A total of 18 students from the Southwest District FFA were awarded their State FFA Degree at the 88th Kansas FFA State Convention, June 1-3, 2016, on the Kansas State University campus.
The State Degree is the highest honor the Kansas FFA Association can bestow upon its members. In order to achieve this award, members must meet the following requirements: have received their Chapter FFA Degree, been an FFA member and agricultural education student for at least two years, earned at least $2,000 or worked 600 hours in their Supervised Agricultural Experience program, given a six minute speech about agriculture or FFA, participated in eight different leadership activities, received a “C” average or better in high school and shown a record of outstanding leadership and community involvement. The members who met these qualifications and their respective FFA Chapters from the Southwest District are: from Bucklin: Madison Loschke, Campbell Martin; Hodgeman County: Skyler Burns, Karlee Eckhoff, Adriallen Woods; Holcomb: Gracen Becker, Aaron Elliott, Jordan Jarnagin, Tanner Mongeau; Hugoton: Landon Brecheisen, Jessica Harper, Alyson Kiley, Austin Nordyke, Mariah Reynolds; South Central: Garrett Girk, Kayla Olson, Gracie Paul, Alonso Rivero.
