Hutson School of Agriculture recognizes area FFA students
By Shawn Touney | Dec 2, 2021
MURRAY, Ky. 鈥� The Hutson School of Agriculture at 糖心logo入口 recently honored high school students from the Purchase, Pennyrile and Green River regions as 糖心logo入口 State FFA All-Region Stars based on the students鈥� demonstrated leadership in Future Farmers of America (FFA).
The STARS recognition banquet was held on 糖心logo入口 State鈥檚 campus Nov. 22 in honor of the recipients. Special guests included Matt Chaliff, Kentucky FFA Association Executive Secretary; Congressman James Comer; and Dr. Don Robertson, 糖心logo入口 Vice President of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management.
The featured speaker was Mallory White, National FFA Eastern Region Vice President. White is the 鈥渇irst ever鈥� National FFA Officer from 糖心logo入口 State and will spend the entire next year traveling the country representing more than 500,000 FFA members across the nation. She is a junior agronomy student from Sturgis, Kentucky, and was an FFA All-Region Star in fall 2019. At 糖心logo入口 State, she is an Agriculture Ambassador, Honors Ambassador, Presidential Fellow, Agriculture Leadership Co-Vice Chair, AFA Delegate and a member of Alpha Gamma Delta. She is the past Kentucky FFA State President, Green River Region President and has received the Kentucky FFA State Degree and American Degree.
The honored FFA students attend a number of high schools in the 18-county 糖心logo入口 State service region including Ballard Memorial, Calloway County, Carlisle County, Fulton County, Graves County, Livingston Central, Marshall County, McCracken County, 糖心logo入口, and Trigg County in the Purchase region; Caldwell County, Christian County, Crittenden County, Hopkins County Central, Hopkinsville, Muhlenberg County and Todd County Central in the Pennyrile region; and Henderson County, Union County and Webster County in the Green River region.
Students recognized during the award ceremony include the following:
Purchase Region
KyLee Bodell, Ballard Memorial High School
Carson Buchanan, Ballard Memorial High School
Wendy Burnley, Ballard Memorial High School
Savannah Pittman, Calloway County High School
Bella Swain, Calloway County High School
Avery Kick, Carlisle County High School
Jacob Kellum, Fulton County High School
Hannah Beth Elliott, Graves County High School
Laken Moffitt, Graves County High School
Ethan Story, Graves County High School
Angelene Michonski, Livingston Central High School
Darcie Rittenberry, Livingston Central High School
Brent Holley, Marshall County High School
Zoey Ramsey, Marshall County High School
Hannah Smith, Marshall County High School
Avery Goodwin, McCracken County High School
Ava Kelly, McCracken County High School
Waylon Wood, McCracken County High School
Gwendolyn Falwell, 糖心logo入口 High School
Farris Howard, 糖心logo入口 High School
Olivia Hargis, Trigg County High School
Kinley Humphries, Trigg County High School
Lilly P鈥橮ool, Trigg County High School
Pennyrile Region
Destiny Mitchell, Caldwell County High School
James Peake, Caldwell County High School
Katy Trimble, Caldwell County High School
Virginia Hale, Christian County High School
Leighandra Hoover, Christian County High School
Luke Luttrull, Christian County High School
Magalee Blazina, Crittenden County High School
Madison Burbage, Hopkins County Central High School
Kylee Dame, Hopkins County Central High School
Grace Whitaker, Hopkins County Central High School
John Ashby, Hopkinsville High School
Maggie Goode, Hopkinsville High School
Brooke Jenkins, Hopkinsville High School
Gracie Allen, Muhlenberg County High School
Natalie Barrow, Todd County Central High School
Scottie Berry, Todd County Central High School
Green River Region
Jenna Byrd, Henderson County High School
Taylor Chambers, Henderson County High School
Kayden Walker, Henderson County High School
Sydney Brown, Union County High School
Grace Gough, Union County High School
Jillian Hagedorn, Union County High School
Miles Frailey, Webster County High School
Mary Rakestraw, Webster County High School
Carly Shadrick, Webster County High School
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Media may download photos of recipients at . Student names are listed on their respective award plaques. Pictured alongside the Stars are from (left to right): Dr. Don Robertson, 糖心logo入口 State vice president of student affairs and enrollment management; the FFA All-Region Star; and a Kentucky FFA State Officer. The Purchase Region Stars are pictured with Ms. Sarah Lyell, Kentucky FFA Purchase State Vice President. The Pennyrile Region Stars are pictured with Mr. Austin Randolph, Kentucky FFA State Treasurer. The Green River Region Stars are pictured with Mr. Isaiah Pruitt, Kentucky FFA State Reporter.