Northeast

District FFA

Hello Northeast District,

Boy am I excited for this year! The next twelve months will

be filled with learning, growing, meeting new people, con-

tests, and of course, fun! I not only look forward to getting to

know the new District Officer team and all the advisors, but

also meeting a variety of young individuals who love wear-

ing the blue corduroy jacket. District and state contests are

being scheduled right now and are sure to be competitive and

enjoyable. I look forward to seeing a bunch of FFA members

at each of these contests!

In Blue and Gold,

Logan Worden

2011-2012 NE VP

If you have any questions feel free to contact me at (319)238-2026 or by email at

lworden@iowaffa.com.

NE State VP

Logan Worden

2011-2012 State Officers Elected

The new FFA state officer

team was elected during

state convention in Des

Moines. Candidates went

through an intense inter-

view process and gave a

speech to the delegate body

before the elections were

held. The results of the elec-

tions were announced during

the fourth session of the state

convention. They will serve

the state of Iowa throughout

the coming year.

President: Lindsay Calvert

Secretary: Sarah Doese

Reporter: Shaniel Smith

NE VP: Logan Worden

SE VP: Patrick Diedrich

NC VP: Nicole Patterson

SC VP: Marshall Hay

NW VP: Steven Brockshus

SW VP: Michael Mardesen

State CDE Results 2

State Convention

Photos

2

Stars Over Iowa 3

Proficiency Awards 3

District Officer

Profiles

4

Inside this issue:

Meet Our New District President

Northeast Newsflash

April 27, 2011 State Convention

Upcoming CDEs

May:

5 - Ag Mechanics &

Soils @ NICC 1:00

pm

11 - Floriculture

12 - Agronomy

13 - Horse Judging

Learning to Do,

Doing to Learn,

Earning to Live,

Living to Serve

Ag Broadcasting:

Josie McQuillen ~ Cascade FFA (Gold—2nd Place)

Spencer Cindrich ~ Wapsie Valley FFA (Gold—

3rd Place)

Ag Communications:

Hudson FFA (Gold—2nd Place)

Valley FFA (Gold—5th Place)

Monticello FFA (Sliver— 10th Place)

Oelwein FFA (Silver)

Cascade FFA (Sliver)

West Dubuque FFA (Bronze)

Ag CSI (Middle School CDE)

Starmont FFA (Gold – 1st Place)

Oelwein FFA (Gold – 2nd Place)

Ag Discussion Meet (College CDE)

Erin Sears ~ La Porte-Dysart FFA (Gold – 3rd

Place)

Steven McGarvey ~ La Porte-Dysart FFA (Silver)

Ag Impact (Middle School CDE)

Starmont FFA (Gold – 2nd Place)

Oelwein FFA (Gold – 3rd Place)

Ag Issues and Perceptions Crestwood FFA (Gold)

North Linn FFA (Gold)

Ag Sales (Individual) Andrew Luzum ~ Decorah FFA (Silver)

Calvin McBride ~ Alburnett FFA (Bronze)

Chapter Display Gold: Valley FFA, Wapsie Valley FFA,

La Porte-Dysart FFA

Silver: Alburnett FFA, Decorah FFA, West

Dubuque FFA

Bronze: Starmont FFA, New Hampton FFA,

Oelwein FFA, Gladbrook-Reinbeck FFA,

Sumner-Fredericksburg FFA

Chapter Program Oelwein FFA (Gold – 1st Place)

Wapsie Valley FFA (Gold – 4th Place)

Chapter Website

Leslie Davis ~ Waverly-Shell Rock FFA (Gold

– 1st Place)

Lora Sandhagen ~ North Fayette FFA (Gold)

Conduct of Meetings Wapsie Valley FFA (Gold – 2nd Place)

Decorah FFA (Gold – 4th Place)

Experience the Action North Linn FFA (Gold – 1st Place)

Wapsie Valley FFA (Gold – 2nd Place)

Extemporaneous Speaking Cody McLees ~ Cascade FFA (Gold – 2nd place)

Brittnie Gordon ~ Wapsie Valley FFA (Gold –

3rd place)

The “Northeast Beast” Unleashed on Polk County Convention Center

Marketing Plan Gold: Oelwein FFA (1st Place), Hudson FFA

(3rd Place), Alburnett FFA

Silver: Monticello FFA, Valley FFA

Bronze: Cascade FFA

Parliamentary Procedure Wapsie Valley FFA (Gold – 1st Place)

