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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

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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-

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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

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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

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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

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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!

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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

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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

Page 4

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

Page 2 The Legend

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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