Frederick FFA held the Annual FFA Banquet Monday, April 12th at the Prather Brown Cafeteria.  Parents, guests and members were invited to a dinner made by the FFA members and parent volunteers.  Speakers for the

meeting were Amy Peel, State FFA President, and Emily Beanland, State Southwestern Vice President.

Honorary Chapter Farmer Awards were given to Glenda Longacre, Joy Hoover,

and Mary.

Wilma Van der Laan, escorted by Dalton Jacobs,  was crowned the Frederick FFA Chapter Queen, Nicole Kinder, escorted by Austin White,  was the Senior Representative;  Suhnun Dotson, escorted by Chase Robertson, was

the Junior Representative, Karlyn Mitchell, escorted by Taylor Peters, was

the Sophomore Representative; and, Sage Watson, escorted by Grant Hoover,

was the Freshman Representative.

The Pearl Scholarship presented by Dr. Gregg Howard, President of the Frederick Chamber of Commerce, was given to Austin White and Jennifer

Ingram.

American Farmers & Ranchers Insurance sponsored the Greenhand Awards given

to Shannon Van der Laan and Sage Watson.

John Worthington of Farm Bureau Insurance presented the Star Chapter Farmer Award to Austin White.

Mr. Blankenships’s Outstanding Service Awards were given to Miranda Hoover, Whitney Longacre, Austin White, Nicole Kinder, Jennifer Ingram,

Connor Franklin, Jacob Bennight, Blake Fairchild, and Blake Sebree.

The 2009-2010 State Farmer Awards were presented to Austin White, Nicole

Kinder and Blake Sebree.

At the conclusion of the evening the new Frederick FFA Officers were introduced; President, Wilma Van der Laan; Vice President, Dalton Jacobs;

Secretary, Brittany Blackford; Treasurer, Sage Watson; Reporter, Emily Wasinger; Sentinel, Grant Hoover; Chaplain, Shannon Van der Laan; Parliamentarian, Tanner Oxford; and, Historian, Dillon Barnard.