The final day of the 94th Minnesota FFA Convention saw a new slate of state officers installed to lead the organization as the event concluded.
The newly installed 2023-2024 Minnesota FFA state officer team includes:
- President – Katelyn Ketchum, Lewiston-Altura
- Vice President – Tyler Ratka, ROCORI
- Secretary – Alison Murrell, Braham
- Treasurer – Mason Grams, Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart
- Reporter – Miriana Eiden, Buffalo
- Sentinel – Mackenzie Kuschel, Sebeka
Among the team’s responsibilities in the coming year are the planning of FFA leadership events and the 2024 Minnesota State FFA Convention.
Final retiring address, keynote given
Caidyn Johnson, state reporter from the Fertile-Beltrami FFA Chapter, gave the last of six retiring addresses. The title of his address was “Note to Self.“
“It is just as important to show the same love to ourselves that we show to others,” said Johnson.
Offering the session keynote was Gian Paul Gonzalez, a motivator with the Hope and Future Foundation, whose mantra, “All In,” matched the FFA Convention theme of “All In. For All.”
When you are all in, it’s the things that you do when no one is looking that means you are all in,“ he told the crowd. “‘All in’ is a lifestyle, and something we choose to do every day.”
Premier Chapters celebrated
The top three premier FFA chapters in Minnesota were recognized. The chapters have spent the past year working on projects, furthering their education and carrying out community service. The top three premier chapters were:
- First place, Rockford High.
- Second place, Rockford Middle.
- Third place, Sleepy Eye.
The Minnesota FFA Convention is offered in partnership by the Minnesota FFA Association, the Minnesota FFA Foundation, and the Minnesota FFA Alumni and Supporters. Throughout the convention, content is available on the Minnesota FFA website, the Minnesota FFA YouTube Channel, on the organization’s Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages and on the convention app which will be live just before the convention begins. Find the link on the Minnesota FFA website.
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