Area 5: Mongomery Co FFA

Chapter Officers

Advisor-Mary Leykamp

Advisor-Amanda Sullivan

President-Shea Stille

Vice President-Raylene Poston

Vice President-Lexy Veach

Vice President-Presley Schluss

Secretary-Landon Pottebaum

Secretary Avery Ridgley

Treasurer-Gracie Cobb

Reporter-Jonah Happe

Sentinel-Garrett Weekley

Historian-Beckham Cothren

Freshman

Jack Barker Dylan Murr

Angel Breeher Dean Nelson

Aaden Broyles Megan Pierson

Gavin Davis Reed Pottebaum

Cayden Eveland Troy Quesenberry

Nicolas Friend Adrian Raygoza

Bradyn Fruenhoffer Austyn Robinson

Dallas Hans Jacob Roesner

Preston Harner Ann Rose

Katsy Henderson Kiley Tocco

Colby Henderson Samantha Turner

Lily Hillibrand Sarah Waters

Issac Hinkel Jillian Weekly

Lafe McCurdy Jaxson White

Owen Merz Alexiana WIlliams

Payten Miller Alaina Zerr

Joshua Mische

Chapter Members -109

Noah Beck

Skylar Bethman Katlyn Kolling

Rhett Bishop Jada Kroner

Gracie Cobb Wyatt March

Kaylie Davis Chase Quetham

Eli Deuser Karter Reagan

Colby Ellis Riley Reid

Tim Emily Trice Roden

Gillian Francois Annie Schnieder

Brock Henderson Georgia Shahan

Cassidy Holmes Austin Smith

Ashton Johnson Westin Strube

Mackenzie Kelling Jacob Teson

Junior

Gavin Brock Miley Reike

Thomas Brundage Avery RIdgley

Dever Cope Carter Sachs

Beckham Cothren Rebecca Schulze

Jonah Happe Jacob Veach

Brayden Harris Garrett Weekly

Landon Huff Tatum Wessel

Bryson Nichols Maddison West

Landon Pottebaum Daytona Wiggs

Ava Rakers

Chapter Members -109

Senior

Beth Bextermiller Weston Marshall

Claire Cobb Raylene Poston

Derrick Cobb El Reagan

Wes Cobb Robby Rodgers

Hannah Davis Brayden Rose

Franklin Dodson Presley Schluss

Haley Duff Olivia Shaw

Aleida Eldringhoff Shea Stille

Destani Eversmyer Levi Thurman

Alexa Groeber Allison Tresch

Kara Hemeyer Lexy Veach

Maddox James Mick Williams

George Kolling Jaylnn Zerr

Awards & Degrees

Degrees Awarded

Greenhand

Angel Breeher Josh Mische

Rhett Bishop Dylan Murr

Aaden Broyles Megan Pierson

Gavin Davis Reed Pottebaum

Cayden Eveland Austyn Robinson

Bradyn Fruenhoffer Ann Rose

Dallas Hans Olivia Spurgeon

Preston Harner Sam Turner

Lilly Hillebrand Sarah Waters

Isaac Hinkel Jillian Weekley

Lafe McCurdy Alaina Zerr

Owen Merz

Chapter

Noah Beck Katlyn Kolling

Skylar Bethman Jada Kroner

Beth Bextimiller Wyatt March

Gracie Cobb Chase Queathem

Beckham Cothren Karter Reagan

Kaylie Davis Riley Reid

Eli Dueser Trice Roden

Colby Ellis Annie Schneider

Gillian Francois Georgia Shahan

Cassidy Holmes Austin Smith

Mackenzie Kelling Jacob Teson

Degrees Awarded State

Austin Blackstock Carie Schroer

Cora Johnson Ahna Sinclaie

Griffin Rakers Presley Schluss

Annie Robinson Brianne West American Izzy Freymuth

Heather Stille Chadley Davis

Josh Gilbert

Chapter Honors-Nationals

National Awards/Recognition

Jace Ellis Gold Rating for Nursery Operations Proficiency Award

National FFA SAE Grants: Alexa Groeber and Owen Merz

Jaylynn Zerr selected for Next Gen Conference- Raleigh, NC

Ahna Sinclair received National FFA Scholarship of $2,500 and Heather Stille $1,500

Chapter Honors-State Proficiency Awards

Ag Communications- Presley Schluss

Ag Repair and Maintenance- Derrick Cobb

Ag Sales Ent - Cora Johnson

Diversified Ag Prod- Ahna Sinclair

Forage Prod- Austin Blackstock

State Awards/Recognition

Bronze Chapter

Superior Chapter Rating

Missouri Lamb Grant Recipient

Missouri Living to Serve Grant Recipient

Missouri FCS Financial Grant Recipient

Harbor Freight Grant Recipient

MABA Participant: Avery Ridgley

State Fair Awards

Grand Champion Bouquet- Claire Cobb

Grain Prod- George Kolling

Nursery Operations- Jace Ellis -1st Place at State!

