Ness City High School - Eagle Yearbook (Ness City, KS)

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FHA Works to Strengthen Future Homemakers of America try to promote a growing appreciation of the joys and satisfactions of homemaking through their various projects and activities. This year F. H. A. began by electing chapter mothers who were Mrs. Ralph Munsch and Mrs. Keith Harkness. Chapter mothers helped sponsor the F. H. A. girls at district and state meetings as well as chapter activities. Most of the members attended a fall conference in Ulysses where Carole DeWald and Janet Huff presided as District F officers. At the conference, Ness City presented the theme - F. H. A. - It's Your Bag. F. H. A.ers also held their annual soup supper ancf went caroling and gave gifts to the geriatrics wards at Ness and Ransom during the Christmas season. The F. F. A. and the F. H. A. got together for a party sponsored by F. H. A. in March. Sixteen girls went to Topeka to the state meeting, where Janet Huff and Lee Ann Schwartzkoph were initiated as new officers. The girls that went to state were B. Schlegel, T. Shauers, J. Hertel. J. Huff, P. Munsch, B. Whipple, C. DeWald, D. Hoss, A. Hoss, L. Schlegel, J. Borger, K. Harkness, P. Hoss. J. Fehrenbach, S. Hoss, H. Dean. The fathers were honored at a Father-Daughter Potluck Supper and the mothers at the annual Mother-Daughter Banquet in May. This year at the Cimmarron District Election, Janet Huff was elected Vice-President of Public Relations and will go to Dallas for the National meeting. LeeAnn Schwartzkoph was elected District song leader ana was chosen second alternate to go to the National meeting. Mrs. Kay Horchem, sponsor, held the position of District Advisor. 28 TOP ROW, DOWN: M. Pember; B. Whipple: C. Stecklein; B. Cranston; J. Herrick; M. Sutton; V. Erb; B. Schlegel; V. Pfannenstiel; B. Wilhelm; S. Hoss; K. Sniffner; S. Dinges; J. Schuler; D. Fehrenbach; B. Rebel; M. Werth; K. Petersilie; G. Huenergardt; H. Dean. K. Goodman; J. Brackney; I. Nuss; K. Langer; J. Slagle. K. Harkness; M. Pfannenstiel; R. Werth: S. Stum; D. Gabel. R. Sherwin; K. Davison; L. Goodman; B. Harkness; M. Pfannenstiel; B. Schuler; J. Fehrenbach; A. Hoss; L. Stukesbary. Mrs. McLeish, sponsor; S. Windholz; T. Shauers; L. Pavlu; D. Hoss. K. Frank; K. Meyers; P. Hoss; K. Harkness; J. Borger; R. Depperschmidt. J. Hertel president; L. Schlegel, vice-president; P. Munsch, secretary; S. Neill, treasurer; J. Huff, District F second vice-president; C. DeWald, District F first vice-president.

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Honorary Farmers Are Named. . . Bob, Don, And Dave Leiker ... and others, who are helping to ad- vance vocational agriculture and the FFA, and who have rendered outstanding service, may be elected to honorary membership by a majority vote ... At the annual FFA Banquet, where the boys cook, prepare, and serve the food in addition to recognizing outstanding achieve- ment among their own, the outstanding farmer award is made. It was also announced at the banquet that Craig Goodman was the recipient of the DeKalb Award. STATE CONTEST: On April 30, the State Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, Entomology, Agronomy, and Farm Mechanics teams went to Manhattan for the State Contests. These boys were Eldon Pfannen'Stiel, Lance-Stum, Gary Gantz, Mike Pavlu, Jim Seib, Allan Leikam, Kevin Stout, and Tom Frusher. Mike and Jim, .the entomology team, won 1st; the crops team, Lance, Eldon, and Gary won 3rd. Kevin placed in Ag Mechan- ics and Allan placed in farm structures. NATIONAL CONTEST: Making a trip to Oklahoma City for the National Range. Pasture and Land Judging Contest were Craig Horchem, Jerry Roane, Roger Goodman, and Kevin Stout. In addition to attending contests (and winning most of them), the FFA boys have various other activities. At least two work days are held each year for the purpose of earning money to buy FFA jackets for the boys and to finance the spring banquet for the members and their parents, the school board, and school officials. Anyone enrolled in Vocational Agriculture is a member of FFA and this year there were 36 boys. Contest boys display loot. 27

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Bonds Within the Family FHA'ers on to Topeka for the state meeting. FHA-Kayette Singers FHA 'ers and dads eat up! 29