Plymouth FFA collects many accolades

Posted May 13, 2024

Congratulations to the Plymouth FFA chapter for its many recognitions so far this year!

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• Explore the Extracurriculars section of our interactive, award-winning District Report Card to learn more about our history of success in academic competitions.

 

State Degrees

The State Degree honors individuals who have excelled in FFA and is the highest degree a state can bestow upon members.

Five members of Plymouth FFA recently received the Wisconsin State Degree:

  • Ava Bulin
  • Cora Kohlman
  • Hollee Kaiser
  • Megan Limberg
  • Kathryn Schwartz
 

Career Development Events

Career and Leadership Development Events challenge FFA members in grades 7 to 12 to develop critical-thinking skills and effective decision-making skills, foster teamwork, and promote communication while recognizing the value of ethical competition and individual achievement.

Four Plymouth teams competed in State Career Development Events on April 25 at UW-Madison:

  • Dairy Judging: 5th as a team, earning a gold ranking. Members are Megan Limberg (16th individually), Campbell Booth (18th), Adam Bindl, and Claire Bindl.
  • Vet Science: 13th overall, earning a silver ranking. Members are Kathryn Schwartz (5th individually), Estella Sheets, Ava Bulin, Alyssa Schultz, and Coach Dr. Lindley Reilly.
  • Agronomy: 16th as a team, earning a silver ranking. Members are Macie Abraham, Aidan Demunck 66th, William Schwartz, Austin Lau, and Coach Chris Reichert.
  • Livestock Judging: 29th overall, earning a bronze ranking. Members are  Brianna Ladwig, Sadie Kohlman, Olivia Kohlman, Ceana Nicolaus, and coach Chad Kohlman

All four teams advanced from the regional CDE contest held March 22 at Fox Valley Technical College.

team photo

Dairy Judging team

 

Agricultural Proficiency Awards

FFA proficiency applications focus on a member’s supervised agricultural experiences and the knowledge and skills that learned from these experiences.

The following Plymouth FFA members competed at the state level:

  • Megan Limberg: State Finalist in Dairy Production-Placement
  • Ava Bulin: Gold Ranking in Sheep Production-Placement
  • Cora Kohlman: Gold Ranking in Diversified Livestock Production-Placement
  • Kathryn Schwartz: Silver Ranking in Diversified Livestock Production-Placement
  • Kathryn Schwartz: Silver Ranking in Goat Production-Entrepreneurship
 

Public Speaking

During the Prepared Public Speaking Leadership Development Event, students write and deliver a six to eight-minute speech about a current agriculture-related topic. Students research a topic of interest and then put together a creative, informative speech.

Plymouth FFA members Megan Limberg and Austin Lau took first and second, respectively, at the District Speaking Contest on Feb. 8. They advanced to sectional competition, held March 7 in Random Lake, where Megan took third overall.

2 students with awards