Service Learning- Clayton Eveland

Turf Grass- Griffen Rakers

Shea Stille received Reserve Champion Intermediate Red

Angus Heifer

Presley Schluss took home 1st in Showmanship 15 & over Saddle Type, 1st in Western Pleasure 15 & over Saddle Type, 1st in Horsemanship 15 & over Saddle Type, and 1st in Hunter Under Saddle 15 & over Saddle Type

Chapter Honors-Districts

District Awards/Recognition

District Expo:

Alexa Groeber- Senior Buck Grand Champion and Overall Californian Buck Reserve

Grand Champion

Shea Stille- Reserve Grand Champion Berkshire Gilt

Chapter Honors-Area

Area Awards/Recognition

Presley Schluss serves at Area V Reporter

Proficiency Awards (36 apps submitted, 9 Area Winners, 9 2nd Places, 10 3rd Places)

Ag Mech Design and Fab- Alex Hartman- 2nd Place

Ag Services- Aleida Eldringhoff- 2nd Place

Diversified Crop Ent- Derrick Cobb- 2nd Place

Diversified Crop Placement- Garrett Weekley- 2nd Place

Diversified Hort- Jace Ellis- 2nd Place

Diversified Livestock - Raylene Poston-3rd Place

Environmental Science- Alexa Groeber- 3nd Place

Equine Science Placement- Presley Schluss- 3rd Place

Fiber and Oil- Landon Pottebaum- 3rd Place

Forest Management- Alexa Groeber- 3rd Place

Goat Prod- Carie Schroer- 3rd Place

Landscape Management- Brianne West- 2nd Place

Outdoor Recreation- Alexa Groeber- 3rd Place

Sheep Production- Lexy Veach- 3rd Place

Small Animal- Shea Stille- 3rd Place

Specialty Animal- Jonah Happe- 3rd Place

Specialty Crop- Jace Ellis- 2nd Place

Swine Prod Placement- Annie Robinson- 2nd Place

Vegetable Production- Brayden Harris- 3rd Place

Chapter Honors-Local

Local

Cargill Grant for $20,000 to purchase Plasma Table

Montgomery County Fair

Aleida Eldringhoff, Reserve Champion Market Rabbit

Alexa Groeber, Senior rabbit showmanship

Maddie West- Senior Sheep Showmanship

Miss Leykamp

MVATA State Winner of Teacher Mentor Award

Mrs. Sullivan

MVATA Distinguished Service Award

Missouri FFA Honorary Degree

A-Team

Derrick Cobb, Garrett Weekley, Robby Rodgers, Karter Reagan, Jacob Teson

B-Team

Presley Schluss, George Kolling, Brayden Rose, Levi Thurman, Raylene Poston

Trapshooting

Girls Team

Ann Rose, Alexa Groeber, Lexy Veach, Destani Eversmeyer

Awards

Most Improved: Brayden Rose

Rookie of the Year: Ann Rose

Highest Average: Robby Rodgers

Perfect 25/25 Score: Presley Schluss

Barnwarming

Freshman: Lafe McCurdy and Lilly Hillebrand

Sophomore: Jacob Teson and Gracie Cobb

Junior: Avery Ridgely and Dever Cope

King and Queen: Seniors

Derrick Cobb and Raylene Poston

Public speaking and LDE’s

Fall

Riley Reid - 2nd at Area in Missouri

Spring

Beckham Cothren D2-2nd at area 3rd at districts, and 6th at state

Avery Ridgley D2-3rd at area, 2nd at districts, and first in state

Ahna Sinclair Job Interview2nd at area

Beckham, Avery, and Ahna after area LDE’s

Quarter Horse Topic and top 6 at Districts

Presley Schluss- 2nd at Area in Farm

Bureau Topic and top 6 at Districts

Landon Pottebaum- 2nd at Area in Soil and Water Conservation, 1st at Districts and 4th at state

Beckham Cothren- 2nd at Area in the Teach Ag Topic and 2nd at districtsalternate to state

Avery Ridgley- 1st at Area in the Young Farmers Topic and 1st at districts and 2nd at state

