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2009-2010 Idaho Ag and Natural Resources Leadership

State FFA Officers

Back Row: Secretary, Erica Ramsey, New Plymouth; Sentinel, Jared Mumm, Kimberly; President, Seth Pratt, Blackfoot; Vice President, Casey Zufelt, Kuna; Front Row: Treasurer, Kiana Wilcox, Madison; Reporter, Ruby Brackett, Filer

IVATA Officers

President, Steve Wilder, Meridian; Past President, Justin Patten, Snake River; Legislative Liaison, Shawn Dygert, Kuna; President-Elect, Kyle Stapleton, Nezperce; Secretary-Elect, Nathan Low, Payette; Secretary, Cody Porath, Kimberly; Executive Treasurer, Alan Heikkila, Highland (not pictured, CTEI

Representative, Amy Nichols, Parma)

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Aberdeen 16/115 Amer. Falls 122/182 Bear Lake 25/104 Blackfoot 38/153 Bliss 13/28 Bonners Ferry 20/116 Buhl 23/117 Burley 148/287 Camas 10/36 Cambridge 36/50 Castleford 90/81 Challis 25/64 Clrwater Vly 25/81 Council 13/32 Culdesac 3/15 Deary 29/69 Declo 101/108 Dietrich 27/27 EIPT 24/103 Emmett 40/113 Filer 47/108 Firth 28/105 Fruitland 219/216 Genesee 44/45 Glenns Ferry 18/107 Gooding 55/90 Grace 42/79 Grangeville 20/82 Hagerman 21/64 Hansen 25/89 Highland 57/148 Highlnd-Craig 15/23 Homedale 56/103 HS Bend 9/8 Jerome 26/393 Juniper Hills 0/NA

Kamiah 14/28 Kendrick 17/34 Kimberly 103/267 Kuna 145/423 Lakeside 8/92 Lapwai 14/52 Leadore 7/NA Mackay 55/49 Madison 53/297 Malad 38/50 Marsh Valley 63/145 Marsing 53/92 Melba 43/135 Meridian 166/1300 Middleton 43/248 Midvale 19/34 Minico 50/150 Murtaugh 23/41 Nampa 65/296 N Plymouth 65/100 Nezperce 18/36 N Fremont 29/53 North Gem 38/41 Notus 39/91 Oakley 32/107 Parma 63/73 Payette 119/159 Potlatch 10/87 Preston 96/222 Raft River 35/35 Richfield 27/55 Rigby 79/234 Rimrock 34/55 Ririe 32/48 Rockland 9/51 Salmon 35/134

Salmon River 26/46 Shelley 105/371 Shoshone 23/50 Snake River 57/186 Soda Springs 15/114 S Fremont 31/126 Sugar-Salem 32/157 Teton 27/138 Troy 69/96 Twin Falls 37/77 Vallivue 75/296 Weiser 82/147 Wendell 30/161 W Jefferson 31/54 Westside 75/78 UI CFFA 25/NA Dehryl Dennis NA/111 Coeur d’Alene NA/35 Sandpoint NA/141 Total FFA 3,989 Total Course 11,291

2009-2010 FFA Membership & Course Enrollment

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Events of the Idaho FFA Association

Idaho held its Made for Excellence (MFE) and Advanced Leadership Development (ALD) Conferences January 25-26 at the Red Lion Downtowner in Boise. The event brought in 142 FFA members for the MFE conference and 133 for the ALD event. The conferences had students from 30 FFA chapters from all nine FFA districts.

Immediately following the MFE/ALD Conferences the Idaho FFA Association held its annual ICC/FFA Cenarrusa Day on the Hill. The January 25th luncheon drew 35 legislators, Lt. Governor Brad Little, Secretary of State Ben Ysursa, First Lady Lori Otter, as well as honored guests Mr. and Mrs. Pete and Freda Cenar-rusa pictured at right with the 2009-2010 State FFA Officer team.

Adult Farm Management is offered through two technical colleges in the state sup-ported by the Division of Profession-Technical Education. The programs are offered through the college’s Center for Workforce Development and Short Term Training.

College of Western Idaho—Dr. David Wells

In the reporting year 71 students spread over a four year con-tinuum were enrolled in the CWI program. Offerings in the Treasure Valley and the Lewiston area with assistant instructor Janice Gobbi. Program consists of 270 hours of classroom

work and 260 hours of individualized on-the-farm work

Idaho State University—College of Technology—Ralph Jones

In the reporting year 139 students spread over a four year con-tinuum were enrolled in the ISU-COT program. Classes in Poca-tello, Rigby, Terreton, St. Anthony, and Arimo. Courses include records, analysis, finance, and organization. 23 onsite farm visited were completed in the reporting year.

Post-Secondary Adult Farm Management

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State Soils and Rangeland CDEs

State level CDEs for soils and rangeland evaluation were held in Burley on October 13. The events were a joint cooperative effort of the Idaho FFA Association, Natural Resource Conservation Service, Idaho Soil and Water Conservation Commission, the Idaho Range-land Resource Commission, and the Burley FFA with advisors Sam Condie, Lex Godfrey, and Jack Garrett. Doreen McMurrary was the onsite organizer for the soils CDE while Dr. Maynard Fosberg, professor emeritus of the University of Idaho helped direct technical portions of the CDE. Gretchen Hyde of the Idaho Rangeland Resource Commission organ-ized the rangeland evaluation CDE.

Range Teams Range Individuals

1st Rigby FFA Joseph Hale Rigby FFA

2nd Fruitland FFA Michelle Mortimer Rigby FFA

3rd Hagerman FFA Tobby White Payette FFA

4th Kimberly FFA Jacob Houdek Fruitland FFA

5th Kuna FFA Hayden Boll Cambridge FFA

Soils Teams Soils Individuals

1st West Jefferson FFA Ethan Parkin Burley FFA

2nd Kuna FFA Karrie Olson West Jefferson FFA

3rd Vallivue FFA Chris Ball Kuna FFA

4th Burley FFA Ethan Scott Nezperce FFA

5th Nezperce FFA Jenny Withers West Jefferson FFA

First place Range team Rigby FFA. Team members Chevy Carrillo, Joseph Hale,

Michelle Mortimer, and Cherokee Carrillo, Advisors Robert Hale and Jon Hogge.

Plaque presented by Jared Mumm, State Sentinel

First place Soils team West Jefferson FFA. Team members Karrie Olson, Jenny Withers, Hazen Overdorf, Taylor Savage, and Jacob Murdock, Advisor Don Bird. Plaque presented by Casey Zufelt, State Vice President

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2009 American FFA Degrees

2010 National FFA Scholarships Blackfoot Shalissa Hamilton AGCO Finance $2,000 Bliss Cameron Schoessler United Dairymen of Idaho $2,400 Burley Kilyann Brown NAPA Auto Parts $1,000 Castleford Allison Rodgers RAM Trucks $1,000 Clinton Routt Wilbur-Ellis Company $1,000 Challis Danielle Dowton Ford Trucks / Built Ford Tough $1,000 Emmett Trey Mallory KeyBank $1,000 Fruitland Mason Sideroff Monsanto Commitment to Agriculture $1,500 Jerome Cade Nelsen United Dairymen of Idaho $2,400 Kimberly Justin Novacek Ford Trucks/Built Ford Tough $1,000 Kuna Rachael Ashley Bank of the West $3,000 Jessica Reynolds Monsanto Commitment to Agriculture $1,500 Marsh Valley Mark McNabb Fastline Publications $1,000 Meridian Shalee Killpack Bunge North America $1,000 Minico Tyrell Morris Western Dairy Farmers Promotion $300 North Fremont Mark Loosli Rabo AgriFinance $1,000 Salmon Jared Herbst Ford Trucks / Built Ford Tough $1,000 A total of $ 23,100 awarded to Idaho FFA Members!

American Falls Colton Walker Fruitland Jarrad Naher Buhl Vincent Orr Genesee Jordan Udy Burley Beau Hobson Kimberly Jaysa Fillmore Ryn Larson Marsh Valley Matthew Henderson Sarah Nelson Nampa Jeff Blickenstaff Kade Searle North Gem Kersti Hatch Cambridge Challis Boll Parma Alison Fetter Cory Loveland Justin Fuller Mark Macedo Payette Drew Cruickshank Holden McKee Chelsie Fugate Castleford Jessica Elsner Rigby Laura Clark Megan Durham Samantha Perez Rachel Rodgers Shoshone Valerie Pantone David Wiseman Sugar-Salem Rachel Ricks Emmett Amelia Hall Twin Falls Ashely Ewaniuk Filer Stephen Parrott Weiser Lindsay Stephens Firth Lacey Herbst West Jefferson Whitney Tuckett

Kelsey Day of Madison represented Idaho as the 2009 National Officer Candidate. She was the 2008-2009 State FFA President.

