Saturday,  May 5, 2012 • Vol. 12--No. 296 • 18 of 58 •  Other Editions

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• Several degrees and awards were given by advisor Adam Franken, as well as scholarships.
• Chuck Padfield and Merle Harder were presented with an Honorary Chapter Degrees for all their work and assistance to the FFA Chapter.
• First year members earned their Greenhand Degrees, they were Maryn Howard, Reilly Helmer, Conner Blumhardt, Sheldon Herr, Spencer Knecht and Tyler Wagner.
• Second year members, Tyra Leonhardt, Joellen Gonsoir, Nathan Wright, Wyatt Sombke, Stephen Simon and Braden Miller, earned their Chapter Degrees.
• Earning their State Degrees were Cheyenne Leonhardt, Ethan Sass and Taylor Leonhardt.
• Taylor Leonhardt earned her State Proficiency Award in Horse Production, and Taylor and Cheyenne Leonhardt were state Star finalists.
• Chapter Star awards were earned by Joellen Gonsoir in Ag Business, Sheldon Herr in Greenhand, Braden Miller in Farmer and Stephen Simon in Placement.

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7398: Ethan Sass, Chapter Reporter, introduced the keynote speaker for the evening, Wyatt DeJong, National FFA Vice President.

7402: Wyatt DeJong, National FFA Vice President, was the keynote speaker and spoke about stepping out of our comfort zones.

7412: Steve Simon spoke about the advantages young people had in agriculture to

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