Wamego High School - Wa Kaw Yearbook (Wamego, KS)

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♦ ♦ Rod Sackrider and Theresa Rafferty show some farm animals to youngsters dur- ing the Food for America program. At National Convention Stan Bartley and Paul White accepted a placque recognizing the Wamego FFA's accomplishments during the previous year. During the school year the alumni group sent three members to Washington D.C. for the Nation- al Leadership Conference; there they learned leadership abilities and also governmental pro- cess. The livestock team qualified to represent Kan- sas at the National Western Livestock show in Denver, Colorado. Out of 24 4-H and FFA teams from across the nation, they placed third. The land judging team went to Nationals in Oklahoma. Out of 250 FFA, 4-H, and individual teams from across the nation they placed seventh. The Wamego FFA won first at the Sunflower State Exposition and took second in the state fair at Hutchinson. In a competition at Holton the Farm Management team won first place and the Crops team won third. The Livestock Judging team competed at the Cloud County Judging Contest and placed first over 30 other teams. Community projects also played an important role in FFA this year. Projects included building a new dock at the city park, erecting signs about the Dutch Mill on main street, moving bleachers for the school and making promotion signs for beef and pork. At the Cloud County Judging contest a special plaque, in memory of Todd Brethour, was given to the high individual of the contest. The plaque was received by Mike Torrey and is on display in the ag shop.

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FFA SPELLS SUCCESS Future Farmers of America is de- signed to prepare students through classroom instruction and contests for a career in agriculture. In the 1980-81 school year FFA stood for success and winning. It also stood for community projects, learning, and growing. FFA week, a nationally designated week, started with the group attending a local church. Other activities were planned for the week such as the Food For America program which was de- signed to educate children about how their food gets to them from the farm. There was also fun activities such as an arm wrestling tournament and egg throwing contest and a farmer's awareness day when students could VST ,« dress as farmers. Five students from the FFA were also sent to Topeka and were interviewed on TV and Radio about the FFA and it's activities. V MR. EBERT FFA ADVISOR Mr. George Ebert has been the FFA advisor at Wamego for four years. Besides being a leader and teacher, he is also a friend to many of the stu- dents. Ag students often com- ment that he never accepts anything but perfection. This method seems to have paid off for Wamego has a leading state and national FFA group. National livestock team placed third at Denver: Stan Bartley. Jon Haynes. Mike Torrey, Jacquie Rickstrew, Sherri Beach. ri T, The 1980-81 FFA officers: (back row) Theresa . Rafferty, reporter; Paul White, president; Stan Bartley, vice-president; Roger Anderson, stu- dent advisor; Greg Riat, stu-co rep.; Sherri Beach, secretary; (front row) Mike Torrey. N.E. district vice-president; Dennis Wilson, parli- mentarian; Larry Holz. historian; and Alan Bu- chanan. sentinel. . 1. nfl 20

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The tractor Bobby Benton restored won him fourth place at the state fair. FFA members that showed their sheep at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson were: (back row) Chris Tor- rey. Stan Bartley. Jon Haynes; (front row) Dennis Wilson and Mike Torrey. V‘ Alan Buchanan's log split- ter won sixth place at the state fair. The district speech contes- tants were: (Back row) Da- vid Casper. Toby Heiniken. Rod Pitney. Rex Tessen- dorf. Rod Sackrider. Larry Holz; (second row) Stan Bartley. Alan Buchanan. Mike Torrey, Roger Ander- son; (front row) Mr. Strop. Student Teacher. Joleene Rickstrew. Theresa Raf- ferty. and Pat Rafferty.