Eighteen students from the Chillicothe FFA will receive their State FFA Degree at this year’s Missouri FFA Convention, the highest number of recipients for any chapter in the state this year. This degree is awarded to the top three percent of the total State FFA membership each year.  To be eligible they had to meet several qualifications. Among them are, they had to receive the Chapter FFA Degree and be an active member in their chapter for two full years.  They had to meet SAE qualifications and demonstrate leadership abilities. They also had to participate in at least 25 hours of community service, within at least 2 different community service activities.
This year’s recipients include:
Sydney Baxter the daughter of Shane and Kathy Baxter,
Drake Bradley the son of David and Tracy Bradley,
Jaylyn Broyles the daughter of Jay and Jennifer Broyles,
Caitlyn Cothern the daughter of Chris and Barbie Cothern,
Garrett Cramer the son of John and Janet Cramer,
Laney Gaston the daughter of Kevin and Mandy Gaston,
Jordan Hopper the daughter of Matt and Sue Hopper,
Sara Hopper the daughter of Matt and Sue Hopper,
Kennedie Kieffer the daughter Jason and Kim Kieffer,
Kaylee Lewis the daughter of Clint and Angela Lewis,
Drake Lightner the son of Tony Lightner and Niki Wallace,
Jessica Moore the daughter of Tammy Moore and Rusty Moore,
Meredith Oesch the daughter of Orland and Rhonda Oesch,
Colton Peel the son of Aaron and Alcy Peel,
Krystalyn Peel the daughter of Ray and Debby Peel,
Maggie Pfaff the daughter of Justin and Jill Pfaff,
McKayla Shady the daughter of Layne Shady and Misty Shady, and
Malloree Summers the daughter of Ray and Karma Summers.