Ag Communications Marsing 15th Ag Mechanics Middleton 18th Ag Sales Payette 27th Agronomy Kuna 13th Creed Speaking Meridian Silver Dairy Cattle Eval. Meridian 23rd Dairy Cattle Handler Fruitland Silver Dairy Foods Jerome* 10th Environmental/Nat. Resc. Payette* 9th Extemp. Speaking Meridian Silver Farm Bus. Mgmt. Kuna* 8th Floriculture Fruitland* 3rd Food Science & Tech. Meridian 21st Forestry Rigby* 10th Horse Rigby* 10th Job Interview Emmett Bronze Livestock Evaluation Kuna 23rd Marketing Plan Marsing Silver Meats Eval. & Tech. Kuna* 3rd Nursery & Landscape Rigby* 9th Parliamentary Procedure Meridian* 3rd Prepared Speaking New Plymouth Silver

*Indicates Gold Ranking at the National Level

2009 National FFA CDE Results

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Cambridge Mark Macedo Outdoor Recreation National Finalist

Vallivue Kassondra D. Smith Specialty Animal Production Gold

Burley Beau Hobson Specialty Crop Production Gold

Burley Chance Bean Home and/or Community Development

Silver

Burley Celeste Judd Veterinary Medicine Silver

Kuna Lindsay Zabel Beef Production - Entrepreneurship Silver

Burley Mitchell Searle Diversified Crop Production - Placement

Silver

Burley Braxton Hawker Grain Production - Placement Silver

Kuna Brittany Ratliff Agricultural Education Bronze

Burley Jared Spackman Diversified Agricultural Production Bronze

Parma Jacqueline Foster Equine Science - Placement Bronze

Preston Simeon Moedl Grain Production - Entrepreneurship Bronze

National FFA Proficiencies

National finalist in outdoor recreation Marc Macedo of Cambridge with Advisor Sue Poland

National Chapter/MOI Cambridge 3 star Kimberly 3 star

Kuna 3 star American Falls 2 star

Castleford 2 star Malad 2 star

Meridian 2 star Parma 2 star

Raft River 2 star

Cambridge FFA Model of Innovation award in Community and Student Development

National FFA Honors

Dr. Karen Launchbaugh of the University of Idaho College of Natural Resources was hon-ored with a National FFA VIP Citation for her work promoting rangeland education in cooperation with the Idaho FFA. Glenn Orthel and James Sorenson both received the Honorary American FFA Degree for their years of service to the Idaho FFA Association in Kimberly, Twin Falls, and at the state level.

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State Leadership Conference

Idaho’s premier leadership event was held April 7-10 in Twin Falls on the campus of the College of Southern Idaho. Conference attendance listed by chapter below:

Aberdeen 4 Amer. Falls 28 Bear Lake 10 Blackfoot 5 Bliss 0 Bonners Ferry 8 Buhl 12 Burley 30 Camas 0 Cambridge 31 Castleford 28 Challis 0 Clrwater Vly 7 Council 8 Culdesac 0 Deary 0 Declo 23 Dietrich 23 EIPT 8 Emmett 11 Filer 21 Firth 17 Fruitland 26 Genesee 17 Glenns Ferry 7 Gooding 11 Grace 19 Grangeville 10 Hagerman 6 Hansen 22 Highland 9 Highlnd-Craig 0 Homedale 23 HS Bend 8

Jerome 12 Juniper Hills 1 Kamiah 4 Kendrick 7 Kimberly 31 Kuna 53 Lakeside 0 Lapwai 0 Leadore 4 Mackay 27 Madison 18 Malad 14 Marsh Valley 15 Marsing 4 Melba 18 Meridian 43 Middleton 21 Midvale 10 Minico 11 Murtaugh 23 Nampa 23 N Plymouth 27 Nezperce 17 N Fremont 19 North Gem 18 Notus 15 Oakley 5 Parma 16 Payette 16 Potlatch 10 Preston 22 Raft River 29 Richfield 27 Rigby 19

Rimrock 8 Ririe 4 Rockland 8 Salmon 18 Salmon River 13 Shelley 29 Shoshone 16 Snake River 14 Soda Springs 5 S Fremont 10 Sugar-Salem 9 Teton 6 Troy 19 Twin Falls 15 Vallivue 25 Weiser 13 Wendell 15 W Jefferson 15 Westside 11 UI CFFA 11 Pre-registered 1,319 Estimated un-registered guests, judges, and parents 300 Estimated total 1,619

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SLC Delegate Business and Minutes

Establish a “Hall of Districts” at SLC with the winning display representing the state at the Na-tional FFA Convention (Proposed by the State FFA Association) Chairman Connor White, West-ern Idaho District Sentinel, New Plymouth FFA

Motion was brought before the body. The motion was debated twice. Motion was made to postpone indefinitely, members debated three times. Member called previous question on postpone indefinitely, motion passed. Preceded to vote on postpone indefinitely, mo-tion failed. Member moved to postpone definitely, motion was called out of order. Debate on main motion, member called limit debate to a two debate limit for and against, motion passed. Genesee member debated for, Salmon member debated against. Main motion was voted on, passed 86 for, 4 opposed, 4 abstained.

Move the State FFA Degree submission deadline to February 15th (Proposed by the Snake River FFA) Chairman Michael Wiseman, South Magic Valley District President, Castleford FFA

Motion was brought before the body. Motion was debated four times. Previous questions was called by a member, motion passed 84 for, 4 opposed. Main mo-tion was voted on, passed 73 for, 18 opposed, 3 abstained.

Strike #3, Section F of Article VI of the National FFA Constitution mandating high school gradua-tion as a pre-requisite to receive the American FFA Degree (Proposed by the North Magic Val-ley District) Chairman Jake Forsman, North Idaho District Sentinel, Grangeville FFA

Motion brought before the body. Debate on main motion. Previous question was called by member. Voted and passed 85 for, 7 opposed. Vote on main motion was taken. Passed 56 for, 36 opposed, 2 abstained.

To amend the vote by which amendments to the National FFA Constitution and Bylaws may be amended by inserting “and ratification b a majority of the state associations with official delegates” prior to the words “at the National FFA Convention” in Article XVII, Sec-tion B of the National FFA Constitution (Proposed by the Pennsylvania FFA Association) Chair-man Jake Forsman, North Idaho District Sentinel, Grangeville FFA

Motion was brought before body. No debate on motion. Three inquiry questions were asked to the chair and State FFA Advisor. Vote on main motion. Passed 82 for, 0 opposed, 12 abstained.

Approval of the 2010-2011 State FFA calendar, POA, and budget. (Proposed by the State FFA Association) Chairwoman McKenzie Pierce, South Upper Snake River District President, Aber-deen FFA

Motion was brought before the body. No debate on the motion. Passed 82 for, 0 op-posed, 12 abstained.

Updates to the Idaho FFA Constitution—two motions (Proposed by the State Association) Chairwoman Tierra Permann, East Magic Valley District Reporter, American Falls FFA

Both constitutional amendments were brought before the body. No debate on either amendment. One parliamentary inquiry was made, chair and parliamentarian answered. Each issue was voted on separately. Motion 1 passed with 88 for, 0 opposed, 6 abstained. Motion 2 passed with 88 for, 0 opposed, 6 abstained.

Election of 2010-2011 State FFA Officers (Proposed by the Nominating Committee) Chair-woman Alya Neumeyer, Bonners Ferry FFA

Travis Chase, New Plymouth, President; Amanda Wilder, Meridian, Vice President; Rachael Ashley, Kuna, Secretary; Sidnee Rose Larsen, Preston, Treasurer; Stacie Day, Madison, Reporter; Joseph Maxwell, Hagerman, Sentinel. Passed by unanimous voice vote.

Respectfully submitted, Erica Ramsey, State FFA Secretary

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SLC Delegate Roll Call

Aberdeen 1/1 Amer. Falls 2/1 Bear Lake 2/0 Blackfoot 0/0 Bliss 0/0 Bonners Ferry 2/2 Buhl 2/2 Burley 2/2 Camas 0/0 Cambridge 2/2 Castleford 2/2 Challis 0/0 Clrwater Vly 2/2 Council 2/2 Culdesac 0/0 Deary 0/0 Declo 0/0 Dietrich 1/2 EIPT 0/0 Emmett 2/2 Filer 2/2 Firth 2/2 Fruitland 2/2 Genesee 0/2 Glenns Ferry 2/0 Gooding 2/2 Grace 2/0 Grangeville 2/2 Hagerman 0/0 Hansen 0/0 Highland 2/2 Highlnd-Craig 0/0 Homedale 2/2 HS Bend 2/0 Jerome 0/1

Juniper Hills 0/0 Kamiah 2/2 Kendrick 2/0 Kimberly 2/2 Kuna 2/2 Lakeside 0/0 Lapwai 0/0 Leadore 2/2 Mackay 2/2 Madison 2/0 Malad 2/2 Marsh Valley 2/0 Marsing 0/0 Melba 2/2 Meridian 2/2 Middleton 2/2 Midvale 2/2 Minico 2/0 Murtaugh 2/0 Nampa 2/2 N Plymouth 2/2 Nezperce 2/2 N Fremont 2/0 North Gem 2/2 Notus 0/2 Oakley 0/0 Parma 2/2 Payette 2/0 Potlatch 2/0 Preston 2/2 Raft River 1/0 Richfield 2/2 Rigby 2/2 Rimrock 2/2 Ririe 0/0

Rockland 0/0 Salmon 2/2 Salmon River 2/2 Shelley 0/0 Shoshone 2/2 Snake River 2/2 Soda Springs 0/0 S Fremont 2/0 Sugar-Salem 2/0 Teton 0/0 Troy 2/2 Twin Falls 1/1 Vallivue 2/0 Weiser 2/2 Wendell 2/2 W Jefferson 0/0 Westside 2/2 UI CFFA 0/0 Session 1 120 Session 2 94 Each chapter was entitled to two voting delegates. Session 1 was committee meetings. Session 2 was a meeting of the entire delegate body to vote on each mo-tion as brought forward by the commit-tees.

