FEBRUARY 20-27, 2021 Celebrating 70 Years Of The Kewaskum FFA Chapter 1951-2021 We are the Kewaskum FFA Chapter and we are so excited to share the amazing opportunities we get to experience year round within FFA with all of our community members. The FFA is a national leadership organization that offers agricultural-related opportunities to local high schools and middle schools. It establishes

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