Lawrence-Nelson seniors Sydney Biltoft, Bailey Ceder, Roy Davidson, Nathan Elledge, Connor Janda, Jacob Kathman, Nolan Ostdiek, Emily Watts, and Riley Funk all retired their FFA jackets at the L-N FFA banquet on Friday, April 19.
Lawrence-Nelson FFA celebrated 2023-2024 with their annual FFA Banquet on Friday, April 19, at the high school in Nelson. Nearly 200 members, parents and guests gathered to eat a meal catered by the FFA members. FFA members in food science and the officers smoked pork loin, cooked four roasters of cheesy potatoes, and used the L-N FFA chapter chickens' eggs to bake 20 cakes. After the meal, students were recognized for earning Discovery, Greenhand, Chapter and State degrees. The nine seniors retired their FFA jackets, and the 2024-2025 L-N FFA officer team was announced.
President - Josie Hajny
Vice President - Cody Brockman
Secretary - Cassidy Huston
Treasurer - Owen Smiley
Reporter - Maddi Kennedy
Sentinel - Gus Harrison
Parliamentarian - Jace Hoelting
At the conclusion of the banquet, Roy Montgomery of Montgomery Auction and Realty volunteered his time to auction off all 40 of the chapter's laying hens, which were purchased with a grant from Farm Credit Services of America. The chickens averaged $30 a bird. Montgomery also auctioned off several shop projects members have made this past year, including cutting boards, coasters, a refurbished coffee table and two wooden benches. Along with a $500 donation from Commercial Bank in Nelson, the L-N FFA Chapter raised $2,800 to help fund contest fees, travel for industry tours conferences and supplies for projects.
The LN FFA is incredibly thankful for the support of our community, and we're very excited to see what we accomplish in the 2024-2025 school year! Our next (and final) event of the year is State FFA Horse Evaluation on Mon. May 20 in Norfolk, NE at NCC.
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