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Welcome to Billings
FFA Legend
M o n t a n a F F A A s s o c i a t i o n
2015, Issue 1
March 25, 2015
Each evening an issue of
the FFA Legend will be
available at the above QR
code.
Edited and published by Electric City FFA
Welcome to Billings
FFA Legend
M o n t a n a F F A A s s o c i a t i o n
2015, Issue 1
March 25, 2015
Each evening an issue of
the FFA Legend will be
available at the above QR
code.
Edited and published by Electric City FFA
Welcome to the
2015 State FFA
Convention in
Billings, Montana.
There are a variety
of competitions
being held here
that people have
been competing in
every day. Some
members have
already competed.
Some are anxiously
awaiting their turn.
Other members are
here for the experi-
ences.
Montana State FFA
2nd Vice President,
Allie Nelson, says
that the things you
have to do at state conven-
tion are
the workshops,
Sessions
the Hall-of-Chapters
Agri-science Fair
Billings Tours (You must
be careful about capacity
levels)
About the Alumni store “Has
everything you could ever
need in there,” according to
Allie Nelson herself. All of
the officers are chal-
lenging you to meet
20 others you don’t
know before state
convention is over and
to fill out your signa-
ture page in your
booklet. First year
member Brooke Bill-
ing states that her
favorite parts of con-
vention are the dance
and helping with all of
the events. She can’t
wait to see what State
Convention holds for
her. Christine John-
son, another first year
member is especially
ecstatic about courte-
sy corps and all of the
fun they get to have
helping with it. Have a fantas-
tic time at state convention
and welcome to Billings!
Overlooking the lobby of the Holiday Inn Grand. Mem-
bers are arriving and setting up for fun!
Welcome to Billings
By: Katrina Roberts
Special points of
interest:
The Alumni Store is
next to the business
center in the corner of
the Holiday Inn Lobby.
The Alumni Auction is
in the next room
Thursday includes Day-
of-Service, Billings
Tours, and work shops
are all scheduled for
tomorrow.
FFA Legend
M o n t a n a F F A A s s o c i a t i o n
National FFA President– Andy Paul
By: Katie Koterba– Electric City FFA
One of the most honorable
experiences that a FFA
member can have is to be
elected into a national FFA
office. There are many oth-
er experiences leading up
to national office, one be-
ing a state FFA officer.
Andy Paul said it has been
his favorite FFA experience
so far. After being a state
officer, you have the
chance to run for national
office. When Andy Paul
was asked why he wanted
to run for a national office
he said he wanted to be
the person to push people
to be the best person they
could be. “You know the
people, the role models,
that you look up to. I want-
ed to be that person for
someone,” he said.
2015, Issue 1
March 25, 2015
Parli Pro 2
Prepared Speaking 2
Extemp Speaking 2
Courtesy Corps 2
AgriScience Fair 3
Technology Corps 3
Creed 3
ND State Offic- 4
TBD Story 4
Tomorrow at Con- 4
Inside this issue:
A single tap of the gavel is
calling this article of the
FFA Legend to order. At the
2015 State Convention the
Parli Pro preliminary CDE
members competed earlier
today. They are competing
to represent our state,
Montana at the National
level. Some chapters com-
peting in Parli Pro this year
include Park City, Flathead,
Broadus, Stevensville, and
many others. Brock Reiner
from the Flathead FFA
chapter enjoys participat-
ing in this CDE because of
the people you meet and
the energy brought to the
competition. Others men-
tioned the challenge, the
heated discussions, and
the competitive atti-
tude within the
chapters. Most
chapters all agreed
that during the com-
petition you must
not hold on to the errors or
mistakes. This article of
the FFA Legend is now
adjourned.
and she was willing to try
something new and differ-
ent. Etemporaneous
Speakers draw three top-
ics from twelve and then
pick the one they are going
to speak about. They have
thirty minutes to prepare a
four to six minute speech.
Junior, Mckacle Mahlen,
from Culbertson said he
joined exempt to help his
“Having the nervous feel-
ing of not knowing the top-
ic of your speech is scary
because you can mess up
and stumble,” said Fresh-
man Allie Allen from Hunt-
ley Project. Allie enjoys
extemporaneous speaking
because it’s random and
you don’t have to worry
about preparing for it. Allie
joined exempt because her
advisor needed someone
Prepared Public Speaking
By: Chloe Williams– Electric City FFA
Parliamentary Procedure
By: Josh Brooking– Electric City FFA
Extemporaneous Public Speaking
By: Reena Roberson– Electric City FFA
brand from the Joliet FFA
chapter, Todd Lackman
from the Forsyth FFA chap-
ter, and Bailey Sparks from
the Broadus chapter.
ShayLe said that the hard-
est part about doing Pre-
pared Public Speaking was
actually writing her speech
which was about water
rights, Todd said that he
was worried the most
about the questions the
judges ask after the
speech, and Bailey said
that she got the idea of
doing her speech about
Colony Collapse Disorder
from current events. Pre-
pared Public Speaking is a
CDE event that gives stu-
dents the ability to pick a
topic, research it, and pre-
sent it several times, along
with learning speaking
and questioning skills.
Prepared Public Speaking
is a CDE that gives stu-
dents the ability to work on
their speaking skills along
with gaining more infor-
mation on a certain agri-
culture related topic. Each
district can send two mem-
bers to compete at state
convention. Some of those
members include Destiny
Brewer from the Flathead
FFA chapter, ShayLe Hilde-
Page 2
chapter win the state
sweepstakes. Before he
gives his speech he goes
through the steps of
“smile, a breath of fresh
air, and always always
warm up your voice.” He’s
excited to compete at state
convention in this CDE
because he feels honored
to represent his district
and most of all his chapter.
Drawing for speaking order
Page 3
Courtesy corps at state con-
vention, helping out back-
stage and giving a helping
hand to the organization so it
will move more smoothly.
Each student involved in cour-
tesy corps signed up for a
duty that they will be respon-
sible for. This may consist of
helping backstage, directing
other members to their com-
petition, helping with sign ups
and helping any member out.
This is a wonderful experience
to do and they get to see dif-
ferent aspects of state con-
vention. Calli Jo Dixon, Allie
Nelson, and Carlie Brownlee,
three of this year’s state offic-
ers have worked very hard to
put together the courtesy
corps. Callie Jo stated “that
courtesy corps was designed
for members to help
within the organization.
Montana FFA is very
thankful for those fellow
members who have vol-
unteered their time at
state convention”. Being
a courtesy corps member
is a great privilege, in the
years to come we encour-
age fellow members to
be in courtesy corps,
you won’t regret it!