Food Science Dairy

Forestry Agronomy

Carie Schroer, Garrett Weekly, Jacob Veach, and Destani Eversmyer

13th at districts

4th at districts and 3rd at state

Cora Johnson, Brayden Rose, Ray Poston, and Derrick Cobb

2nd at districts and 14th at state

7th at districts and 23rd at state

Landon Pottebaum, Ava Rakers, Gracie Cobb, and Avery RIdgley

El Reagan, Jaylynn Zerr, Emma Doyle, and Brianne West

Dairy cattle

Competitions

Floriculture Nursery

Meats

Beth Bextermiller, Annie Schnieder, and Baileigh Nichols

27th at districts

Levi Thurman, Destani Eversmyer, Lexy Veach, and Kara Hemeyer

Shea Stille Presley Schluss, and Aleida Eldringhoff

9th at districts and 22nd at state

8th at districts and 34th at state

Brayden Harris, Jonah Happe, Bryson Nichols, and Dever Cope

DNF at districts

3rd at districts and 11th at state

Beckham Cothren, Shea

Stille, Levi Thurman, and Landon Pottebaum

List of Activities

March

3/11 Elsberry Contest

3/17 Paris Contest

3/18 Troy Contest

3/22 North Shelby Contest

3/27 LDE Districts

3/29 CDE Districts in Como

April

4/3 CDE Districts Day 2

4/12 FFA Meeting

4/20-4/21 State Convention

May

5/3 Area Banquet

5/5 Ag Safety Day

5/12 Chapter Banquet

5/23 Mud Volleyball

5/24-26 Spring Trip

June

6/5-9 MABA

6/13-6/18 WLC

6/21

June Meeting

6/25 Wings and Warriors

6/26-30 FFA Camp

List of Activities

July

7/5 July Meeting

7/7 Officer Retreat

7/12 Ice Cream Making

7/17-22 Montgomery County Fair

August

8/3 Battle of the Chapters

8/10-20 State Fair

8/19 Jonesburg Optimist Trapshoot

8/23 Trap v Wellsville and August Meeting

8/27 Farm Bureau Babysitting

September

9/6 Trap v R-6

9/8 -29 Fruit Sales

9/11 Trap v Warrenton

9/12 Grasslands Contest

9/13 Area Leadership Confrence

9/18 Trap v R-6

9/22 Barnwarming

9/27 Area Trap

October

10/5 District Grasslands

10/5 October Meeting

10/19 State Grasslands

List of Activities

November

11/1-3 National Convention

11/8 Area Fall Public Speaking

11/9 Labor Auction

11/13 District Fall Public Speaking

11/16 Winter Banquet

December

12/20 December Christmas Party

January

1/17 January Meeting

1/20 Public Speaking Institute

Feburary

2/14 Feburary Meeting

2/17-2/24 National FFA Week

Our Big Events

Ag Safety Day

Jonah Happe and Bryson

Nichols teach a class on Chemical safety Group Photo of the MCE attendees

Micah recreating his elementary School photo

Spring Banquet

Honorary degree recipients

Incoming Officer Team

Outgoing Seniors

Beth Beattie and Jonesburg Optimist

Spring Trip

Dever Cope mixing liquids during a demonstration

FFA members at John Deere Pavilion

FFA members on a riverboat in Wisconsin

FFA Camp

Destani, Landon, Beckham and Avery, in the swamped canoe race race

Jonah Happe, Shea Stille, and Cora Johnson with their ducks

FFA after the hypnotist show

FFA Camp-Total Table Challenge

The MOCO R-II chapter hosts a challenge between our tables at camp to see which table can eat all of the food the quickest.

Sullivan leading her table to victory

Sullivan’s table after beating Leykamp

County Fair

Reserve Grand Champion

Aleida Eldringhoff

Shea Stille with her steer

Dever Cope with his hog

Barnwarming

Members practicing for barnwarming

“Fishing in the Dark”

Members dancing at barnwarming

National Convention

Lainey WIlson Concert

ET Sprayers tour

FFA outside of Lucas Oil Stadium

Ski Trip

JaylynnZerr,ElReagan,AlainaZerr, LexyVeach,andSheaStille

LandonPottebaumand BeckhamCothren

Shea Stille, Destani

Eversmyer and Ray Poston

National FFA Week

FFA Week- Sunday

FFA Members at Mineola Baptist Church

Landon Pottebaum nailing a golf ball

FFA members at Top Golf

FFA

FFA Week- Friday

Members

Members

at the Busch Stadium tour

at the AnheuserBusch tour

Other Events

May-Mud Volleyball meeting

Two members wrestling in the mud

June Midway Golf and games meeting

Des and Ray throwing axes

July-pool party meeting

August-Slip n Slide kickball meeting

Brayden Harris sprinting around second base

October-Hide and go seek meeting

Officer team photo

December-Gingerbread house meeting

The Sophomores constructing their gingerbread house

January-Karaoke meeting

El, Shea and Lexy singing.

Community Events

Members Helping with national food insecurity day

Lions Barbecue

District staff wreath making class

Community Events

Soda

Rotary club presentation

VFW flag retirement ceremony

sales at the county fair

Chapter events

Poinsettia planting

Area banquet

Officer retreat

Bringing Attention to Ourselves

(Newspaper Articles and Social Media Posts)

Montgomery Standard

Montgomery Standard

Montgomery Standard

Montgomery Standard

Montgomery Standard

Instagram and Facebook

Making Memories

BATMAN

Battle of the Chapters

State Champ

Throughout the year of Camps, Conferences, and Competitions we made a name for ourselves.

Area spring LDE’s School board presentation

Fruit Sales

October Meeting

Battle of the Chapters

We believe in the future of Montgomery County Ag

Area Leadership Confrence

Greenhand jacket day

Officer gift exchange

Like our Scrapbook, our chapter is a jumble of ideas and personalities, we can be neat, organized, and concise when needed but we are so much more than a captioned photo.

Like the sign in our Ag department says we are not just outstanding in our field but many others.

There may be more successful chapters, and there sure are more serious chapters but no chapter is more fun than Montgomery County, no matter where we are or what we are supposed to be doing, we are making the people around us laugh.