2011-2012 Johnson Creek High School FFA Officers

President: Abbie Hildreth

Vice President: Kim Jablonski

Secretary:  Aubrey Doherty

Treasurer: Morgan Strauss

Reporter: Garret Gross

Sentinel: Max Street

Parliamentarian: Turner Hombsch

Student Advisor: Erin Walsh

2011-2012 Junior High FFA Officers

President: Josh Kupsche

Vice President: Maya Roberts

Secretary: Tori Nizzi

Treasurer: Leah Kulakowski

District FFA Speaking Contest

The District FFA Speaking Contest was Wednesday January 25th 2012 at the Watertown High School. The speaking contest has many different areas for FFA members can participate in and compete against other members from their district. The different speaking areas are: FFA Creed, FFA Quiz Bowl, Job Interview, Parliamentary Procedure, Discussion, Prepared Speaking, and Extemporaneous Speaking. FFA members that participated this year in the district contest were: FFA Creed: Erin Walsh and Sammi Woodward, FFA Quiz Bowl: Team 1: Sierrah Wirth, Yessina Lopez, Karissa Bender, Megan Karczewski, Allison Reichert,
Team 2: Josh Kupsche, Maya Roberts, Tori Nizzi, Elyssa Doherty, Katie Woodward, Job Interview: Abbie Hildreth, Parli Pro: Picture: Erin Walsh, Autymn McDaniels, Adela Martinez, Dana Supple, Sammi Woodward ,Discussion: Garret Gross and Aubrey Doherty, Prepared: Morgan Strauss, Extemp: Turner Hombsch

We had some success our Quiz Bowl team one got first place and Morgan Strauss placed second in Prepared Speaking. They will be attending Sectional FFA Speaking Contest on March 14th at East Troy High School to compete for the State FFA Speaking Contest.
 

Alice in Dairyland Visits Johnson Creek

Alice in Dairyland visited Johnson Creek agriculture and FACE classes on Wednesday January 25, 2012. This year's Alice is
Katie Wirkus is serving as the 64th Alice in Dairyland.  As Wisconsin’s agricultural ambassador, she is striving to educate audiences across Wisconsin about the importance of our state’s diverse agriculture industry in our daily lives.  Katie grew up near Athens on her family’s dairy and swine farm and was involved in 4-H.

She graduated from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls with honors in December 2010, earning degrees in agricultural education and mathematics. In college, Katie was involved in the Agricultural Education Society and Alpha Tau Alpha.

Katie gained experience in public relations and working with media as the 2008 Wisconsin Jersey Queen and 2009 Wisconsin Valley Fairest of the Fair. In addition to working on her family’s farm, she is a 4-H swine leader and volunteers as the Educational Chairperson of the Marathon County Market Animal Show and Sale Committee.

Prior to being selected as the 64th Alice in Dairyland, Katie worked as a data analyst at Security Health Plan of Wisconsin, Inc.  Following her contract year as ‘Alice,’ Katie will be joining her home school district teaching Middle School Math in Edgar, Wis.

Alice in Dairyland is a one-year, full-time public relations professional employed by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (WI DATCP).  Each year, Alice in Dairyland travels more than 40,000 miles throughout the state, promoting Wisconsin agriculture to various audiences. During her year, Katie will conduct hundreds of media interviews and speeches and will also present at over one hundred schools.

Alice in Dairyland is Wisconsin’s Agriculture Ambassador.

Katie gave hands-on presentations about health choices, the presentation was called Re-Think your Drink. Informing students of how much sugar they consume from different drinks. She also did a short presentation on agriculture careers.

Jr. High FFA Lock In

The Junior High FFA had a lock-in Friday January 14th 2012. FFA members attended a social FFA event where they  went sledding, watched movies, played volleyball, board games and much more!
 