Lexy Dietz replied, “It truly
shows what FFA is all about!”
For this Career Development
Event (CDE) there were two
divisions, a junior and senior
division that competitors had
to qualify for at their district
competition. First time judge
Greg Mosness said, “I’m excit-
ed to judge and see the work
that these kids have put in.” A
senior division participant,
Do you believe in the future of
agriculture? FFA members
anywhere from seventh to
ninth grade have been prepar-
ing for up to three years on
giving the FFA creed by E.M.
Tiffany. For some students
this was a competition that
many members of their family
had participated in before
them. When asked about
what made the creed so fun,
Kala Bertolino stated, “The
creed competition is a great
way to get involved in public
speaking.” Every single con-
testant asked said that de-
spite the fact that it was nerve
racking, the CDE was incredi-
bly fun.
Technology Corps
By: Randi Shular– Electric City FFA
Courtesy Corps
By: Katie Lamping– Electric City FFA
Creed
By: Mary Brown– Electric City FFA
as an answer, were the peo-
ple involved in the Technology
Corps, more commonly known
as the Tech Corps. This be-
hind-the-scene Corps works
with lighting, audio, cameras,
and backstage personal to
run the all the sessions. The
director of the show, Kyla
Andres is part of the crew for
her first time. “I mostly just
read the script and give direc-
tions to the lighting and cameras to help
the session run smoothly.” Andres mod-
estly said in an interview. Like every good
team, there of course has to be somebody
backstage with everyone waiting to go on
stage. This job is carried out by Reann
Shular, who is here for her first time at
Convention. “I just serve as an Intermedi-
ary between the speakers and director,
making sure the right microphones are on,
and that the right speakers are going up.”
Shular explained. “It’ll be fun.”
If you were asked what jobs at
State Convention were some
of the most important, what
would your answer be? The
most overlooked? When
members were asked these
questions, many answered
saying the State Officers, advi-
sors, organizers, and spon-
sors were some of the most
important, and overlooked
jobs. But what only a few had
“Watch the lights, the
cameras, the
equipment...it doesn’t
just happen!”
Are you Ready for Convention 2015? How are
you going to Invest in the Success of Conventi-
opn
The Montana State FFA Officer Invested in Success
By: Chloe Williams– Electric City FFA
Page 4
Tomorrow at
Convention
ALL DAY– Alimni Auction
6-8:30 FBM
7 State Officer Interviews
7:30 Cortesy Corps Meeting
8:00 Press Corps Meeting
8:30-10 TOURS
9-11;30 Talent Auditions
9 Delegate Orientation
10-12 Day of Service
9–9:45 Brian Walsh 2014
National FFA President
9-1 Livestock Evaluation
10-11 Prepared Speaking
FINALS
11-11:45 Delegate Lunch
11:30-12:30 Risky Business–
Shylea Wingard
1:15-2:30 2nd Delegate
Session
1:30-5:30 Ag Sales
2-2:45 North Dakota Sate
Officers
2-2:45 Greenhand Workshop
– Andy Paul 2015 National
President
3-4:30 Brian Imbus, Hypno-
tist
4-5 AgriScience Fair Judging
5-6:30 Donor and Scholar-
ship Dinner
6:30 Pre-Session
7:00 2nd General Session
Going to Plevna for the East-
ern District Competition be-
cause it was inspiring to see
a community shaped around
FFA and to see community
members help out so much.
Driving to Miles City with Allie Nel-
son, taking 25 hours. It opened
his eyes to see that even though
you and your team member may
be two completely different people
you can still get together and posi-
tively and productively preform as
a team.
Being a delegate at National
Convention last October
because she got to meet a
lot of State Officers, along
with other members from all
across America.
Through the
ups and
downs of to-
day day of
service was a
success!
Chapters from
all around the
state have
been giving
back to the
community in
more ways
than one.
Thayne Hage and Tyler Dol-
skins from the Coalstrip got
the great opportunity to go to
the zoo here in Billings. Their
job consisted of raking leaves
and putting them into bags.
Thayne has been doing the
day of service for three years
and he can’t wait to do it next
year. On the other hand Tyler
got to experience his first day
of service today. Tyler said
“he can’t wait to do it for the
years to follow”. The day did-
n’t end at the zoo; some
groups went to the rescue
mission, the food bank, Eagle
Mount and the Moss Man-
sion. Their duties consisted of
packing food even through a
fire alarm, moving things up
and down the stairs, and or-
ganizing toys and clothes. All
together people had a won-
derful experience and they
said that they would do it
again in a heartbeat!
Sorting at the Rescue Mission Bargain Center.
Day of Service
By: Katie Lamping— Electric City FFA
Montana FFA is awe-
some! Without all of
their help, day of ser-
vice wouldn’t be possi-
ble!
-Jan Banks
Coordinator
FFA Legend
M o n t a n a F F A A s s o c i a t i o n
Billings Tours
By: Katrina Roberts and Mary Brown— Electric City FFA
Extra, extra! Read all about it!
The tour of the Billings
Gazette was an informa-
tive yet enjoyable experi-
ence. Kristi Angel, out tour
guide, was very nice. FFA
members could experience
some if the daily joys and
discomforts of working in
the news industry. The
Billings Gazette goes all
the way to Wyoming and all
of the way up to Malta. We
had a backstage view of
how those who work in the
media can see what arti-
cles are trending and how
they can use new technolo-
gy to better circulate their
information. Have you ever
wondered where podcasts
and bands are filmed?
With a look into the old
film developing room, FFA
member could see just
that. And of course there
was the highlight of the
tour, the Plate Making
Room. So maybe you
should go and check out
the Billings Gazette.
2015, Issue 2
March 26, 2015
Brian Walsh—2014
NationalPresident
2
Delegates 2
Tractor and Equip-
ment Tour
2
Myth of Competition 2
Agri-Science Fair 3
Hypnotist 3
Trade Show 4
Talent 4
MSU Ag Club 5
The FUN Life 5
Inside this issue:
One, two, three. Each scoop
is a step closer to a healthier
planet, community, creek,
and park. Today members
from chapters all over the
state helped out in all differ-
ent types of services. My
group went to the Billings
Park. Park and Rec. We got
to the park and immediately
started working on cleaning
up the creek, by shoveling
debris, litter, and decom-
posed organic matter block-
ing the creek from efficiently
flowing. Even though you got
a slap of mud and sticks in
the face from time to time, it
was so fun to meet new
people and know you were
making a difference. A small
group of us worked together
to accomplish a big task that
we could not conquer on our
own. Even though we were
muddy, hungry, we had a
new state of mind, an in-
credible feeling knowing our
small thing contributes to a
larger picture.
