A total of 57 students from the Southeast District FFA were awarded their State FFA Degree at the 91st Kansas FFA Convention, May 29–31, 2019, 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 Southeast District are: Altoona-Midway — Clement Huffman; Caney — Brenden Anderson, Emma Pool; Cherryvale — Makayla Hurd; Coffeyville — Jayden Crawford, Danielle Deller, Ashley Isle, Amelia Maulbsy, Emily Swiger; Columbus — Haddie Giddeon; Erie — Nicole Aikins, Jonathan Duling, Gage Harding, Darci Summerville, Kaylee Taylor, Madison Taylor; Eureka — Kendall Breitz, Cade Burden, Brooklyn Hilton; Fort Scott — Keenan Guilfoyle, Lucas Harryman, Katrina Johnson, Hollis Fulton Reeves, Kinzye Whitehead; Girard — Connor Dillon, Colby McManis, Kacey Pitts, Macy Reif, Sarah Zimmerman; Iola — Torrance DePriest, Annika Hobbs, Jillian Keller, Brody Nemecek; Labette County — Auston Barragar, Hannah Graybill, Cloey Jones, James Rohling; Marmaton Valley — Karlie Stephens; Neodesha — Ashley Chandler, Kylie Johnson, Grace Millis, Jonathan Newland; Riverton — Joseph Elliott, Colt Gregory, Joshua Rutledge, Lindsey Spencer, Matthew Teel, Joshua Thompson; Southeast — Elizabeth Scott; West Elk — Katelyn Beougher, Haley Hogan; Yates Center — Trayton Audiss, Connor Griffith, Maria Jimenez, Jaymond Rice, Tytan Smoot, Jordan Weseloh.
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