The numbers are chapter role call (attendance) for Session 1/Session 2

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Mountains Retiring Address of State Sentinel Jared Mumm

Introduced by Denise Mumm Musical Selection: Mountains by Lonestar © 2006 BMI Records

G rowing up with an older brother and numerous older cousins, my life was built around compe-tition. I spent all my summers playing baseball and the other months playing basketball, all the while competing with myself, and those around me. I was always pushing myself to get better. This competition grew to a deep passion and love for the game of basketball by the time I was

in the fourth grade. My dad took me, and a select group of my friends and we began playing basketball in as many tournaments as we could find on the weekends and throughout the summer. In the fourth grade we set our goal. That goal was to win a state basketball championship by the time we graduated. When we got to high school as sophomores our goal was in reach. We went to the state basketball tournament and were three games away from our coveted “Big Blue Trophy”. As the tournament panned out we fell short of our goal after losing our first two games. However in sports you have the unique ability to fall back on “next year”. This was our exact mentality. As juniors we made a return trip to the state basketball tournament, this time with the experience and know how to win it all. In the state championship game; with the big blue trophy sitting on the table so close you could touch it: we fell short yet again.

After the shock of defeat we fell back on good ol’ ‘next year’. Senior year; eight years with the same team, all the experience, skill, and determination; this year no one could stop us from reaching our goal. After making it through the season as district champs, again, we headed to the state tournament to get our big blue state championship trophy. We had been there before; there were no nerves, no butter-flies, just one team with a goal. There was a whole town behind us and we had all the confidence in the world. We never got to our goal. We choked: and in losing those first two games, all of our dreams and hopes for the last eight years went down the tube. There was no more “next year”; no more basketball practices after school, or long bus rides with friends. Our whole lives for the past eight years summed up to nothing.

Some will say we failed; and for the longest time I was in the boat with those that categorized us as failures. But before you jump to failure let me share with you a quote from John Wooden. Those of you that know the game of basketball will know that Coach Wooden coached the UCLA Bruins during the sixties, seventies, and eighties. In this timeframe they were undefeated National Champions three years in a row during which they amassed an 88 game win streak, solidifying him atop the throne of basketball immortality. A quote of his that stands out the most to me is: “Failure isn’t fatal, but failure to change might be.” The best coach in the history of basketball, understood that sometimes you will fail and make mistakes; but it is what you do with your mistakes that speaks loudest about the person you are. Will you learn from your mistakes and get better, or will you accept a defeatist attitude and cower away from change? As a group of seniors at Kimberly High School, we chose the first option. We took all of our bitter-ness from failing in basketball and turned it into the 3 A Boys State Track Championship. We had reached, not our original goal of a state basketball championship, but a similar goal because we refused to give up. When the door to our basketball season was slammed shut in our face the door to another path was opened. The only difficulty was in recognizing it. When everyone leaves here I hope you will leave with goals; become a state officer, win parlia-mentary procedure, or compete on a team for your school to get up on this stage right here. Sadly not all of your goals and plans will work out exactly like you want them to. By no means am I saying run away from them; but embrace them. “Failure isn’t fatal, but failure to change might be.” Never give up on your passions, no matter what people say about them or what happens along the way, because when one door comes slamming shut; another one will open, and then you can pursue you passion from a different angle. You just have to be able to see that angle when it presents itself. Everyone here will experience victory and defeat in their life; success or failure; what sets us apart as FFA members is that we will not be dis-couraged by mere failure! We will learn from our mistakes and get better; then when we are staring the end in the face we will be able to say that what we have accomplished in our years was well worth all the time and toil we put into them. That we never gave up on our goals and passions. We will always find a way to succeed!

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Forever Strong Retiring Address of State Reporter Ruby Brackett

Introduced by Levi Brackett and Travis Clelland Musical Selection: Be Strong by Sink to See © 2009 Pigfactory USA LLC

I am sure that everyone in this room has been encouraged at one point or another in their lifetime and we remember all the “Life Coaches” along the way that have taken their time to guide us down the right path. We all have paths and roads to follow as we journey into our future but no one, not even our “life coaches,” ever guarantee that the path is going to be easy.

My senior year I was the girl who seemed to know exactly what she wanted and was completely on track to get it. School was in the bag; I was loving soccer, had plenty of friends and always had a date. I was living in such a “Magical Land” that even Dorothy and Toto would have been jealous. Life was good and I was living for the moment until I had my own little “tornado of an experience” that literally turned my life upside down.

I woke up one morning…ugh, it’s Friday, and monster list of things to do, my planner needs more lines. Thank goodness seminary got canceled because of fog. Goodness! Its 7:55 I should have left ten min-utes ago. Stupid fog, semi truck, you do realize the speed limit is 60. Short cut, ughhhh, great the fog is even thicker here.

Next thing I know after three complete rolls, my truck is on its right side. Survival instinct kicks in. find phone, crawl out. I didn’t have time to get in a wreck; my schedule didn’t give me time for anything that wasn’t on the page for that day.

But that day, didn’t care if I had a plan, if I was going to have to re schedule with canyon crest for the banquet dinner, if my senior project sheet was due, if I needed to take a placement test for a class. That day I had to face the reality that my time almost ran out. My footsteps could have ended right there. What kind of a life had I led? Could I look back on my choices and smile? Or had I lost sight of what really mattered…when all was tallied, would I have been proud of my final score? Who I was and what I stood for? A while back, I heard Coach Larry Gelwix speak at USU, and he reminded me of how important that FINAL SCORE really is…he has led his high school rugby team to 25 national championship finals with 18 wins. His team is the only team to make it to the championships every year since it was started , but through all of this Coach Gelwix ‘s number one concern has never been winning. Coach Gelwix concern and focus is THE FINAL SCORE. Sure, he thinks national championships are cool too but you must always focus on the FINAL SCORE and what it takes to SCORE . The steps that his players take to get to get to Na-tionals are priceless. These are the steps that build a true champion. Coach Gelwix shared that it is not about rugby it is about building champion boys off the field. Perhaps this is the best lesson to share.

In applying to each of our lives, it is not just about FFA… FFA is simply a means we use to guide us as we take our steps. It is not about state degrees, highest placing individuals, district stars or even na-tional championship teams. It is about you.

There are three main pillars to build the foundation for a champion life. You must start with your character, followed with understanding and knowing pain, while never forgetting the final score.

What is character? Everyone talks about it, so it is a given that everyone has one right? When I think of character I think of my grandfather Noy. He was defined by this quote, “true character is revealed by the clarity of your convictions the choices you make and the promises you keep.” That can be a big task and a lot to remember so I found a simpler way for me to remember everything that is encompassed in that; I do this through living the 10 by 10 rule. I ask myself a series of questions revolving around that im-portant number…How will this affect me after in 10 minutes, 10 hours, 10 days, 10 weeks, 10 months, and 10 years. If it would embarrass you in ten years why should you do it? I HATE rules, I hate feeling restricted. When I get a long list of rules I just roll my eyes and give the person a look like you have got to be kidding me! So for those of you who feel like I do, I offer one simple rule to live your life by. It’s not long and it’s not hard to remember and you will never regret following it. Do not do anything that would embarrass yourself, your family, or your chapter. You have to realize that every day you wear a brand. This brand can come in many forms, your last name, your school, your chapter; these are brands that you can never take off. In and out of uniform. Do you realize that parents, teachers and others recognize you out of official dress? At football games, movie theaters, gas stations. Knowing this, do you

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take a step back every now and then; ask yourself does this reflect well on my brand?

In life there are only two kinds of pain. The first is the pain of hard work; Emotional or physical, it is still pain. It’s the price we pay to know, to grow, and to become. This is a good price to get to pay, yes I said get to pay. We live in a world full of opportunities, things come easy. The things that come easy also go easy. This is why paying a price is a privilege. The second is the pain of regret. The pain of not giving your all, holding in your talents, asking what could have been?

The final score, I remember standing in this room before Jake, last year’s nominating committee chair announced, the next state officer team. I realized something in that short gap of time between an-nouncing nom com and the first of the officers. State office or not I was grateful for the paths that lead me to that point. Either way I went, I had been so blessed to have the chance to learn, grow, and pay the price. Now my final score is higher. I have to always set my score higher, with a hardened attitude and focus to-wards the important steps in life. In being true to your character, knowing pain and determining the final score you will find honor above victory makes a true champion. FFA members, today I challenge you to meet the rising sun of each day and remember the importance of each moment. Promise to be a champion every day of your life. Forever strong in the jacket so you may be forever strong out of the jacket.