By: Emily Birch—
Electric City FFA
The Delegate meeting
started at 9:00 am this
morning. Before we start-
ed with the motions and
discussions the chair start-
ed a roll call of Chapters.
Finally once all those mem-
bers representing a chap-
ter were in the role. The
Delegate meeting began.
At the beginning there was-
n’t much discussion so the
chair went straight to vot-
ing. There was a recess for
the Prepared Speaking
CDE. Then after that the
delegate members were
dismissed to have lunch at
the taco bar. The second
session at 1:15pm, but
before the delegation
meeting began the dele-
gates had the opportunity
to see the grand opening
of the Trade Show. The
delegates finally got seat-
ed and began. A boy from
Parks City FFA Chapter
started the first discussion.
Which later lead to more
people to walk up to the
stage and state their opin-
ion for or against motions.
The chair members en-
couraged more delegates
to join in the discussion.
Those who spoke got a
little treat, fruit snacks. All
of the motions brought
forth by the chair passed
bringing an end to an excit-
ing day. Tomorrow the del-
egate meeting starts bright
and early at 8:00 am.
Tractor and Equipment Tours
By: Josh Brooking—
Delegates
By: Darian Enders— Flathead
sure of their work that they
give a better warranty on
the repairs than when the
particular piece of equip-
ment was originally pur-
chased. This was truly a
great experience. A stu-
dent made the remark
along the lines of “these
things are a lot bigger than
I expected”, to which Mark
Patterson, who finds his
joy in work by finding solu-
tions to problems present-
ed by customers, replied “
We take these things for
granted since we work
here and see them every
day”. T&E work mostly with
construction and mining
vehicle at the location that
was visited; it was truly a
great experience to see
these gargantuan pieces of
The people at T&E (tractor
& equipment) were kind
enough to allow a group of
members into their shop
and show us around. They
describe the things they
do, such as fabricating
gears, transfer cases, and
repairing or rebuilding en-
gines. The men and wom-
en working here are so
Page 2
Brian Walsh—2014
President
By: Sam Morris, Vicki
Brown, Kennedy Hader
What does service mean to
you? There are many differ-
ent ways to answer that
question and this morning in
the workshop ran by Brian
Walsh. During Brian’s work-
shop, members participated
in four activities: a figurative
food fight, members wrote
down their motivations for
service, interpreting written
words, word balls. These
four activities all related
back to service, showing how
the littlest thing can make
the biggest difference. When
talking to Brian, he talked
about how it doesn’t take a
huge commitment to serve;
it only takes a couple sec-
onds of your time. What can
you do today to impact what
is around you?
Myth of Competition
By: Katie Koterba
Somewhere, the myth start-
ed that you only compete in
one FFA competition at
State Convention. For most
members this is definitely
not the case! At this year’s
state convention, three out
of the four state prepared
public speaking competitors
also competed in livestock
judging. Destiney Brewer
from Flathead, Chase Kitzler
from Culbertson, and Katie
Koterba from Electric City all
had a hectic morning as
they got to livestock early,
left for prepared finals dur-
ing the mid-morning, and
then had to go back to live-
stock judging for the early
afternoon. More members
also compete in multiple
events in one day, such as
Blake Morgan from Sweet
Grass Hills FFA. He compet-
ed in both farm business
management and livestock
judging on Thursday. This
just shows that many mem-
bers get out there and try
new things at convention! It
proved that one competition
at convention is a myth!
Page 3
Have you ever wondered
what kind of science agri-
culture encompases? At
agri-science fair there were
a range of different types
of research from hydropon-
ic gardens to cookie
dough.
There was a project
titled Agriculture 101
made by Ashley Koenig
and Albert Koenig. They
conducted research to
find what people know
about agriculture and
GMO’s. Their research
from Bozeman Mt and
Manhattan showed peo-
ple in rural areas know
more about GMO’s then
people who live in big
cities.
Another project was horse
bites. It showed what dif-
ferent bites effect horse
progress. They found that
the more advanced horses
don’t need bites that con-
flict with the accuracy of
the activity it was perform-
ing.
Another project examined
if cell phone radiation ef-
fect the growth and ger-
manium of seeds. The
student used a Wi-Fi
router to conduct the
experiment. His results
showed that radiation
does effect by seeds
dying early or getting a
gross slimy covering on
them.
Hypnotist
By: Chloe Williams
Agri-Science Fair
By: Austin Hader— Electric City FFA
went to Hypnotist school in
Las Vegas and has been
doing this for over twenty
years. He typically does
about two hundred fifty
shows a year. Blake Mor-
gan from Sweet Grass Hills
said that he did not believe
it was real going on the
stage and after going
through the show
he now believes
in hypnotists. He
rarely remembers
anything and that
is why he now
believes in them.
Brian Imbus has
been able to join
us all for seven
years now chang-
ing many stu-
dents beliefs in
the hypnotists
life.
For the seventh year in a
row Brian Imbus has joined
the Montana State FFA
State Convention for the
hypnotist show. When
asked why he decid-
ed to become a hyp-
notist he told me a
story about him and
his friend in high
school. He said that
when he was a
sophomore in high
school he watched
his friend get hypno-
tized and he didn’t
believe it, but after
words his friend told
him all about it and
it sparked his inter-
est. As a junior in
high school he
“Here are some words
you might use to make
members jump and
perform: bread, blue,
Montana, hypnotist,
laughing and More”
Participants from across the state anxious-
ly await the science fair judging.
Brian Imbus entertained with the hypnotist show for the
7th year in a row!
her components.
Creativity is definitely a key
component in every talent
show. As Lexi Vibegaray
from the Culbertson FFA
states “I knew if I wanted to
compete at state in the talent
show and stand out, I had to
be creative.” Creative is defi-
nitely what this young junior
is. She will be performing a
mash up of the two songs
Love me like you Do, and Five
Seconds with her duet partner
Garrett Reid who is also from
Culbertson. Vibegaray ar-
ranged this mash
up herself.
From a hoop
dancer, a mash up
artist, and even an
exchange student
Walking into the convention
center my ears are filled
with strumming guitars and
sweet voices that are warm-
ing up before these young
talented FFA kids hit the
stage to perform. I see a few
people with guitars and
even a girl holding two hula
hoops. After asking this
young girl what her talent
was, Rachelle Davis from
Belgrade FFA chapter re-
plied “I am doing hoop
dancing. Really all it is, is
dancing with hula hoops.
