On Saturday May 15th the Mulhall-Orlando FFA Chapter hosted it’s annual awards banquet. After having to cancel the 2020 banquet due to Covid last year, it was a truly special time to get together and celebrate our chapter’s successes. We recognized individual and chapter achievements, and two members of our community were honored with the Honorary FFA Degree.
The Honorary FFA Degree is presented to those who have rendered outstanding service to advance agricultural education and the FFA. I am proud to inform the community that the Mulhall-Orlando FFA chapter has added two more recipients to its list, and they are Mr. Jerry Brooks and Mrs. Amy Shenold.
Mr. Brooks came out of retirement to become the M-O FFA Ag Instructor in 2018 and made a significant impact on our chapter. Even after retiring again in 2019, Mr. Brooks was instrumental in helping our Livestock Judging team get to Nationals this year. Mulhall-Orlando is proud to have his wisdom and experience as a source of knowledge for our students.
Mrs. Shenold is known all around the community as a big contributor to the success of the chapter’s members. She is always the first to jump in to help with anything, never expecting to receive recognition in return. Her mentorship and guidance is truly a blessing to our members and our community.
Every FFA chapter has an officer team made of 6 amazing members of the chapter. Holding the role of an officer is a great privilege only some members are honored to receive. So, I am proud to announce the members who have taken the mantel for the Mulhall-Orlando FFA Officer team: President- Baylee Brown, Vice President- KayLea Taylor, Secretary- Hanna Schmidt, Treasure- Callen Oldenburg, Reporter- Casyn Larman and Sentinel- Willie Schoonover.
Congratulations to the numerous award winners for their achievements, and especially to the Star Award Recipients for their outstanding accomplishments.
Chapter Awards
Kaylee Shenold- Chapter Star Farmer
Paige Day- Star in Agribusiness
KayLea Taylor- Star in Agriscience
Ashlyn Larman- Star in Agriculture Placement
Willie Schoonover- Star Greenhand
Lincoln Oldenburg- Star Discovery
Proficiency Awards
Ashlyn Larman- Beef Placement
Ashlyn Larman- Reporters Contest
Baylee Brown- Swine Entrepreneurship
Paige Day- Swine Entrepreneurship
Conner Nemec- Ag Mechanics Design and Fabrication
Lane Blankinship- Ag Mechanics Repair and Maintenance
Kaylee Shenold- Sheep Entrepreneurship
Callen Oldenburg- Diversified Crop Production
KayLea Taylor- Agriculture Education
Once again thank you to everyone that joined us at the banquet and congratulations to all the award recipients. We look forward to having another awesome year. #FFARocks