An exciting and busy summer for D-West FFA

This summer was very eventful for our FFA chapter. We attended state convention as we do every year, but this year we walked away with more hardware. There were seven individuals that achieved their state degree. Those members receiving their state degree were Robyn Boos, Brennan Davis, Nick Johnson, Lindsay Libel, Kayla Schmitz, Chris Simmons and Josh Van Laar.

Kayla Schmitz also won Kansas State Star in Agribusiness for the work she has done with her turfgrass SAE, Schmitz Lawn Care.

Kayla Schmitz and Lisa Scholz received FFA scholarships and Jacob Simmons won the Kansas Agri-entrepreneurship award.

Additionally, Brennan Davis and Kayla Schmitz each won a state proficiency award.

In the National Chapter competition, our chapter brought home placed in the Silver Division in Community and Chapter Development and a Gold in Student Development.

For the first time in many years we had our Par-Law team qualify for the state competition.

After State convention Mackenzie Cunningham and Valerie Neibling attended Washington Leadership Conference in Washington D.C. with Miss Thompson.

To conclude our summer, our officer team went on a team building trip to the Elk River were we worked on our Program of Activities, canoed, played volleyball and did many other camping related activities.

As you can see, Doniphan West had an exciting and productive summer. As the chapter president, it is my hope that our progress continues into this school year. Be sure to check back often for more updates from the Doniphan West FFA Chapter.

Josh Van Laar
Doniphan West FFA President