The Daily Reporter
The hard work of Branch FFA Chapter members paid off at the recent virtual Michigan FFA State Convention. Although remote, it provided students the opportunity to compete, listen to guest speakers and be a part of voting for the new state officer team.
In the competition, several Branch Area Career FFA members walked away with honors.
Eliana Stemme, a seventh-grade Junior High Public Speaker, won her first state title in her first year in FFA. Her speech was on lab-grown meat.
Kaleb Carr ended sixth place in the Greenhand Public Speaking contest with a silver award. He delivered a speech about the deer population in Michigan and in preparation, he met with the local DNR to educate himself on the topic. He made it through each level of competition and on to state. Carr made it into the final round of semi-finals.
Hillsdale Daily News
The U.S. 12 Heritage Trail Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution held its annual Good Citizens Recognition Ceremony for 2021 school year recently at the Quincy Village Picnic Pavilion.
The DAR group represents Hillsdale and Branch counties and all members are descendants of Revolutionary War soldiers.
For the 2021 school year, 14 schools across Hillsdale and Branch counties participated in the Good Citizens Award. The administration at each school chose an outstanding senior who exemplifies dependability, service, leadership and patriotism.
Selected students were invited to compete in the local essay contest. This year, the essay title given to the students was “Our American Heritage and Responsibility for Preserving it. The focus question of the essay was, “How do the combined actions of so many good citizens keep our nation moving forward?”