B eing here at the 79th Idaho State FFA Convention brings back so many memories. Many of you have been here before and for some of you, this is your first experience. I remember my own first convention; the theme that year was “Fuel the Fire.” I was so excited to be in this room sur-rounded by blue jackets and every inspiring word spoken intensified that excitement. Although I

didn’t know it at the time, those inspiring words were shooting sparks towards a flame deep inside me. On April 8th, 2005, exactly five years ago TODAY, those sparks ignited and brought that flame to life. I remem-ber that day so vividly. I was sitting next to Mr. Johnson, right over there; and I leaned over to him and said, “Mr. J, do you see those officers up on stage? I’m going to be one of them someday.” Now, anyone who knew me as an 8th grader would probably agree that I was the most shy, least outgoing, least social, and most afraid of talking person they knew. People just terrified me! Being fully aware of that, it was easy for me to understand why my advisor looked so confused. Wanting to make it perfectly clear that I was seri-ous and meant what I said, I repeated, “Mr. J, one of these days I AM going to be up on that stage. Will you help me?” After thinking for a moment he replied, “Kiana, you can do anything you put your mind to and if you want to be a state officer, I’ll do everything I can to help you out.”

As I look out into the audience here today, I see future state officers, parents, business and in-dustry owners, actors, doctors, lawyers…the list goes on and on! YOU ARE THE FUTURE! But, the future can’t make itself happen; it’s up to each one of us to make decisions and control our own destiny. Anthony Ryan, a motivational writer, once said, “Life isn’t what you want it to be, it’s what you make it become.” You hold your future in the palm of your hands; shape it into the future YOU want it to be! When it comes to your future I want you to be selfish; that’s right, selfish. Don’t worry about what other people think be-cause what they think doesn’t matter. It’s your life and you are the master of your own mind.

I’m sure there are some of us that have mixed feelings over this. I mean, you were just asked to be selfish and to think only of yourself. Our parents taught us that this is wrong, didn’t they??? Forget what your parents said, because as unacceptable as it may seem, I can promise you that being in the driver’s seat of your future does not make you the greedy, controlling, self-centered person society would like you to believe. The word selfish comes across so negatively, but to be selfish over YOUR future is nothing to be ashamed of. I realize that being considerate of others’ opinions is very important; but you must all remem-ber this: it’s YOUR life, YOUR future, and YOUR time to shine, no one else’s. DON’T LET ANYONE TAKE AWAY YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE! We all have dreams, something we want more than anything else in the entire world. Take a moment and think about that. What is it in your life that you want more than any-thing else? What are your goals and dreams? NEVER be afraid to chase after what you want the most. One of my favorite quotes says: “Deep inside of you are powers that, if discovered and used, would allow you to

I Wanna Live Retiring Address of State Treasurer Kiana Wilcox

Introduced by Shalani Wilcox, Wyakin Wilcox, and Melissa Raymond Musical Selection: I Want to Live by Josh Gracin © 2004 Lyric Street

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achieve all that you ever dreamed or imagined you could become. “ISN’T THAT AMAZING?!?!” It’s just like my advisor said five years ago; you truly are capable of doing anything you set your mind to. Just like that small fire burned inside of me at my first State Convention, so a fire burns inside of each and every one of you here today. Unleash that potential and do something great with it! Life is meant to be lived; but how can you truly live your life if you are constantly waiting for tomorrows’ and regretting yesterdays’? There have been times in my life when I didn’t try something new or wasn’t who I truly wanted to be because I was afraid. I was afraid that my best wasn’t good enough, I was afraid of that fire burning inside of me. That fear caused me to miss out on countless opportunities that I will never have again. I have been afraid of talking to someone. I have been afraid to compete in a CDE. I have been afraid to try new things, to be myself; I was afraid to live! FFA members, I WANT YOU TO LIVE! I want you to live WITHOUT the fear of striking out, WITHOUT the fear of losing or getting hurt. I want you to live because the life we have now is the ONLY life we will ever get; don’t let it go to waste. I want you to live your life to the fullest and to NEVER doubt yourself, leave no room for regrets. I don’t know about all of you but I AM TIRED OF BEING AFRAID! This is YOUR time and this is MY time and I WANT TO LIVE!

M y grandfather spent the last twenty years of his life writing cowboy poetry. In one of his poems he gives advice to his grandchildren. He says “You may look at failure with moans and groans but those stumbling blocks are just stepping stones.” This piece of advice runs through my head every time I feel as if I have failed.

In high school there were a few things I wanted to achieve. I wanted to be captain of the varsity basketball team, student body president and the Western Idaho District FFA President. On three separate occasions I put my talents, my desires, and myself on the line only to lose it all. Starting for the basketball team for three years made me qualified for captain, right? Coach must have seen that I was a natural leader, didn’t she? I had put pain and passion into the sport. I thought I deserved the responsibility of captain but my coach thought otherwise. When I ran for student body president, I felt like I put on the largest campaign for student office that New Plymouth High School had ever seen. If my figures were right, I was liked by most everyone. I spent a hard week campaigning and assumed I had the proper quali-fications. But as you can guess my efforts were in vain; losing the election to my competition. Finally, when I ran for district FFA president my former teammate beat me out of the position. These three experiences may seem small to you, but to me they were the world. They were what I wanted to achieve in high school. Not succeeding in them felt like failing my high school career. By the end of my junior year I had decided that I had had enough. I stopped trying… I wasn’t going to take anymore failure. But somewhere along the way I had to realize a concept. A concept that changed my view on the entire situation. A concept that motivated me to run for state office. I learned that I was free to fail! I was free to fail as many times as I wanted to. Every failure was one step closer to success. It didn’t matter that I wasn’t captain of the basketball team, or student body president or even district president. I could still be successful. Abraham Lincoln is often given the title of our country’s greatest president. But he would have never reached the presidency if he had feared failure. Between the years of 1831 and 1859 three times he was defeated in the state legislative campaigns, lost six congressional races, went bankrupt twice in failed business attempts, lost the vice president election, the speaker of the house election and to top it all off his first fiancé died. In case you were not counting that was fourteen failures! Finally in 1860 Abraham Lincoln was elected to the office of President of the United States of America. During his time in office he kept the nation from splitting apart, issued the Emancipation Proclamation, the 13th amendment, and signed a series of bills that led to the further development of the country. President Lincoln once said that “My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.” He was definitely not content with his failure. His failures led him to become something great. President Lincoln did not fear failure. He embraced it. He understood that he was free to fail.

Free to Fail Retiring Address of State Secretary Erica Ramsey

Introduced by Elise Ramsey Musical Selection: Standing Outside the Fire by Garth Brooks © 1993 Capitol

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As a little girl, I loved to play in the fire when my family went camping. Every time I would get

burned from the flames. My mom would tell me “Well Erica, maybe you’ve learned your lesson this time. When you play in the fire you get hurt.” FFA members I want you to forget my mom’s advice. I want you to jump in the fire. You may feel that flame of failure but that just means you are one step closer to success and that success will be all the sweeter. Just like Garth Brooks says “Life is not tried it is merely survived when you are standing outside the fire.” FFA members, you are free to fail. Once you realize you are free to fail, you have to “STOP FEARING FAILURE!” When I grasped this concept I put myself out there once again. I competed at the district extemporaneous speaking event, and guess what? I lost. I lost bad. I lost in something I felt confident in winning. But this time I didn’t let it get me down. The following week I turned in my application for state FFA office. For the first time in my life I felt Erica Ramsey had overcome the fear of failure. Next time you are sitting in a classroom and the teacher asks a question, answer it. You may be wrong…. But who cares? If you want to play on the football team, the basketball team or the volleyball team give it a try! What do you have to lose?? If you want a chapter office, district office or a state office give it a shot! If you fail, try again! Stop fearing failure, because you, FFA members, are FREE TO FAIL!

W hat can possibly beat an ice cold root beer on a hot summer day? Maybe you’d prefer a Mountain Dew, Sprite, or even a Pepsi. My grandma LOVES a good diet Coke. If you go to her house, you are guaranteed to find a bottle of it. Every time I see it, I’m reminded of the second-grade science experiment that involves a big bottle of Diet Coke, and a mento. If we

were to put this little mento into this bottle, most of us know that we are going to receive an awesome shower when it erupts. Dave’s life was a lot like this experiment. Like many modern families, his parents were divorced, but that didn’t really matter to him. His life was complete with his dad, sister, Lego’s, Lincoln Logs, and Saturday morning cartoons. The Jetson’s, Flintstone’s, and Dexter’s laboratory were among his favorites. One day when he was eleven years old, his aunt and uncle came to take him and his sister to their house. Dave’s dad left suddenly and no one knew where he was. That night, Dave fell asleep with an awful feeling that something wasn’t quite right. The next morning Dave woke up to his family all around him. His grandma said “Dave, your dad isn’t coming home”. Dave said “No, my dad loves me. He’ll always come back”. She said “You don’t under-stand. Your dad killed your mom after her attempt to kidnap you. He turned himself in last night.” In twenty-four hours, Dave’s life got pretty shaken up. With his foundation gone, Dave spent the rest of mid-dle school in a fog: not really feeling or believing in anything. It wasn’t until he joined the FFA that his life changed. With the encouragement of his advisors, Dave began to believe in himself again. He competed in CDEs and won, ran for chapter and district offices and got them, and participated in leadership workshops and got inspired to lead others to do the same. Now, he still helps those in FFA, and is going to college in the hope of helping others believe in themselves as he studies to be a teacher. FFA members, I know that Dave’s story isn’t the norm, but I also know that we each have our own stories. My advisor used to say that it doesn’t matter what our story is: it’s what we do about it. We may not see it now, but we know that each of us has hopes and dreams and the belief and faith that no matter what happens, our life is going to mean something. Sometimes we have a lot of pressure in our lives…whether in a positive way with inspiring things we hear or want to accomplish, or in negative ways with a divorce, or the death of a close friend. Every-thing that happens contributes to who we are, and as these things accumulate, one of two things can hap-pen. One, all of these things can happen to us, and we may want to make our lives great. But, for some reason we never really believe that we can, and we become like a flat pop, wasting our talents. OR, two, we can take these things that happen to us and let them inspire us. We all know what it feels like to be so emotionally full that you believe you can do anything. Anything can happen, but never will if we do not

