A WORD FROM YOUR FFA PRESIDENT Hello everyone, my name is Jada Rochwite, this year’s chapter president. I would like to start off by saying thank you for taking time out of your day to read about our amazing organization and for your continued support. FFA has a little something for everyone, whether you grew up on a farm or in the city, there will be an activity that interests you. I have

GREETINGS FROM THE FFA ADVISOR Hello Everyone, My name is Shelly Oelhafen and I am the agriculture instructor and FFA advisor at Kewaskum High School. I am so proud of the Kewaskum FFA members and their accomplishments this past year. As we all know, this has been a year of constant modifications and adjustments to many events, not to mention our daily lives. Living with a pandemic did not

COMMUNITY SERVICE Dairy And Meat Coupons Every year the Kewaskum FFA holds an event called Food for America. This year the FFA members were unable to hold this event. Usually they take animals and educational pamphlets, posters and worksheets over to Kewaskum Elementary School for the students. This event is favored by many, so they knew they had to find a way to hold this event safely.

COMMUNITY SERVICE Support Dairy Farmers On June 26, 2020, Jada Rochwite, Melanie Winkler, Tyler Butzlaff and Shelly Oelhafen, along with members of the Slinger FFA, went to Sunset Farms in Allenton to be recognized for their hard work in the Dairy Strong Campaign. These members went above and beyond to help not only their local farmers, but also their communities. Kewaskum FFA members sold

Summer Awards Picnic Usually the Kewaskum FFA holds an Awards Banquet every year, but unfortunately it was unable to do that in 2020, due to COVID-19. Instead of just skipping over this event, the Kewaskum FFA decided to have an Awards Picnic at Kiwanis Park in Kewaskum. The Kewaskum FFA celebrated everyone’s accomplishments and congratulated the seniors who were awarded scholarships Emily

FUN FOR ALL ACTIVITIES FFA Week Every year the FFA members come together around February 22 to discuss one of the most important weeks of the year, National FFA week! National FFA week is the week that we use to celebrate the role that FFA plays in the development of agriculture’s future leaders and to celebrate the importance of agricultural education. One way we promote National

LIVESTOCK EXPO AND OUR EXHIBITORS Unfortunate Situation Calls For An Alternative Route With the uncertainties of 2020, the Washington County Fair was canceled due to COVID-19. The cancellation took a toll on livestock exhibitors who had already been preparing for their shows at the fair. Without the county fair, exhibitors would not be able to sell their animals and make a profit. Fortunately,

EARNING TO LIVE Donations The Kewaskum FFA Chapter has been the fortunate recipient of a generous donation from the Menasha Corporation Foundation for the past four years. Kevin Resch, an employee of Menasha Corp. and parent of FFA member Ryan Resch, applied for the grant that his employer offers to the community service organization each year. The Kewaskum FFA Chapter received a check

AG CLASS ADVENTURES The Kewaskum High School agriculture classes offer many different types of adventurous experiences every year. Students have many opportunities to learn through many hands-on experiences. Under normal circumstances, such as last winter before the schools were closed, each class enjoyed an all-day field trip that included four to five stops at local businesses to experience

AG CLASS ADVENTURES The Dairy Production & Food Processing class learns about a variety of types of goat cheese from Clara Hedrich, owner of LaClare Family Creamery. photo submitted The Cow Digestive System Model is a favorite project of students in Dairy Production & Food Processing class. photo submitted Wildlife 1 students are excited to explore the Horicon Marsh while wearing