On Wednesday, April 17th, Section 9 FFA officer elections were held at Prairie Central High School in Fairbury. Olympia FFA was well represented as Molly Schempp was elected Section President and Josie Litwiller was elected Section Sentinel. Schempp is the daughter of Darin and Cindy Schempp of rural Atlanta. She will be pursuing a degree in Agricultural Education at either the University of Illinois or Joliet Jr. College this fall. Litwiller is the daughter of Greg and Sue Litwiller of rural Mackinaw. She will be a senior at Olympia High School this fall and is also serving as a Chapter Vice President. Members are elected by popular vote and each school in the section has two voting delegates. This will be Schempp’s third year serving as a Section 9 Officer. She stated, “I can’t wait to serve another year in the blue and gold FFA jacket, especially with Josie!” Olympia FFA Advisor, Bryce Hoffman stated, “I’m really proud of these two dedicated FFA members. I know they will provide excellent leadership for the FFA members of Section 9.” Other Section 9 FFA Officers elected included: Vice President-Lauren Mohr of Normal West, Reporter-Cole Neubauer of Tri-Valley, Secretary-Maddie Kraft of Normal Community, and Treasurer-Devin Snow of Flanagan.