I’ve been hoop dancing
since fourth grade, and have
competed at State FFA for
three years now doing this
talent.” Rachelle’s talent
definitely strikes amuse-
ment and creativity amongst
from Mexico. Uniqueness is
certainly being performed at
the State talent show. Yet
again this just reminds us
that FFA attracts people of
all talents and is what makes
this organization such an
exciting group to be a part.
Talent
By: Holly Emter– Big Timber
trade show all offer agricul-
tural courses. One of the
colleges that has a booth at
the trade show is NCTA
(Nebraska College of Tech-
nical Agriculture) and the
lady seated at the booth is
Bailey Michaels. She stated
that the college tries to
make it to this trade show
almost every year. Their col-
lege is majority of students
The trade show is an area
of booths and hall of chap-
ters are set up to educate
members and others about
agriculture and FFA. The
booths are agricultural
colleges and FFA sponsors.
The National Guard
brought a big air up
course, for the members to
participate in. The colleges
that participated in the
from the Northern and
Western states. Their a 2
year college that offers all
hands on agronomy, live-
stock, and vet tech. So all
of you at state should
swing by the trade show
and meet some of amazing
people like Bailey
Michaels.
Trade Show— By: Reena Roberson
Page 4
that participated in the trade
show all offer agricultural
courses. One of the colleges
that has a booth at the trade
show is NCTA (Nebraska
College of Technical Agricul-
ture) and the lady seated at
the booth is Bailey Michaels.
She stated that the college
tries to make it to this trade
show almost every year.
The trade show is an area
of booths and hall of chap-
ters are set up to educate
members and others about
agriculture and FFA. The
booths are agricultural
colleges and FFA sponsors.
The National Guard
brought a big air up
course, for the members to
participate in. The colleges
Their college is majority of
students from the North-
ern and Western states.
Their a 2 year college that
offers all hands on agrono-
my, livestock, and vet tech.
So all of you at state
should swing by the trade
show and meet some of
amazing people like Bailey
Michaels.
Trade Show—
By: Reena Roberson
er they’re judging. Shayla
Holf, said she gets a lot of
exercise whenever she is
judging, you learn about
new, interesting animals.
The most important thing
during livestock judging is
that you listen to the person
Livestock Judging was the
first FFA CDE. In livestock
judging you look at the
animals and evaluate
them. Then you have to
give reasons about why
you think that animal was
the best of that breed. The
highest possi-
ble score you
can get is a
fifty. Most peo-
ple that I have
interviewed
said that they
were very nerv-
ous, but at the
same time they
were prepared
and organized.
Some other
kids said that
they have a lot
of fun whenev-
speaking. You also learn
about how the animal is
built and their characteris-
tics. Gillian Severe said
that whenever she done
livestock judging she was
cold, but at the same time
she had a very fun time.
She loves that she
gets to travel and
meet new people,
and learn more
about the animal. I
know the animals
might stink a little,
but you forget all
about it whenever
you start judging
the animals. So
join the fun and
join livestock judg-
ing.
.
The Fun Life— Livestock Evaluation
By: Emily Jones— Melstone
services someone else did for
you?”
Winning, it might seem weird
that this will help with SWAG,
but it can be important. Winning
isn’t just about beating every-
one else, but it’s about personal
growth. In order to prove this
point, the group was split into
two groups, and then each
group had to flip a table cloth,
simple right? Both teams were
winners because they had suc-
cessfully completed the task.
Attitude, something preached
regularly, and very important.
While discussing the topic, Aus-
tin used the example of a mem-
ber on one of the teams who
was very encouraging, cheering
Do you have SWAG? Accord-
ing to Austin Standley and
Haley Richards from the MSU
Ag-ED Club, everyone can with
four simple things: Service,
Winning, Attitude, and Goals.
“Why does service matter?
How does service make you
feel? What are some exam-
ples of service you have
done? Who are some people
that have served you?” were
the questions asked at the
workshop. As people went
around writing on each post-
er, the list of answers grew
each one unique. As Austin
and Haley were talking with
everyone about each of the
posters answers, they asked
the question, “What are some
people on and helping people
out the whole time. This made
it so everyone was able to be
successful.
Goals. The best way to set a
goal is to set a SMART goal;
Smart, Measurable, Attaina-
ble, Realistic, and Attainable.
By setting goals in this way, it
is more likely that the goal will
be reached. For example,
someone is more likely to
reach a goal of losing 5
pounds by the end of the
month, than if they were to
have a goal of just losing
weight.
So keep up your SWAG Mon-
tana FFA!
MSU Ag Ed Club— Student Success Workshop
By: Sam Morris
Page 5
Tomorrow at
Convention
ALL DAY– Alimni Auc-
tion
7 State Officer Inter-
views
7:30 Ag Mechanics Sys-
tems and Technology
8 Tire Rama Tour
8:00 Star Greenhand
8:10 Delegate Session
9-5 Career and Trade
Show
9 –9:45 Risky Business
Student Success Work-
shop
9-10 Extemp Finals
10 Project Meats Tour
11 Student Success
Workshop
11 Officer workshop
11 Parli Pro Finals
12-3:30 Agronomy
1-2:30 Delegate Session
1-2:30 Creed and Jr.
Creed Finals
3 Dance workshop
4:30-6:30 State Degree
Dinner
6:15 Pre-Session
6:45 General Session
Livestock Evaluation at the Yellowstone Boys and Girls
Ranch
FFA Legend
M o n t a n a F F A A s s o c i a t i o n
Special State Officer Candidates
March 27, 2015
Favorite Color
Favorite Food
Favorite FFA Memory
Number of Siblings
SAE Project
Favorite FFA CDE
When did you KNOW you were running
for office?
Who’s your advisor?
What have you INVESTED in FFA?
Get to KNOW your State
Officer Candidates!
Light Magenta
Barbeque Pulled Pork
Attending WLC
3 older sisters.
Raising Market Lamb, Restora-
tion Project, Market Hogs
Forestry
I just kinda knew.
Mr. Lunceford and Gary Matthies
My life.
Brent
Beley Big Timber
Interviews unavailable
Due to
Competitions
Cody
Boyce Fergus
Interviews unavailable
Due to
Competitions
Caleb
Bowey Ruby Valley
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Lime Green
Lasagna
Whitney Hilliard and Warren Kro-
ne elected state office. “It really
motivated me to run for state
office.”
2 younger sisters
Teaching gymnastics, raising
beef, and swine
Livestock and FBM
My first state convention as a
freshman at my first general ses-
sion. I saw Morgan Kuntz, Cally
Meghan
Brence Miles City
Pink
Lemon Chicken
Montana Ag tour because I got
really close with officers and
members.
