Kiel FFA Alumni

P.O. Box 254

Kiel, WI 53042

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UPCOMING DATES July 9-11 ~ WI Farm Technology Days-Barron County July 17-20 ~ 2013 Alumni Development Conference-Green Bay August 7th ~Cheese sandwich making –Kiel Middle School kitchen-7p.m August 8-11 ~Kiel Picnic**be sure to visit the FFA Food Stand! ** November 8th ~FFA Alumni Banquet-Millhome supper Club

COMING SOON! Kiel FFA& FFA Alumni Web Site!

ALUMNI MEETINGS 7:00 p.m. Everyone is Welcome! 1st Monday of every Month @ Kiel High School

MISSION STATEMENT To promote agricultural education, FFA & supervised agricultural experiences by

creating an environment where individuals & communities can improve their

potential for premier leadership, personal growth & career success.

Now that summer is finally here the Alumni has a little time to relax and gear-up for the next

school year. I want to personally thank the FFA for my Honorary Member Plaque this year. It was a

total shock to me at the banquet and I am very humbled to receive it. The FFA and FFA Alumni

worked together to do Adopt-a-Highway in May. Thank you to all who helped make County Highway

XX clean. Thank You Dennis & Karen Graf for all that you do to make this event a success and the

fabulous breakfast that is always available when the job is done. It was great working with the past

officer team throughout the year and we look forward to working with the new team for the

upcoming school year.

Wondering where you as an Alumni member can help out. The Kiel Picnic is right around the

corner and extra helping hands are always appreciated. This is one great example of working with the

students that can make a positive impact on the FFA and the FFA members. Leading by example is

always a positive thing. If you are interested in helping feel free to contact David Friend or Randy

Charles, I am sure they will not turn you away. Another area where you could help would be to

remind our school board members the importance of Agriculture in the community. It was with this

support that we are getting some remodeling projects accomplished with the referendum. Let’s keep

Agriculture in front of them and remind them when you see them the importance Agricultural

Education has in the district.

“Cultivating Young Minds”,

Ross Westphalen

Kiel FFA Alumni President

KIEL FFA ALUMNI

CONNECTION

President Ross Westphalen 920-758-9319 rossw@forhealthycows.com

Vice President Judy Mueller 920-773-2864 Mueller.tidyland@gmail.com

Secretary Diane Bonde 920-693-8634 bbonde@tds.net

Treasurer Sherrie Pinkerton 920-973-4944 sbspinkerton@gmail.com

Reporter Janelle Liermann 920-693-8870 Janelle.liermann@aurora.org

Historian Lisa Barnes 920-948-4542 klwbmooo@charter.net

Director Cindy Klapperich 920-894-3171 cindyklapperich@yahoo.com

Director Mike O’Neil Sr. 920-773-2952 micjo@tds.net

Past President Dennis Graf 920-693-8700 dkgraf@tds.ne

2012 Kiel FFA Alumni Board: Top (L-R) Mike O’Neil Sr., Mr. Randy Charles, Ross Westphalen, Dennis Graf, Mr. David Friend, (Middle) Lisa Barnes, Janelle Liermann, Diane Bonde, Bottom (L-R) Sherrie Pinkerton, Judy Miller, Cindy Klapperich

Summer 2013

FFA Alumni Holds Brat Fry’s

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The Kiel FFA joined forces with The New Holstein FFA members and

sponsored their annual Senior Citizen Prom on Saturday April 27th in

the New Holstein High School gym. Once again a huge turnout of

seniors from far and wide came to the free event to listen to the Jerry

Schneider Band and to dance the night away. A tradition of the event is

to crown a queen and king, and this year’s surprised recipients of the

honor are Patty Burkart of Sheboygan and Jim Petrie of New Holstein.

A great time was had by all!

On Saturday March 23rd The Kiel FFA Alumni held a Brat Fry along with a Bake sale, at The Meeme Town Hall in School Hill. The weather was a typical cold March day and left us with a profit of $344.23. On May 11

th the alumni held a Brat Fry at the

Kiel Piggly Wiggly with a profit of $352.69.

