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PAGE 4C WAHOO NEWSPAPER FEBRUARY 25, 1993
MEAD CHAPTER OF FFA
. ACTIVITIES
At the beginning of the chapter year. a majority of students. Several showed their animals at area
members attended the State· FFA Convention and fairs. A float prepared by several members was
.Agricultural Education contests at Lincoln. Eric judged first place in division at the Saunders County
Nelson and Aaron Hollst received the State FFA Fair Parade.
epo er ....................................... John Hanson Degree with Eric Nelson winning the proficiency The Nebraska State Fair found Mead FFA mem-
Sentinel .......................................... Warren Flck award for Oil Crop Production. Kent Lange meier and bers showing livestock and crops, acting as school-
Parliamentarian ............................•.... Gary Else Aaron Hollst also received high proficiency ratings day tour guides and assisting with the FFA Press
Advisor .... : .......•.............................. Philip Miller in Sheep Production and Feed Grain Production Corps. Holly Langemeier and John Hanson had
respectively. John Hanson was a silver medal win- winning entries at the fair. Land judging, surveying
Members ner in the Creed Speaking contest. Many Mead. the school grounds and planting trees were other
students placed high in Agricultural Education con- fall activities. Jessica Petersen, John Hanson, ·and
FRESHMEN EEA ALU!Y1NI MEMBERS tests. · · Andy Frahm attended the "Made for Excellence"
Brian Armbrust (Life members noted) The chapter banquet was held in April in conjunc- conference at Grand Island in November. MFE is a
Robert Malina Troy Moerker, Presient (L~e) tion with Mead's FHA Chapter. Awards were pre- leadership seminar sponsored by the National FEA
John MitcheU Patty Coady, Vice-Pres. (L~e) sented in many areas to FE A and FHA students. A Organization and conducted by National FFA Offic-
Phil Miller, Sec'y-Treas. (L~e) number o' adu~s were honored including Jane and ers. The sale of agricultural commod~ies was the
SOPHOMORES Mike Barrett (Life) Steve Hollst and Margie and Glenn Nelson as major fund-raising activity as members sold apples,
Jason Berner Shirley Christensen Honorary Chapter Members. A special auction was oranges, grapefruit, and meaVcheese packages to
Marty Christensen Raymond Chvatal (Life) held to help raise money for an FEA Alumni scholar- the commun~y. John Hanson and Greg Williams
D . .
David Deerson ship for the Washington Leadership Conference. were top salesmen.
Merlin Eick Awards in scholarship and other special areas were January found the EEA students taking final
Steve Frahm presented to members at the all-school Awards exams at school and preparing for leadership activi-
Robert Haag Night. ties. In District compet~ion, the parliamentary pro-
Edna Hanson (Life) Brian Frahm, Andy Frahm, Greg Williams, and cedure team of sophomores John Hanson, Warren
Dale Hanson (Life) John Hanso'n attended Chapter Officers Leadership Eick, George Nygren, Jessica Petersen, Jason
JUNIORS Larry Lamprecht Training (COLT) at The Leadership Center at Au- Berner, David Ellison, and Marty Christensen ·re-
Gary Else Jim Langemeier rora at the end of May. Here they received training ceived first and will compete at the State FEA
~ for their offices and interacted w~h State and Na- Convention in April. Brian Frahm and John Hanson
Deanne Langemeier
Roger Nelson
tional EFA Officers in leadership, c~izenship, seH- won individual leadership events and will also com-
Troy Lamprecht Glenn Nelson improvement, and recreational activ~ies . pete at state. Other individual partictpants were
Greg Williams Margie Nelson Several chapter members assisted the FFA Gary Else, Warren Fick, Jessica Petersen, Andy
George Nygren Alumni Toy Show at the beginning of June. Holly Frahm, and Robert Malina. January is also. the time
SENIORS James R. Nygren (Lile) Langemeier and Brain Frahm spent a week in for completing records and applications. Proficiency
Scott Adams Wayne Petersen Washington, D.C., attending the EEA Washington award applications were submitted by Gary Else,
Brian Frahm Larry Rasmussen (Life) Leadership Conference. The EFAAiumni sponsored Dale Havelka, Greg Williams, Holly Langemeier,
Robert Kuhr George Robertson the tu~ion for the conference for the two students. and Kent Langemeier. They will be judged and .
Clint Lamprecht Garwood Vavak (Life) Most EEA members spend the summer em- awards presented at district and state meetings.
Holly Langemeier Audrey Williams ployed by their families. agribusinesses, or at work Members are now looking forward to district and
Cheri Else on their own projects. Todd Valley Farms, Black state agricultural skills contests; the State EEA
Irrigation, and IANR Field Lab employed some ofthe Convention and the chapter banquet.
OUT OF SCHOOL
Brian Edins
Matt Hannan
Jay Hanson
Jeremy Lamprecht
Kent Langemeier
Eric Nelson
Kim Williams
Members conduct supervised
agriculture programs of either A cold, windy day at Lincoln found the Mead
entrepreneurship or wage-earn- students competing with other area the crowed In his
Ing. Robert Kuhr Is shown with a
the District Land Judging COntests. "''L'u"''"" .....:.:JilUIUlY"111 on the Mead EFA float at the
lot of beef'anlmals at his home evaluate land for Its production abilities, Its erod· Saunders COunty Fair Parade. Their float
near Mead. lbllltyproblemsanddralnagecondttlonsandmake was judged best In division.
suggestions for Its proper use emphasizing con-
servation.
Mead Boosters ----

Bank of Mead Member FDIC Black Feed & Supply
Husker Water Specialists Wood N Things Craft Shop
Konecky Oil Company Kavan Ag Service, Wahoo
and Gary stake one of the Mid-America Industries
trees which will be part of the ~~~~ The Pub
windbreak north of the football field. t1e:soL1rc4~s Country Store Don's Short Stop
Ag students planned the area and ence .are emphasized In sopho-
martted the planting of the trees. The _more Ag Ed classes. These stu- Haag Auction Service Mead Cattle Co., lnc.
trees were secured through the coop- dents are beginning a survey of
eratlon of the Board of Education and the school grounds which will Frontier Cooperative Co. Doc's Metal & Hydraulic Clinic
the University of Nebraska Forestry eventuallyleadtoalandscapeand Anderson•Subbert Well Co. Inc. Pac•N•Save Wahoo
Department. · planting guide developed by Sci-
ence and Ag students. Todd Valley Farms, Inc.