Mt. Zion Agriculture and FFA

[Mt. Zion Agriculture and FFA @mtzffa]

Join us in congratulating Kaitlyn Crowley for receiving a Silver rating at the national level for her SAE in Agriculture Mechanics Repair and Maintenance Placement! She worked at the Mack truck dealership in Decatur.

@MTZ_HSPrincipal @TRoundcount

[Mt. Zion Agriculture and FFA @mtzffa]

Today at State Convention, Kaitlyn was recognized as the winner in her SAE and went on stage. Then Nick and Kaitlyn, parents, and Mr Walker went to the state awards lunch. After lunch was State Degrees! (Post those pics when we get them!) @MTZ_HSPrincipal @TRoundcount

[Mt. Zion Agriculture and FFA @mtzffa]

Yesterday, our Ag Mechanics team competed at the State completion. As a team they placed 13th! Everyone placed well in their areas. We want to give a huge shout out to Nick Scherer who placed FIRST IN THE STATE in land surveying!!! Congrats Nick! @MTZ_HSPrincipal @TRoundcount

[Mt. Zion Agriculture and FFA @mtzffa]

Tonight our Ag Mechanics team competed at the section contest. Our team placed 1st which means they move onto the State CDE next week!

Lindsey: 1st place electricity
Logan: 2nd place welding
Kaitlyn: 2nd place power
Nick: 2nd place land surveying
Drew: 2nd place carpentry

[Mt. Zion Agriculture and FFA @mtzffa]

Lindsey and Kaitlyn were recognized as being recommended for their State Degree as well! Finally, Shelby was seated and is to begin her year serving as our Section Vice President. Very proud of these ladies and all their hard work! @MTZ_HSPrincipal @TRoundcount

[Mt. Zion Agriculture and FFA @mtzffa]

Tonight was the Section 16 Banquet! Kaitlyn and Karlie were recognized for winning their areas at section proficiencies. Kaitlyn was also recognized for winning both district and state as well.

[Mt. Zion Agriculture and FFA @mtzffa]

Lindsey and Kaitlyn acted as the MTZ delegates for section elections while both Shelby and Meela ran for section office. While Meela unfortunately didn't make it, we are pleased to announce that Shelby Miller will serve as the 23-24 Section 16 VP!

@TRoundcount @MTZ_HSPrincipal

[Mt. Zion Agriculture and FFA @mtzffa]

🏅🏅🏅 STATE WINNER!!! 🏅🏅🏅

Over the last few years, Kaitlyn has kept her SAE records over her job at the Mack dealership here in Decatur. Today she competed as one of the TOP FIVE members in the state and WON!!! CONGRATULATIONS KAITLYN!!!

@TRoundcount @MTZ_HSPrincipal

[Mt. Zion Agriculture and FFA @mtzffa]

Congrats to our president Lindsey Scherer!

[Mt. Zion Agriculture and FFA @mtzffa]

A HUGE thank you to the students that didn't compete and the parents and judges but helped out all night doing whatever Ms Meisner and Mr Walker needed help with!

THANK YOU to the teachers of MTZ JH/HS for allowing us to use their rooms for interviews tonight!

[Mt. Zion Agriculture and FFA @mtzffa]

Last night hosted 400+ judges and members for the District 4 FFA Proficiency Awards. Members from all across our district competed with their record book by submitting them and then undergoing an interview, including our own Kaitlyn Crowley and Karlie Hoffman.

[Mt. Zion Agriculture and FFA @mtzffa]

🥈 Karlie was runner up in Forest Managament and Products.

🏅 Kaitlyn won her area of Ag Mechanics Repair and Maintenance and will advance to State on March 25th!!!

@TRoundcount @MTZ_HSPrincipal

[Mt. Zion Agriculture and FFA @mtzffa]

On the road again for our 3rd contest of the week! Thus time we headed to Champaign for our State Meats Evaluation CDE. Good luck to these guys as they compete today!

[Mt. Zion Agriculture and FFA @mtzffa]

Thursday, we traveled to Richland for our section Vet Science contest. Students did a number of practicum and some math. In the end, they placed 3rd as a team, with Lindsey taking 7th overall individual! We had multiple other team members in the 10-20 overall range as well!

[Mt. Zion Agriculture and FFA @mtzffa]

Tonight we hosted theFood Science CDE at Mt Zion! Our teams competed against others in the section to create a product, ID aromas, complete math and customer problems, and did triangle tests. Our 1st team placed 3rd in the section with Kaitlyn placing 8th and Lindsey placing 9th!

[Mt. Zion Agriculture and FFA @mtzffa]

Kaitlyn Crowley: WINNER in Ag Mechanics Repair and Maintenance Placement
Lindsey Scherer: Top 3 in a VERY competitive Equine Entrepreneurship Area
Karlie Hoffman: WINNER in Forest Management and Products

Kaitlyn and Karlie will advance on to Districts to compete on March 8th!

[Mt. Zion Agriculture and FFA @mtzffa]

Section 16 Proficiency Awards! These ladies worked very hard on their books over their time in FFA here at MTZ! It takes a lot of work and courage to compete with record books and they did an OUTSTANDING job! @TRoundcount @MTZ_HSPrincipal

[Mt. Zion Agriculture and FFA @mtzffa]

These students must then submit an application and interview to support their records. Lindsey and Kaitlyn are the first Mt Zion FFA members since 2014 to get their State Degrees. Please help us congratulate them! @TRoundcount @MTZ_HSPrincipal

[Mt. Zion Agriculture and FFA @mtzffa]

To qualify for this degree members must be enrolled in agriculture courses for 2 years, 3 years as an FFA member, and have at least earned $1,500 through their (SAE) while maintaining an active role in their community and holding leadership positions.

[Mt. Zion Agriculture and FFA @mtzffa]

On Friday, our very own Lindsey Scherer and Kaitlyn Crowley interviewed for their State FFA Degree, an honor only 2-3% of Illinois FFA Members achieve. It is with great honor that we announce that they are BOTH being recommended to Illinois FFA to receive their State Degree.