Welch was second individual. They were second at Savannah; Tate Welch was second individual and Megan Cassavaugh was third. They won North Central Missouri College; Tate Welch was first, Megan Cassavaugh fifth, and Braidy Hunt eighth. They were third in districts; Megan Cassavaugh was fourth, Tate Welch nine, and Braidy Hunt and Allison Larison tied for 15th. They were 15th at state and Tate Welch was ninth overall. Tate Welch was high individual.

The Dairy Cattle team consisted of Jill Hardy, EmiLee Brown, Jeremy Wimer, and Keelin Engel. They were fourth at Lathrop, and Keelin Engel was ninth and Jeremy Wimer 20th. EmiLee Brown was the top individual at Savannah. They were third at districts; Keelin Engel was 10th, Jill Hardy 13th, and EmiLee Brown 18th. They received a Division II rating at State. EmiLee Brown was high individual.

The Meats team consisted of Merrideth Spiers, Wyatt Abplanalp, Justina Wimer, and Haley Hunt. They were ninth at Lathrop, with Merrideth Spiers second overall. They were 10th at North Central Missouri College, with Merrideth Spiers 14th. They were sixth in districts, with Merrideth Spiers 13th and Justina Wimer 14th. They received a Group II rating at state. Merrideth Spiers was high individual.

The Livestock team consisted of Kristin New, Anna Gladstone, Sheila Harker, and Lucas Wake. They were 14th at Lathrop and 12th at Savannah. They were fourth at North Central Missouri College, with Kristin New 11th and Anna Gladstone 14th. They were eighth at districts, with Anna Gladstone 17th overall. They received a Group II rating at state, with Kristin New getting 21st overall. Kristin New was high individual.

The Soils team consisted of Addison Blankenship, Nate Adwell, Maddie Taute, and Anna Spainhower, They were 14th at Savannah, 17th at North Central Missouri College, and 14th at districts. Addison Blankenship was high individual.

The Poultry team consisted of Marshall Ruckman, Grant Cameron, and James Gladstone, They were 24th at Savannah and 19th at districts. James Gladstone was high individual.

The Farm Management team consisted of Lincoln Moore, Aydan Gladstone, and Molly Miller. They were 18th at districts. Aydan Gladstone was high individual.

The Grasslands Evaluation team, which competed in the fall, consisted of Merrideth Spiers, Haley Hunt, Tate Welch, and Keelin Engel. They were fifth at districts. Keelin Engel was 10th, Tate Welch 11th, and Merrideth Spiers 13th. Keelin Engel was high individual.

The FFA Knowledge team consisted of Lincoln Moore, Aydan Gladstone, Justina Wimer, and Molly Miller. They were 24th at districts. Justina Wimer was high individual.

The Blue & Gold Award went to Jeannie Fletcher. Honorary membership was awarded to Wyatt Criddlebaugh, who student taught under the direction of FFA instructor Josh Smith. The Arthur Knight Scholarship Award, Bev Pickering Scholarship, and Ted Foland Scholarship all went to Haley Hunt.

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