Believe Retiring Address of State Vice President Casey Zufelt

Introduced by Jessica Zufelt Musical Selection: We Weren’t Born to Follow by Bon Jovi © 2009 Island

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add one thing to our lives; call it a mento if you will. This mento that can take all of our potential and turn it into a shower of reality, is belief. A belief in yourself that is so strong that no matter what happens, you KNOW how much you are worth and the great things that only you can do and become. This belief cannot come from anyone else. Our advisors, parents, and friends can all see our po-tential, and they believe. They may even try to help us find it. Until we believe in ourselves, our potential will stay right where it is…inside. Once that potential comes out, it’s up to us what we do with it. No one can ever know how far you can take yourself, but you can choose what you do with the talents and potential you have been given. Remember Dave? Well, his story is real, and in fact you all know him. However, Dave isn’t a boy, he’s a girl: and that girl is me. Friends I know what it feels like to not believe in life, in your future, or your-self. I’ve been there! But I know that if I can go through my personal hell, and still accomplish great things, I know that you can. I believe in myself, and I believe in you. Believe when it’s hard! Believe when it hurts! Believe when the odds are stacked against you! Believe when you have no reason to believe! FFA members, YOU believe!

S teel bleachers, you know the kind that are hot in the summer and cold in the winter?... I remember them vividly as I sat there in the fairgrounds of Grace, Idaho, crying. These were not tears of sor-row, or even tears of joy, they were the kind that make your knees shake, tears of fear. Apprehen-sion in liquid form. Ugh, how I dread those experiences… of failure, defeat, or embarrassment. We

all have them, like tripping in school hallways, or giving your best….and still failing. But I’m curious,…..Raise your hand if there is something you fear. Yes, of course, everyone, because the rest of you are afraid to raise your hands.

I was preparing my first set of oral reasons for a 4-H horse class, sitting on those steel bleachers, and as a nine-year-old I had to have them perfect. I remember thinking,“(stammering) The sorrel was first, because he was the biggest, and the bay gelding second because, … because, ….. man, I thought I’d never get this right.”

Nothing was so intimidating as that judge I had to speak too. Finally, when everyone else was done with their reasons, I walked to the judge, gave her my reasons card, and began to speak…As those tears of fear ran down my face, I could barely get the words out between my sobs. I would have let this experience stop me from ever speaking again.

I would have allowed it stop me. But I didn’t. See, what we do or don’t do in life is our own choice. Each of us…. Have control of our attitudes, our decisions, our actions. If you want to sit on a moun-tain peak,… or sit on a couch, the choice is yours. Your life, is in your hands.

But what stops us? Why do we settle with “good enough”,.. almost,..kinda. The author, Fulton Oursler said…. “Many of us crucify ourselves between two thieves – regret for the past and a fear of the future”.

To this day public speaking is the most intimidating challenge for me. One big step that I took as a freshman was competing in Creed speaking. I remember standing on this stage. I was probably (squat)…about this tall, and speaking with my high little voice (say in high voice). It took a lot of courage to come onto this stage four years ago. I had high hopes of winning the event, but I didn’t. (stand)

Stop for a moment, think about what stops us from overcoming the limits we set on ourselves. We don’t help the outcast kid at school because we’re afraid of what our friends will think. We don’t go to tryouts because what if we give our best and still don’t get on the team? We don’t even say hello to the new kids next to us in class because they may not like us……Notice, each of these reasons are fears we have made up in our minds. Stop assuming the outcome will be bad! I learned so much doing the creed, even though I didn’t win. How many of your best friendships started with those awkward first conversations? When we feel unsure, the decision to finally move,…. is always scary. You all learned to ride a bike, learned

Dare You to Move Retiring Address of State President Seth Pratt

Introduced by Anna Pratt Musical Selection: Dare You to Move by Switchfoot © 2004 Columbia/Sony BMG

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to play a sport, or maybe even to sing. Think back to how scared you were the first time you did those things.

American television, we love to watch sports, we love to watch “American Idol”, we love to watch others…. achieve their dreams. It is easy to assume that those people on television are different than us, that they must have magical powers or maybe they went to wizard school, but actually, I have found that anyone who comes out on top, started at the same place, which is.. the bottom. The only difference is that they stuck it out longer than everyone else. In the face of failure, they continually dared to move.

This year I have met thousands of incredible FFA members, but sometimes I heard things like “I was going to compete in Ag Sales but I was so busy”, or “I signed up for creed speaking but I never found time to memorize the speech”. See, life isn’t a battle between doing good or evil, it is hardly so epic. The real battle is between doing good,.. or doing nothing. All around us are people who are too scared to pur-sue their dreams, and when others can’t overcome their doubts, they’ll tell you that you can’t either.

We say to ourselves, “I’m not pretty enough, I’m not popular enough, I’m not skinny enough, I’m not tough enough,” When did you define yourself?!......don’t be a result. You have complete control of who you are.

Each of us have plans and dreams for our future. It takes a lot of courage to become who you are meant to be…. so Don’t let yourself down! No one ever said it would be easy, they only said it would be worth it. Now is the time, Now is the time to overcome. Don’t second guess yourself, be daring, inspire others, protect your dream, stand up for who you are, FFA members! I dare you to move!

Honored Guests at SLC

Left to right:

Alexandria Henry, National FFA Eastern Region Vice President; Don Hall, Mayor of Twin Falls; Lori Otter, First Lady of Idaho; Ann Stephens, State PTE Administrator, C. L. “Butch” Otter, Governor of Idaho; and Dr. Jerry Beck, President College of

Southern Idaho

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● Louis Bettencourt ● Larry Church

● Keith Hyatt ● Dan Sample

2010 Honorary State FFA Degree Recipients

2010 Distinguished Service Recipients

Star

Farmer Star in

Agribusiness Star in

Ag Placement Star in

Agriscience

BVD Paxti Larrocea-Phillips,

Meridian Wes Freeman,

Middleton Bryce Hill,

Kuna Katelyn Szatkowski,

Kuna

EMVD Jared Jones, Raft River Tim Haskett,

American Falls Grant Stevenson,

Minico

NID Michael Shelton,

Genesee Ray Mosman,

Nezperce

NMVD Cara Pantone,

Shoshone Will Billington,

Shoshone

NUSR Cody Willmore, Rigby Jared Dalton, North Fremont Joseph Hale, Rigby

SEID Paige Daniels, Malad Tayson Smith,

North Gem Seth Christensen,

Preston

SMVD Adam Machado

Castleford Kaila Ring, Buhl Nick Dame,

Kimberly

SUSR Cody Gentillon,

Snake River Shalissa Hamilton,

Blackfoot Chase Williams,

Snake River Alaysha Whitworth,

Mackay

WID Aubrey Wright,

Fruitland Tanner Hawkins,

Weiser Drew Gill, Fruitland

2010 District Stars

● Dr. Bill Barton* ● Phyllis Beard ● Dr. Marie Bulgin ● Charles Dansie ● Ralph Denton ● Jay Hummel ● Bernie Jansen ● Scott Jensen ● Gary Johnson ● Dr. Jim Lamb ● Senator Edgar Malepeai*

*Presented at Day on the Hill, January 25, 2010

● Representative Jim Patrick ● Justin Patten ● Toby Robinson ● Shawn Stanford ● Sandy Stevenson ● Mike Tesnohlidek ● Roger Wells ● Randy Wilmot ● Honorable Amy Wynn ● Lance Zollinger

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2010 State FFA Proficiencies

J. R. Simplot Company rep-resentative Brian H. Hogue with each of the sixteen state winning proficiency winners. The J. R. Simplot Company sponsored the event and awarded scholar-ships to each state winner.