Dairy goat, meat goat, market
goat, and goat soap.
Exempt speaking, because I love
the randomness of it, how they
just feed you to the wolves.
Bill Lombardi
Everyone in FFA invested a lot in,
but I’ve invested all of me back
into FFA.
Kat
Davis Deer Lodge
Turquoise
Bacon
ALC 2014
1 younger sister
Equine Science
Ag Com and Livestock
As a freshman in high school
Mr. Tillman
Time, hard work, and LOVE
Natalie
Gerard Cascade
Red
Corn Dogs
Going on officer retreats. “We do
some pretty cool stuff.”
Older brother and a younger
sistes
Show pigs at the Montana State
and Central Fair.
Vet Science
The beginning of this year. “I was-
n’t sure about it, but my advisor
pushed and encouraged me to do
it.”
Jared Long
Kaycee
Gobble Fergus
Blue
Steak
Follow the grain tour and ride this
summer
1 younger sister
Working for farmers and ranchers
in my community
????
Beginning of this year. “I’d been
toying around with it before, it
was a definite yes at the begin-
ning of this year.”
Jossette Hackette
A lot of time and dedication!
Cody
Hambrick Stevensville
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Electric Blue
Ice Cream
Going to nationals in Kentucky
Cow Herd
Parliamentary Procedure
One brother
Always admired state officers
This last summer I just thought of
running more and more and then
went for it. I wanted to make a
dream come true.
Casey Willmore
A lot of time, effort, heart, and
relationships
Sidney
Hathaway Denton Blue
Steak and Potatoes
The good times I spent with Mr.
Stender my shop advisor.
Commercial beef and breeding
project.
Livestock
Two siblings both sisters
End of junior year I knew, be-
cause I wanted to be there for the
FFA members like the state offic-
ers were for me.
Mr. Stender
I’ve invested time and leader-
ship into our chapter.
Jordy
Hereim Wheatland
Blue
Meat but not
chicken
Freshman year I got on stage and
said the creed at state conven-
tion.
One older sister
Raising Australian Shepherds
Livestock Judging. “It gets a little
cold, but overall it’s my favorite.”
The state convention in 2011.
Jossette Hackette
A lot of time and dedication!
Jennica
Hopcroft Stevensville
Orange
Food in general
National FFA Band- Or hypnotized
One sister
No specific project
Agronomy
Last year at District Leadership
camp
Mr. Olsen ( Ollllyyyy!!!!!)
Getting ready for college, cross
country
Dan
Lavy Clarkfork
Pink
Pizza
Showing steer last year at fair.
Three younger siblings- Not in
FFA. Yet
Taking sheep and steer to fair
Floriculture
Junior year at ALC
Steve Vernier, Tom Andres, Rich-
ey Ferar, and Josh Perkins.
Time and Devotion has been in-
vested.
Kayti
Mahoney Missoula
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Blue,
Chicken,
usually chicken nuggets. “You
can’t go wrong.”
Last year when they were about
to call the state officers up
I don’t have any.
A dairy goat business.
Job Interview or Apple Judging
My sophomore year when I be-
came the District 4 Sentinel in
Washington.
Mrs. Jodi Koterba
Everything, my time, and commit-
ment.
Coral
Merlo Electric City
Green because
it’s the color of alfalfa
Ice Cream
Riding at the front of the bus and
talking with my advisor
Diversified Crop production, mar-
ket lamb, and I worked at a res-
taurant.
Range
Four siblings, two boys and two
girls
Going to ALC when John and
Lauryn got elected.
Mr. Steve Chrest
My life, time, and dedication
Lauren
Mehlhoff Twin Bridges
Purple
Chicken alfrado
getting to meet different FFA mem-
bers at WLC
Only Child
pigs, and hours back riding clas-
ses to 4-h members
Ag communications
last year when I was ion the nom-
com team
Kevin Fox and Ashley Newl
Shay
O’Neil Park
Yellow
Pizza
Playing with advisors at national convention
1 sibling
Forge Production- Hay
Ag Issues
Advisor started him out and pushed
him to serve on Nom Com last year
Josette Packet
Invested in self to be here because
FFA has made him a better person.
Trevor
Motley Stevensville
Purple
Pizza
When best friend convinced her to
join FFA
1 older brother - not in FFA
Market Hogs
Ag Sales
When she was in chapter office.
She wanted to be a role model.
Tom Andres
College Career and taking time
from it.
Shelby
Putnam Missoula
John Deere
green and FFA blue
Steak and Potatoes
This year’s State Convention “It’s
not over yet, but it’s the “end”
and it’s the best ending I could
have asked for.
1 younger sister
A 1953 John Deere Model R res-
toration project
Mechanics
The day that I meat Sarah Snow
when she was a State Officer.
Mr. Kacey Lundeford and Mr.
Gary Mattheis
Countless hours, sleep, practice,
money, and long road trips. “It is
truly my life.”
Charlie
Rembold Big Timber
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Aquamarine
Dominos Lava
Cakes
Ag sales and building a team
Growing a garden and raising a
pig at fair
Three siblings, one brother two
sisters
Since sophomore year state con-
vention, the retiring addresses of
the officers.
Jeff Holmes
Headed a mentoring program
that my chapter helped me start
for the freshmen in our chapter.
This is a way to get freshmen
more involved and informed on
the FFA.
Laina
Raisler Miles City
Royal blue
Lasagna
Opening session state convention
freshman year
Seven siblings
Beef production placement
Ag. Sales
Opening session state convention
freshman year
Jens Nielson
Sports, student council, FFA, BPA,
JMG, band, and choir
Garrett
Reid Culbertson
Blue
Pizza
Hosting their first chapter banquet
after have no banquet for a few
years.
1 in FFA
Beef Production Entrepreneurship
Livestock Judging
Sophomore year after meeting
state officers.
Kellan Standley
Time and work.
Somer
Reidle Bainville
Interviews unavailable
Due to
Competitions
Charlie
Smart Ruby Valley
Blue
Pepperoni pizza
My first ag tour
3 siblings
Scraping Metal
Agronomy
freshman year when I met state
officer Mich Mosen
Milford Wearley
success in helping others
Logan
Wearley Choteau
Holden
Vandivort Royal Blue
Mexican
National FFA Convention my jun-
ior year. We got to stay in houses
and just had a grand time.
Diversified Livestock
Parliamentary procedure
One sister
End of state convention my junior
year I knew and I wanted to for
the moments.
Stacy Dietz
Six years of my life, hard work,
and tears..
