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Team To Compete at National Level

The West Central FFA Agricultural Communications Team of Sara Waldner, Lauren Dolly, and Dean Knuth earned a berth in the National Ag Communications CDE (Career Development Event) by winning the state contest earlier this year.  The team will represent the … Continue reading

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Teams Compete at Nationals

Career Development Event (CDE) Teams advance to the national competition by winning their state event.  Two such teams represented West Central and the state of South Dakota at the 86th National FFA Convention in Louisville, KY. The Ag Issues Team … Continue reading

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Jackets Awarded to Members

Five members of the West Central FFA Chapter were recently awarded FFA jackets through the South Dakota FFA Foundation and local sponsors.  The blue jacket is celebrating it’s 80th anniversary of representing agricultural leadership and the FFA.  The jacket is … Continue reading

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2012 State Leadership CDE Results

The South Dakota FFA Association hosted 446 FFA members from across South Dakota at the 2012 State FFA Leadership Career Development Events (CDE) on Dec. 2-3 in Pierre, S.D. These FFA members advanced to the state level competition by placing … Continue reading

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Rachel Schartz wins the BIG Idea Competition

The 6th Annual BIG Idea Competition was a BIG success with 207 entries involving 299 students from 30 schools. The event wrapped up Thursday, December 6th, on the campus of Northern State University and the winners were determined from among … Continue reading

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Are We There Yet?

West Central FFA members packed up and headed to Hoven in early March to complete part 2 of our Chapter Exchange.  Students attended classes with their Hoven counterparts on Friday.  The seven WCFFA members dramatically increased the student population in … Continue reading

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Officer Exchange Part 1

West Central FFA has spent much of the 2011-12 year working with members from the Hoven FFA Chapter.  Officers from Hoven and West Central partnered for leadership training during the summer of 2011.  Plans came out of the officer’s retreat … Continue reading

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2012 State Leadership CDEs

West Central FFA members recently represented the chapter and District VII at the State FFA Leadership CDE’s in Pierre.  Members earned a berth in the state events by qualifying in the District CDE’s held in November at West Central.  Nine … Continue reading

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FFA Jackets Awarded

The West Central FFA Alumni, South Dakota FFA Foundation and the West Central FFA Chapter recently awarded several members with an FFA Jacket of their own. Our theme for the year is “What it means to wear blue is up … Continue reading

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WCFFA 2011-12 Officer Team

Introducing the 2011-12 West Central FFA Chapter Officer Team!  Officers were elected through an interview process during the spring of 2011 and officers were installed at the Annual FFA Parent Member Banquet in May Front Row: Liz Renner, Melinda Knuth … Continue reading

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