THANKS

to everyone that helped with either of these fry’s.

Sherrie Pinkerton and Ross Westphalen packing up an order to go!

Our Top Chef- Mike O’Neil

AWARD RECIPIENTS: TOP FUNDRAISERS Sponsored by: Anonymous Hope Wetzel Emily Biese Noah Liermann

SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT Sponsored by: Amerequip

Emily Biese Dana Fritsch Sara Schneider Lauren Casper Amber Kreis

Mikayla Schnell Leigha Casper Carolynn Kuske Tyler Siemen

FOREVER BLUE JACKET AWARDS Sponsors: CP Feeds, Jaeger Trucking, Drexel Building Supply & Vogel’s Chevrolet

April Hansmann

Jacob Bulitz Billy O’Neil Sara Mueller

Over 180 community members, business sponsors and students attended a night of celebration for over 100 students and their accomplishments at Millhome Supper Club on May 17th. Over 450 students are impacted by Kiel’s Agricultural Education program annually. Each student has the opportunity to participate in the cohesive and intra-curricular program, FFA once the student has enrolled in an Agricultural Course at the middle or high school. Over 100 students were recognized in 30 different categories. Your Kiel FFA Alumni obtained over 30 community sponsors for this $5,000 event. Many sponsors were in attendance to witness the depth and variety of these student’s successes over the past year.

The Kiel FFA and FFA Alumni thank our partners who have supported agricultural education and FFA throughout this past year in each endeavor.

Wild Life Evaluation Team Sponsored by: Lawn Solutions LLC,

Tri-County Electronics & Hartlaub Equipment Jacob Bulitz Josh Bulitz Brooke Koeser

Equine Evaluation Team Sponsored by: TMV Feeds Lauren Casper Faith Hagenow Brittany Lefeber Sara Schneider

Supervised Agricultural Experiences (SAE)

Food Service SAE Sponsored by: Millhome Supper Club/Parker Johns Pizza

&BBQ

Brittany Lefeber

Landscaping SAE Sponsored By: Scott’s Lawn Service LLC Shawn Barber

Dairy Production SAE Sponsored by: St. Anna Veterinary Clinic

Katie Kracht

Beef Production SAE Sponsored By: AgBag- A Miller St.Nazianz Product

Allyson Bonde

Goat Production SAE Sponsored by: AgBag-A Miller St. Nazianz Product

Chelsea Langenhahn

Diversified Horticulture SAE Sponsored by: Tractor Supply Co.

Elizabeth Behnke

DISCOVERY DEGREE CEREMONY Sponsored by: Lulloff’s Hardware

Peter Luebke Anthony Haen Ben Molitor Blake Fellows Konnor Koenig

Kelsey Maurer Kaitlyn Deehr Hannah Feltes Mary Tanouye Justin Kannich

Felicity Barbeau Isabelle Clark

Lita Noordyk

CHAPTER DEGREES Sponsored by: Bob Shoenborn’s Jewelry

Barloe Brisson Zach Lensmire Brittany Lefeber Cameron Freund

Star Chapter Farmer Sponsored by: Bank First National Elizabeth Behnke

Star Ag. Placement Sponsored by: Wind Walker Labels

Brittany Meyer

Wisconsin FFA Degree Recipients Sponsored by:

Manitowoc County Farm Bureau

Allyson Bonde Katie Kracht

Wisconsin FFA Honor Band Members Sponsored by: Schuler Dairy Farms Elizabeth Binversie Mikayla Schnell

STAR DISCOVERY DEGREE RECIPIENT Sponsored by: Amerequip

Jacob Friend

STAR GREENHAND DEGREE RECIPIENT Sponsored by: St. Nazianz Milling, Inc. April Hansmann

