The 2018-2019 Batesville FFA Awards Banquet was held in the BHS Cafeteria on May 2nd 2019, at 6pm. The following awards were granted to deserving members. Many recognitions were also made.
Discovery Degrees
The following students met the requirements for the Discovery Degree and received their Discovery Certificate and the Blue FFA emblem.
McKenna Stolarik
Allie Baird
Jace Barber
Hunter Berger
Dany Campos
Alaina Cooley
Tanner Harris
Sara Johnson
Landen Lee
Gavin Trammel
Greenhand Degrees
The following students met the requirements for the Greenhand Degree and received their Greenhand Certificate and their bronze FFA emblem.
Kealee McMahan
Casyn Tate
Jacob Birkhead
Hannah Kimmer
Ashlynn Justice
Casen Cambell
Isaac Ethridge
Lucy Harris
Andy Winkle
Hunter Branscum
Jamie Branscum
Sam Gates
Ethan Bell
Stephen Campbell
Savannah Pousson
Rebecca Skinner
Chapter Degrees
The following students met the requirements for the Chapter FFA Degree and received their Chapter FFA Certificate and the Silver FFA emblem.
Austin "Kevin" Johnson
Logan Qualls
Stephannie Laslo
Ethan McMahan
Aden Martin
Hudson Reed
State Degrees
3 of our members applied for the Arkansas State Farmer Degree by completing a 12 page application and submitting all their SAE records for their FFA career. All of these members were successful in earning this award. They were recognized and awarded their Degrees at the State Convention in April. During Banquet, we honored those students again for all of their hard work and dedication.
Allie Rolins
Brody Cole
Eliza Burba
American Degrees
3 of our members applied for the American FFA Degree. The American Degree is the highest degree one can earn in FFA. Less than 1% of all members ever make it to this achievement. This was done by completing a 24 page application, submitting all their SAE records for their FFA career, as well as all college level agricultural work and FFA time spent since graduation. All of these members were successful in passing round 1 of the application approvals. They will complete round 2 in late August. They were recognized for their round 1 success at the State Convention in April. During Banquet, we honored those students again for all of their hard work and dedication. While these students have graduated from BHS, they will always be part of our Alumni. We are very proud of their dedication to our organization.
Emalee Marlin - Emalee is a 2nd year Agriculture Education major at Arkansas Tech University.
Alexa Dowell - Alexa is currently stationed in Italy with the U.S. Navy serving as a Master of Arms.
Laney Johnson - Laney is a 1st year Agriculture Education major at Arkansas Tech University.
Star Awards
The Star Awards are presented to a Greenhand (first year) member and a Chapter Member who have gone above and beyond to embody the FFA Motto and Creed. These students have participated in all events, contests, and have successfully maintained an active SAE project.
Star Greenhand - Lucy Harris (9th grade)
Star Chapter Farmer - Kyler Stolarik (12th grade)
Gold Star Award
The Gold Star Award is presented to a certain member that has a drive and work ethic that is unmatched. This is the first time Batesville has given this award, and it is due to the joke about doing good so you can get a gold star sticker. This young man has worked tirelessly on everything he has been given or tasked with. He has been to every event, contest, and convention, and has never complained about the hours or effort involved. This student has never been an FFA officer, or on a leadership team, yet he is a prime example of what a leader truly is.
Julian Maddox
Attendance Awards
As FFA Members, our students have the opportunity to attend activities locally, all over the state, and even country. Each activity earned the members points for their attendance. During Banquet, we recognized those students who were able to show up to and participate in all of the various activities this school year.
Hunter Branscum
Casyn Tate
Casen Campbell
Eli Hogan
Julian Maddox
Jacob Birkhead
Hannah Kimmer
Lucy Harris
Senior Awards
We had 11 seniors this year. These members have put in a lot of effort and hard work to help the FFA, and we appreciate everything they've done for us. We have senior members who are headed down a variety of paths, some to college, some to trade schools, the military, and the workforce. With these career paths comes an abundance of scholarships, certificates, and awards they have earned outside of FFA.
Kyler Stolarik - Kyler will be attending Arkansas Tech University to earn a Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering with a Minor in Nuclear Technology.
Riley Florczak - Riley will be attending Arkansas State University to earn a Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Kaylee Gallagher? - Kaylee will be attending UACCB to earn an associates degree in the medical field before transferring to Arkansas State to finish her bachelor degree.
Julian Maddox - Julian will be moving to Alabama to begin working for Edge Fire Protection where he will be doing Stainless Steel Fabrication.
Otho Ries - Otho will be attending the University of Arkansas to earn a Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Clint Scribner - Clint will be attending Arkansas State University at Beebe where he will earn his associates degree from the John Deere Technical Program. He is currently employed by Greenway Equipment who is sponsoring his college degree and will be a continued place of employment after college graduation.
Clay Shaw - Clay will be attending UACCB to earn his associates degree.
Corbyn Snell - Corbyn has signed with the United States Marine Corp.
Jared Stagner - Jared will be attending the Universal Technical Institute on a full ride scholarship for their Diesel Tech Program. Jared is also a 2019 Mike Rowe WORKS Scholarship recipient.
Luke Hopcroft - Luke is graduating a year early and has already signed with the United States Army.
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