Section 6 Newsletter

Sally’s Section Six Scoop
Newsletter of the Wisconsin Association of FFA—Section 6
GETTING TO KNOW ME...
My name is Sally Albers, and I am from Prairie
du Sac, Wisconsin. I am 18 years old and this past May I graduated from Sauk Prairie
High School. My family consists of my mom, Kim, her husband Terry, and my siblings,
Sarah, and Lane. Sarah is 15, attending Sauk Prairie High School, and she is starting
her second year of being an FFA member. My brother Lane turns 7 in September and
will be starting first grade this year! I will be attending the University of Wisconsin:
River Falls after my year as an officer. My plan is to major in Agricultural Education
with hopes of one day becoming an Ag teacher. I grew about two miles from my family’s farm and when I was 14 I moved onto the farm. While living on the farm I started
my own Swine business, consisting of about six pigs each year. A few years ago my
family moved off the farm, but I have maintained my swine business, so I am there quite frequently. My favorite things to do in
FFA in high school ranged from working concession stands at our
Alumni Tractor Pull to participating in Extemporaneous Speaking, Parliamentary Procedure, and Ag Sales. Outside of FFA you
could find me on the softball diamond playing a variety of positions, or on the marching band field playing my mellophone and
flute. I am ecstatic to get to know all of you and if there is
ever anything you need please don’t hesitate to ask!
TARGET SUCCESS.
TAKE ACTION.
After much consideration over a theme for
the year, my teammates and I decided on
“Target Success. Take Action.” In everything
we do, we should first determine the outcome we wish to achieve, and then act in
a way that will help us reach that outcome.
Each and every one of us has things we hope to achieve. But unless we lay those
things out and make our decisions every day with those things in our focus, we
may never achieve them.
I encourage each of you to determine your goals so you can:
Target Success.
Take Action.
National Institute on Cooperative Education
On July 26th, Leeah, Kaitlyn and I flew out to Virginia with Emma Brost and Carlie O’Donnell from
the Big Foot FFA Chapter and Marisa Martinez from Minnesota to attend the National Institute on
Cooperative Education (NICE Conference). The conference was all about cooperatives and by the end
of the week were all successfully running our own co-ops. The conference was a great learning experience and showed us all how important cooperatives are to our economy. While at the conference,
Carlie O’Donnell was selected to represent Wisconsin for the Youth Scholar contest, and she did a
great job being selected to win the female Youth
Scholar Award and invited back to attend the conference next year! If you’re interested in learning more
about cooperatives you should ask your advisor about
attending the Co-ops YES! conference March 16-17!
Wisconsin State Fair
If you were at the State Fair and heard chanting of “Go Veggies
Go” or saw Veggie 500 ribbons pinned to the shirts of proud racers, then you have an idea of what the State Officer Team was up
to. We had the opportunity to educate children about vegetables at
the Veggie Races, and about the food they find in the grocery
store at the Discovery Barnyard Entertainment Stage. It was so
much fun to see the many exhibitors and hear the FFA band and
choir perform! State Fair truly has some fun for everyone
whether it be the big slide, cream puffs, music, animals, or even
fashion shows!
Farm Technology Days
This year the Farm Technology Days were located in Portage county,
hosted by Blue Top Farms and Feltz Family Farms. All three days the
State Officer team conducted tours of the dairy, and while we were
giving our tours vegetable farm tours were also being conducted.
Because of its sandy soils, Portage County is top ranked in the state
for vegetable production! This was a great experience being able to
advocate for agriculture and learn more about the dairy industry.
During the week the Safe Tractor Operators Contest and the State
Soils Competition took place. Congratulations to all those that participated! Be sure to check out Farm Technology Days next summer
in Dane County!
Sectional Leadership Workshops!!!
Get ready Wisconsin FFA because this years SLWs are going to be full of ACTION! In order to prepare us for the
state theme of “Target Success. Take Action.”, SLWs this year will be teaching us all about “3...2...1...ACTION!”
Section 6 get excited to learn about the action we can take to make ourselves successful.
Chapter officers will be able to meet with other officers throughout their sections with similar
positions. This will give them the opportunity to learn all about their new positions and allow them to start taking action! High School members will have the opportunity to meet with
other members to learn about the action they can take within their chapters to reach their
targeted success. Middle School Members will have the chance to develop their leadership
skills and will be able to assess different ways they can use their skills within their chapters
by taking action!
