Spokane FFA Chapter

Happy Mother's Day to all our FFA mom's!

ATTENTION!!! It is that time of year again for our annual FFA Banquet! We will have donation only food food and desserts, guest speakers, and we will be recognizing our amazing students throughout the year. We will also have retiring address/jackets as well as new officer induction! We hope to see you at Spokane High School at 6 pm for our 3rd Annual FFA Banquet!

On April 18th some of our FFA members attended Area 12 Banquet at Ozark High School and were recognized for their accomplishments. Our Farm Businesses Management team that consisted of Marcella Cadle, Dj Naile, Angelica Duarte, and Shaun Ballard received 1st in our area for their contest. Marcella Cadle received 1st in our area for Fall Young Farmers/ Young Farm Wives Speaking and Advanced Spring Public Speaking. Lastly, Marcella Cadle retired as our area 2nd Vice-President by retiring her two FFA jackets to her advisor Aaron Crosby and her previous advisor Jason Cutler.

This is the video from Texas Road House of Mr. Aaron Crosby.

Missouri FFA State Convention in Columbia was from April 25th-26th. Our Farm Businesses Management team, consisting of Marcella Cadle, Dj Naile, Angelica Duarte, and Shaun Ballard went to Columbia for the convention. They placed 17th out of 48 teams. Our president, Marcella Cadle, received her State FFA Degree. She also competed in Advance Public Speaking. Lastly, we celebrated our advisor’s birthday at Texas Road House. The video will come later. We were able to hear from Da...ve Roever from Fort Worth, Texas. Dave Roever is an American hero a Vietnam veteran of solid character, a recipient of the Purple Heart and other service medals. At the height of the Vietnam War, he joined the U.S. Navy and served as a river boat gunner in the elite Brown Water Black Beret until tragedy occurred. His survival and ensuing life with his faithful wife Brenda at his side, are miraculous. Now a multi-generational communicator, Dave Roever travels the globe, speaking in large national conventions, public schools, and with the U.S. military, including tours of war zones, sharing his gripping story, imparting hope in the face of seemingly insurmountable obstacles. With engaging humor, Roever challenges and inspires every listener. Mr. Roever and his team reach out to the people of Vietnam and other nations, via multiple projects. Since 2007, at the organization’s two Eagles Summit Ranches near Westcliffe, Colorado, and near Junction, Texas, Dave Roever and his team help to restore hope, provide keys for success, and train today’s wounded warriors to have meaningful futures, through Operation Warrior RECONnect. See more

On March 30th our FFA members went to Skyline High School. We had two teams participate: Farm Business Management: placed 4th as a team Dj Naile- 7th individually Marcella Cadle- 17th individually... Angelica Duarte- 25th individually Equine: placed 34th as a team Cj Cooper- 71st individually

Districts results! Our Reporter will add more photos tomorrow so stay tuned! Saturday, April 6th, Marcella Cadle competed at the SW District LDEs in the Advanced Public Speaking contest. She made it past the prelims to the final round. She placed 2nd which qualifies her for State Monday-Tuesday April 8th-9th, was the SW District CDEs. Here are the following teams and their results... Farm Business Management: They placed 3rd as a team which qualifies them for State! Dj Naile; Placed 4th Individually Marcella Cadle; Placed 9th Individually Angelica Duarte; Placed 32nd Individually Shaun Ballard; Placed 58th Individually Forestry: They placed 25th as a team David Nord; Placed 63rd Individually Nathan Skutt; Placed 93rd Individually Horses: They placed 28th as a team Cj Cooper; Placed 40th Individually Austin Symes; Placed 102nd Individually

Yesterday,March 21st, FFA members attended the Crowder Aggie Days contest. Here are the results: Farm Business Management: placed 3rd as a team Dj Naile- 1st individually Angelica Duarte- 15th individually... Marcella Cadle- 18th individually Paige Tate- 38th individually Entomology: placed 36th as a team Johanna Weter- 135th individually Isabelle Smith- 138th individually Forestry: placed 29th as a team Shaun Ballard- 58th individually David Nord- 84th individually

Last night, March 19th, 2019, Marcella Cadle competed at the Area XII LDE competition. She participated in the Prepared Public Speaking Advanced Division and placed first which qualifies her for District LDEs on April 6th.

We know it is extremely late but here are the photos from National Convention this school year. We went to Indianapolis, Indiana on October 24th-27th, 2018. FFA members Marcella Cadle, Dj Naile, and Cody Decker attended it with other FFA members from Monett, Marionville, and Crane! They enjoyed multiple tours and of course the Garth Brooks concert!

Marcella Cadle is the first ever Spokane FFA member to receive the Missouri State FFA Degree! This is only achieved by the top 3% of Missouri FFA Association members! This degree is the second highest degree that is bestowed upon an FFA member.

Saturday, March 16th, we had students attend the Marshfield CDE Contest. Here are the results Advanced Public Speaking contest: Marcella Cadle- Placed 1st ... Ag Mechanics: Placed 13th as a team Nathan Skutt- Placed 44th Individually Cole Salmans- Placed 45th Individually Austin Symes- Placed 46th Individually

On Monday, March 11th, we had a members attend the Pleasant Hope CDE contest. Here are the results: Farm Business Management Team: Placed 4th as a team Dj Naile-4th Individually Angelica Duarte-21st Individually... Marcella Cadle-25th Individually Paige Tate- 51st Individually Forestry Team: Placed 15th as a team Shaun Ballard-35th Individually David Nord-67th Individually Cole Salmans-93rd Individually Nicole Sportsman-96th Individually Entomology Team: Placed 25th as a team Isabelle Smith-79th Individually Johanna Weter-88th Individually Livestock Team: Placed 29th as a team Cj Cooper-126th Individually Maria Medina-127th Individually