Jaci Davis Installed as North Harrison FFA President

Jaci Davis was installed as the North Harrison FFA President Friday. Kinzie Milligan was Vice-President. Other officers named were Carmon Fordyce (Secretary), Lela Hartschen (Treasurer), Dustin Hamilton (Sentinel), Kinsley Utley (Reporter), and Andrew Craig (Parliamentarian).

Officers from 2022-2023 were Trendi Johnson (President), Jaci Davis, Kendall Kimbrough, and Cole Kampman (Vice-Presidents), Kenzie Milligan (Secretary), Dillon Hartschen (Treasurer), Kira Robertson (Sentinel), Carmon Fordyce and Halle Morgan (Reporters), and Erica Gerken (Parliamentarian & Chaplain).

Getting FFA Chapter Degrees were Noah Breshears, Tyson Gibson, Zane Hilburn, Keygun Johnson, Brayden Nail, Morgan Nible, Lily Owens, Karsyn Ury, Luke Washburn, Jerry Gilpatrick, and Owan Roberson. The Star Chapter Farmer Award went to Kenzie Milligan.

FFA Greenhand Degrees went to Andrew Craig, Dustin Hamilton, Lela Hartschen, Ethan Henson, Kyler Kimbrough, Stella Rinehart, and Kynsleigh Utley. The Star Chapter Greenhand Award went to Lela Hartschen. 

Getting their American FFA Degrees were Kamden Robertson, Nici Babinski, and Karley Koch.

Getting their State FFA Degrees were Cole Kampman, Kendall Kimbrough, Trendi Johnson, and Halle Morgan.

Hugh Ross of BTC Bank awarded the BTC Bank Scholarship to Kenzie Milligan.

Inducted into the North Harrison FFA as Honorary Members were J.W. Brandt, Billy Briggs, and Marissa Irvin.

The Wyant Family Scholarship went to Cole Kampman. 

The FFA Creed was recited by Lela Hartschen.

The Sam Skinner Memorial Ag Leadership Award went to Kendall Kimbrough. 

The Harry Sheets Annual Leadership Award went to Ethan Henson, Andrew Craig, Stella Rinehart, Dustin Hamilton, Kyler Kimbrough, and Kynsleigh Utley.

The Chapter Scholarship Award went to Lela Hartschen, Kira Robertson, Keygun Johnson, and Trendi Johnson.

Teams were recognized who had participated in area FFA competitions. The Knowledge team consisted of Lela Hartschen, Kyler Kimbrough, Dustin Hamilton, and Stella Rinehart. Lela Hartschen was high individual.

The Nursery Landscape team consisted of Lily Owens, Luke Washburn, and Zane Hilburn. They were 15th in districts. Owens was the high individual.

The Meats team consisted of Dillon Hartschen, Brayden Nail, Tyson Gibson, and Noah Breshears. They had to identify 40 different cuts of means and complete a written test. They were 9th, 4th, 4th, and 4th in regular season competitions and 22nd in districts. Hartschen was the high individual.

The Agronomy team consisted of Keygun Johnson, Karsyn Ury, Owan Roberson, and Jerry Gilpatrick. They had to memorize 99 different seeds and they plants they would turn into. They were 11th in districts and 59th at state. Johnson was the high individual.

The Horses team consisted of Halle Morgan, Jaci Davis, Kira Robertson, and Carmon Fordyce. They finished third and fourth during regular season, 7th in districts, and 49th at state. Halle Morgan was the high individual.

The Livestock team consisted of Kenzie Milligan, Erica Gerken, Trendi Johnson, and Morgan Nible. They were 5th in districts, with Milligan fifth overall and Trendi 18th overall. They were 38th at state. Trendi Johnson was the high individual with a Group I rating at state.

The Poultry team consisted of Ethan Henson, Dustin Hamilton, Andrew Craig, and Kinsley Utley. They started off 15th in their first contest, which was embarrassing for them as everyone knew that advisor Brandon Craig gets just as worked up over FFA competitions as he does softball games. But they improved over the course of the year, finishing 10th, 5th, and 2nd. They were 7th in Districts and 38th in State. Andrew Craig was the high individual.

The Forestry team consisted of Trendi Johnson, Jaci Davis, Cole Kampman, and Kendall Kimbrough. They enjoyed competing among themselves and against Gallatin, with whom they were neck and neck all year for first. They were 1st or 2nd all year and took 2nd at districts. Trendi Johnson was 3rd overall, Jaci Davis 5th, Kendall Kimbrough 8th, and Cole Kampman 10th at districts. They were 21st at state. Trendi Johnson was the high individual.

The Dairy Cattle team consisted of three freshmen and one sophomore. Members were Kenzie Milligan, Kyler Kimbrough, Lela Hartschen, and Stella Rinehart. They surpassed everyone’s wildest expectations, going 2nd in their first contest, then winning their next two. At districts, Kenzie Milligan was 3rd, Kyler Kimbrough 5th, and Lela Hartschen 9th as they won districts. They were sixth in state. Lela Hartschen was 24th, Kyler Kimbrough 30th, and Kenzie Milligan 53rd at state. Milligan was high individual.