Whitewater High School - Aqualba Yearbook (Whitewater, WI)

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WHITEWATER CHAPTER FUTURE FARMERS OE AMERICA Back Row: H. Waga, L. Millard, T. Bigelow, T. W. Orchard, F. Lawton, E. Hamilton, K. Mor- Schultz, D. Neidlein, A. Rrolcmeier, J. Katz- gan, D. Knutson, G. Steig 5i13i'f7 W-Viiiiiffieilj vffiftfl iii? R' BM' Ff0nsi.Rss3f..1XffbgE.2?.i2k3'RTh.2:22i.?-TUr:.S.2i13g Second Row: R. Elphick, D. Bayers, J. Katzman, R. Van Wyke, E. Begolke, L. Godfrey, R. L. Morse, F. Kilgora, D. Schmid, J. Reidel, Schoppe, E. Frodl OFFICERS President ................... .- Richard Lentz Vice-President .............. ....... J im Rice Secretary ...... --- Don Neidlein Treasurer .... -- Jerry Katzman Reporter --- .... Ronald Schoppe Sentinel --- .... Albert Brokmeier Adviser --- .... Harvey W. Ernst The Whitewater FFA chapter, under the leadership of its very cap- able officers and Mr. Ernst, has had a very, successful year with fifty boys participating in the organization. An outline of the chapter's activities follows: FAIRS: Many boys showed at the fairs during August and September. Some of the exhibitors were W. Bethke, R. Lentz, J. Katzman, H. Waga, A. Brokmeier, W. Valentine, D. Hapke, B. Haynes and A. Marshall. A. Brok- meier also showed at the state fair. An educational booth, put up by a committee from the FFA chapter, won a third place at the Jefferson Coun- Page Twenty-Eight

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F TUBE BU INESS LEADERS DF AMEBIC l c Back Row: Mr. Dwyer Fifth Row: S. Traxler, S. Hollman, N. Riedel, B. Second Row: P. Coxe, F. Parker, M. Scoville, R. Rohloffy D' Ebert' J' Meurman' J' Welden' West, S. Grosskreutz, L. Dornacher, J. Bisbee, h09ft, A- Geske, J. Ferguson, B. Floerke M. Boyd, M. Benes, S. Fisher . . Sixth Row: P. Malone, J. W8ld9HhO6ft, S. Fad- Third Row: K. Rowland, K. Thayer, D. Steiner, ness, E. Wendell, C' Collins' M. Malone, E. R. Pieper, J. Pollock, C. Kohlmetz, S. Mar- shall, E. Hansen, C. Schultz Trejbal' P' Morse' D' Stone - Front Row: L. Wegner, S. Dalee, K. Begolke, P. Fourth Row: L. McKenzie, P. Heintz, J. Wicking , , . Son, pl Taylor' S' Stone, D. Dempsey' J. Har, Mitchell, S. Millard, S. Thompson, R. Smith, ris, C. Stelter, J. Swan L. Lein, R. Hicks, J. Erdman The Whitewater Chapter of Future Business Leaders of America under the leadership of Mr. Jack Dwyer started the year with the following officers: President ...... ..... K athy Begolke Vice-President -- ......... Pat Mitchell Secretary .... --- Stephanie Thompson Treasurer --- ...... Shelby Millard Reporter .................... Sharon Dalee Any member of the student body enrolled in a business subject and maintaining a C average is qualified to belong to FBLA. There are 56 members in the club this year. Several members, including officers, attended the state convention in Madison on the 13th and 14th of April. The club sent three members to participate in the spelling contest. The FBLA has sponsored the followed events: Christmas dance, bake sale, candy sale, and the school savings bank. Page Twenty-Seven

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ty Fair. Members of the committee were J. Vannoy, chm., A. Fields, A. Marshall, -and M. Staller. TRIPS: Highlight of the year was the trip taken by the junior and senior boys to the National FFA Convention at Kansas City, Oct. 10 to 13. Many other field trips were taken by the classes during the year. AWARDS: The University of Wisconsin Degree team conducted the ceremony for confirming Green Hand and Chapter Farmer degrees to all eligible students. The Dadmun award was received by W. Bethke, J. Katz- man, R. Schoppe, A. Brokmeier, D. Neidlein, J. Rice, W. Valentine, J. Dempsey, D. Hapke, M. Howard, and K. Schoppe. FFA letters were award- ed to the following members for outstanding farming programs and out- standing record books: R. Lentz, R. Schoppe, A. Brokmeier, D. Neidlein, J. Rice, T. Schultz, W. Valentine, J. Vannoy, and K. Schoppe. Ronald Schoppe's ten ear corn sample received the Regional Champion award at the Regional P. A. G. show at Oconomowoc, State Grand Champion at the State P. A. G. Show at Janesville, and received a second place at the International Hay and Grain Show at Chicago. FFA BANQUET: This is a non-profit meal for parents and sons held each spring. There were about 125 people present this year. Many awards for the past year's activities were presented at this time. COOPERATIVE ACTIVITIES: The Christmas card sale is used to raise money to help finance the various trips the chapter takes. The chap- ter had a successful year, grossing approximately S800 in the sale of cards. L. Millard, for the third consecutive year was high salesman with a total sales of 38410. A clean-up campaign and scrap collection is conducted each year both as a community service and as a fund-raising project. This project was a great success again this year. Many of the boys ordered fruit trees, nursery stock, strawberry plants, and conservation-planting stock, cooperatively, through their local FFA chapter. COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES: IOver 300 farmers and their wives attend- ed the Tri-County Farm Institute held at the Whitewater Armory this year. A free meal was provided bythe Whitewater Chamber of Commerce. Other community activities include the testing of 874 cows, comprising 32 farm herds by the members of the FFA chapter. Many soil and germination tests were also made by the members of the FFA. JUDGING: The corn judging team took top honors at the Regional l'. A. G. corn show held at Oconomowoc and placed third at the State Show at Janesville. Dairy, fat stock, and farm management teams also took part in several judging contests during the school year and did an admirable job in all of the contests entered. Page Twenty Nme