CHAPTER DEGREES Sponsored by: Bob Shoenborn’s Jewelry

Barloe Brisson Zach Lensmire Brittany Lefeber Cameron Freund

PARTICIPATION AWARDS Sponsored by: American Family Insurance -

Cheryl Brack Agency Allyson Bonde Chelsea Langenhahn Katie Kracht Brittany Lefeber

Lauren Casper Dana Fritsch Barloe Brisson Elizabeth Behnke William O’Neil

Noah Liermann Leigha Casper Jacob Bulitz April Hansmann Sara Schneider

Alex Heus Emily Fritsch Faith Hagenow Zach Lensmire Hope Wetzel

HONORARY CHAPTER MEMBER Sponsored by: K&M Piggly Wiggly

Ross Westphalen

PREMIER LEADERSHIP AWARD Sponsored by:

Premier Financial Credit Union

Katie Kracht

PERSONAL GROWTH AWARD Sponsored by: SHOPKO Hometown

Allyson Bonde

GREENHAND DEGREES Sponsored by: Roeck’s Bakery

Mike Lemke Noah Kreis Sierra Roehrig Carolynn Kuske Kat Koonwattanapong

Kayla Lallensack Leah Henning Michelle Hanning Josh Bulitz Jacob Bulitz

Amanda Smith Conan Dunn Maria Biese Ramsey Beckmann Adriana Bink

Faith Hagenow April Hansmann Jacob Schmitz Matthew Winkel Garrett McGeough

Noah Liermann Hope Wetzel Addy Dahmer

STAR GREENHAND DEGREE RECIPIENT Sponsored by:

St. Nazianz Milling, Inc. April Hansmann

CAREER SUCCESS AWARD Sponsored by: Todd Olig-New York Life Elizabeth Behnke

MIDDLE SCHOOL OFFICER RETIREMENT Sponsored by:

Giebler Chiropractic

PRESIDENT- Jacob Friend

Parents: David and Jennifer Friend

VICE PRESIDENT -Paige Raddatz Parents: Kathy and Dustin Grider and John

SECRETARY- Lydia Luebke

Parents: Allan and Karen Luebke

TREASURER- Lita Noordyk

Parents: Joel and Patti Noordyk

SENTINEL- Sierra Schobert

Parents: Jeremiah and Dawn Koenig

REPORTER- Helen Crawford

Parents: Anna Kolar, Grandma Barbra

Henry and Grandpa Leon Wollersheim

HIGH SCHOOL OFFICER RETIREMENT Sponsored by: Henning’s Cheese

PRESIDENT- Katie Kracht Parents: Allen and Bonnie Kracht

VICE PRESIDENT- Allyson Bonde Parents: Brian and Diane Bonde

VICE PRESIDENT- Elizabeth Behnke Parents: Ken and Lori Behnke

VICE PRESIDENT-Barloe Brisson Parents: Normand and Linda Brisson

SECRETARY- Chelsea Langenhahn

Ross Westphalen! Recipient of this year’s

2013 Kiel FFA

Honorary Member Award

Parents: Henry and Kari Langenhahn

TREASURER- Lauren Casper Parents: Kevin and Debbie Casper

SENTINEL- Dana Fritsch Parents: Lee Fritsch and Jennifer Fritsch

REPORTER -Brittany Lefeber Parents: Rick and Lisa Lefeber

STAR FARMER BEST BOY

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find any records of who received these awards. If you know the names of those who have held these Titles, please let us know. We want to add their names to our history records!

Friday May 17th The Kiel FFA Alumni awarded 3- $1000 Post-Secondary Education Scholarships to

Katie Kracht Elizabeth Behnke

Elizabeth Binversie

CONGRATULATIONS! Best Wishes in your future endeavors.

