FFA Officers plan for the upcoming year! Pictured here: front row- left to right: Anna Johnson, Lucia Martinez, Lily Kallevig, Alex Confer, Carter Lazatin, Jace Schauman. Back: Eric Lozano, Taylor Berkner, Jaelynn Schauman, Logan Ludewig, Ari Krzmarzick, Charlie Hoffmann, Noah Rossbach, 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 Morgan Hoffmann, covered a lot of business such as officer duties, the chapter’s budget, and team goals.
The 2024-25 Sleepy Eye Officer Team includes: President – Lily Kallevig, 1st Vice President – Alex Confer, 2nd Vice President – Logan Ludewig, 3rd Vice President – Lucia Martinez, Secretary – Carter Lazatin, Treasurer – Noah Rossbach, Reporter – Jaelynn Schauman, Social Media Reporter – Taylor Berkner, Student Advisors – Daniel Armstrong and Kayden Klein, Historians – Jace Schauman and Anna Johnson, Sentinel – Ari Krzmarzick, Parliamentarian – Charlie Hoffmann, and Officer-at-Large – Eric Lozano. 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 2024-25 team goals include:
1- To complete 2250 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 2024-25 is Celebrating 85 Years of Timeless Traditions. The Sleepy Eye FFA Chapter was chartered in 1939, which makes this the 85th Anniversary of the chapter’s existence.
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.