2003-2004 FFA Chapter Results
Lyons-Decatur Northeast Students earn awards
by Kevin Anderson
November 14, 2005
DistrictLand Evaluation October 14, 2003
Individual Placing Ribbon
Sam Landholm 2nd Purple
Jason Bring 3rd Purple
Lucas Cameron 4th Purple
Kelly Brink 5th Purple
Katie Brehmer 11th Purple
Hillary Freese 12th Purple
Brock Simonsen 21st Blue
Tom Cameron 24th Blue
Matt Hollman 26th Blue
Andrew Olson Red
Beau Freese Red
Kurt Heideman Red
Cassie Thomas Red
Dexter Haskell Red
Jared Niewohner Red
Shelly Hankins Red
Tim Mussack Red
Seth Going White
Keith Erickson White
Jeremy Westerhold White
**278 total individuals**
Team Placing Ribbon
Kelly Brink 1st Purple
Kurt Heideman (State Qualifier)
Brock Simonsen
Matt Hollman
Hillary Freese 2nd Purple
Lucas Cameron
Shelly Hankins
Keith Erickson
Cassie Thomas 3rd Purple
Seth Going
Tom Cameron
Jason Bring
Sam Landholm 5th Purple
Andrew Olson
Dexter Haskell
Tim Mussack
Beau Freese 12th Red
Jared Niewohner
Cody Swanson
Katie Brehmer
Dairy Cattle Selection October 8, 2003
Individual Placing Ribbon
Junior Individuals
Garrett Jensen 6th Blue
Derek Haskell 13th Blue
Shelby Sunderman 21st Blue
Ben Kellogg Red
Clayton Peterson Red
Ben Hollman Red
Jeff Bacon White
Austin Parcel White
Austin Bonneau White
Addisen Beck White
Senior Individuals
Krystal Troutman4th Purple
Brock Simonsen 7th Blue
Kelly Brink 8th Blue
Sam Landholm 9th Blue
Andrew Olson 10th Blue
Keith Erickson 11th Blue
Ashley LeClaire 12th Blue
Kurt Heideman 14th Blue
Hillary Freese Red
Jenny Gustafson Red
Lucas Cameron Red
Cassie Thomas Red
Team Placing Ribbon
Junior Team
Austin Parcel Red
Jeff Bacon
Shelby Sunderman
Derek Haskell
Addisen Beck Red
Ben Kellogg
Ben Hollman
Garrett Jensen
Senior Team
Brock Simonsen 2nd Purple
Kurt Heideman
Sam Landholm
Andrew Olson
Ashley LeClaire Blue
Cassie Thomas
Jenny Gustafson
Krystal Troutman
Lucas Cameron Blue
Keith Erickson
Kelly Brink
Hillary Freese
National FFA Convention October 29-November 1, 2003
Grain Production Entrepreneurship Proficiency
Tim Brovont National Finalist
National Band
Cassie Thomas, Clarinet
Participants:
Hillary Freese, Keith Erickson, Kelly Brink, Ashley LeClaire,
Heath Swanson, Seth Going, Jeremy Westerhold
StateLand Evaluation November 7, 2003
Individual Ribbon
Kelly Brink White
Matt Hollman Pink
Brock Simonsen Pink
Kurt Heideman
Team Placing 13th
District Leadership Skills Events November 25, 2003
Job Interview
Tim Mussack Purple (1st) State Qualifier
Jr. Public Speaking
Seth Going Purple (1st) State Qualifier
Extemporaneous Speaking
Cassie Thomas Purple (2nd) State Qualifier
Creed
Ben Kellogg Blue (3rd)State Alternate
Cooperative Speaking
Ashley LeClaire Blue (2nd) State Alternate
Natural Resources Speaking
Dexter Haskell Blue
Public Speaking
Jared Niewohner Blue
Junior Parliamentary Procedure
Jason Bring Purple (2nd) State Qualifier
Jared Niewohner
Thomas Cameron
Seth Going
Addisen Beck
Derek Haskell
Garrett Jensen
Senior Parliamentary Law
Brock Simonsen Purple (2nd) State Qualifier
Hillary Freese
Kelly Brink
Keith Erickson
Kurt Heideman
Cayla Friedli
Agricultural Demonstration
Lucas Cameron Purple (1st) State Qualifier