Katie Kracht will be attending UW River Falls in

the fall studying Agricultural Business in hopes to

pursue a job in the Dairy Industry

Elizabeth Behnke will be attending

Marion University in the fall pursuing a career in Nursing

Elizabeth Binversie will be attending UW-Madison

in the fall pursuing a career for large Animal Vet Med

MAIL TO: Kiel FFA Alumni P.O. Box 254 Kiel, WI 53042

Wisconsin FFA membership reached a

29-year high, with 19,168 members in more than 250 chapters. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture share recent data that shows a 97 % graduation rate for seniors who took three or more high school agriculture classes during their high school career; the state’s average graduation rate is just under 92%. Source: Hoard’s Dairyman Magazine April 25, 2013 Volume 158 No. 8 page 271

Katie Kracht

cosidering her

placements

. . .us fill in the blanks. We are missing names of past Kiel FFA Chapter Presidents

for the following years. If you can help us, write in their names respectively and

and mail this form back to us!

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1981-1982______________________ 1967-1968_______________________ 1975-1976______________________ 1959-1960______________________

1972-1973______________________

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Tyler Siemen studying his

choices

Judging Teams that participated in the State

Career Development Events this year and

their placing’s:

Dairy Foods 3rd Dairy Cattle 16th

Livestock 31st

CONGRATULATIONS

!

MAIL TO: Kiel FFA Alumni P.O. Box 254 Kiel, WI 53042

Due to increased enrollment, the agriculture department welcomes back Mrs. Katrina Pionek who will be teaching the Introduction to Agriculture courses at the high school. This now gives Kiel, 3 Agricultural instructors! Mrs. Pionek said, “When they asked I just couldn’t say no.”

…..to Gregg & Jason Miller

of Miller N’ Co for donating

their time and efforts at our

Labor Auction

& Ticket Raffle

The Alumni Labor Auction immediately followed The Kiel FFA Banquet. A total of 17 FFA members participated in this long standing tradition. Participating students agree to work a total of 4 hours of labor to the highest bidder. Businesses, parents, as well as community members were able to bid for a donation to the FFA Alumni for the student’s volunteer time. All donations from this event go each year to fund the postsecondary scholarships the Alumni award to the FFA Chapters most outstanding scholarship applicants. This year’s Labor Auction, along with the Ticket Raffle brought in over $3700!

THANK YOU! to all those who participated!

Ticket Raffle item

donated by

Janelle Liermann

Knitted scarf

Ticket Raffle item donated by Allan Luebke

Family-Baked specialty breads

Hope Wetzel participating in Labor Auction with Cindy Klapperich & Sherrie Pinkerton manning the bidding table

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Meet Cindy Klapperich, a Director on your Kiel FFA Alumni Board. Cindy has been on the Alumni Board for 3 years. Two of these years Cindy held the position of Reporter and this year is a Director. Cindy holds a Home Economics Education Degree from UW Stout and an Accounting Degree from LTC and is currently employed at Ross Glove Co. of Sheboygan in their accounting Dept. Cindy and her husband Joe reside in Kiel. Their family consists of Jamey Binversie, Cole Binversie, Sadie Koenig, Holly Francis and Heather Reif. Cindy’s favorite Alumni activity is working along with the FFA Students. ”It keeps me connected as to what is happening in young people’s lives.” Klapperich stated she “I want to bring a strong commitment to the Agricultural Education Program at Kiel and to encourage leadership and confidence in students.” Cindy’s hobbies and interests include golf, bowling, traveling, gardening and sewing. Cindy has shared a favorite recipe of hers. “I remember making this for a demonstration contest in 4-H.

My Mom would make this for us during the summer, usually when we would eat outside on hot days

and for June Dairy Month.

Cindy Klapperich

Creamy Orange Milk Drink

¾ cup (6oz. can) frozen orange juice concentrate-Thawed ½ pint vanilla ice cream 3 cups milk

Put in mixer or blender and beat until smooth. Serve icy cold. 4 servings

On Saturday May 18th, the Kiel FFA and FFA Alumni joined together to pick up trash along County Highway XX in Meeme Township. A group of 14 walked the 3 mile stretch for the ADOPT A HIGHWAY program. After the work was done, everyone gathered back at the home of Dennis & Karen Graf to enjoy breakfast. THANK YOU! Dennis & Karen!

