Page 52 - YB_1998

The Mead FFA Chapter was Mark Rasmussen , and Adam
extremely active this year. The Petersen took pan in the Wa h-
members organized and car- ington Leadership Training
,-ied out plans for a repletion Conference in Aurora. Several
of activiti s, both community m mb rs also traveled to
and leadership. Community Kansas City for the National
service was one thing this FFA Convention. This was also
year's chapter excelled at. Dur- the first year in the history of
ing the '97 summer, they the Mead FFA Chapter that all
painstakingly painted the hous- five Senior members, Dan Bon-
es of four members of the com- trager, Chris Gustafson, Ben
munity who were unable to do Deerson, Aaron Nelson, and
it themselves. Later that fall, Nick Thorson, applied for and
they organized and directed a received thei1· State FFA
corn field day for elementary D gree.
students, teaching these future The Mead FFA brought
leaders the importance of agri- home several awards from the
culture in our society. State FFA Convention. Nick
The FFA is not just about Thorson was a Star Agribusi-
Back Row (lto r): Mr. Miller, advisor, Amy Rasmussen, Ann eke Gustafson,
community service, though. It ness Finalist and Turfgrass
Katie Deerson , Steph Marburger. Third Row: Shahdad Amirfathi, Rocky
is also about turning ordinary Management Proficiency
Densberger, Kenny cheele, Dave Nelson, Jason Lee, Nick Raver, Zack
students in to extraordinary Champion. Aaron Nelson
Zicafoose. Second Row: Adam Miller, Dave Rasmussen, Tim Drews, Richard people. The members of the received a gold rating in the
Novak, Regan Else, Paul Thorson. Front Row: Adam Petersen, Nick Thorson,
Mead FFA chapter acted to bet- Senior Public Speech ConLest.
Chris Gustafson, Aaron Nelson , Ben Deerson, Dan Bontrager, Aaron
ter themselves in this area by Aaron Nygren placed second
Nygren.
attending leadership events in Crop Production, and the
and seminars. Dan Bontrager, Agronomics Resources Team
Ben Deerson, Aaron Nygren, finished second.
Aaron and Dan try
to take out ick and
his vast knowledge
of agriculture.

Dan Bontrager shows
that he still has class.

Aaron Nelson, Amy Rasmussen,
and Aaron Nygren qualified for
state in FFA.
FFA

48 FFA