The 91st Indiana FFA State Convention was held virtually June 16-19.

INDIANAPOLIS — Twenty-one Indiana FFA members are running for the chance to become part of the next Indiana FFA State Officer team, which consists of a president, secretary, northern region vice president, southern region vice president, treasurer, reporter and sentinel. During the 90th Indiana FFA State Convention, these candidates will participate in a rigorous interview …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee FFA will have its annual member auction Thursday, March 14, in the lecture room at Wawasee High School in Syracuse. A light dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. in the lecture room with the auction to follow. FFA members are “auctioned” to local businesses and individuals as a fundraiser for FFA. …read more.

SYRACUSE — The annual Wawasee FFA Banquet celebrates the success of its membership for the past year and recognizes members of the community who have supported the chapter through time, efforts and donations. The banquet was held Thursday, April 19, at Wawasee High School with 35 members and 240 guests attending. Certificates of appreciation were …read more.

  KOSCIUSKO — On April 11, Arrow Head Country Resource Conservation and Development Area Inc. awarded $50,000 in grants to 15 organizations, seven groups from Kosciusko County. The area organizations that received grants included: P4C Paddle Club, $4,400; 4-H Outdoor Club, $2,864; Wawasee FFA, $1,955; The Watershed Foundation, $4,400; Washington Elementary School in Warsaw, $4,400; …read more.

WARSAW — Even though temperatures were a bit chilly, children, adults and families attended the 20th annual Taste of Ag event Tuesday, April 10 at the Kosciusko County Fairgrounds. During the event, attendees had the opportunity to sample food products such as ice cream, cheese, duck, beef, eggs, goat cheese and various pork products. New …read more.

SYRACUSE — The annual Wawasee FFA member auction will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 8, in the Wawasee High School cafeteria. Dinner will be provided by the members in the cafeteria and they will be auctioned off to the community for eight hours of service. This is a fundraiser for FFA. For more …read more.

SYRACUSE — “Today we moved the birds in,” said Joan Harden, agriscience teacher at Wawasee High School, referring to the new poultry facility on the high school campus. An open house was held Friday afternoon, Nov. 17, for the facility, located near the career and technical education building. Harden noted the process began about a …read more.

[weaver_youtube FVa2O7W3kyE rel=0]   LEESBURG — Trent Loos, a sixth generation farmer with a passion for agriculture, returned to speak at the Annual Appreciation Dinner at Tom Farms, Thursday, Aug. 17. Loos was the speaker at the first event nine years ago. Loos, who resides in central Nebraska where he trains horses and raises cattle …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee FFA will be hosting its annual member auction at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 7, in the lecture room at Wawasee High School.

SYRACUSE — For the last six years, Wawasee FFA horticulture judging teams have fared well. A Wawasee team won the national horticulture judging contest two years ago and a couple of years prior to that another team competed in the national contest.

SYRACUSE — Students and community members were honored at the Wawasee FFA Banquet Thursday evening, April 21. The evening recognizes the accomplishments of the members themselves, along with showing appreciation to those in the community and school who help further the FFA program. John Zimmerman, Ed Waltz, Jesse Kimmel and Vince Beasley were recognized for …read more.

Purdue University served as host to the 86th Indiana FFA State Convention June 15-18. Wawasee High School was among the numerous FFA Chapters present. Wawasee FFA members competed in eight CDE’s this school year and were the state winners in the Horiculture Judging CDE and earned second place in the dairy evaluation and third in soils evaluation.

Accomplishments for the year were celebrated by Wawasee FFA members, family and guests at its annual banquet Friday evening, at Wawasee High School. Awards were presented, corporate sponsors recognized, and scholarships awarded to FFA members. The evening program began with 2014-15 officers arriving to the stage by riding John Deere pedal tractors down the auditorium …read more.

  Wawasee’s FFA chapter will have its annual member auction from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, in the Wawasee High School lecture room. Members will be auctioned off for eight hours of work for the buyer. Jobs include, but are not limited to, farm work, yard work, landscaping, spring cleaning, car washing …read more.

The annual Wawasee FFA Awards Banquet recognizes not only its members but those in the community who support the chapter by various means. Certificates of Appreciation Awards were presented to Geoff Walmer, Doug Long, Brandon Bucher and the late Gerald “Jerry” Crowl Jr. Also recognized with Honorary Chapter FFA Degrees were Sam Beer, Tim Bowling …read more.

Wawasee FFA Chapter will be hosting an open house for Randy Warren from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 3, in honor of his years of service and his recent retirement. Warren served as Ag teacher and FFA advisor and co-advisory for 38 years. Past ag students and FFA members are encouraged to email …read more.

Teaching can get in the bloodstream and teachers form strong bonds with students. Year after year, it keeps them motivated to keep coming back in spite of all the challenges, demands and obstacles. But in reality, many teachers are no different than those in other career fields. Eventually the timing is right to retire or …read more.

Though Wawasee will have no teams or individuals participating in contests this year, a group of 23 FFA students will attend the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis. Mariah Roberts, FFA advisor and agriculture teacher at Wawasee High School, noted the group will leave early in the morning Friday, Oct. 26, to arrive in time for …read more.