North Fayette FFA (Gold – 3rd Place)

Public Speaking Kansas Thorp ~ Linn-Mar FFA (Gold)

Jessica McDonald ~ West Delaware FFA

(Bronze)

Reporter’s Scrapbook Tarissa Hagenow ~ Wapsie Valley FFA (Gold –

3rd Place)

Abbie Darland ~ Vinton-Shellsburg FFA

(Silver)

Secretary’s Book Kelsey Watts ~ Wapsie Valley FFA (Gold – 1st

Place)

Meghan Mills ~ Waverly-Shell Rock (Gold)

Treasurer’s Book Leah Galleger ~ Wapsie Valley FFA (Gold – 2nd

Place)

Jamie Schweer ~ Waverly-Shell Rock FFA

(Gold – 3rd Place)

Congratulations to all who competed

in State CDEs!!!

Farm Business Management Gold: Hudson FFA, Valley FFA, Alburnett FFA,

West Dubuque FFA

Silver: Cascade FFA, Crestwood FFA, Decorah

FFA, Tri-Star FFA, Oelwein FFA, Tripoli FFA,

Monticello FFA, Midland FFA, Edgewood-

Colesburg FFA

Bronze: North Fayette FFA, West Delaware FFA

Creed Speaking Shereese Folsom ~ Wapsie Valley FFA (Gold – 2nd

Place)

Hannah Pagel ~ Sumner-Fredericksburg FFA

(Gold)

Ruth Sutton ~ Decorah FFA (Silver)

Job Interview Logan Worden ~ Oelwein FFA (Gold – 2nd Place)

Nick Davis ~ Hudson FFA (Gold)

Page 2 Northeast Newsflash

The Northeast District received almost 30% of

the Gold awards given at State Convention!

Interlude!

Members from:

Benton Community

Decorah

Waukon

Starmont

Nine Northeast District FFA members

were finalists for the Stars Over Iowa

and Rising Stars awards.

Austin Knapp of the West Dubuque

FFA chapter was the 2011 Northeast

District Rising Star finalist. His SAE is in

Dairy Production. He owns a total of 60

dairy animals and shows many of them at

fairs during the summer. Austin is his

chapter’s president and his favorite con-

tests have to do with the dairy industry.

Matt Tekippe, from the West

Delaware FFA chapter, received the

Star Over Iowa award in Agricultural

Placement. He works at Sun Valley Farms

for his SAE. Throughout his project he has

gained extensive knowledge and has taken

a leadership role in the operation of the

farm.

Chris Gitch of the Sumner-

Fredericksburg FFA chapter was a

finalist in the area of Ag Business. He

started working for Sumner Electric for his

SAE, but he gradually gained the skills

needed to do his own electrical work. He

enjoys his SAE because he never does the

same job twice. He plans to attend

Oklahoma State University majoring in

Northeast District members

claimed almost half of the first

place state proficiency awards!

Congratulations to all proficiency

award winners!

Ag Communications:

Spencer Cindrich ~ Wapsie Val-

ley FFA

Ag Education:

Ashley Zech ~ Oelwein FFA

Ag Mechanics Design and

Fabrication:

Dan Bahe ~ Oelwein FFA

Ag Mechanics Repair (E):

Nathan Krull ~ Decorah FFA

First Place Proficiency Awards

Fire Protection and Safety Technology.

Cody McLees from the Cascade

FFA chapter was also a finalist in Ag

Business. He started a business mowing

lawns and doing snow removal for his SAE

project. He says record keeping was an

important step in continuing his business.

Cody is his chapter’s vice president and

his favorite FFA memory is attending

Washington Leadership Conference.

Justin Stewart of the Oelwein FFA

chapter was a finalist in Ag Business.

His SAE is in crop production; he owns

and farms 25 acres. He says the most influ-

ential person in his SAE is his advisor.

The best things about FFA for Justin are

expanding his leadership, communication

and job skills.

David Anderegg of the Tri-Star

FFA chapter is the 2011 Star in Agricul-

tural Production. His SAE is composed of

560 acres of cropland, four dairy cattle,

eight beef animals, and two market lambs.

He is his chapter president and plans to

attend Northeast Iowa Community College.