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Aberdeen Amber Gonzales Chaney Powell

American Falls Beatriz Ayala Brittney Duffin Hank Fitch Guy Giesbrecht Tim Haskett Zoie Laggis Suzzanna Lute Dylan Pratt Billy Steinlicht Eddie Strom Ryan Wright

Blackfoot Shalissa Hamilton Anna Pratt

Buhl Kaila Ring

Burley Paetyn Condie Bo Hawker Christina Landrith Jessica Laumb Christian Loya Austin Mendenhall Logan Searle Nathan Searle Coy Tolle Nathan Yost

Cambridge Matthew Ball Keren Bankhead Jessica Bauer Hayden S. Boll Samantha Jensen Katy Nuffer Kaycee Royer Robyn Vowell

Castleford Katylyn DeVries Dakotah Hoogland Dylan Kinyon Adam Machado

Declo Jordan Darrington Dallin Darrington Casey Durfee Brandon Hurst Jared Patterson Jordan Price

Dietrich Kelci Dalton

Emmett Sarah Ebert Courtney Eckley Chelsey Roeper

Filer Dakotah Williams

Fruitland Dale Christensen Kelsie Cleaver Geoffrey Garcia Drew Gill Elizabeth Hinatsu Anthony Lewellen Laurel Olsen Stephanie Rule Jennifer Seiders Trevor Stanger Aubrey Wright Ryan Wright

Genesee Mallory Cox Rachel Krick Michael Shelton

Gooding Gustie Cockerham Alison Flora Alexx Sliman

Grace Kylee Jensen

Hagerman Tucker Demaray

Homedale Caitlyn Johnson Alexandria Mcrae

Jerome Katelyn Clifton Cade Nelson

Kimberly Nick Dame Derek Schwabedissen

Kuna Michelle Ball Bryce Hill Summer Lowe Brittany Ratliff Katelyn Szatkowski Marria Unser Alison Whale

Kuna—Continuted Marcy Winger

Mackay Nicole Buckwalter Alaysha Whitworth

Madison Shayna Clements

Malad Karissa Barnes Paige Daniels Nathan Eliason Elsie Thomas

Marsh Valley Philip Hansen Elizabeth Lockyer Mark McNabb

Melba Haley Brisbin Zack Dygert Lee Shurtleff

Meridian Sara Baker Jenny Carlton Erin Curry Patxi Larrocea-Phillips Jeremy Maslonka Susan Schram

Middleton Wes Freeman Sam Powell Tyler Simmons Allen Wysocki

Midvale Karly Craig Scott Jaeger Hailey Sutton Elliot R. Tiedemann

Minico Dakota Goff Grant Stevenson

Nampa Haylee Palmer

New Plymouth Devin Barker Sierra Bott Nicole Covington Reese Eells Branden Eichler Emily Fisher Trent Hammon

State FFA Degree Recipients

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New Plymouth—Continued Zach Hidy Briana Krebs Trenton Milburn Heather Parsons Elise Ramsey Benson Sternberg Ashley Thompson

Nezperce Ray Mosman

North Fremont Jared Dalton Hernan Labra Mark Loosli Jevin Pocock

North Gem LynDee Simons Tayson Smith Sarah Taylor

Notus Kerby Andersen

Parma Steven Blanscet Amanda Chaney Dillon Greiner Katie Hartman Toni Ineck Evan Miller Erika Nichols

Payette Trevor Anderson Emily Robertson Kelsey Cruickshank Kaylee Fugate Ambrie Haugen Kenten Martin Mariah Stevens

Preston Seth Christensen Camille Davis Austin Petterborg Nathan Rindlisbaker Zacary Sadler Laci Talbot

Raft River Dallas Carpenter Jared Jones Kassie Ottley Cade Powers

Rigby Melissa Cook Joseph Hale Traci Lundquist Cody Willmore

Shelley Natasha Corbett Cynthia Gibson Paige Wray

Shoshone Michelle Aoi William Billington Nathan Huyser Cara Pantone Cody Race

Snake River Rachel Balls Cody Gentillon Chase Williams

South Fremont Grayson Creer

Sugar-Salem Taylor Lusk

Troy Rio Harris

Twin Falls Kade Beck

Vallivue Marquina Araquistain Hannah Mamer Kassondra Smith

Weiser Cade Chandler Tessa DeHaven Stephanie Goertz Mirriah Gray Tanner Hawkins Logan Iverson

Wendell Charlie Hansen Morgan Locke Megan Rodrigues

West Jefferson Jennifer Jernberg Hazen Overdorf

West Side Kyler Austin Jessika Griffiths Tanner Smart

State FFA Degree Recipients

State Stars: Agriscience, Alyaysha Whitworth, Advisor VerNon Roche, Mackay; Agribusiness, Jared Dalton, Advisor Tom Jacobsen, North Fremont;

Ag Placement, Ray Mosman, Advisor Kyle Stapleton, Nezperce; Farmer, Cody Gentillon, Advisor Justin Patten, Snake River

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2010 SLC Career Development Events

State Leadership Conference was the host of fourteen career development events and activities.

Event Superintendent Agricultural Sales Keith Hyatt, assisted by June Playfair Extemporaneous Speaking Dr. John Mundt Farm Business Management Larry Church FFA Creed Speaking Amanda Moore-Kriwox Floriculture Dave Kiesig Horse Jim Knight Job Interview Dr. Rachel Halsey National Chapter and Proficiency Programs Allison Touchstone Nursery Landscape Dave Kiesig Parliamentary Procedure and Conference Parliamentarian Dr. Jim Connors Prepared Public Speaking Dr. Ben Swan

Agricultural Sales Teams Ag Sales 1st Place Individuals

1st Meridian FFA Amanda Wilder, Meridian Presentation A

2nd Kimberly FFA Susan Schram, Meridian Presentation B

3rd Preston FFA Ryan Wright, Fruitland Prospecting C

4th Fruitland FFA Erin Ghigleri, Genesee Phone Skills D

5th Genesee FFA

Conference Parliamentarian

1st Anna Rodriguez Kuna FFA

2nd John Richards Melba FFA

3rd Argia Phillips Meridian FFA

4th Haley Brisbin Melba FFA

5th Maggie Brown Gooding FFA

5th Lee Shurtleff Melba FFA

Extemporaneous Speaking

1st Jessica Lancaster Jerome FFA

2nd Traci Lundquist Rigby FFA

3rd Brayden Morgan American Falls FFA

4th Ray Mosman Nezperce FFA

Farm Business Management Teams Farm Business Management Individuals

1st Kuna FFA Derek Schwabedissen Kimberly FFA

2nd New Plymouth FFA Scott Hukill Kuna FFA

3rd West Jefferson FFA Marcy Winger Kuna FFA

4th Meridian FFA Travis Chase New Plymouth FFA

5th Kimberly FFA Jessica Reynolds Kuna FFA

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FFA Creed Speaking

1st Brett Wilder Meridian FFA

2nd Kylie Martin Kimberly FFA

3rd Abby Barlow Fruitland FFA

4th Tyrel Goebel North Fremont FFA

Floriculture Teams Floriculture Individuals

1st Fruitland FFA Elizabeth Hinatsu Fruitland FFA

2nd Cambridge FFA Megan Strayer Kimberly FFA

3rd Kimberly FFA Kaycee Royer Cambridge FFA

4th Payette FFA Hannah Christensen Kuna FFA

5th Nampa FFA Lacey Cromwell Cambridge FFA

Horse Teams Horse Individuals

1st Nampa FFA Kylee Jensen Grace FFA

2nd Kuna FFA Kaitlyn Gray New Plymouth FFA

3rd Grace FFA Haylee Palmer Nampa FFA

4th New Plymouth FFA Lacey Kendall Grace FFA

5th Rigby FFA Hailey Cortez Kuna FFA

Job Interview

1st Shalissa Hamilton Blackfoot FFA

2nd Kimerly Fehringer American Falls FFA

3rd Chelsie Reeves Vallivue FFA

4th Cherokee Carillo Rigby FFA

Nursery Landscape Teams Nursery Landscape Individuals

1st Cambridge FFA Nancy Lovejoy Rigby FFA

2nd Middleton FFA Robyn Vowell Cambridge FFA

3rd Rigby FFA Allen Wysocke Middleton FFA

3rd Nampa FFA Hayden Boll Cambridge FFA

5th Payette FFA Jenny Cooper Middleton FFA

Parliamentary Procedure

1st Kuna FFA Andrew Dahle, Fruitland FFA, High Chairperson

2nd Fruitland FFA Rachael Ashley, Kuna FFA, High Secretary

3rd Rigby FFA

4th Burley FFA

Prepared Public Speaking

1st Nathan Rindlisbaker Preston FFA

2nd Anna Pratt Blackfoot FFA

3rd Brittany Ratliff Kuna FFA

4th Jacob Lake Burley FFA

Scrapbook

1st Bonners Ferry FFA Division II

1st Meridian FFA Division I

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Agricultural Sales 1st place team Meridian FFA

Amanda Wilder Susan Schram Lauren Clark Shalee Kilpack

FFA Creed Speaking top four

Brett Wilder, Meridian; Kylie Martin, Kimberly; Abby Barlow, Fruitland; Tyrel Goebel, North Fremont

Extemporaneous Speaking top

four

Jessica Lancaster Traci Lundquist

Brayden Morgan Ray Mosman

Sponsor John Anderson, Idaho

Farm Bureau

Prepared Speaking top four

Jacob Lake, Burley; Brittany Ratliff, Kuna, Anna Pratt, Blackfoot; Nathan Rindlisbaker, Preston

Job Interview top four

Cherokee Carrillo, Rigby; Chelsie Reeves, Vallivue; Kimerly Fehringer, American Falls; Shalissa Hamilton, Blackfoot

Horse 1st place team Nampa FFA

Haylee Palmer, Hannah Berry, Taylor Anderson, and Carly Gerwig

2010 SLC Award Winners

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Gold Ranking Chapters 1st American Falls FFA 2nd Malad FFA 3rd Cambridge FFA 4th Castleford FFA 5th Meridian FFA 6th Burley FFA 7th Kendrick FFA 8th Vallivue FFA

