MANHATTAN - A total of 52 members from the Southeast District were awarded their State FFA Degree during the 98th Kansas FFA Convention, May 27–29, at Kansas State University.
The state degree is the highest honor the Kansas FFA Association can bestow upon its members. In order to achieve this award, members must meet the following requirements: have received their Chapter FFA Degree, been an FFA member and agricultural education student for at least two years, earned at least $2,000, or worked 600 hours in their Supervised Agricultural Experience program, given a six-minute speech about agriculture or FFA, participated in eight different leadership activities, received a “C” average or better in high school and shown a record of outstanding leadership and community involvement.
The members who met these qualifications and their respective FFA chapters from the Southeast District are: Chanute – Luke Bowman, Kiley Dillow, Max Hendrickson, Presley Henson, Tyler Kepley, Mylee Miller, Karter Naff, Kayci Raida, Drake Schulz, Autumn Waggoner, Marie Wright; Coffeyville – Avery Sells, Bennett Thompson; Erie – Cooper Cleaver, Josey Garten; Eureka – Levi Jones, Addison Westerman; Fort Scott – Kodi Casper, Karlee Hereford, Connor Karleskint, Aubrey Martin, Zaida Summers; Girard – Lainey Prince; Independence – Ibrahim Al-Bureni, Natalie Anderson; Iola – Tayten Salzwedel, Rohan Springer; Labette County – Elizabeth Brothers, Caleb Merrick, Justin Nash, Cooper Newby, Koltin Scott, Charles Black, Taylor Gudde; Marmaton Valley – Hunter Doolittle; Neodesha – Wyatt Miller, Brooklyn Newland, Cooper Springer; Riverton – Hudson Asher, Carleigh Busby, Lauren French, Jade Hall, Rylee Heistand, Bailey Hodge, Rebbekah Webb; Sedan – Samuel Miller; West Elk – Jaxson Bogdahn, Ava Denton, Emma Arbuckle, Jacob Tucker; Yates Center – Averi Gaulding, Jeremiah Jones.
The Kansas FFA Association is a statewide organization of m o r e than 14,300 agricultural education students who are members in 242 chapters in every corner of Kansas. It is part of the National FFA Organization, a national youth organization of 1,042,245 student members preparing for leadership and careers in the science, business, and technology of agriculture, with 9,407 chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Our mission i 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. Visit www.ksffa.org for more information.
