Heartland FFA members who received their state degrees from L to R: Lane Farrall, Riley Quiring, Weston Panko, Kaleb Ostrander, Braden Janzen, Andrew Onnen, Landon Mierau, Mary Dente, Trenton Goertzen, Faith Hiebner, Lexi Inglsbee, and Grace Splinter.
Last week, the Heartland FFA attended the Nebraska State Convention in Lincoln. Here are some highlights they posted on Facebook.
Here are a few of the awards they brought home! This year, the Heartland FFA is combining its auction and awards ceremony into one event. Please make plans to support their chapter on April 16! See the poster below for more information.
Our first day of convention is over. Emma gave her Sr. Speech, Ag Mechanics, and Farm Management Competitions. We were able to catch National Officer Claire Woepple’s session, a couple of leadership workshops, and cheer on fellow Bearcat Brayden Wolinski in the finals for Natural Resources Speech! Finally, we finished off the day with our State Degree Ceremony! Busy day!
Day 2 has started! Food science and welding teams are competing now!
We received recognition for being a Nebraska Farm Bureau Connecting Chapter Program, received a superior rating for our National Chapter app that our VPs wrote, and competed in Food Science, Welding, and Agriscience!
Emma is a top-10 individual in food science, and Landon was a top-10 individual in MIG welding. We attended a leadership workshop and observed Parli Pro finals. Also, we got to hear our own Braden sing in the choir! Then we cheered on the Huskers and our fellow Bearcats (Brayden and Noah)! Lessons were learned today, and experiences were made!
That’s a wrap on this year’s convention!!! Today we learned that Emma received a silver medal for her senior prepared speech! Emma and Landon were both awarded for being a top 10 individual in their contests (food science and MIG welding)!!! And we even had a chance to get a little dirty with our National Land Judging team! (T minus 40 days until Oklahoma!)
Senior Emma Ott received silver on her prepared speech, and Noah Miller from Hampton gave a speech- courtesy photos From March 25th through March 27th, the blue corduroy jackets stormed the Lincoln, Nebraska
From March 25-27, the blue corduroy jackets stormed the Lincoln, Nebraska, Haymarket. The Heartland FFA Chapter took 40 members over those three days for sessions, workshops, and competitions. On Wednesday night, 12 Heartland seniors received their FFA State Degree. The recipients are as follows: Lexi Inglsbee, Faith Hiebner, Landon Mierau, Lane Farrall, Mary Dente, Grace Splinter, Riley Quiring, Weston Panko, Kaleb Ostrander, Andrew Onnen, Trenton Goertzen, and Braden Janzen. Also on Wednesday, Emma Ott competed in the Senior Public Speaking division and received silver.
On Thursday, the Heartland FFA Chapter was recognized as a superior chapter and as a Farm Bureau Ag Literacy Champion.
Along with all of these awards and accomplishments, Heartland member Braden Janzen participated in the honor choir, and five teams competed at the state level.
The welding team placed 29th out of 60 teams, receiving a white team ribbon, and two received ribbons individually. Brian Bearinger received a red ribbon for OA welding, and Landon Mierau placed 6th in the state for MIG welding, earning a purple ribbon. Weston Panko and David Hiebner also competed.
The Ag Mechanics team placed 33rd out of 60 teams and also received two ribbons individually. Lane Farrall received a blue ribbon, and Landon Mierau received a red ribbon. Jake Mierau and Waylon Tessman also competed.
The Ag Science team placed 17th out of 141 teams and received a blue team ribbon. Individually, Sydney Rempel and Luke Janzen both received purple ribbons, Brinley Mierau received a blue ribbon, and Jagger Regier received a red ribbon.
The Farm Management team placed 50th out of 60 teams, and Jagger Regier received a white ribbon individually. Luke Janzen, Carter Peters, and Wyatt Friesen also competed.
The Food Science Team placed 6th out of 36 teams, and received a blue ribbon. They were only 35 points away from winning first place. Individually, Emma Ott placed 9th in the state competition and received a purple ribbon. Kinsley Friesen received a blue ribbon, and Faith Hiebner received a white ribbon. Lexi Inglsbee also competed.
The 98th Nebraska FFA State Convention was very successful for the Heartland FFA Chapter, and the members can’t wait to see what the next year holds.
Join us on April 16th for our silent auction/meal/awards ceremony to see how each team did at state!