Cyan
Sirloin stake medium rare
ALC sophomore year
1 sibling
work at grocery store
ag sales
Mr. Isaacs, Mr. Holmes, and Mr.
Stender
time to different organizations
Zach
Wright Wheatland
Blue
Chocolate ice cream
Competing in state final 4 creed
Two sisters
Market swine, market beef, breed-
ing beef
Marketing plan
8th grade year
Mr. Massar
Basketball, Volleyball, practicing
coaching, FFA, college
Leisa
Stevenson Joliet
Yellow
Chocolate cake
Washington Leadership Camp
Two brothers, two sisters
Show cattle and registered angus
cattle
Horse judging
Since a little girl, but last year offi-
cial decision
Mr. Bergstrom
SAE’s for future career plan
Faith
Stevenson Hobson
Interviews unavailable
Due to
Competitions
Micheal
Walsh Twin Bridges
Many Montana FFA spon-
sors have opened their
doors to FFA members to
tour their facilities and
learn about what they do
in hopes of members
pursuing a job in that
field. This morning, a bus
of FFA members from
across the state of Mon-
tana went to Bandang, a
retreading company owned
by Tire Rama, for a tour of
their facility. Max Andreas
of the Missoula chapter
said, “It was pretty cool
how precise the workers
were in everything they
did.” Greg Hart who man-
ages Bandang explained to
us the purpose of retread-
ing, he said “Our goal is to
recycle old worn tires from
the trucks and trailers and
make them new again to
cut back on how many
tires we waist.” Greg
showed us the process of
rereading tires by walking
us step by step from the
old tires to the new re-
treaded tires. Jim Jones
who has been working in
the retreading business
for 35 years knows just
about all there is to
know about tires. We
asked him why he loves his
job and his response,
“Because not all tires are
the same which makes
putting them together fun
and it makes a good liv-
ing.” Tire Rama supports
the Montana FFA through
finances and tours, such
as the Bandang tour, be-
cause they understand
the importance of FFA and
agriculture in Montana.
Representatives from Tire
Rama will be at the trade
show as well as the rest of
our sponsors so stop by
and let them know how
much you appreciate their
support.
Exciting to see all the equipment!
Touring TireRama
By: Matt Ammons
Special points of
interest:
The Alumni Store is
next to the business
center in the corner of
the Holiday Inn Lobby.
The Alumni Auction is
in the next room
Thursday includes Day-
of-Service, Billings
Tours, and work shops
are all scheduled for
tomorrow.
FFA Legend
M o n t a n a F F A A s s o c i a t i o n
Day-of-Service— Moss Mansion
By: Amanda Mitchell— Fromberg
The Moss Mansion in
downtown Billings, is a
museum well known in
Montana. Mr. and Mrs.
Moss who lived there long
before many of us FFA
members were even born.
It was such a great experi-
ence to go. We received a
tour of the mansion upon
arrival. There were fabric
covered walls and beauti-
ful trim detailing every-
where. So spectacu-
lar...then came the work.
We got up to the top floor
and sitting in front of us
was a big pile of garbage
that needed hauled to the
bottom. We had to maneu-
ver our way down a thin
steep staircase. Not just
any staircase, a staircase
with about five flights of
stairs and lamps on the
walls. Very scary at times,
but yet it was rewarding.
Knowing that I was a part
of helping clean up an arti-
fact of Montana history
was such a great feeling.
Not many people can say
they have cleaned the
Moss Mansion.
2015, Issue 3
March 27, 2015
FBM 2
AG Mech 2
Project Meats 2
We Got the Beat 2
Delegate Business 3
Chamber Breakfast 3
Star Greenhand 3
Greenhand Workshop 4
American Indian 4
Tomorrow at Con- 4
Inside this issue:
It’s 6 am and members
from all chapters drug their
sleep deprived bodies into
the Billings Hotel before
the Farm Business Man-
agement contest. The blue
and gold corduroy jackets
filled the room as contest-
ants anxiously waited for
the tests to be distributed.
Calculators were given to
each team and they were
ready to begin. Focused
contestants diligently went
to work with their team
and did the best they could
to pull off a win.
Farm Business Manage-
ment provides a structured
approach to making deci-
sions for your businesses
related to agriculture. The
FBM teams figure out if
businesses will break
even, fall under, or how
much profit they will make,
based on budgets and in-
come statements.
There are many reasons
that members choose to
join their chapters’ FBM
team. “To expand my FFA
experience” is one of the
reasons Kalvin Kunda be-
gan competing in this
event for Big Timber. FBM
teaches members life les-
sons and skills that they
will likely use later on in
their careers. With these
skills members will know
how to run a business if
they choose to in the
future.
The FBM teams have pre-
pared all year for state to
hopefully go to nationals in
the fall while improving
their business skills.
Ag Mech
By: Reena Roberson– Electric City FFA
Farm Business Management— Thursday
By: Caitlyn Corso— Big Timber
ics for 5 years now. Tom plans
on using his experiences in
FFA further on in life. Tom
isn’t the only one, sophomore
Zach Proue form Laurel plans
on going to become a diesel
mechanic. He also enjoys how
hands on the experience FFA
offers. Zach recommends
that everyone should try
this CDE once in their FFA
career. He said if you
want to prep for it, try to
read up on the contest
and also read the written
test. Next year you should
all try a new CDE.
The CDE mechanics is a
bunch of different hands on
experiences. A few of hands
on experiences is pluming,
electricity, sprayer’s identi-
fication, PH testing, and
welding. There is a variety
of students that partici-
pate in it. One of the mem-
bers that got to participate
today was senior Tom
Baldwin from Richey. He
really enjoys this contest
because he really likes
how hands on it is. He has
been actively in mechan-
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Competing at Mechanics
Beef that’s what’s for dinner!
Today FFA members attended a
tour at the Project Meat plant.
Project meat opened about 7
years ago but has been around
sense the 60’s. This is why they
are deciding to change the name
to Ranch House Sausage Compa-
ny. They have taken the title of
best beef jerky in Montana for the
past 3 years, which is a huge
accomplishment for them only
being in business for 9 years.
They are very active in their com-
munity and love supporting many
organizations such as 4-H and
FFA. Shane the owner of project
meat said “we have tripled our
business sense we opened.” They
have 25 different types of brat-
wurst, 12 types of snack sticks
and 8 different kinds of summer
sausage. Some struggles that
they have faced are there cus-
tomers do not understand what
they do and also how their cus-
tomers have wanted to go organ-
ic. If cows are grass feed then
the meat is tougher and less fla-
vorful. Shane and his employees
are very skilled men with many
more great achievements in their
future!