The State Officers are excited to show Wisconsin FFA that “We’re All In This Together!”
FIRE Conference
FFA members get ready for the trip of a lifetime as this year’s
FIRE Conference shows us the way with its theme, “Road Signs
to Success.” We will learn all about the “routes” we can take in
FFA and how they can all get us to our “destination of success.”
Workshops are a time to discover what makes our organization
so great! We will also learn how to overcome any bumps in the
road we may come across.
The State Officers have been working hard to fix the foundation
of this conference to make sure that it provides a stronger and
more meaningful foundation for all of you! The calendar on
page 5 has all of the dates of the FIRE conference, so make sure
to find one that works for you!
Thomas Allen-Reedsburg
Jacob Brandt-RCF
Josh Bruckert-Sauk Prairie
Nicholas Buss-RCF
Jon Compean-RCF
Stephanie Crescio-RCF
Chris DeVries-RCF
Joseph DeVries-RCF
Wesley DeYoung-RCF
Ben Fischer-RCF
Tyler Foote-Laconia
Mitchell Giebel-Mauston
Katlyn Hacker-Sauk Prairie
Scarlett Hanson-RCF
Betsy Heidt-RCF
Stephanie Heindl-New Lisbon
Brittney Jonas-RCF
Cody Katsma-RCF
Travis Keplin-Ripon
Anthony Wendt-RCF
Alexandra Klapoetke-Westfield Mikaela Zenz-Reedsburg
Thomas Kuehneman-Ripon
Brandon Zimmerman-RCF
Sydney Litscher-Sauk Prairie
Tiffanie Nelson-RCF
Travis Pluim-Waupun
Jennifer Posthuma-Waupun
Cody Reuter-RCF
Jonathan Roberts-RCF
Dylan Siewert-Waupun
Jaspreet Singh-RCF
Austin Sprecher-Sauk Prairie
Andrew Tietz-RCF
Collin Vander Galien-RCF
Jessica Wagner-RCF
Kadence Walsh-Mauston
Mitchell Waterworth-RCF
Trevor Waterworth-RCF
National Chapter
Adams-Friendship-3 Star
Randolph Cambria-Friesland-2 Star
Lodi-3 Star
Sauk Prairie-2 Star
Waupun-3 Star
Back Row (Left to Right):
Steven Brockshus
Central Region Vice President
Iowa
Wes Davis
Eastern Region Vice President
West Virginia
Jackson Harris
Southern Region Vice President
Alabama
Jason Wetzler
Western Region Vice President
Oregon
Front Row (Left to Right):
Brian Walsh
National President
Virginia
Entertainment!
Mitch Baker
National Secretary
Tennessee
World’s T
oughest
Rodeo
Oct. 30th
& 31st
6:30 PM
State Convention
Highlights!
State Stars over Wisconsin
Finalists:
Agricultural Placement:
Luke Alsum, Randolph Cambria-Friesland: 4th
Ronna Woock, Waupun
Agriscience:
Jared Hlowerda, Randolph Cambria-Friesland: 1st
Agribusiness:
Rachel Leege, Sauk Prairie: 1st
Thomas Vander Galien, Randolph CambriaFriesland: 3rd
Farmer:
Sally Albers, Sauk Prairie
Speaking Contests:
Job Interview Winner: Rachel Leege, Sauk Prairie
State Degree Recipients:
Katie Chipman, Adams-Friendship
Brandon Hansen, Laconia
Abbey Ryan, Lodi
Molly Schwister, Lodi
Elizabeth Weber, Lodi
Charitee Seebecker, Mauston
Ali Oetzman, Montello
Lyncee Zuehls, Montello
Tiffanie Timme, Portage
Luke Alsum, Randolph Cambria-Friesland
Dietric De Jager, Randolph Cambria-Friesland
Jared Holwerda, Randolph Cambria-Friesland
Michaela Jones, Randolph Cambria-Friesland
James Luley, Randolph Cambria-Friesland
Andrew Manke, Randolph Cambria-Friesland
Kristian Nelson, Randolph Cambria-Friesland
Kyle Roberts, Randolph Cambria-Friesland
Thomas Vander Galien, Randolph Cambria-Friesland
Kelly Falk, Rio
Sally Albers, Sauk Prairie
Kyle Herband, Sauk Prairie
Rachel Leege, Sauk Prairie
