Chief Washakie FFA earns top honors in range management
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CHEYENNE — Several honors were announced at the opening session of the 89th annual Wyoming FFA Convention in Cheyenne Monday, including top honors for on Chief Washakie FFA member and the Chief Washakie range management team.
Awards presented Monday are as follows:
Range Management Awards
HIGH INDIVIDUAL OVERALL - Buck Butterfield, Chief Washakie FFA
THIRD HIGH TEAM - Bear Lodge FFA (Sundance). Team members were Taitlyn Bethea, Bailey Middleton, Megan Olson, and Hailey Marchent.
SECOND HIGH TEAM - Upton FFA. Team members were Maxx Cowger, Mckenzie Grubbs, Sara Rankin, and Karen Lambert.
CHAMPION TEAM RANGE MANAGEMENT - Chief Washakie FFA. Team members were Buck Butterfield, Cody Baumstarck and Matt Borovatz.
Day of Community Service Recognition
High Plains FFA (Cheyenne Central) - Meals of Hope
In 2015, 250 Wyoming members and volunteers provided more than 800 hours of hours of service to their local communities. One service project stood out from the rest. The Cheyenne’s High Plains FFA chapter took an idea from a national service project and brought it home to Wyoming. They raised more than $12,000 to complete the project and partnered with a non-profit food distributor to tackle food insecurity in their home community. More than 140 volunteers worked together to assemble more than 50,000 meals in just under 3 hours. The meals were distributed to organizations like the Salvation Army, Comea Shelters and local churches.
AGvocacy Week Essay Competition – Aaron Kersh, High Plains FFA (Cheyenne Central)
AGvocacy Week Video Competition – Shoshoni FFA
Chapter Award Rankings
Bronze Chapters: Glendo FFA, Douglas FFA, Saratoga FFA, Ten Sleep FFA, Thermopolis FFA.
Silver Chapters: Bow River FFA, Buffalo FFA, Buffalo Bill FFA (Cody), Chief Washakie FFA (Worland), Encampment FFA, Gillette FFA, Lander FFA, Jim Bridger FFA (Mountain View), Meeteetse FFA, Paintrock FFA (Basin), Pine Bluffs FFA, Pinedale FFA, Riverton FFA, Rock Creek FFA (Rock River), Torrington/Lingle FFA, Southeast FFA, Wright FFA
Gold Chapters: Casper FFA, Frontier FFA (Cheyenne East), High Plains FFA (Cheyenne Central), Kaycee FFA, Little Snake River FFA, Lovell FFA, Powell-Shoshone FFA, Rocky Mountain FFA, Shoshoni FFA, Snowy Range FFA, Upton FFA, Windy City
Outstanding Chapter Activity Awards
Student Development - Buffalo FFA, Five Themes of Leadership Activity
Each Buffalo FFA chapter officer each selected a leadership theme, Vision, Change, Relationships, Self-Management and Teamwork. The officers each formed a herd of fellow members, and then each of the herds designed workshops and lessons for the rest of the chapter to learn from. The chapter feels each member and the entire chapter have benefitted from the process itself and the lessons they’ve learned.
Chapter Development - Buffalo Bill FFA (Cody), Clay Pigeon Shoot
This unique fundraiser is open to chapter members and the public. Eighty marksmen rotated through 20 stations shooting clay targets in all directions. The chapter sold slots to teams and sponsorships of shooting stations to area business. In all, the Buffalo Bill raised more than $6,000 for their chapter and shared a day of fun with their local community.
Community Development - Pinedale FFA, International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race Service Project. Each year, sled dog racing comes to 10 communities in Western Wyoming, including Pinedale. The Pinedale FFA chapter provides manpower for the event, including assisting with the Musher banquet, setting up the starting line and serving as dog handlers at the stage start. Members also help remove signs and clean up after the race had moved on to another community.
Wyoming FFA #1 Chapter - Casper FFA (Natrona County High School)
In 2015, Casper FFA placed new emphasis on helping its members develop quality supervised agriculture experiences. Students met with their advisors on their SAE and used online software weekly to keep track of management and financial information on their projects. Based on these goals and new procedures, every FFA member has an SAE and supporting records. Also, 50 percent of eligible students completed and received the State FFA Degree, and 30 percent of juniors and 40 percent of seniors completed proficiency applications.
Casper FFA reached out to their community through elementary schools across Natrona County. Members taught younger students about science, leadership and agriculture and served as mentors. Forty-six Casper FFA members assisted with the Natrona County Ag in the Classroom event to advocate for their industry. The Casper FFA has 150 members, and is led by advisor Brock Burch.
