Lewis Cass

Mission Statement

FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.

Student Leaders

Office	Name	Biography
Chapter President	James Michael Myers	My name is James Michael Myers, and I am your 2024-2025 President. I am currently a junior, where I specialize in my SAE, Beef Production. I enjoy competing in soil judging and parliamentary procedure. After High School, I plan on playing collegiate golf at Hanover College and attending the University of Michigan to obtain a Law Degree.
Chapter Vice President	Carter Armstrong	My name is Carter Armstrong, I am the 2024-2025 vice president. I am a senior at Lewis Cass, and my SAE is lawn management. My favorite contest is soil judging. After high school I plan on doing an apprenticeship to become an electrician.
Chapter Vice President	Riley Johnson	My name is Riley Johnson. I am the 2024-2025 second vice president. I am a senior at Lewis Cass, and my SAE is detailing farm vehicles. My favorite contests are soils and entomology. After I graduate I plan on attending Purdue University majoring in Agricultural Engineering.
Chapter Secretary	Lily Yax	My name is Lily Yax, I am the 2024-2025 secretary. I am a Junior at Lewis Cass, where my SAE is Goat production. My favorite contests are Soil judging and livestock judging. After I graduate I plan on attending Purdue and majoring in soil science and Agriculture Education.
Chapter Historian	Isabella See	My name is Isabella See and I am your 2024-2025 1st Historian. I am currently a Sophomore in high school. I have been an FFA member for 3 years. So far, my favorite contests are Skill-A-Thon and Forestry. My SAE is Horse Caretaking. After high school, I plan to study Psychology and be a Child Therapist.
Chapter Historian	Rebekah Birkey	My name is Bekah Birkey and I am your 2024–2025 2nd historian. I’m currently a sophomore in high school. And I have been an active FFA member for three years. My favorite contest so far is horse judging but I can’t wait to try others. My SAE is plant production and caretaking. After high school I plan to go to college to become an elementary teacher.
Chapter Student Advisor	Allara Henry	My name is Allara Henry and I am currently a Junior in high school. I am the 2024-2025 Student Advisor. My SAE is in Fruit and Vegetable Production. This is my 4th year in FFA and my favorite FFA activity thus far has either been the soils judging contest or the crops contest. After high school, I plan to attend college for engineering.
Chapter Treasurer	Trinety Gillem	My name is Trinety Gillem and I am currently a Junior in high school. I am the 2024-2025 Treasurer. My SAE is in Fruit and Vegetable Production. This is my 4th year in FFA and my favorite FFA activity is the soils judging contest. After high school, I plan to attend Pensacola Christian College and major in Elementary Education.
Chapter Parliamentarian	Alaina Sanchez	My name is Alaina Sanchez, and I am currently a Senior in high school. I am the 2024-2025 Parliamentarian. My SAE is Poultry Production. This is my 4th year in FFA, and my favorite FFA activity so far has been the entomology contest. After high school, I plan to attend Joffery Ballet in Plano Texas.
Chapter Sentinel	Brystalin Gillem	My name is Brystalin Gillem and I am currently a Sophomore in high school. I am the 2024-2025 Sentinel. I have been an FFA member for 3 years. My SAE is in Ag mechanics. My favorite activities are soils and Forestry. I plan on going to college and becoming a carpenter.
Chapter Reporter	Matt Minnick	My name is Matt Minnick, I’m a Junior and the 2024-2025 Reporter. My SAE is sheep production as I raise and show them competitively at a national level. This is my 4th year in FFA and my favorite activity is Livestock Judging. After high school I plan on attending Redlands Community College to judge for 2 years and then pursuing a degree in Agricultural Marketing at Texas Tech University.
Chapter Reporter	Alexis Gotshall	My name is Lexi Gotshall and I am your 2024-2025 second reporter. I am currently a sophomore in high school and my SAE is sheep production. As a third year FFA member my favorite contests include parliamentary procedure, livestock skill-a-thon, and livestock judging. After high school, I plan to attend Purdue University and obtain a degree in Agriculture Communications. I plan to further my education by attending law school for two years to focus more on agricultural law.
Chapter Executive Committee Member	Morgan Leicht	My name is Morgan Leicht, and I am currently a Senior in high school. I am the 2024-2025 Growing Leaders Committee. I have been an FFA member for 5 years. My SAE is gardening, and my favorite contest is Entomology. I plan to attend Indiana University Kokomo to get a degree in Sonography.
Chapter Executive Committee Member	Alyssa O'Neill	My name is Alyssa O’Neill, and I am currently a Senior in high school. I am the 2024-2025 Strengthening Ag Chair. I have been an FFA member for 5 years. My SAE is small animals, and my favorite contest is Horse Judging. I plan to attend Saint Mary of the Woods to become a horse trainer.
Chapter Executive Committee Member	Maddy Willis	My name is Maddy Willis, and I am currently a sophomore in high school. I am the 2024-2025 Building Communities Chair. I have been an FFA member for 2 years. My SAE is fruit and vegetable production and my favorite contest is parliamentary procedure and soils. I plan to attend Indiana University to study theatrics and music composition.

Program Vision Statements

FFA provides the next generation of leaders who will change the world.

Student Committees

Committee	Committee Summary and Objectives
Growing Leaders - Career Success Chair: Morgan Leicht	Activities that promote student involvement and growth through agriculture-related experiences and/or entrepreneurship and promote career readiness.
Growing Leaders - Healthy Lifestyle Chair: Morgan Leicht	Activities that promote the well-being of students mentally and physically, in achieving the positive evolution of the whole person.
Growing Leaders - Leadership Chair: Morgan Leicht	Activities that help the individual develop technical, human relations and decision-making skills to grow leaders.
Growing Leaders - Personal Growth Chair: Morgan Leicht	Activities conducted that improve the identity and self-awareness of members. These activities should reflect members’ unique talents and potential by reinforcing their human and employability skills. The activities should strive to enhance the quality of life and contribute to members’ life goals and development.
Growing Leaders - Scholarship Chair: Morgan Leicht	Activities that develop a positive attitude toward lifelong learning experiences.
Building Communities - Citizenship Chair: Maddy Willis	Activities conducted to encourage members to become active, involved citizens of their school, community and country.
Building Communities - Economic Development Chair: Maddy Willis	Activities conducted to improve the economic welfare of the community.
Building Communities - Environmental Chair: Maddy Willis	Activities conducted to preserve natural resources and develop more environmentally responsible individuals.
Building Communities - Human Resources Chair: Maddy Willis	Activities conducted to improve the welfare and well-being of members and citizens of the community.
Building Communities - Stakeholder Engagement Chair: Maddy Willis	Activities conducted to develop teamwork and cooperation between the local chapter and stakeholders.
Strengthening Agriculture - Agricultural Advocacy Chair: Alyssa O'Neill	Activities conducted to articulate and promote agricultural programs, practices, policies and/or education to elicit action.
Strengthening Agriculture - Agricultural Literacy Chair: Alyssa O'Neill	Activities that help consumers become better informed about the production, distribution and daily impact of food, fiber and fuel.
Strengthening Agriculture - Chapter Recruitment Chair: Alyssa O'Neill	Activities conducted to increase agricultural education enrollment and/or FFA membership and encourage greater participation.
Strengthening Agriculture - Safety Chair: Alyssa O'Neill	Activities that enhance safety in the community.
Strengthening Agriculture - Support Group Chair: Alyssa O'Neill	Activities conducted to develop and maintain positive relations among FFA, parents and community leaders interested in supporting agricultural education.