(Submitted by Bowling Green FFA)
The Bowling Green FFA hosted its 89th Annual FFA Banquet virtually this year due to the pandemic. We would like to take this time to recognize the award winners from this year.
Proficiency awards are given to those in-school FFA members who excel in their SAE projects. They must log their hours and keep accurate records of the work performed. We honored these people with a certificate and a national FFA foundation medal for their jacket.
Brian and Stacie Anderson sponsor the proficiency award for Beef Production. This year the award winners are Konnaly Kale and Jacob DeSmith. Konnaly raises breeding cattle and market steers that she shows at the Wood County Fair. Jacob has a miniature hereford breeding SAE project.
The Wood County Soil and Water Conservation District sponsors the next award in the area of Environmental / Natural Resources Management. This year the award winner is Garrett Germann. Garrett lifeguards at the City Pool as well as installing a memory garden at St. Mark’s Church.
In the area of Agricultural Mechanics Repair and Maintenance, the winner is Sam Eiben. Sam has a job placement SAE at Centaur Tool and Die.
In the area of Dairy Production, the winner is Erica Dauterman. Erica raised and showed the 1 dairy beef feeder at the Wood County Fair.
In the area of Diversified Agricultural Production, the winner is Nathan Harris. Nathan works at Bostdorff family farms feeding and caring for cows as well as planting and harvesting crops.
In the area of Diversified Livestock Production, the winner is Morgan Schick. Morgan raises market hogs and a variety of poultry to exhibit at the Wood County Fair.
In the area of Landscape Management, the winner is Arika Adams. Arika re-landscaped her yard by transplanting plants, fertilizing, mulching and planting new plants.
In the area of Poultry Production, the winners are Lynette Bechstein and Austin Smith. Lynette raises 100 broilers each year to exhibit at the Wood County Fair as well as process them for meat that she then sells. Austin raises Rosecomb Bantams.
In the area of Small Animal Production and Care, the winner is Kameron Borner. Kameron breeds and raises market and show rabbits.
In the area of Swine Production, the winner is Chloe Lamb. Chloe is raising and exhibiting 6 market hogs for the Wood County Fair.
And in the area of Vegetable Production, the winner is Cassidy Vestal. Cassidy raised and harvested a vegetable garden.
Chapter awards are given to those who excel in the area in which each award is given.
The Star Greenhand Award is given to a first year member who has shown much interest and enthusiasm in the chapter, participating and excelling in chapter activities. This year the recipients are Madison Carrillo and Eddie Eschedor.
The Spirit of FFA Awards are presented to freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors who have shown spirit and enthusiasm in the chapter. These awards are sponsored by Dr. John Hartman.
This year’s Freshmen recipients are: Emma Ferguson, Lindsay Eisel, and Bennett Staneart.
The Sophomore recipients are: Arika Adams, Nathan Harris, Kennedi Hendricks, and Emma Walker.
The Junior BG FFA Spirit Awards go to: Lynette Bechstein, Faith Evans, Carysa Johnson, and Morgan Schick.
The Senior Spirit Awards go to four individuals this year: Quinn Beeker, MiKayla Henninger, Garrett Germann, and Kylee Dougals.
The 110% award is given to a senior member or members who have gone above and beyond to ensure the success of the FFA Chapter. This award is sponsored by Ag Credit. This year’s recipients are Jamie Ankney and Konnaly Kale.
The next award is given to an outstanding member who has excelled in production agriculture as well as meets and exceeds all the expectations of an excellent FFA member. This year’s recipient of the Star Chapter Farmer award is Marcus VanVorhis.
The Star Accounting Award is presented each year to an individual who maintains the most complete, accurate and detailed records. First Federal Bank is again extremely proud to sponsor the Star Account Award for 2020, please help me in congratulating this year’s recipients, Erica Dauterman and Hayden Belleville.
The Star in Ag Placement Award is sponsored by Gene Klotz of Klotz Floral and Gifts. Klotz was the BG FFA’s first American FFA Degree Recipient, receiving it in 1970. Congratulations to this year’s recipient Cody Child.
The Outstanding Senior Excellence award is presented to a senior who exemplifies all of the characteristics of a quality FFA Member including an outstanding record of participation in FFA activities, excellent scholarship and excels in their SAE projects. The award is sponsored by Mike and Mary Lou Shertzer. This year the award goes to Cassidy Vestal.
Congratulations to our Senior Scholarship Recipients. Our Gold Scholarship recipients were Garrett Germann, Sam Eiben and Cassidy Vestal. Our Silver Scholarship reciepients were Mya Curry and Kylee Douglas. Special thanks to the BG FFA Alumni and Friends for sponsoring these scholarships.
We would like to take this time to congratulate the newly elected 2020-2021 Bowling Green FFA Officer Team.
- President-Erica Dauterman
- Vice President-Carysa Johnson
- Secretary-Faith Evans
- Treasurer-Arika Adams
- Reporter-Hayden Belleville
- Sentinel-Zach Crawford
- Student Advisor-Marcus VanVorhis
We wish them the best as they embark on leading our chapter this next year.
Congratulations to all of our award winners, scholarship recipients and newly installed officers for the Bowling Green FFA. Bowling Green FFA is a satellite program of Penta Career Center.