Parliamentary Procedure 1st place team Kuna FFA

Brett Blackstock, Rachael Ashley, Hayley Johnson, Maggie Reynolds, Michelle Ball, and Sam Emmert; Joe Blackstock, Advisor

Nursery & Landscape 1st place team Cambridge FFA

Robyn Vowell, Alex Loveland, Austin

Jensen, and Hayden Boll

Farm Business Management 1st place team Kuna FFA

Scott Hukill, March Winger, Jessica Reynols, and Chris Ball; Joe Blackstock, Shawn Dygert, and Travis Edwards, Advisors

Silver Ranking Chapters (in alphabetical order) Homedale FFA Kimberly FFA Kuna FFA Middleton FFA New Plymouth FFA Parma FFA Raft River FFA Rigby FFA

Bronze Ranking Chapters (in alphabetical order) Madison FFA Notus FFA

2010 National Chapter Awards

2010 SLC Award Winners

2010-2011 State FFA Officers Elected at the 2010 SLC President, Travis Chase, New Plymouth; Vice President Amanda Wilder, Meridian; Reporter, Stacie Day, Madison; Secretary Rachael Ashley, Kuna; Treasurer, Sidnee Rose Larsen, Preston; Sentinel Joseph Maxwell, Hagerman

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Career Development Events of the Idaho FFA Association

State CDEs for the Idaho FFA Association were held in Moscow at the University of Idaho. The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences hosted the ten events under the direction of the staff and faculty of the Agricultural and Extension Education Department including Department Head Dr. Jim Connors, Dr. Lou Riesenberg, Dr. Ben Swan, Dr. Kattlyn Wolf, Allison Touchstone, Liz Ivie, and numerous Collegiate FFA members. Overall 53 chapters and 654 FFA members participated in the 2010 State CDEs.

Event Superintendents included: Marvin Heimgartner and Jack McHargue, Agricultural Mechanics; Dr. Ding Johnson, Agronomy; Jamie Chamberlin, Dairy Cattle Evaluation and Dairy Handler’s Activity; Cathy Mosman, Dairy Foods; Dr. Karen Launchbaugh, Environmental and Natural Resources; Dr. Jeff Bohlschied, Food Science and Technology; Dr. Ross Applegren, Forestry; Dr. Matt Doumit and Ron Richards, Livestock Evaluation and Meats Technology.

Agricultural Mechanics Teams Ag Mechanics 1st Place Individuals

1st Payette FFA Erin Curry, Meridian Arc Welding

2nd Meridian FFA Corby Becksted, West Side Oxy Welding

3rd Kuna FFA Travis Jackson, Rimrock Tool Recon & Pipe Ftng

4th Preston FFA Dakota Goff, Minico Tool & Hardware ID

5th Rimrock FFA Brize Cochran, Payette Small Engines

Matt Allison, Payette Electricity

First place Agricultural

Mechanics team Payette FFA

Matt Allison, Brize Cochram, and Cody

Fletcher; Advisors Nathan Low and Tyson

Smith

Head Vandal Football Coach Rob Akey was the keynote speaker for the opening session in the Kibbie Dome

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Agronomy Teams Agronomy Individuals

1st Kuna FFA 1st Elizabeth Hinatsu Fruitland FFA

2nd Fruitland FFA 1st Joshua Winger Kuna FFA

3rd New Plymouth FFA 2nd Brynn Powell Kuna FFA

4th Marsh Valley FFA 3rd Mark Nebeker Kuna FFA

5th Shoshone FFA 4th Rena Huff Fruitland FFA

4th Emily Tesnohlidek Fruitland FFA

5th Briana Krebs New Plymouth FFA

Dairy Cattle Evaluation Teams Dairy Cattle Evaluation Individuals

1st Preston FFA Seth Christensen Preston FFA

2nd West Side FFA Emilee Roberts Preston FFA

3rd Cambridge FFA Shandl Mckee Cambridge FFA

4th Kuna FFA Quinton Ziles West Side FFA

5th Meridian FFA Mackenzie Olson American Falls FFA

First place Dairy Cattle evaluation team Preston FFA

Seth Christensen, Emilee Roberts, Hannah Roberts, and William Moedl; Advisor Larin Crossley

First place Agronomy team

Kuna FFA

Joshua Winger, Brynn Powell, Mark Nebeker,

and Kaisa Werner; Advisors Travis Edwards,

Shawn Dygert, and Joe Blackstock

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Environmental & Natural Res. Teams Environmental & Natural Res. Individuals

1st Castleford FFA Allison Rodgers Castleford FFA

2nd Kimberly FFA Andy Gregory Vallivue FFA

3rd Kuna FFA Cory Berry Kimberly FFA

4th Cambridge FFA Callie Wiggins Castleford FFA

5th Vallivue FFA Allison Flora Gooding FFA

Dairy Foods Teams Dairy Foods Individuals

1st Fruitland FFA 1st Jessica Mahler Fruitland FFA

2nd Preston FFA 2nd Jacob Crossley Preston FFA

3rd Vallivue FFA 2nd Jami Riel Vallivue FFA

4th Kimberly FFA 3rd Stephen Magee Vallivue FFA

5th Meridian FFA 4th Emily Tesnohlidek Fruitland FFA

5th Camille Davis Preston FFA

First place Dairy Foods team Fruitland FFA

Jessica Mahler, Tori Griffin, Emily Tesnohlidek, and Jordan Little; Advisors Mike Tesnohlidek and Troy Wright

First place Environmental

Natural Resources team

Castleford FFA

Allison Rodgers, Callie Wiggins, Michael

Wiseman, and Kegan Kinyon; Advisor Roger

Wells

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Food Science Teams Food Science Individuals

1st Kimberly FFA Allison Sowka Kimberly FFA

2nd Gooding FFA Talya Murphy Kimberly FFA

3rd Homedale FFA Sara Weekes Meridian FFA

4th Preston FFA Kaitlin Keller Kimberly FFA

5th Meridian FFA Sidnee Rose Larsen Preston FFA

Forestry Teams Forestry Individuals

1st Rigby FFA Stacie Day Madison FFA

2nd Gooding FFA Traci Lundquist Rigby FFA

3rd New Plymouth FFA Daniel Flick Gooding FFA

4th Fruitland FFA Chase Hines Rigby FFA

5th Madison FFA Connor White New Plymouth FFA

First place Food Science and Technology team Kimberly FFA

Alison Sowka, Talya Murphy, Kaitlin Keller, and Cody Martin; Advisor Cody Porath

First place Forestry team

Rigby FFA

Traci Lundquist, Chase Hines, Cherokee

Carrillo, and James Smith; Advisors Jon

Hogge and Robert Hale

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Livestock Evaluation Teams Livestock Evaluation Individuals

1st Meridian FFA Lauren Clark Meridian FFA

2nd Kuna FFA Patxi Larrocea-Phillips Meridian FFA

3rd Hagerman FFA Joseph Maxwell Hagerman FFA

4th Grace FFA Ellie Dalton Dietrich FFA

5th Dietrich FFA Scott Hukill Kuna FFA

Meats Technology Teams Meats Technology Individuals

1st Rigby FFA Kevin Brown Kuna FFA

2nd Kuna FFA Scott Jaeger Midvale FFA

3rd Gooding FFA Logan Cartwright Kimberly FFA

4th Meridian FFA Cherokee Carrillo Rigby FFA

5th Midvale FFA Lauren Clark Meridian FFA

Dairy Cattle Handler’s Activity

1st Michelle Mortimer, Rigby FFA 2nd Kellsie Hodges, Salmon FFA 3rd Kelsey Rogers, Burley FFA

First place Livestock Evaluation team Meridian FFA

Lauren Clark, Patxi Larrocea-Phillips, Brett Wilder, Susan Schram; Advisor Steve Wilder

First place Meats Technology

team Rigby FFA

Cherokee Carrillo, Traci Lundquist, Michelle

Mortimer, and Joseph Hale; Advisors Robert

Hale and Jon Hogge

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IVATA Professional Teacher’s Association The Idaho Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association (IVATA) met three times in the 2009-2010 reporting year. The association sets the direction for agriculture and natural resources education in Idaho. The executive board serves as the advisory committee at the state level.

Midwinter Meeting—January 8, 2010 Boise Idaho

Members present included

President Steve Wilder, Meridian President-Elect Kyle Stapleton, Nezperce Secretary Cody Porath, Kimberly Secretary-Elect Nathan Low, Payette Treasurer Alan Heikkila, Highland Legislative Liaison Shawn Dygert, Kuna CTE Rep Amy Nichols, Parma UI AEE Rep Allison Touchstone North Idaho JR Morrow, Genesee Western Idaho Kevin Barker, New Plymouth Boise Valley Jack Blattner, Meridian North Magic Valley Holly Church, Wendell S Magic Valley Brian Wolf, Filer East Magic Valley Marc Beitia, American Falls Southeast ID Natalie Ogden, Malad S Upper Snake Rvr Justin Patten, Snake River N Upper Snk Rvr Val Johnson, Madison Food Prod Rep Fred Faulks State FFA Coor Jessie Kellogg State FFA Foundation Laura Wilder State PTE Office Tammy Ackerland State PTE Office Ben Meyer

Major business items included: Rick Phillips of the J. R. Simplot Company introduced the Nutrients for Life Helping Communities Grow Program offering almost $20,000 to Idaho FFA Chapters for promoting fertilizer education and awareness. Support of the Food Producers petition against further cuts to the UI Exten-sion and Research centers. Combining the afternoon sessions on Friday of SLC for one 4th general session for proficiencies, stars, and speaking finals. Designating the Crowne Plaza in Indianapolis as the Idaho block housing hotel for 2010-2012. Report on the efforts to combine the University of Idaho Agriculture and Extension Education Department with the State 4-H Office as requested by the Provost and CALS Dean Hammel.

