LINCOLN – At the 95th annual Nebraska FFA State Convention over the weekend, 687 FFA youth were awarded the State FFA Degree, the highest honor bestowed by the Nebraska FFA.
Of those nearly 700 kids, the KCNI/KBBN listening area could claim an astounding 56; FFA participants from 12 different area schools received the honor.
Gothenburg topped the list with 13 awarded kids, followed closely by Burwell with 12. Callaway had 6 awardees and S.E.M. had 5. Sargent had 4 and Sandhills and Loup City each had 3, as did Stapleton. Anselmo-Merna, Broken Bow, Cozad, and Ord had 2 apiece.
The Nebraska State FFA Degree recognizes FFA members who have received the Chapter degree, been active FFA members for at least two years, completed at least four semesters of agricultural science at or above the ninth-grade level, maintained a supervised agricultural experience (SAE) program, demonstrated their leadership skills, and have shown a commitment to the FFA through involvement at the chapter level and above.
The names of the area awardees are listed below by school.
Anselmo-Merna
Samuel McMillan
Jonathan Olson
Broken Bow
Lucas Bell
Hagen Campbell
Burwell
Woodrow Dilsaver
Hayes Jensen
Ethan Joy
Devin Konicek
Jaci Larsen
Jayna Moses
Dylan Petersen
Cooper Phillipps
Shealynn Rasmussen
Madey Reiter
Sydney Skalsky
Hagen Stout
Callaway
Jocelyn Bailey
Grant Hrupek
Matthew Mannon
Kaden Paulsen
Taylor Ross
Abby Stallbaumer
Cozad
Waylon Fleharty
Hayden Russman
Gothenburg
Gage Andersen
Jacob Burge
Emily Cornwell
Bennett Geiken
Katelyn Hetz
Sydney Houchin
Lexi Johnson
Kai Jorgenson
Emma Peterson
Emaleigh Rosse
Jada Rubalcava
Kara Waskowiak
Addison Wyatt
Loup City
Danica Heil
Landri Loos
Mallory Tuma
Ord
Ryder Reineke
Makayla Wray
Sandhills
Emily Leach
Preston Moschenross
Colinn Winkelbauer
Sargent
Tara Horky
Alexis Mauler
Rusty Oxford
S.E.M.
Corin Bryan
Jayson Guthard
Creyton Line
Spencer Walahoski
Jacie Wolfinger
Stapleton
Caleb Burnside
Tad Dimmitt
Citori Kramer
