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Outstanding
Members: Austin Stephens-Freshman, Ethan Garbig-Sophomore,
Sidney McAllister-Junior, Samantha McAllister-Senior
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Arcanum
MVCTC FFA holds annual banquet
The Arcanum MVCTC FFA held its annual banquet on Sunday March 25th
2018. The banquet celebrated the accomplishments that the FFA
members accumulated over the past year.
To begin the ceremony Cole Spitler, Sentinel, introduced and thanked
all of the guest of the Arcanum MVCTC FFA. Included in the list
of guest were teachers, staff members, board members, and
administration from Arcanum and MVCTC. Members were
recognized for their participation in various chapter activities and
new levels of degree membership attained.
The first sets of awards were given to members who participated in
Career Development Events (CDE) this past year. The First CDE
recognized was the Grain Merchandising Team which placed 15th in the
State. Members on the team were Cole Spitler, Brenna
Loxley, Samantha McAllister, Sidney McAllister, Jacob Osswald, Hannah
Rammel and Alexandria Less. The Ag Tech and Mechanical
Systems Team consisted of Alex Weiss, Levi Walker, Ethan Garbig, Cole
Beck, Jonah Weidner, Zach Smith and Austin Fourman. The top 4
members completed the hands on portion and placed 5th in the State. The
first CDE of the new school years was Rural Soil Judging with the team
consisting of Zach Smith, Cole Spitler, Jacob Osswald, Raymond
Denniston, Luke Wilson Isaac Smith and Austin Stephens. The Rural
team placed 6th in the district contest. The Urban Soils Team
included Isaiah Baker, Mitchel Wogoman, Wade Meeks, Ethan Garbig,
Austin Fourman, Samantha McAllister, and Laney Fourman. The Urban
Team placed 6th at the District Contest. The Job Interview
Contestants were Braden Garbig, Sidney McAllister, Alexandria Less, and
Ashlynn Farmer. All 4 Job Interview contestants moved on to the
District Contest where Ashlynn placed 2nd. The public speaker for
Arcanum were Emily Wenning and Austin Stephens in Creed and Samantha
McAllister in Advanced Prepared. Both Samantha and Emily moved on
to the District Contest. The Farm Business Management Team
Members were Alex Weiss, Isaiah Baker, Jacob Osswald, Samantha
McAllister, Madison Goubeaux, Hannah Rammel, Zach Smith, Kaleb Shilt,
Dylan Lumpkin, Ashlynn Farmer, Alex Less, Hannah Smith, Tyler Rardin,
Jonah Weidner, Tiffany Abbott, Cole Spitler and Marcus
Plessinger. The Farm Business Management Team placed 4th in the
state and Alex was 7th overall as an individual. The Ag Mechanics
Skills Team placed 5th in the district contest and the team members
were Ethan Garbig, Levi Walker, and Cole Beck. The final CDE’s
recognized were the Spring Judging Teams: General Livestock Judging –
Austin Fourman, Samantha McAllister, Sidney McAllister, Cael Gostomsky,
Emily Wenning, Jacob Osswald, Eleanor Pease, Zach Smith, Anna Loxley,
Isaac Smith, Austin Stephens, Vance Wetzel, Alex Weiss, and Laney
Fourman. The General Livestock team placed 20th in the state and
Sidney placed 21st overall as an individual. Junior High
General Livestock Judging – Landon Haney, Ellie Fout, Alexis Wilcox,
Luke Brinksneader and Jake Goubeaux. The Junior High Team placed
8th in the State and Luke placed 2nd overall as an individual.
Diary Judging Team – Samantha McAllister, Alex Weiss, Sidney
McAllister, Maggie Weiss, and Anna Loxley.
The Arcanum MVCTC handed out Appreciation Awards to people that have
made great contributions to the Chapter this year. The first
appreciation award was given to the Superior Implement and Supply
Company which is owned and operated by Ben, Gail and Josh
Overholser. SISCO was a great supporter of the program and
sponsored the banquet meal. The second appreciation award
was given to Dusty Walker. Mr. Walker was a coach for the
Ag Tech and Mechanical Systems Team and the Ag Mechanics Skills Team.