Jonathan Bierschenk from the

Benton Community FFA chapter was

a finalist in the area of Ag Production. His

SAE is in beef and crop production. He has

learned about artificial insemination and

fertilizer and pesticide use through his

SAE. His favorite thing about FFA is

meeting new people interested in agricul-

ture.

Robert Trumm of the Cascade FFA

chapter was also a finalist in Ag Pro-

duction. He feeds and finishes bottle calves

for his SAE. He has gained knowledge on

animal nutrition through his SAE. Robert

is his chapter’s reporter and plans to go to

Iowa State majoring in Cattle Business.

Logan Worden of the Oelwein FFA

chapter was a finalist in Ag Production.

She owns 22 dairy cows for her SAE pro-

ject which she has shown at the Iowa State

Fair and World Dairy Expo. She would

like to sell her animals at national sales to

make her name and genetics recognizable

in the dairy industry. The best thing about

FFA for her is the opportunities that are

given to young people through FFA.

Congratulations to all Star finalists!!

Northeast District Stars

State Convention Page 3

Ag Mechanics Repair (P):

Andrew Pesek ~ West Delaware

FFA

Beef Production (P):

Bryan Rau ~ Oelwein FFA

Dairy Production (E):

Chelsey Fagle ~ North Fayette FFA

Diversified Crop Production (E):

David Anderegg ~ Tri-Star FFA

Diversified Crop Production (P)

Justin Stewart ~ Oelwein FFA

Diversified Horticulture (P):

Shaun Ledesma ~ Oelwein FFA

Diversified Livestock (E):

Landon Kane ~ Wapsie Valley FFA

Equine (E):

Kansas Thorp ~ Linn-Mar FFA

Equine (P):

Meghan Mills ~ Waverly-Shell

Rock FFA

Fiber/Oil Crop Production:

Mikaela Boss ~ West Delaware

FFA

Food Science:

Nicole Massman ~ North Fayette

FFA

Forest Management:

Hanna Wiersma ~ Wapsie Valley

FFA

Landscape Management:

Matt Supple ~ North Linn FFA

Organic Agriculture:

Jacob Welter ~ Cascade FFA

Poultry Production:

Jessica Vande Vorde ~ Oelwein

FFA

Sheep Production:

Brandon Andresen ~ Benton

Community FFA

Small Animal Production (E):

Shane Bockenstedt ~ West Dela-

ware FFA

Turf grass Management (E):

Cody McLees ~ Cascade FFA

Turf Grass Management (P):

Mike Meisheid ~ North Linn

FFA

Natalie Hanson

District Reporter

La Porte-Dysart

FFA

Favorites:

Ag Class: Intro to Ag

Other Class: Band

Movie: ―Facing the Giants‖

Team: ISU

I think the best thing about FFA is

the connections you can make with

other members. There are so many

opportunities to meet other people

who are interested in the same

things, agriculture and leadership.

Dustin Smith

NW Vice President

Decorah FFA

Favorites:

Animal: Beef Cattle

Food: Rib Eye

Team: Iowa State Cyclones

Sport: Football

My favorite FFA memory would

be getting announced for the NW

VP of the NE District. The feeling

was astonishing. I almost tripped

on the steps as I was going on the

stage. Then as I was standing

there, all I could do was smile. All

of the congratulations afterwards

made it my favorite memory.

Logan Worden

District President

Oelwein FFA

Favorites:

Ag Class: Animal Science

Other Class: Human Anatomy

Team: Iowa State Cyclones

Sport: Basketball

If I could meet one person, past or

present, it would be George Wash-

ington. He was a great leader, and

he still inspires many people to

take the initiative to inspire others

to do their best. I would also like

to thank him for leading us to win

the Revolution.

This is the first of four newsletters for the District throughout the year. In

future newsletters, I would like to in-clude articles submitted by chapters. These may be about chapter achieve-

ments, special events, or general news. Articles may be submitted by email to iowagirl95@netins.net. Any comments, concerns, corrections,

and suggestions would be greatly ap-preciated!

Northeast District

Meet Your District Officers

District Leadership Camp will be held at

Hawkeye Community College in Waterloo.

At this camp, members will have the oppor-

tunity to develop their leadership potential

through a variety of workshops led by dis-

trict and state officers. This is also a great

opportunity to meet other FFA members

throughout the Northeast District. The date

is not yet set for DLC, but updates will be

posted on the District website and Face-

book page. We hope to see many FFA

members at the 2011 District Leadership

Camp!

Coming Soon!