FFA Officers plan for the upcoming year! Pictured here: front row- left to right: Noah Rossbach, Alex Confer, Lily Kallevig, Lucia Martinez, Noemi Rodriguez, Chloe Howe. Back: Jaelynn Schauman, Logan Ludewig, Isaac Lendt, Taylor Berkner, Daniel Armstrong.
Sleepy Eye FFA Officers attended an officer workshop to plan for the upcoming school year and to get to know their fellow officers better. The team, with the help of advisors Ms. Emmett, Mr. Hendrickx, Mrs. Hoffmann and Summer Intern Ms. Carlson-Hughes, covered a lot of business such as officer duties, the chapter’s budget, and team goals.
The 2023-24 Sleepy Eye Officer Team includes: President – Winsten Nienhaus, 1st Vice President – Isaac Lendt, 2nd Vice President – Marcus Martinez, 3rd Vice President – Chloe Howe, Secretary – Izzy Kunkel, Treasurer – Kyle Capacia, Reporter – Alex Confer, Social Media Reporter – Noemi Rodriguez, Student Advisors – Lily Kallevig and Daniel Armstrong, Historians – Taylor Berkner and Jaelynn Schauman, Sentinel – Logan Ludewig, Parliamentarian – Lucia Martinez, and Officer-at-Large – Noah Rossbach. At the workshop, each member chose different activities to help with and organize during the year.
The team chose their goals for the year based on the needs of the chapter. The 2023-24 team goals include:
1- To complete 2200 service hours this year.
2- To have at least 40 high school and 35 junior high members attend their respective chapter meetings.
3- To have 4 officer bonding events and for officers to dress up at every theme meeting.
The team also discussed the new motto for the coming year. The Sleepy Eye FFA motto for this 2023-24 is United We Shine!
The Officer team also reviewed their budget which reminded them of how important sponsors are to the chapters program. It is because of them that our chapter is able to operate and provide such amazing experiences for its members.
The officer team will continue to do community service this year, including cards for nursing home and assisted living residents, Wee deliver PALS with elementary, roadside clean-up, helping with the Weekend Backpack Food Program, and other service events that arise.
Throughout the business-filled meeting, the team did many team building activities and began to understand how to use each of their strengths to work together for a successful year. The officers are extremely excited about what’s in store for the upcoming year and are looking forward to growing as leaders, serving the community, and influencing other chapter members.