Andrew Olson
Matt Hollman
Sam Landholm
Beau Freese
District Sweepstakes Trophy
Lyons-Decatur Northeast FFA SmallSchool Champion
Assisting at LSE:
Heath Swanson Cody Swanson Katie Brehmer Jeremy Westerhold
Casandra Davis Ben Hollman Shelby Sunderman
Northeast Holiday Sales Top Sellers December 3, 2003
Senior Shelly Hankins
Junior Brock Simonsen
Sophomore Jared Niewohner
Freshman Addisen Beck
District Livestock Evaluation February 10, 2004
Senior Team 5th Blue
Hillary Freese 7th Purple
Brock Simonsen 14th Blue
Kurt Heideman 17th Red
Matt Hollman Red
Junior Team 5th Blue
Tom Cameron 3rd Purple
Beau Freese 20th Blue
Katie Brehmer Red
Seth Going Red
District Proficiency Awards February 16, 2004
Agricultural Mechanics Design and Fabrication
Kurt Heideman Gold
Jared Niewohner Gold
Agricultural Mechanics Repairs and Maintenance
Sam Landholm Top Gold (S)
Agricultural Mechanics Energy Systems
Sam Landholm Top Gold (S)
Agricultural Processing
Andrew Olson Top Gold (S)
Agricultural Sales-Placement
Shelly Hankins Top Gold (S)
Agricultural Service
Sam Landholm Top Gold (S)
Shelly Hankins Gold (S)
Hillary Freese Gold
Lucas Cameron Silver
Jeremy Westerhold Silver
Katie Brehmer Silver
Cody Swanson Silver
Jason Bring Silver
Beef Production Entrepreneurship
Seth Going Silver
Diversified Agricultural Production
Katie Timm Gold (S)
Lucas Cameron Gold (S)
Diversified Crop Production Entrepreneurship
Jared Niewohner Top Gold (S)
Forage Production
Matt Hollman Gold (S)
Home and/or Community Development
Cayla Friedli Top Gold (S)
Casandra Davis Bronze
Outdoor Recreation
Ashley LeClaire Gold (S)
Matt Hollman Silver
Specialty Crop Production
Cassie Thomas Top Gold (S)
Swine Production-Entreprenuership
Thomas Cameron Silver
Swine Production-Placement
Beau Freese Silver
Turf Grass Management-Entreprenuership
Kurt Heideman Top Gold (S)
Dexter Haskell Gold (S)
Turf Grass Management-Placement
Kelly Brink Top Gold (S)
Vegetable Production
Cassie Thomas Top Gold (S)
Brock Simonsen Gold
District Career Development Events March 3, 2004
Farm Management District Champions
Shelly Hankins 1st Purple
Lucas Cameron 2nd Purple
Hillary Freese 3rd Purple
Keith Erickson 4th Purple
Food Science District Champions
Cayla Friedli 3rd Purple
Brock Simonsen 4th Purple
Hillary Freese 6th Purple/Blue
Kelly Brink Red
Meat ID and Evaluation District Champions
Beau Freese 3rd Purple
Jason Bring 4th Purple
Tom Cameron 6th Purple
Cody Swanson Blue
Agriscience #1 District Champions
Garrett Jensen 1st Purple
Ben Hollman 2nd Purple
Derek Haskell 5th Purple
Shelby Sunderman 13th Blue
Agriscience #2 Purple (2nd)
Addisen Beck 5th Purple
Clayton Peterson 8th Purple
Jeff Bacon 8th Purple
Ben Kellogg 15th Blue
Agronomic Resources 2nd Blue
Andrew Olson 3rd Purple
Tom Cameron 4th Blue
Seth Going 6th Blue
Jared Niewohner 9th Red
Floriculture 2nd Blue
Ashley LeClaire 5th Blue
Jenny Gustafson 6th Blue
Kurt Heideman 8th Blue
Cassie Thomas 10th Blue
Nursery and Landscape 2nd Blue
Matt Hollman 3rd Purple
Cole Boden 4th Blue
Kurt Heideman 8th Blue
Dexter Haskell 16th Red
Welding 7th Red
Lucas Cameron Arc Red
Keith Erickson GMAW Red