(Back L-R) Dennis Graf, Tony Haen, Peter Luebke, Mike O’Neil, Billy O’Neil, Cindy

Klapperich, Brittney Lefeber, Kurt Barnes, Mr. Charles. (Front L-R) Leah Friend, Barloe

Brisson, Lydia Luebke, Lita Noordyk , Mr. Friend

Lita Noordyk

, Billy O'Neil

Mr. Randy Charles Advisor

Mr. David Friend Advisor

After wrapping up another school year it's time to reflect on the past year and look forward to the new year to come. It's always bitter-sweet to see the graduates move on to further their education or begin their chosen careers. I always miss them, but that feeling always mingles with the sense of pride I feel in playing a role in their personal growth. Last week the Kiel FFA participated in the Wisconsin FFA's end of the year celebration by attending the state convention in Madison. The chapter had ten members present and two members received their Gold-rated Proficiencies, two members received their State Degrees, one recipient of a $750 scholarship, one 3-Star Leadership winner, two WI FFA Honors Band participants, and the chapter was awarded a bronze rating for its program of activities. Members also listened to two nationally renowned inspirational speakers, attend leadership workshops and observed the state finals of several public speaking events. It's opportunities like this that are partially sponsored by the Kiel FFA Alumni that help develop students into premier leaders of the future. Looking ahead to next year we eagerly anticipate some exciting changes. Due to increased enrollment, the agriculture department welcomes back Mrs. Katrina Pionek who will be teaching the Introduction to Agriculture courses at the high school. This now brings the department to three agriculture instructors which are bucking the statewide trend of reduction. We also look forward to the long overdue facility remodel. It looks like completion of the Agricultural Research Facility is tentatively scheduled to be in November. Once we move in we will be able to provide first hand work skills that should better prepare our students for career success. There is a saying that "it takes a village to raise a child". The success of the past year and sustaining it into the future depends upon the continued joint efforts of the Kiel FFA Alumni, Kiel Agriculture Education Advisory Committee, sponsors/donors, parents, students and staff. Thank you to all who have lent a hand, shared advice, donated money or equipment, or offered a kind word along the way. Our mission continues to be developing students' potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education. Peace be with you, David Friend

The Kiel Junior FFA had a very successful year. With it being my first year as an FFA advisor and my first year here in Kiel, it was a great year all around which was largely made possible from the warm welcome I received the very first day I arrived in Kiel. The alumni, school staff, and especially David Friend and Katrina Pionek were very helpful by providing guidance and advice which made my year enjoyable and smooth running on a daily basis. Many of the activities that we did could not have been possible without the hard work of our officer team which consisted of Jacob Friend, Paige Raddatz, Lita Noordyk, Lydia Luebke, Helen Crawford, and Sierra Schobert. Everything they did contributed to the success of our chapter. With the end of one year and the beginning of the next comes a new team of officers that will be given the challenging task of completing the many tasks required to run a successful chapter. The new officer team consists of: President-Lita Noordyk, Vice President-Kelsey Maurer, Treasurer-Peter Luebke, Secretary-Jenna Schweitzer, Reporter-Dakota Reiss, Sentinel-Jon Raddatz and Historian-Courtney Eberle. One of the up-coming events we have is the Kiel Picnic FFA food stand fundraiser. Students are asked to work

shifts at the picnic to help run our food stand. For incoming 7th and 8th graders that are considering joining FFA

or would like to know more about the FFA, I encourage them to come and help. If they work only 3 shifts at the

Kiel Picnic, the FFA will pay for their dues plus receive a free FFA t-shirt. If you would like more information

regarding the Kiel Picnic or questions as to what FFA and the Agricultural Education program can offer, feel free

to email me any time at rcharles@kiel.k12.wi.us. It would be my pleasure. I am looking forward to another

successful and exciting year!

Enjoy your Summer! Randy Charles