By: Alana Tracz
FFA REPORTER
On April 7th 2024, the Archbold FFA gathered at the Knights of Columbus Hall to look back at the memories of the 2023-2024 school year with the annual awards Banquet.
Being able to share the memories with loved ones, the graduating class of 2024 created a video sharing what they plan to do after high school, and their favorite memories from being in the program.
After sharing a meal provided by the Food Science class, the members listened to others talk about some of the activities that the FFA was involved in the past year.
From the Washington Leadership Conference, that Baylee Lumbrezer and Augusta Tayanna Bagrowski Martin attended back in the summer of 2023, to the Soil Judging contest, FFA participated in a wide variety of activities throughout 2023 and 2024.
After being recognized for accomplishments, several FFA members, whether they have previously graduated from high school or still attending high school, received awards for their achievements.
The American Degree for FFA, which is the highest award you can receive, was given to seven FFA members who have all previously graduated from Archbold.
The recipients are Dakota Armstrong, Wyatt Armstrong, Tommi Bok, Eve Crossgrove, Kalleigh Fry, Cole Plassman, and Micah Schmidt.
A total of five FFA members received the State Degree, which is the second highest award in the FFA. The recipients are Dakota Armstrong, Eve Crossgrove, Caleb Harrow, Titus Rufenacht, and Oliver Seibert.
After the awards ceremony, the 2023-2024 officer team passed on their duties to the 2024-2025 officer team. The current President of the Archbold FFA, Titus Rufenacht, gave his retiring speech before he swore in the upcoming FFA president, Tessa Nafzinger.
The current FFA officer team is Tessa Nafzinger (president), Oliver Seibert and Augusta Martin (Vice President), Kylie Wanemacher (secretary), Caleb Harrow (Treasurer), Alana Tracz (Reporter), Nicholas Fry (Sentinel), Jace Beck and Landynn Krugh (Student Advisors).
On behalf of the Archbold FFA chapter, we would like to thank the FFA Alumni and others for their continued support of the program