Leisha Martinez, Sleepy Eye FFA Chapter Vice President and Region VI Reporter, was a presenter on Official Dress at the Region Greenhand Day event in Windom.
Forty-five total Ag. students attended Greenhand Day. 1st Row (L-R): Winsten Nienhaus and Isaac Lendt. 2nd Row(L-R): Conor Strong, Brooke Arneson, Kaytlyn Romberg, Noah Rossbach, Rudy Ruiz, Andrew Ramos, Carter Lazatin, Emily Weilage, Mateo Hornsby, Daniel Armstrong, Izzy Kunkel, Chloe Howe. 3rd Row (L-R): Lily Kallevig, Yanellie Fernandez, Sofia Chuc-Feliciano, Lucia Martinez, Hannah Meyer, Macy Martinez, Genevie Trevino, Juri Fernandez, Jaelynn Schauman, Destiney Dittbenner, Jasmine Peterman, Alex Confer, Noemi Rodriguez, Kyle Capacia. 4th Row (L-R): Adam Johnson, Alex Joramo, Nolan Weicherding, Marcus Martinez, Karylem Gonzalez, Ari Krzmarzick, Hunter Mertz, Alexis Martinez, CJ Martinez, Kayden Klein, Taylor Berkner, Sam Price, Logan Ludewig, McCoy Marti, Charlie Hoffmann, Dawson Friton. Not pictured: Dillon Gerzsik.
By: Kyle Capacia, Chapter Reporter
On Wednesday, September 28th, 2022, FFA members from across Region VI gathered together for the annual Greenhand Day and Officer Workshop held in Windom, MN. This workshop takes place to share and inform new members, Greenhands, about exciting opportunities that are available in FFA. Chapter officer teams were also invited to the event and attended the Chapter Officer Workshop.
During the day, chapter officers learned about what it takes to become a superior chapter, while amongst numerous other chapter officer teams. Officers were also able to learn some new ideas from other teams, based on what they do in their chapter. The chapter officer event was run by advisors, Mrs. Mary Hoffmann and Ms. Katie Emmett.
The Region VI Officers organized the Greenhand event, joined by our very own chapter Vice President and Region VI Reporter, Leisha Martinez. Greenhand members had a fun-filled day with different workshops presented by Region VI Officers and advisors as well as the State FFA Officers. Workshops included information on the National FFA Organization, official dress, Career Development Events, and communication skills. These Greenhands also had the chance to meet new people and create friendships with other members from across Region VI.
Sleepy Eye FFA had 32 students attend Greenhand Day. They were joined by 12 members of the officer team, as well as FFA advisors Mrs. Mary Hoffmann and Ms. Katie Emmett, and three helpers Nolan Weicherding, Yanellie Fernandez, and Lily Kallevig.
As the day came to an end, the Greenhands and officers were thrilled about all of the information they learned, and are excited to be able to contribute their knowledge back to Sleepy Eye FFA.