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DeWitt Central FFA<br />
members attend<br />
district conference<br />
Each year, the Southeast district and Iowa FFA<br />
officers plan and facilitate Greenhand Fire Up Conferences<br />
for FFA members in the Southeast district.<br />
Cedar Rapids Prairie High School welcomed FFA<br />
chapters from all over the Southeast district Monday,<br />
Oct. 16, 2023. This year, eight DeWitt Central FFA<br />
members attended the conference.<br />
While at Cedar Rapids Prairie Oct. 16, district and<br />
state officers lead four interactive workshops for firstyear<br />
high school FFA members, also known as Greenhands,<br />
for the annual Greenhand Fire Up Conference.<br />
The workshops facilitated were leadership-focused<br />
with an emphasis on the experiences that occur in the<br />
lives of beginning high school students.<br />
Iowa FFA President Holly Schmitt stated,<br />
“Greenhand Fire Up provides a chance for firstyear<br />
high school members to get a sneak peek of the<br />
EASTERN IOWA FARMER PHOTO / CONTRIBUTED<br />
DeWitt Central FFA members who attended the Greenhand Fire Up Conferences<br />
for FFA members in the Southeast district were (from left) Molly Burken, Emily Sutton,<br />
Kamryn Keester, Dalani Beuthien, Taylor Houser, Mallory McMahon, Carlee Garrity and<br />
Kyle Deppe.<br />
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