Project Meats
By: Austin and
Kennedy Hader—
Electric City FFA
The dance workshop was a
great opportunity for all mem-
bers to get together and have
some fun. Many members who
attended the dance workshop
are also planning on going to
the dance later tonight. The
workshop gave members to try
new dance moves. When
asked, Cole Lunceford from
Big Timber FFA said, “My favor-
ite dance move is definitely
the pretzel.” It gave many old-
er and younger members a
chance to interact. Caleb
Bowey, a state officer candi-
date from Ruby Valley, got a
chance to dance with a 7th
grade future member Erin
Taylor from Kalispell. Overall,
it was a great experience for
members to learn new dance
moves and get to know each
other just a little bit better!
We Got the Beat
By: Katie Koterba and Matt Ammons— Electric City FFA
Page 3
The third delegate meeting
started earlier today at
8:00 am. The morning was
energetic full of discus-
sions on the motions
brought forth by both
sides. There was a recess
for extemporaneous
speeches. When the
speeches ended the dele-
gates were dismissed. The
fourth and final delegate
meeting didn’t start till
1:15.To fill in the gap be-
tween the third and fourth
delegate meeting, dele-
gates could go to watch
the Parliamentary Proce-
dure CDE finals, the Native
American Presentation and
the creed speaking finals
of the senior and junior
category. In all, the dele-
gate meetings were suc-
cessful. Only one motion
failed and one motion was
suspended indefinitely.
The 85th Montana FFA
State Convention delegate
meeting of 2015 ended at
2:30 pm.
Star Greenhand
By: Holly Emter
Delegate Business
By: Darian Enders— Flathead
and practice hard. I am pretty
sure my steer could recite the
creed because I’ve said to
him every day.” Dedication
plays a big part in being suc-
cessful in FFA and in any ac-
tivity in our lives, for some
though, being a part of an
organization they love means
having to go through extra
steps to achieve it.
Watson Snyder is an FFA
member of the Nelson Agri-
cultural Academy Online who
is homeschooled, leaving him
without the opportunity of
joining FFA through a public
school. Snyder takes online
classes in order for him to be
part of the FFA and compete.
“I was so surprised and excit-
ed when I found out I was
going to State Greenhand. It
was a huge accomplishment
for me, and I couldn’t be
prouder to be a part of it.”
Hayden Hammontree of the Hob-
son FFA has had a string of fami-
ly members who were FFA state
officers, and even a national
officer. Having so many family
members that were involved in
FFA makes Hammontree want to
work even harder and dedicate
even more of his time to the FFA.
“FFA is an open door for me to
grow and expand my life, and to
use the FFA and its knowledge
as a tool.” Whether these young
Greehands have past relations
of family members in the FFA or
have had to learn about it
through online courses, these
Greenhands see FFA as an in-
vestment to their future. This is
the reason why they have gotten
to where they are in their Green-
hand achievements, and the
reason why they continue to ded-
icate their time to the FFA to
make it the successful organiza-
tion that it is today.
The State Greenhand com-
petitors group together,
nervously making small
talk with each other and
waiting to enter the room
where their competition
will take place. As I watch
these young freshmen I
can’t help but wonder what
it took for these young
freshman to get where
they are?
Mickalyn Johnson from the
Hindsdale FFA chapter
informed me that she had
been involved in FFA since
the eighth grade. “I am a
fourth generation FFA
member, so it runs in my
family.” Johnson informed
me that she was very dedi-
cated to the FFA even
though she was involved in
a lot of other activities. “I
am very passionate about
what I compete in. I study
“I BELIEVE in the
Future of
Agriculture
Sausages, pancakes, and
orange juice. This mornings
breakfast held in the Montana
Convention Center was deli-
cious. There were several of
our sponsors serving the
breakfast and were all very
nice. These sponsors were
from the Ag Chamber of
Commerce. One of the spon-
sors, Ginny Hart states, "We
are all the future leaders."
Ginny couldn't state it better.
She also stated, "We are all
about serving and support-
ing." I also had the chance
to speak with Kate H who
says, "We all have to make
Ag Chamber of Commerce Breakfast
By: Katrina Roberts— Electric City FFA
sure to say thank you from
the beginning. We are very
thankful we came." Thank
you so much, Ginny and
Kate for the inspiring quotes
and the delicious breakfast!
Greenhand Workshop
By: Reann Shular— Electric City
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Recognizing
the Chapter
Awards!
Secretary-
3rd Place: Chloe Williams,
Electric City
2nd Place: Rayleen Kurnie,
Flathead
1st Place: Page Smith, Rich-
ey
Treasurer-
3rd Place: Ryder Olson,
Richey
2nd Place: Anastia Cybulski,
Custer
1st Place: Brock Reiner,
Flathead
Scrapbook-
3rd Place: Brett Jonson,
Hindsale
2nd Place: Katilyn Uskoski,
Flathead
1st Place: Dorby Bogden,
Cascade
Reporter-
3rd Place: Catilyn Morano,
Shepard
2nd Place: Katrina Roberts,
Electric City
1st Place: Jon Andres, Mis-
soula
Hall of Chapters-
3rd Place: Electric City
2nd Place: Ruby Valley
1st Place: Missoula
The Greenhand Workshop
led by Andy Paul was an
example of why we need
goals in our lives and the
obstacles we face, even
though we don't see them
sometimes. We started by
talking about the expecta-
tions of life and
how they relate to
driving. The first
was to keep your
eyes on the road,
meaning to always
keep your eye on
the goal. We then
talked about using
your blinkers,
which means to
communicate. The
final rule was to
win the race, which
means to always do as
good as you can. We did
two main activities. The
first one was drawing an
easy drawing. The trick
was that you had to do it
on a paper plate on your
head. It showed us how we
are all different and all do
our own thing. For the sec-
ond activity, we wrote
down our strengths and
weaknesses and deter-
mined how we could get
rid of our weaknesses.
Andy even shared his goal,
"To meet new people
every week." He
shared that his main
obstacle is himself
and he wants to get
better. Just remem-
ber that your goals
are not going to be
made from putting
them on a piece of
paper. They need to
come from the heart
and stay there. Greenhands look at goals and obsticles with Nation-
American Indian Program
By: Makayla Paul— Electric City
Native American
culture is one of the
most unique in
Montana, so why
wouldn’t it be in-
cluded in FFA. Well
how many of you
know there is a
special competition
for it? The American
Indian CDE is used
to educate the audi-
ence about Agricul-
ture in American
Indian Life. Mon-
tana was the first
state to start this CDE. Mem-
bers from the Little Big Horn
FFA chapter presented a topic
on Crow Fair which is held in
August every year. During the
Crow fair they present many
ways of their life they dance,
hold a basketball tournament,
compete in a full day of rodeo,
and on the last day they have
a parade dance. Dancing is
very spiritual for Native Ameri-
can tribes. The girl’s from the
Crow tribe say they do approx-
imately 20 pow-wows a year.
