Submitted by Michelle Kamm, FFA Advisor
BALDWIN-WOODVILLE, WI – Each year, FFA chapters around the country celebrate National FFA Week. It’s a time to share what FFA is and the impact it has on members every day.
National FFA Week always runs from Saturday to Saturday and encompasses Feb. 22, George Washington’s birthday. This year, the week kicks off on Feb. 17 and culminates on Saturday, Feb. 24.
The National FFA Board of Directors designated the weeklong tradition, which began in 1948, recognizing Washington’s legacy as an agriculturist and farmer. A group of young farmers founded FFA in 1928, and the organization has been influencing generations that agriculture is more than planting and harvesting — it involves science, business and more.
The National FFA Organization is a school-based national youth leadership development organization of more than 945,000 student members as part of 9,163 local FFA chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Baldwin-Woodville FFA will celebrate the week with dress up days: t-shirt day, Americana day, Western Wednesday, Carhart day, and Flannel Friday. Activities planned for the week include hay bale toss, milk chugging, community libraries, ice cream treats to staff and students.
Baldwin-Woodville FFA currently has 100 members. The B-W FFA participates in a variety of events such as speaking contests, livestock and dairy judging contests, officer retreat, state and national conventions, Fall Leadership Workshop, highway clean-up, county and state fairs, fruit sales, scholarships, and many more. If you are interested in joining FFA please contact FFA Advisor Michelle Kamm at mkamm@bwsd.k12.wi.us.
Members pictured include: Aubrie Anderson, Boden Anderson, Elliott Anderson, Serena Baribeau-Raney, Janelle Bault, Olivia Bazille, Cater Benson,Kayla Bonte, Anthony Becker, Katie Borchardt, Meryssa Becker, Wesley Barcsh, Micheal Bierwerth, Leslie Bulera, Elena Clay, Payton Davis, Hunter Dodge, Hallie Dorwin, Thomas Eggen, Maddie Ellingboe, Avery Ferg, Sarah Fisher, Hannah Forrest, Linnea Freer, Kendra Frye, Hunter Gartman, Dakota Gartman, Hunter Glup, Ashley Gordon, Brooke Gordon, Logan Gordon, Kaylee Gossett, Marilyn Goulette-Chamberlin, Tristan Gruene, Garrett Guthrie, Maddie Gunderson, Miranda Halverson, Jaydan Hanson, Hannah Heilhecker, Miranda Herum, Kylie Hellendrung, Irys Hitzeman, Grayson Immerfall, Matthew Jonannson, Sophia John, Christian Johnson, Brandon Johnson, Sophia Kamm, Stella Kamm, Kylie Kastel, Jordan Knegendorf, Travis Kuhn, Katie Lansing, Chase Lee, Gage Lee, Keelyn Lee, Mason Lee, Rachel Lee, Maran Luckwaldt, Keira Lunde, Lewis Maino, Gerrett Mentink, Morgan Mcgee, Grace Mentink. Makenzie Midling, Corrine Miller, Mason Mitchell, Matt Mitchell, Garrett Nelson, Ella Omann, Xander Paulson, Lilly Peterson, Kale Polk, Mahayla Quast, Samantha Price, Cora Reinhardt, Cora Reibe, Melissa Reibe, Andrew Rognholt, Noah Schommer, Summer Silcox, Chris Smith, Brooklyn LaGrander, Jaiden Tjepkas, Olivia Tjepkas, Reese Turner, Sadie Udd, Jasper VanDamme, Olivia Valiant, Chloe Veen, Morgan Wagner, Owen Weber, Makayla Weyer, Kandice Wheeler, Siraj Whirry, Addison Wichelmen, Emma Yanish.