FFA Half Time Conference

Samantha Woodward of the Johnson Creek FFA Chapter attended the Wisconsin Association of FFA Half-Time Conference held at the Holiday Inn and Convention Center in Steven's Point, Wisconsin, January 6-7, 2012. Nearly 600 FFA members, advisors and state FFA officers participated. The Half-Time Leadership Conference provides FFA chapter leaders from around the state opportunity to set goals and prepare for the second half of their year of service in their local FFA chapters. FFA members attend workshops focused on leadership and personal development, membership and chapter development, and opportunities in FFA. They learned about preparing for FFA events and getting involved in community service. In addition, FFA members heard from Matt Reinders and Adam Wehling, past state FFA officers and current Agricultural Instructors and FFA advisors, who presented a motivational address to the members on Saturday morning.
The Half-Time conference has over 26-year tradition for Wisconsin FFA members to bring top leaders together to assist in leadership development. This year's leadership conference was designed and conducted by the 2011-2012 Wisconsin State FFA Officers. The tehme of the conference was "Destination: Unknown." "Half-Time is one of the premier leadership conferences in our state and designed by student leaders. It allows FFA chapter leaders to develop their leadership skills, learn more about FFA activities and meet people while having fun," said Cheryl Zimmerman, State FFA Executive Director. " We are able to provide young people with an excellent experience to develop their leadership skills and get them excited about Agriculture, Agricultural Education and the FFA so they can build their local programs."
FFA advisors were also busy during the weekend as they attended training for the new Agricultural Career Network that students will be using for student membership and career portfolio development. Teachers were also involved in the Wisconsin Association of Agricultural Educators (WAAE) Board Meetings and Committee meetings. 
The Wisconsin Association of FFA compromised of 250 local chapters in high schools across the state prepares over 18,000 students for leadership and careers in the science, business and technology of agriculture. FFA activities and programs complement instruction in agriculture education by giving students practical experience in the application of agricultural skills and knowledge gained in classes. FFA's mission is to develop premier leadership personal growth and career success through agricultural education.
Pictured: Samantha Woodward with Ethan Giebel the Wisconsin State FFA President from the Mauston FFA Chapter.
 

FFA and FFA Alumni Halloween Party

The Johnson Creek FFA members were invited to Greg Knaack's Farm on Saturday Oct. 29th for the Annual FFA Halloween Party from 6:30 pm to 9 pm. The FFA Alumni members constructed a haunted forest for the FFA members to go through. It was a great time, members enjoyed a bonfire, Halloween treats and the haunted forest. We also had a Halloween costume contest and Maya and Noah were the winners of a Culver's gift card.
 

State FFA Officer Visits Creek Chapter

Kayla Hack the Section 10 State FFA Officer from East Troy, Wisconsin came to visit Johnson Creek Agriculture classes this week Wednesday November 2, 2011. Kayla worked with the Animal Science classes, Fish and Wildlife, 8th Grade Exploratory Agriculture and 7th Grade Exploratory Agriculture classes informing them of other opportunities that are available to them and teaching them about the FFA. She also met with the Johnson Creek FFA Officers and they worked on team building skills.
 

Local Community Claims National Degree Recipient

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. Janelle Anderson and Nathan Horack ,  members of the Johnson Creek  FFA Chapter from Johnson Creek, Wisconsin  to receive the American FFA Degree. Earning the degree means Nathan and Janelle are two of a select group of individuals to be recognized for years of academic and professional excellence. The honor will be presented on October 22, 2011 at the 84th National FFA Convention, to be held in Indianapolis, Ind. The American FFA Degree recognizes demonstrated leadership ability and outstanding achievements in agricultural business, production, processing or service programs. To be eligible, members must have earned and productively invested $7,500 through a supervised agricultural experience (SAE) program in which they start, own or hold a professional position in an existing agriculture enterprise and serve 50 community service hours. Recipients must also make it their mission to demonstrate outstanding leadership abilities and community involvement. Each award recipient will receive a Gold American FFA Degree key, and a certificate in a blue leatherette frame. Of the 523,309 FFA members nationwide, Janelle and Nathan  were two of only 3,240 to be recognized in 2011.

The American Degree award program is sponsored,

as a special project of the National FFA Foundation by:

The National FFA Organization, formerly known as Future Farmers of America, is a national youth organization of 523,309 student members all preparing for leadership and careers in the science, business and technology of agriculture as part of 7,487 local FFA chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The National FFA Organization changed to its present name in 1988 in recognition of the growth and diversity of agriculture and agricultural education. The FFA mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education. Follow National FFA on Facebook, Twitter and FFA Nation. Visit www.FFA.org to learn more about the National FFA Organization.

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