Nation Level Recognition in 2009-2010 from the NAAE Dr. John Mundt—Lifetime Achievement Award for Region I Janna Volkers, Nampa—Ideas Unlimited Award for Region I NORCO—Outstanding Cooperation Award for Region I Travis Edwards, Kuna and Cody Park, Aberdeen—Teachers Turn the Key Award

Secondary Instructor Statistics

Left: number of extended contract days of sec-ondary instructors. The majority (59%) have 21-40 days while 11% have zero. Below: age of secondary instructors. The majority (55%) are under the age of 40.

Left: gender break-down of secondary instructors. 3/4 male and 1/4 female

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53rd Annual PTE Summer Conference The Idaho Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association (IVATA) again partici-pated in the annual State PTE Summer Conference. The event was held June 14-16 at the DoubleTree Riverside in Boise, ID. The conference drew 634 attendees of which 94 were part of the agriculture and natural resources program. Attending the agriculture events were secondary teachers as well as representatives from the College of Western Idaho, Brig-

ham Young University—Idaho, and teacher educators from the University of Idaho. Besides conducting the business of the association, attendees participated in professional development workshops including a tour of Boise’s National Interagency Fire Center and NORCO’s gas bottling facility as seen above and at right.

Partners of the Idaho FFA and Agriculture Education In the 09-10 reporting year several Idaho businesses made significant in-vestments into agriculture and natural resource education supporting student activities and curricular objectives. The Idaho FFA Foundation serves as the single entity for charitable giving for the Idaho FFA Associa-tion. The ID FFA Foundation collects thousands of dollars annually specifi-cally for the members and programs of the Idaho FFA. Dozens of Idaho businesses part-ner with the Idaho FFA through the Idaho FFA Foundation. Full details can be found at idffafoundation.org.

The JR Simplot Company made major contributions to the Idaho FFA in the areas of officer travel, support of the state proficiency program, and SLC. Additionally Simplot has invested in a long term employment program aligning careers in its company with CDEs and curricu-lum offered in Idaho ag education.

Agri-Service based in Twin Falls invested in Idaho agriculture education through their SLC partnership and commitment to ag mechanics educa-tion. The United Dairymen of Idaho have made continued-long term investments in Idaho ag education in support of dairy science and educa-tion for the states main agriculture industry.

Northwest Farm Credit Services based in Spo-kane partnered in sup-port of the State FFA Degree program (page 24-25) and promotion of agribusiness/economic education.

Summer Conference four year attendance for the agriculture and natural resource program area.

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53rd Annual PTE Summer Conference Major business items of the conference included:

Presentation and workshop by Dr. Roger Hanagriff of theaet.com and Texas A&M University—Kingsville regarding the use of online record keeping for student SAEs. Dr. Hanagriff’s proposal was adopted as an acceptable means of keeping SAE records and submitting the Idaho State FFA Degree, proficiencies, and chapter Programs of Activities.

The introduction of the JR Simplot Company partnership with Idaho agriculture education for career opportunities. Committee members include: Marc Beitia, Shawn Dygert, Dr. John Foltz, Angela Holbrook, Brian Hogue, Ben Meyer, Stephen Parrott, Terry Patterson, Dr. Lou Riesen-berg, Trent Van Leuven, and Steve Wilder.

A discussion of extended contracts with John Rumel, Idaho Education Assn. Legal Counsel

A discussion of Technical Skill Assessments and a motion to use the UI Dual Credit Advisory Committee to explore the development of TSAs for use in Idaho.

Discussion of removing speaking and parliamentary procedure finals from sessions at SLC. Action was taken against the motion.

A roll out of nursery and landscape curriculum as developed by Brenda Patten.

Mike Tesnohlidek appointed as the state representative for Train the Trainer for new CDE rules as developed by National FFA.

Introduction of Jaye Parks as the new administrative assistant for Agriculture and Natural Re-sources at the state division.

Years of service recognition for teachers completing:

First year Five years Ten years Fifteen Years Thirty Years

Billie Jo Blackson Pat Dixon Randy Hillman Steve Braun Bill Dean

Jaysa Fillmore Lori Harrison Heather Hopkins David Ross

Michael Malard Justin Patten Buck Wright

Jodie Mink Roger Wells

Will Schumaker

Trent Van Leuven

Recognition of the retirement of Ed Harper (Kuna 76-79 & Meridian 82-10)

Recognition of Tammy Ackerland for eighteen years of service to the Agricul-ture and Natural Resource program at the State Division of Professional-Technical Education as well as the Idaho FFA Association as the administra-tive assistant. Tammy was presented with a plaque listing close to two-hundred specific State FFA Officers, foundation directors, state coordinators, IVATA officers, and program managers that she worked with since 1992.

Election of 2010-2011 IVATA Officers. (See inside back page.)

Recognition of IVATA award winners and nominees to the national level.

Steve Braun - Troy High School - Outstanding Program

Josh Evans - Preston High School - Teacher Turn the Key

Cami Schumann - Raft River High School - Outstanding Young Member

Heather Hopkins - Kimberly High School - Outstanding Teacher

Steve Braun - Troy High School - Ideas Unlimited

United Dairyman of Idaho - Outstanding Cooperation

Sue Poland - Cambridge High School - Teacher Mentor

Keith Hyatt - Lifetime Achievement

VerNon Roche - NORCO Inspirational Award

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Post Secondary Reports

In the 2009-2010 reporting year the Agricultural and Extension Education Department offered majors in Agricultural Education (Teaching), and Agricultural Sci-ence, Communications, and Leadership. There were approximately 80 undergraduate majors in the two programs. Spring semester 2010 the department placed three student teachers, two in southern Idaho and one in eastern Oregon.

The department had eight students enrolled in the Masters of Science in Agricultural Education degree program. The department is working to transition several courses to web-based offerings that would allow more place-bound students to complete their graduate degree.

The department worked with the State Division of Professional-Technical Education to investigate the possibility of offering math certification to secondary agriculture teachers. Interested teachers would complete the requirements for certification to allow them to offer ag education courses for math credit in their high schools.

College of Agricultural and Life Science’s Dean John Hammel has requested the merger of the Depart-ment of Agricultural and Extension Education (AEE) with the State 4-H Youth Development Office. This is at the request of Provost Doug Baker in an effort to merge smaller units within the university that have similar missions.

The department is leading the way for dual credit courses in agricultural education, animal and veteri-nary sciences, plant, soil, and entomological sciences, agricultural economics, and agricultural systems management.

In the 2009-2010 reporting year the Agriculture Department at CSI had nine degree programs including two new pro-grams, Wind Energy and Environmental Technology.

CSI Agriculture had 255 students majoring in the following: 59 in Agribusiness/ Animal Science, 43 in Equine Studies, 24 in Horticulture, 80 in Veterinary Technology, 10 in Water Resource Management, 9 in Environmental Technology, 18 in Wind Energy, and 12 in Aquaculture.

Mark Goodman was hired as a new faculty member for Wind Energy.

Dr. Barry Pate of Animal Science was granted rank advancement from Instructor to Assistant Professor.

Dr. Jody Rockett was granted rank advancement from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor and was also named Veterinarian of the Year for the state of Idaho.

Development of the new Livestock Judging Program has been completed with the addition of faculty member Josh Mavencamp and will begin fall 2010 with 18 students enrolled.

Submitted by Terry Patterson, CSI

Agriculture Dept Chair

During the reporting year, the College of Western Idaho Horticulture Program completed its first year of operation under the direction of the new commu-nity college. The program continues to operate at the Old Pen Historic District next to the Idaho Botanical Garden.

Three full- time faculty were assigned during the reporting year. Leslie Black-burn, John Dodson, and Gary Moen instructed a total of 77 students.

Nine graduates completed their degree during this time period. All obtained a full AAS as a Horticulture Technician and eight of the nine were employed by the horticulture industry at graduation.

The program utilizes the horticulture growing fields, with two acres under turf and tree area as the Idaho training and testing site for the national organization PLANET (Professional Landcare Network) Certified Landscape Technician and the Certified Nursery Professional. The program has a collaborative agreement with the Idaho Nursery and Landscape Association.

The program maintains a collaborative research test plot area for the ISDA USFS Rocky Mountain Re-search station for growing and testing of native plant species for restoration projects. Additional acre-age is landscaped for plant materials education, turf species education, and for the Firewise Garden.

Submitted by Dr. Jim Connors, AEE, Department Chair

Submitted by Leslie Blackburn, Lead Instructor

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