Raymond Lauer, Tri-County
Ronna Woock, Waupun
Johanna Madland, Wisconsin Dells
Aaron Stanford, Wisconsin Dells
Creed Speaking Finalist: Jared Mack, Sauk Prairie
Prepared Speaking Finalist: Adam Field, Reedsburg
Extemporaneous Speaking Runner Up: Sally Albers,
Sauk Prairie
Discussion Meet Finalist: Emma Harvey, Portage
Parliamentary Procedure Finalist: Baraboo
Other Accomplishments:
Scrapbook Contest: Adams-Friendship, 2nd
Largest Sectional Increase of Membership: Portage (+50)
State Dairy Handling: 1st-Renee Pierick, Sauk Prairie
Food for America Finalists: Adams-Friendship and Lodi
Opening/Closing Ceremonies Jr. High Contest: 2nd-Lodi
Agriscience Animal Systems Jr. High Individual:
Abby Field, Reedsburg
Jr. High Essay Contest: Joye Hellenbrand, Lodi
Growmark Essay Contest: Ryan Knuth, Reedsburg
State Winning Proficiency Awards:
Ag. Mechanics Repair & Maintenance (P)Drew Adel, Randolph Cambria-Friesland
Diversified Crop Production (E)
Rachel Leege, Sauk Prairie
Diversified Horticulture
Aaron Retzlaff, Randolph Cambria-Friesland
Environmental Science/Natural Resource
Management
Ethan Westra, Randolph CambriaFriesland
Fiber/Oil Crop Production
Nathan Leysta, Randolph Cambria-Friesland
Food Service
Dietric De Jager, Randolph Cambria-Friesland
Landscape Management
Zachary Olson, Adams-Friendship
Turf Grass Management
Jared Holwerda, Randolph Cambria-Friesland
Calendar of Events
September 2014
Sun
7
14
21
28
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
3
4
5
6
8
9
10
11
12
13
Sauk Prairie
Visit
Baraboo Visit
Reedsburg Visit
15
16
17
18
19
20
Section 1 SLW
Section 2 SLW
Section 7 SLW
Section 3 SLW
22
23
24
25
26
27
Section 8 SLW
Section 9 SLW
Section 10 SLW
29
30
Section 4 SLW
World Dairy
Expo
October 2014
Sun
5
12
19
26
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
1
2
Section 5 SLW
Section 6
SLW!!!
Fri
3
4
Appleton
FIRE Confer-
6
7
8
9
Markesan Visit
Ripon Visit
Waupun Visit
Oakfield Visit
13
14
15
16
Berlin Visit
Montello Visit
Westfield Visit
20
21
22
23
24
Tri-County
Visit
Adams Friendship Visit
Portage Visit
New Lisbon
Mauston Visit
27
28
29
30
31
National Convention
Sat
10
11
River Falls
FIRE Confer-
17
18
Madison
FIRE Confer25
November 2014
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
9
16
23
3
4
5
Laconia Visit
Lodi Visit
10
11
12
Rio Visit
Pardeeville Visit
WI Dells Visit
17
18
19
Weston Visit
Poynette Visit
Randolph Cambria
Friesland Visit
24
25
26
30
2014-2015 Wisconsin State FFA Officer Team:
Back Row (Left to Right): Hallie Kopczynski-VP Section 8, Kaitlyn
Owens-Sentinel Section 5, Sally Albers-VP Section 6, Kati Kindschuh-Reporter Section 10.
Middle Row (Left to Right): Ethan Dado-Parliamentarian Section
1, Maggie Larson-VP Section 2, Alison Wedig-President, Danielle
Jentz-VP Section 4, Matt Kortbein-Treasurer Section 3
Front Row (Left to Right): Leeah Luepke-VP Section 7, Kelly Wilfert-Secretary Section 9
FFA makes a positive difference in the
lives of students
by developing their potential for
Premier Leadership,
Personal Growth,
and Career Success
Through agricultural education.
For more information go to
wisconsinffa.org
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7
8
Columbus Visit
13
14
15
20
21
22
212/360
Milwaukee Vincent Visit
27
28
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