Leah Mueller likes to learn. About livestock. Science. Nutrition. Math. So it comes as no surprise that Leah likes FFA. Having just emerged from a swine reproduction and nutrition presentation at Wednesday’s FFA Career Day,…

Bailey LaRue isn’t afraid of a little competition.  In fact, she thrives on it. Bailey, a junior at Marmaton Valley High School and secretary for her school’s FFA chapter, said her favorite part of FFA…

Ethan Prasko, a senior at Crest High School and the reporter for his school’s FFA chapter, remembers practicing for one of his first competitions in parliamentary law. The team wasn’t doing well. The officers were…

Iola High School’s FFA Dairy Cattle Team is a state champion for the third year in a row. The Iola contingent competed May 3 at a virtual State FFA Career Development Event. Iola competed in…

Jenna Curry and Chloe Sell may be teenagers, but they already have a lifelong nemesis: dandelions. “Dumb dandelions. Those are awful,” Chloe lamented. “We mowed at the Bank of Gas Friday night, then we drove…

Levi Meiwes misses the rush of attending an FFA competition. “You’re scared. And it’s stressful because you’ve been working for weeks for this contest,” he recounted. “It’s also an adrenaline rush. Here’s your chance to…

Heading into IHS as a freshman, Lorie Carpenter thought she’d pursue a career in agricultural business.  It made sense.  She grew up on a farm where her dad raises cattle, and she has a small…

Josh Kaufman planned to join FFA when he entered his freshman year at IHS.  He grew up on a farm, and older friends told him how much fun they had in the group. Still, Kaufman…

Rebecca Sprague entered FFA as a freshman with a bit of an advantage over her peers. She already knew all about the organization. For her, FFA is all about family. Her father taught FFA at…

MORAN — Haylee Meiwes eagerly anticipated a busy year with FFA. On top of the myriad projects and competition she enters annually through FFA, Meiwes was tapped last March as district vice president, which works…