Dancing is not the only fa-
vored event; rodeo is also
among the favorites.
Gabby Plenty Hawk, also
one of the dancers, is the
Miss Crow Fair Rodeo
Queen. Another amazing
thing about Gabby is she
is a three time barrel
racing champion. Native
American culture is slowly
fading away from peo-
ple’s mind. The American
Indian CDE allows stu-
dents to learn about the
Native American culture.
Montana is the only state that presents American
Indian Programs.
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2011-2012 Montana State FFA Officer Team
President Lauren Mehlhoff
Twin Bridges
1st Vice President Meghan Brence Miles City
2nd Vice President Carlie Rembold
Big Timber
Secretary Cody Boyce Fergus of Lewistown
Treasurer Todd Lackman
Forsyth
Reporter Sidney Hathaway Denton
Sentinel
Laina Raisler Miles City
Parliamentarian Trevor Motley Stevensville
Dear Montana FFA,
As we close out
another successful
year of learning, fel-
lowship, and growth,
let us reflect on how
far we have come.
Our membership has
reached over 5,000
members, we wel-
comed new chapters,
and we fully invested
in success. We thank
our sponsors, advisors,
parents, and each
member not only for
joining us here this
week, but also for all
of the hard work you
put in this year. I
hope that you were all
able to take in every
bit of convention and
I encourage you to try
to think of one or two
things you learned.
When you look
back on this convention
you may not remember
all that was said or
done, just remember how
it made you feel! Take
that feeling and let it
take you as far as it can.
Invest in your future.
Invest in your dreams.
Montana FFA Association
The Legend
Invest in your pas-
sions. Invest in oth-
ers. And never settle
for less.
Members, advi-
sors, sponsors, and
guests, we say good-
bye to another year
but we know that
means a whole new
year is waiting for
us. Be ready for
those opportunities
and never be afraid
to take them.
Sincerely,
Lauren Mehlhoff
2015-2016 State FFA
President
Hello Montana FFA Members,
Advisors, and Guests,
March 28, 2015
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Ag Sales Teams 1st—Missoula FFA 2nd—Belgrade FFA 3rd—Shepherd FFA 4th—Ruby Valley FFA 5th—Electric City FFA
Ag Sales Individuals 1st—Albert Koenig, Belgrade 2nd—Emily Standley, Missoula 3rd—Ashley Koenig, Belgrade 4th—Merle Infanger, Cascade 5th– Caleb Bowey, Ruby Valley 6th—Dalton Lemburg, Shepherd 7th—Ellie Hansen, Melstone 8th—Laina Raisler– Miles City 9th—Seth Rekdal. Shepherd 10th—Kacey Bertolino, Joliet
FBM Teams 1st— Belgrade FFA 2nd—Missoula FFA 3rd—Flathead FFA 4th—Big Timber FFA 5th—Broadus FFA
FBM Individuals 1st—Todd Lackman, Forsyth 2nd—John Tatarka, Belgrade 3rd—Albert Koenig, Belgrade 4th—Ryan Handley, Missoula 5th—Ben Roeder, Choteau 6th—Emily Standley, Missoula 7th—Jon Andres, Missoula 8th—Chris Gartner, Sidney 9th—Jordan Kiger, Flathead 10th—Meagan Larson, Missoula
Livestock Evaluation Teams
1st—Missoula FFA 2nd—Big Timber FFA 3rd—Laurel FFA 4th—Flathead FFA 5th—Baker FFA
Livestock Individuals 1st—Laurel Rigby, Mission Valley 2nd—Cody Boyce, Fergus 3rd—Destiny Brewer, Flathead 4th—Jon Andres, Missoula 5th—Shaylyn Huelle, Baker 6th—Hannah Kraft, Laurel 7th— Jess Moody, Big Timber 8th—Chase Huelle, Baker 9th—Ryan Handley, Missoula 10th—Kate Indreland, Big Timber
Ag Mechanics Teams 1st—Fergus of Lewistown FFA 2nd—Ruby Valley FFA 3rd—Forsyth FFA 4th—Laurel FFA 5th—Missoula FFA
Ag Mechanics Individuals 1st—Jon Andres, Missoula 2nd—Todd Lackman, Forsyth 3rd—Ben Roeder, Choteau 4th—Albert Koenig, Belgrade 5th—Logan Smith, Columbus 5th—Nick Hagg, Ruby Valley 7th—Brett Robertus, Laurel 8th—Anthony Songstad, Joliet 9th—Hunter Wester, Forsyth 9th—Michael Walsh, Twin Bridges
Extemporaneous Public Speaking 1st—Cody Boyce, Fergus 2nd—Todd Lackman, Forsyth 3rd—Mckade Mahlen, Culbertson 4th—Kelsey Kraft, Laurel
Prepared Public Speaking 1st—Destiny Brewer, Flathead 2nd—Katie Koterba, Electric City 3rd—Chase Klizer, Culbertson 4th—Shiloh Skillen-Robison, Hy-sham
Thank you to all of the
Collegiate FFA mem-
bers who dedicated time to prepare and host the State
Career Development Events.
And the winners are….. Parliamentary Procedure 1st—Shepherd FFA 2nd—Flathead FFA
3rd—Joliet FFA 4th—Stevensville FFA
Agronomy Teams 1st—Stevensville FFA 2nd—Clark’s Fork FFA 3rd—Forsyth FFA 4th—Joliet FFA 5th—Flathead FFA
Agronomy Individuals 1st—Ben Roeder, Choteau 2nd—Dan Lavy, Clark’s Fork 3rd—Dustin Pape, Stevensville 4th—Ronce Bonsell, Carter Co. 5th—Kacey Bertolino, Joliet 6th—Stormy Hack, Stevensville 7th—Todd Lackman, Forsyth 8th—Jake Duty– Dutton 9th—Cara White, Clark’s Fork 10th—Kaitlin Uskoski, Flathead
Creed Speaking 1st—Madilyn Emter, Big Timber 2nd—Hayden Hammontree, Hob-son 3rd—Mikayla Johnson, Hindsdale 4th—Courtney Clairmont, Mission Valley
Star Greenhand Hayden Hammon-tree, Hobson
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Results….Continued….
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