Andrew Olson O/A Blue
Livestock Management 7th
Austin Parcel Beef
Ben Hollman Sheep
Shelby Sunderman Swine
Sam Landholm Poultry
Heath Swanson Horse
Clayton PetersonDairy
Meat ID and Evaluation
Jared Niewohner Red
Jeremy Westerhold Red
Katie Brehmer Red
Casandra Davis Red
State FFA Convention March 31-April 2, 2004
Agriscience Purple (Second Place)
Garrett Jensen Purple (Second)
Ben Hollman Purple (Fourth)
Derek Haskell Purple (Sixth)
Addisen Beck Purple (Eleventh)
Natural Resources Purple (Second Place)
Lucas Cameron Purple (Second)
Tim Mussack Blue
Andrew Olson Blue
Matt Hollman Blue
Farm Management Purple (Fourth)
(Tied for third)
Shelly Hankins Purple
Lucas Cameron Purple
Keith Erickson Blue
Hillary Freese Blue
Food Science Blue
Cayla Friedli Purple (Third)
Brock Simonsen Red
Kelly Brink Red
Hillary Freese
Meat ID and Evaluation Blue
Jason Bring Purple
Tom Cameron Blue
Cody Swanson White
Beau Freese White
Junior Parliamentary Procedure
Tom Cameron Silver
Jason Bring
Jared Niewohner
Seth Going
Addisen Beck
Garrett Jensen
Derek Haskell
Senior Parliamentary Procedure
Brock Simonsen Silver
Kelly Brink
Hillary Freese
Cayla Friedli
Kurt Heideman
Dexter Haskell
Agricultural Demonstration
Lucas Cameron Silver
Andrew Olson
Matt Hollman
Sam Landholm
Beau Freese
Extemporaneous Speaking
Cassie Thomas Silver
Job Interview
Tim Mussack Silver
Jr. Public Speaking
Seth Going Bronze
Junior Livestock Evaluation White
Tom Cameron Blue
Jason Bring White
Beau Freese
Katie Brehmer
Agronomic Resources Red
Andrew Olson Blue
Keith Erickson Red
Jared Niewohner Red
Jeff Bacon
Nursery and Landscape
Matt Hollman Blue
Cole Boden
Dexter Haskell
Kurt Heideman
Floriculture
Cassie Thomas Red
Ashley LeClaire
Shelby Sunderman
Livestock Management
Austin Parcel Beef
Cody Swanson Swine White
Heath Swanson Horse
Ben Kellogg Dairy
Beau Freese Sheep White
Sam Landholm Poultry White
State Proficiency Awards
Jared Niewohner Diversified Crop Production Gold, State Finalist, 1st in the state
Cassie Thomas Specialty Crop Production Gold, State Finalist, 1st in the state
Kelly Brink Turf Grass Management--Placement Gold, State Finalist, 1st in the state
Shelly Hankins Agricultural Sales--Placement Gold, State Finalist, 2nd in the state
Sam Landholm Agricultural Mechanics-Energy Systems Gold, State Finalist, 3rd in the state
Dexter Haskell Turf Grass Management--Entrepreneurship Gold, State Finalist, 3rd in the state
Sam Landholm Ag Mechanics--Repair & Maintenance Gold
Katie Timm Diversified Agricultural Production Gold
Kurt Heideman Turf Grass Management--Entrepreneurship Gold
Cassie Thomas Vegetable Production Gold
Brock Simonsen Vegetable Production Gold
Lucas Cameron Diversified Agricultural Production Silver
Sam Landholm Agricultural Services Silver
Shelly Hankins Agricultural Services Silver
Matt Hollman Forage Production Silver
Ashley LeClaire Outdoor Recreation Silver
Andrew Olson Agricultural Processing Silver
Cayla Friedli Home and/or Community Development Bronze
State Committee Members/Delegate
Hillary Freese/Dexter Haskell
Ashley LeClaire/Tim Mussack
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