Special Awards were also given to members that excelled throughout the
past year. Top fruit sales persons award were presented to
Raymond Denniston – 3rd, Kaylee Wilcox - 2nd, Vance and Mara Wetzel -
1st.
Mr. Brian Pohlman then addressed the crowd and gave an appreciation to
the Arcanum – Butler Local School and Miami Valley CTC Administration
and Boards of Education. Mr. Pohlman gave a short presentation
about the Ag/Multi-Purpose Building Project which included a video from
Mr. Mark Poeschl, CEO of the National FFA and a 3D rendering of the new
building. Those people with questions about the building or
looking for ways to support can contact the school. The Chapter
Advisor then presented the top awards for the evening. First 3
members were recognized with the Leadership Award – Levi Walker,
Raymond Denniston and Anna Loxley. The Leadership Awards were
sponsored by Jason and Janelle Brinksneader. The top members in
each grade were presented with the Outstanding Member Awards.
Chapter Advisor Mr. Brian Pohlman talked about each member’s
involvement and then presented him or her with a plaque commemorating
his or her hard work. They were: Freshman-Austin Stephens –
sponsored by Brad Wilcox-Brodbeck Seeds, Sophomore-Ethan Garbig –
sponsored by Brad Wilcox-Brodbeck Seeds, Junior-Sidney McAllister
sponsored by Brad Wilcox-Brodbeck Seeds, and Senior-Samantha McAllister
sponsored by Brad Wilcox-Brodbeck Seeds. The highest award for a
first year members is the Star Greenhand, the awards were sponsored by
John Landis-Pioneer and Keir and Diane Smith, and this year’s winners
were Isaac Smith and Emily Wenning. The Star Chapter Farmer
award, sponsored by John Landis Farms, is given to the member that has
excelled in a SAE that is related directly to the Farm, this year’s
recipient was Zach Smith. The Star Chapter Ag Placement award,
sponsored by John Landis Pioneer, is given to the member that works in
a placement ag area, this year’s recipient was Jacob Osswald. The
Star Chapter Ag Business Award, sponsored by John Landis Farms, is
given to the member that works in an ag related business, this year’s
winner was Alex Less. The Ag Accomplishment Award is sponsored by James
Brooks – Dynamic Land Application and is award to the member that has
excelled in Ag and FFA. This year’s Ag Accomplishment Award
winner was Alex Weiss. Senior chapter Officers were recognized
for their year of service. The officers were Hannah Rammel –
Chaplin – plaque sponsored by Jason and Janelle Brinksneader, Cole
Spitler – Sentinel – plaque sponsored by Jason and Janelle
Brinksneader, Jacob Osswald – Treasurer – plaque sponsored by Jed and
Penny Smith, Alexandria Less – Secretary – plaque sponsored by Jed and
Penny Smith, Samantha McAllister – Vice-President – plaque sponsored by
Jed and Penny Smith, Alex Weiss – President – Plaque sponsored by James
Brooks-Dynamic Land Application. The final awards of the night
was the Honorary Chapter Degrees. This honor is bestowed on
members of the school or community for their contributions to the
success of the chapter. This year’s Honorary Chapter Degrees were
presented to Mr. Ralph Brumbaugh and Mr. Jason Stephan.
The ceremony was concluded with the Inductions of the 2018-2019 Arcanum
MVCTC Officer Team. President Sidney McAllister, Vice-President
Zach Smith, Secretary Kaylee Wilcox, Treasurer Gracie Garno, Reporter
Raymond Denniston, Sentinel Maggie Weiss, and Student Advisor Austin
Stephens. The Arcanum MVCTC FFA would like to thank everyone for their
support of the chapter especially our award sponsors and
donors.
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Star Members: Emily Wenning –Greenhand, Isaac Smith – Greenhand, Zach
Smith – Farmer, Jacob
Osswald – Ag Placement, Alex Less – Ag Business,
Alex Weiss – Ag Accomplishment Award
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2018-2019 Arcanum MVCTC FFA Officer Team: Raymond Denniston, Austin
Stephens,
Zach Smith, Kaylee Wilcox, Maggie Weiss, Gracie Garno, and
Sidney McAllister
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